Independent editorial guide
Top 10 Vegan Restaurants in Valencia (2026)
Which Valencia vegan dining format suits the meal?
Choose Let It Bloom or Cafe Madrigal for daytime café meals, Almalibre El Carmen for açaí bowls and savoury vegan dishes, and the exact Khambú branch for plant-based counter food. Cor del Pilar publishes a changing vegan lunch and a separate evening bar without food. Lo de Ponxe serves a changing macrobiotic menu and takes telephone reservations. MESTIZA offers fusion dishes, while La Tavernaire advertises tapas and weekly rice formats. Oslo and Almalibre describe vegetarian as well as vegan food: choose the actual vegan recipe. Jardín Urbano remains closure-announced context.

How to use this shortlist
The ten recommendations include vegan venues and clearly identified vegan choices in vegetarian or vegan-friendly restaurants. Use the exact branch menu and discuss the actual recipe and preparation. Kitchen hours can end before room closing; Jardín Urbano is retained separately as closure-announced context.
Compare vegan dining formats, locations and service conditions
| Restaurant | Choose it for | Dining format | Visit distinction |
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| Cor del Pilar | Changing vegan lunch in Ciutat Vella; separate evening bar and games | Vegan lunch; evening drinks and board games without food | Lunch reservations Tuesday–Saturday; evening bar Thursday–Saturday |
| Let It Bloom | Vegan brunch, plant-based pastries and specialty coffee in Ruzafa | Vegan café, pastries, brunch and filter coffee | Wednesday closed; weekday and weekend daytime hours differ |
| Khambú Quart | Plant-based burgers, wraps and snacks beside the Torres de Quart | Plant-based counter service, takeaway and delivery routes | No reservations; kitchen closes before the dining room |
| MESTIZA | Plant-based fusion dishes and individual portions in El Cabanyal | Plant-based fusion starters, individual portions and main dishes | Evening opening all week; weekend lunch; taco price is per piece |
| Cafe Madrigal | Vegan café meals, breakfast and weekday lunch in Ruzafa | Vegan café, breakfast, weekday lunch and wider food menu | Breakfast 10:00–13:00; weekday lunch 13:00–16:30 |
| La Tavernaire | Vegan tapas, Friday lunch dishes and Sunday paella in Ruzafa | Vegan tavern, seasonal tapas and weekly rice formats | No reservations; exact present menu and service times supplied by the venue |
| Khambú – Ruzafa | Plant-based counter dining and takeaway in Ruzafa | Plant-based counter service, takeaway and delivery routes | Monday closed; Sunday kitchen closes at 22:30 |
| Restaurante Oslo | Vegetarian and vegan dining in El Carmen, with separate event catering | Mixed vegetarian and vegan restaurant; separate catering | Select vegan dishes and additions; lunch and dinner days differ |
| Lo de Ponxe — Valencia | A changing vegan macrobiotic menu | Full menu €17.50; special Saturday menu €24 | Telephone-only booking; Monday timetable differs |
| Almalibre Açaí House El Carmen — Valencia | Açaí bowls, vegan wraps and burgers | Vegan and vegetarian café/restaurant; exact Roteros 16 menu | El Carmen, Roteros 16; confirm the late kitchen time |
For a changing vegan lunch
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Cor del Pilar
Changing vegan lunch in Ciutat Vella; separate evening bar and games
Choose Cor del Pilar for a changing vegan lunch in Ciutat Vella. Its menu posted on 13 October lists €17 excluding drinks, with examples such as red-cabbage, apple and cumin cream or soy-and-potato pie. Those are dated examples, rather than a fixed daily recipe. The separate Thursday–Saturday bar and board-game service explicitly has no food.
Sources: Cor del Pilar: operator identity and contact, Cor del Pilar: lunch menu posted 13 October 2026, Cor del Pilar: bar and games announcement, 15 October 2026, HappyCow: Cor del Pilar address
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Lo de Ponxe — Valencia
A changing vegan menu and a wider food-learning space
Lo de Ponxe serves a changing vegan macrobiotic menu at Guillem de Castro 80. The full menu is published at €17.50, or €24 for the special Saturday format, with soup or cream, salad, grain and protein choices, dessert and Kukicha tea; other drinks are separate. Book tables and cooking courses by telephone. Monday lunch wording differs between its About and reservation pages, so check that day directly.
Sources: Lo de Ponxe: exact vegan restaurant, Lo de Ponxe: menu format, classes and events, Lo de Ponxe: telephone-only reservations and kitchen windows
For brunch, café meals and coffee
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Let It Bloom
Vegan brunch, plant-based pastries and specialty coffee in Ruzafa
Let It Bloom suits daytime coffee, plant-based pastries or vegan brunch in Ruzafa. Choices include a chickpea omelette with mushrooms, spinach and mustard sauce, seasonal quinoa croquettes and sourdough avocado toast with pistachio-and-hazelnut dukkha. V60 and origami filter coffee offer a different stop from a full restaurant dinner. Wednesday is closed.
Sources: Let It Bloom: vegan café and visits, Let It Bloom: brunch and coffee selection
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Cafe Madrigal
Vegan café meals, breakfast and weekday lunch in Ruzafa
Cafe Madrigal offers vegan café meals in Ruzafa, including potato tortilla, smoked-tofu potato salad, quiche and a red chickpea curry with pumpkin, spinach, coconut milk and brown basmati rice. Breakfast is 10:00–13:00 and the weekday lunch format 13:00–16:30. The kitchen ends thirty minutes before the café closes; that matters for an evening meal as well as a daytime stop.
Sources: Cafe Madrigal: vegan café in Ruzafa, Cafe Madrigal: food menu and ingredients, Cafe Madrigal: contact and kitchen schedule
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Almalibre Açaí House El Carmen — Valencia
Açaí bowls and savoury vegan food in El Carmen
At Roteros 16 near the Torres de Serrano, Almalibre El Carmen offers açaí bowls alongside vegan burgers, hot dogs and wraps. Its menu lists the seitan Barcelona Wrap with vegan yoghurt sauce at €9.50 and a quesadilla with vegan cheese at €8.90; açaí bowls include three toppings and have four size-dependent prices from €5.40 to €15.90. The operator describes vegan and vegetarian dining, so choose the actual dish and additions. This is the El Carmen branch, separate from Centro.
Sources: Almalibre: Valencia branches, food and contact, Almalibre El Carmen: operator-linked current digital menu
For plant-based counter food
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Khambú Quart
Plant-based burgers, wraps and snacks beside the Torres de Quart
Khambú Quart serves plant-based comfort food by the Torres de Quart, with counter ordering and no reservations. The branch menu spans burgers, wraps, tacos and desserts; its Quinoa Mediterránea uses tofu, quinoa and walnut pesto. Meal formats include fries and a soft drink, while swaps and extras have separate charges. Use the Quart menu and allow for its kitchen closing before the room.
Sources: Khambú: exact branches and kitchen hours, Khambú: counter ordering and current menu links, Khambú: reservations, ordering and kitchen limits, Khambú: currently linked Quart menu, Khambú: published allergen table
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Khambú – Ruzafa
Plant-based counter dining and takeaway in Ruzafa
Use the Tomasos 4 Khambú for Ruzafa counter dining, takeaway or a plant-based burger meal. Its Pesto Mediterránea combines soy chicken-style pieces, pickled red onion and hazelnut pesto, unlike Quart’s tofu, quinoa and walnut version. Tables follow ordering order, with no reservations. Monday is closed, and Sunday kitchen service ends at 22:30.
Sources: Khambú: exact branches and kitchen hours, Khambú: counter ordering and current menu links, Khambú: reservations, ordering and kitchen limits, Khambú: currently linked Ruzafa menu, Khambú: currently linked Quart menu, Khambú: published allergen table
For tapas, fusion dishes or a vegetarian restaurant meal
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MESTIZA
Plant-based fusion dishes and individual portions in El Cabanyal
Choose MESTIZA’s Reina 186 venue for plant-based fusion cooking in El Cabanyal. Its linked menu includes mushroom ceviche, causa limeña, jackfruit tacos at €5.50 each and mini burgers at €4.90 each; Pad Thai and Greek moussaka are €14.50 per dish. Individual pieces and mains have different price bases. Evening opening runs all week, with weekend lunch.
Sources: MESTIZA: El Cabanyal operator and service, MESTIZA: currently linked five-page English menu
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La Tavernaire
Vegan tapas, Friday lunch dishes and Sunday paella in Ruzafa
La Tavernaire is a vegan tavern in Ruzafa, with Friday lunch dishes and Sunday paellas advertised in its operator bio. Owner Sílvia Ruano’s rice-board profile describes seasonal vegetable tapas such as bravas, layered aubergine, mushroom balls and falafel; that background is not a fixed current food list. The operator does not take reservations.
Sources: La Tavernaire: operator bio and services, La Tavernaire: public contact information, Arroz de Valencia: La Tavernaire owner profile
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Restaurante Oslo
Vegetarian and vegan dining in El Carmen, with separate event catering
Oslo is a vegetarian restaurant option for explicitly chosen vegan dishes in El Carmen. The marked vegan aubergine moussaka uses romesco, chestnut béchamel, pea-protein bolognese and vegetable cheese. Other dishes contain dairy, egg or honey, and Vegan Love Burger has an optional non-vegan egg addition. Choose the actual recipe and additions; the venue is not fully vegan.
Sources: Oslo: vegetarian and vegan restaurant in El Carmen, Oslo: current food menu, contact and service, Oslo: Veggie Soul catering and celebrations
Jardín Urbano — closure-announced historical entry
Jardín Urbano is retained as closure-announced historical context. Its older café-bar listing is not a current visit recommendation.
Sources: Jardín Urbano: operator closure announcement, Jardín Urbano: older operator listing
Match the recipe and food service to the visit
Choose the exact Khambú branch menu; its two salads and Sunday kitchen windows differ. For daytime food, Let It Bloom closes Wednesday and Cafe Madrigal separates breakfast from weekday lunch.
Cor del Pilar’s dated lunch menu excludes drinks, and its evening bar and games explicitly have no food service. MESTIZA’s linked full menu now gives individual portions and ingredients beyond its gallery captions.
La Tavernaire does not take reservations. Lo de Ponxe at Guillem de Castro 80 accepts telephone reservations; its About page includes Monday lunch while its reservation page starts Tuesday, so check Monday directly. Friday, Saturday and holiday-eve dinner kitchen service is 20:00–23:00. Almalibre El Carmen has its own menu and booking route, separate from Centro. Jardín Urbano remains historical context.
Questions before you choose
Is Oslo fully vegan?
Oslo serves vegetarian and vegan food. Its lasagne includes goat’s cheese and provolone, while Vegan Love Burger has an optional non-vegan egg addition. Choose the marked recipe or agreed adaptation, including drinks and dessert.
Should I use Jardín Urbano’s old opening hours for a visit?
Its operator announced that the premises would cease being Jardín Urbano. The older menu and timetable do not override that statement. The exact final day and any successor or reopening were not established.
Are the Khambú Quart and Ruzafa salads the same?
Quart’s Quinoa Mediterránea includes tofu, quinoa and walnut pesto. Ruzafa’s Pesto Mediterránea uses soy chicken-style pieces, pickled red onion and hazelnut pesto. Use the exact branch menu and discuss preparation requirements.
Can I reserve at Khambú or La Tavernaire?
Both operators say they do not take reservations. Khambú allocates tables in ordering order. Lo de Ponxe instead specifies telephone reservations at its Guillem de Castro 80 venue.
When are Café Madrigal’s breakfast and weekday lunch served?
Breakfast is published as 10:00–13:00, and the weekday lunch menu Monday–Friday 13:00–16:30. The kitchen closes thirty minutes before the café, whose later closing time is not the latest food-order time.
Does a gluten-free option establish allergen-free preparation?
No. Khambú explicitly warns of possible cross-contamination, and Oslo warns of unlisted traces. Lo de Ponxe advertises a gluten-free option. Discuss the actual dish and preparation with the venue.
Does MESTIZA have a menu beyond its gallery captions?
Its live operator page links a five-page English menu covering starters, individual tacos and mini burgers, main dishes, desserts and drinks. Recipe ingredients include pistachio, cashew and peanut preparations; the gallery alone is not the full menu.
Do all these venues serve dinner every day?
No. Let It Bloom publishes daytime hours and Wednesday closure. Khambú Ruzafa closes Monday. Oslo lists dinner Tuesday–Saturday. Lo de Ponxe’s dinner kitchen runs Friday, Saturday and holiday eves. Cor del Pilar’s Thursday–Saturday evening bar and games have no food service. Jardín Urbano is closure-announced historical context.
How we selected these places
We compared the ten original selections and one additional El Carmen venue using operator pages, branch menus and public operator announcements. Ten choices offer the vegan dining formats described here; Oslo and Almalibre also serve vegetarian food and require actual vegan recipe selection. Jardín Urbano remains closure-announced context. Named directory and background material are attributed, and dated menus retain their dates. The groups describe food and visit fit, without a diner score, meal or service-speed test.
Sources and review dates
- Cor del Pilar: operator identity and contact — Operator social account — checked 2026-10-18. Vegan restaurant identity, current telephone and WhatsApp contact, with separate lunch formats.
- Cor del Pilar: bar and games announcement, 15 October 2026 — Dated operator announcement — checked 2026-10-18. Thursday–Saturday evening bar and board-game service is explicitly without food service.
- HappyCow: Cor del Pilar address — Named directory listing — checked 2026-10-18. The listing places Cor del Pilar at Forn de l’Hospital 2, Bajo Derecha. Current service details here use the operator’s announcements.
- Let It Bloom: vegan café and visits — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Fully vegan coffee shop, plant-based pastries, brunch, Ruzafa address, daytime hours and Wednesday closure.
- Let It Bloom: brunch and coffee selection — Restaurant operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Brunch dishes, filter coffee and drinks; the avocado toast includes pistachio and hazelnut dukkha.
- Khambú: exact branches and kitchen hours — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Separate Quart and Ruzafa addresses, phones and kitchen timetables; the dining room stays open thirty minutes later.
- Khambú: counter ordering and current menu links — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Ordering is at the counter with no table service. Separate linked food menus are supplied for Quart and Ruzafa.
- Khambú: reservations, ordering and kitchen limits — Restaurant operator FAQ — checked 2026-10-18. No reservations, tables in ordering order, takeaway and delivery routes, and an explicit small-kitchen cross-contamination warning.
- Khambú: currently linked Quart menu — Restaurant operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Plant-based burgers, wraps, starters, salads, desserts and drinks. Quart’s quinoa salad contains tofu and parsley-and-walnut pesto.
- Khambú: currently linked Ruzafa menu — Restaurant operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Ruzafa’s Pesto Mediterránea uses soy chicken-style pieces, pickled red onion and parsley-and-hazelnut pesto.
- Khambú: published allergen table — Restaurant operator allergen information — checked 2026-10-18. An allergen table is linked separately. Recipe and preparation requirements need the restaurant’s direct attention.
- MESTIZA: El Cabanyal operator and service — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Plant-based restaurant at Reina 186, with evening opening all week, weekend lunch service and linked food menus.
- Cafe Madrigal: vegan café in Ruzafa — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Vegan café with home-style meals, breakfast and a weekday lunch format.
- Cafe Madrigal: contact and kitchen schedule — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Puerto Rico 41, direct phone, daily opening, breakfast and weekday lunch windows. The kitchen closes thirty minutes before the café.
- La Tavernaire: operator bio and services — Operator social account — checked 2026-10-18. Vegan tavern at Dénia 18, no reservations, Friday lunch dishes and Sunday paellas.
- La Tavernaire: public contact information — Operator social account — checked 2026-10-18. The public contact section supplies latavernairr@gmail.com. A current direct telephone and complete weekly timetable were not established.
- Arroz de Valencia: La Tavernaire owner profile — Rice board event profile — checked 2026-10-18. Owner and cook Sílvia Ruano describes seasonal vegetable tapas, Friday spoon dishes and Sunday paellas. This is background rather than a current complete menu.
- Jardín Urbano: operator closure announcement — Operator social announcement — checked 2026-10-18. The operator says the shutter will come down in a few days and the premises will cease being Jardín Urbano. The exact final day and successor are not established.
- Jardín Urbano: older operator listing — Historical operator listing — checked 2026-10-18. The older page describes vegan breakfast, brunch, takeaway and events. Its hours and services do not override the closure announcement.
- Oslo: vegetarian and vegan restaurant in El Carmen — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Vegetarian and vegan dining in the Catalans 8 building, with a related catering service.
- Oslo: Veggie Soul catering and celebrations — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Separate vegetarian and vegan catering, event arrangements and vegan pastry services, at client locations or the restaurant.
- Lo de Ponxe: exact vegan restaurant — Operator website — checked 2026-10-19. Guillem de Castro 80, Valencia, vegan macrobiotic daily cooking, advertised gluten-free option and exact current phone.
- Lo de Ponxe: menu format, classes and events — Operator website — checked 2026-10-19. Published full menu €17.50, Saturday €24, specified food and Kukicha tea, other drinks separate; takeaway/delivery, monthly classes, children’s space and private events. Monday–Saturday wording differs from reservation timetable.
- Lo de Ponxe: telephone-only reservations and kitchen windows — Operator website — checked 2026-10-19. Table/course reservations by phone 665 500 288; lunch Tuesday–Saturday kitchen 13:00–16:00, restaurant until 17:00, dinner Friday, Saturday and holiday eves: kitchen 20:00–23:00, restaurant until midnight.
- Almalibre: Valencia branches, food and contact — Operator website — checked 2026-10-19. El Carmen is Carrer de Roteros 16, with vegan and vegetarian dining; Centro at Pérez Pujol 10 is a separate branch. Website publishes +34 960 72 18 16 and daily 09:30–22:30. The linked El Carmen menu gives a different phone and closing time.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this guide. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.
