Valencia keeps paella on 9 menus, but the essentials skew elsewhere. Pizzería Km0, Vonuts, and Coronats run the pizza-and-bakery lane, Burritos - Trafalgar tops the taco bench, and LET IT BLOOM holds down brunch. Empanada lands on 8 menus and patatas bravas on 5, with the real density showing in the 10-deep Spanish and Mediterranean rosters and ArteSana Gelat leading ice cream.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the variety of creative vegan donuts, including Lotus and Nutella flavors
Try the cinnamon rolls and empanadas, especially the sobrasada variety
Try the chickpea flour omelette
Must go · #6 Try the vegan croissants and chocolate pastries
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Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
8 places worth stopping for empanada
Try the vegan Cheeseburger empanada, highly recommended
Try the cinnamon rolls and empanadas, especially the sobrasada variety
Try the seitan empanadas for a meaty texture
Try the vegan cheeseburger empanada
9 places worth stopping for paella
Try the vegetable paella, praised for its flavor and generous portion size
Book in advance and pre-order vegan paella to avoid long waits
Enjoy the sugar-free horchata made from organic tigernuts with sugar on the side
Try the vegan paella, the most recommended dish for vegans
5 places worth stopping for patatas bravas
Book in advance and pre-order vegan paella to avoid long waits
Try the patatas bravas, especially the sweet potato version
Visit on Sundays to enjoy the special vegan Valencian paella.
Try the açaí bowls, highly praised for taste and authenticity
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 317 Valencia venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the variety of creative vegan donuts, including Lotus and Nutella flavors
Try the cinnamon rolls and empanadas, especially the sobrasada variety
Try the chickpea flour omelette
Try the pancakes with chocolate sauce and fresh fruit
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the vegan burrito with Heura soy nuggets for a fresh and filling meal
Try the vegan pizzas with local artisanal ingredients
Try the vegan paprikash and souvlaki
Try the vegan waffles and peanut tartlet desserts
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the vegan waffles and peanut tartlet desserts
Try the pancakes with chocolate sauce and fresh fruit
Try the chickpea flour omelette
Try the vegan croissants and chocolate pastries
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the vegan burrito with Heura soy nuggets for a fresh and filling meal
Try the vegan paprikash and souvlaki
Try the vegan Peking duck, it's a highly recommended signature dish
Try the vegan waffles and peanut tartlet desserts
The reason you planned the trip.
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the variety of creative vegan donuts, including Lotus and Nutella flavors
Try the pistachio vegan gelato
Ask staff which flavors are vegan, as they know them well
Try the almond praline and dark chocolate vegan ice cream flavors
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Make a reservation to avoid being turned away due to popularity
Try the tortilla de patatas, praised as perfect and generous portions
Try the vegan surprise pizzas for varied delicious toppings
Try the vegan pizzas made with specialty sauces and vegan cheese
Cities where the empanada signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Valencia has 317 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Burritos - Trafalgar, Pizzería Km0, Vonuts. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Valencia scores 68.9/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 51 vegan-friendly venues and 96 high-quality restaurants out of 317 analyzed.
Valencia has 15 fully vegan restaurants and 12 vegetarian restaurants. 51 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Valencia's top signature dishes for vegans are empanada, paella, patatas bravas, and the city also does tacos and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Valencia leans Spanish, Mediterranean, Asian. Spanish is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Burritos - Trafalgar is ranked #1 in Valencia by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
