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Best Vegetarian Tasting Menus in Barcelona 2026

Eating vegetarian rather than vegan changes the map in Barcelona. The cheese course comes back, the egg yolk and the butter sauce come back, and a French-trained Catalan kitchen is suddenly playing to its strengths. One room here prints a dedicated vegetarian tasting; the rest build a meat-free version of their menu when you ask. Six follow, ordered by how seriously they treat a vegetarian diner, each with the course style, the price to plan around, and how to request the menu.

Tasting course at Cinc Sentits, Eixample Barcelona
Photo: Google Places. A course at Cinc Sentits, Eixample Barcelona.

Why vegetarian is the easier ask in Barcelona

The city's best kitchens are rooted in Catalan and French technique, which lean hard on dairy, egg and the slow-built sauce. That is bad news for a vegan diner and good news for a vegetarian one: drop the meat and the fish but keep the cheese and the butter, and the kitchen barely changes its register. A lacto-ovo tasting at this level reads as a complete menu rather than a workaround, and at one room, Caelis, it is a standing option you simply select. Everywhere else it is a request the kitchen builds around, which means notice matters more than luck.

The list leads with Caelis, the only room with a printed vegetarian tasting, then Cinc Sentits and Disfrutar at two and three stars, the value star Alkimia, and the quieter one-star rooms Hisop and Coure. Each entry runs through to its full review, with the bill and the exact way to ask for the meat-free version. The Barcelona dining guide maps the wider city, vegan fine dining in Barcelona covers the stricter dairy-free version, and the best vegetarian restaurants worldwide sets the global benchmark.

The vegetarian list

1

Caelis

Modern French-Catalan · Via Laietana · one Michelin star

Vegetarian menu: a standing vegetarian tasting, one of three set menus

Caelis is the one room here that prints a vegetarian tasting menu rather than building it on request. Romain Fornell holds a Michelin star near Via Laietana and runs three set menus, one of them fully vegetarian, so a meat-free diner books the same way everyone else does. Because it is lacto-ovo rather than vegan, the kitchen keeps its cheese, butter and egg in play, which is where a French-trained Catalan room is strongest. This is the easiest serious vegetarian booking in the city, with no negotiation at the door. Note the vegetarian menu when you reserve to confirm the night's version.

2

Cinc Sentits

Contemporary Catalan · Eixample · two Michelin stars

Vegetarian menu: vegetarian tasting on request; no main ingredient repeated

Cinc Sentits is the most decorated kitchen on this list. Jordi Artal holds two Michelin stars in the Eixample for a tasting menu built so that no principal ingredient appears twice, a structure that suits a vegetable-led meal unusually well. The kitchen composes a vegetarian version with notice, leaning on Catalan produce, dairy and egg rather than substitutes. This is the special-occasion vegetarian seat, polished and personal in a small room. Request the vegetarian menu when you book and confirm a few days out so the courses can be planned around it.

3

Disfrutar

Creative Mediterranean · Eixample · three Michelin stars

Vegetarian menu: vegetarian tasting as standard, around €295

Disfrutar is the most ambitious vegetarian meal in Barcelona. The three-star room from the ex-elBulli trio runs its grand tasting as a vegetarian menu at the same price, around €295, which makes a meat-free diner the equal of everyone else at the table rather than an afterthought. The cooking is the city's most technical, so a vegetarian brief becomes a showcase of method rather than a plate of sides. It is the headline splurge of the list. Book well ahead and flag the vegetarian menu in the reservation, since the room sells out months out.

4

Alkimia

Modern Catalan · Eixample · one Michelin star

Vegetarian menu: vegetarian path through the tasting, around €184

Alkimia is the cheapest way into a starred kitchen here. Jordi Vilà cooks modern Catalan for one Michelin star in the Eixample, and at about €184 his is the lightest bill on the page. Give the team warning and they will route a vegetarian line through the menu, built on the same Boqueria-market produce as the carnivore version but leaning on cheese, pulses and egg. For a diner who wants the vegetable cooking without a three-star receipt, this is the room. Mark the vegetarian menu at booking so the courses are locked before you sit down.

5

Hisop

Modern Catalan · Gràcia · one Michelin star

Vegetarian menu: vegetarian tasting on request; the value star

Hisop is the quiet, well-priced star on the list. The one-Michelin-star room in Gràcia runs a concise tasting menu, and it will adapt a vegetarian version on request, though the kitchen wants notice since the standard menu leans on the market. It is the smallest and least showy room here, which is the appeal for a diner who wants the cooking without the spectacle. Treat the vegetarian menu as a conversation with the kitchen rather than a printed option, and call ahead to confirm what they can build for the night.

6

Coure

Modern Catalan · Eixample · one Michelin star

Vegetarian menu: a vegetarian version of the tasting menu

Coure is the intimate-passageway pick. Albert Ventura holds a Michelin star in an Eixample passage, and the kitchen will match the tasting menu with a full vegetarian version, drawing on Catalan produce and the dairy a lacto-ovo menu allows. The room is small and unshowy, the sort of place a local books rather than a tourist, which makes it the neighbourhood vegetarian table on this list. Ask for the vegetarian tasting when you reserve and confirm directly, since the version is composed around your request.

How to request a vegetarian tasting in Barcelona

Only Caelis lists a vegetarian tasting as a standing menu, so there you simply choose it at booking. Everywhere else the request goes in the reservation and the kitchen composes the menu around it, which is why Cinc Sentits, Disfrutar, Alkimia, Hisop and Coure all want notice several days out. Say vegetarian plainly, and if fish stock, gelatin or rennet are also off the table, spell that out, because a Catalan kitchen reaches for all three by reflex. A phone call the day before settles it at the starred rooms. Plan the evening with a Barcelona anniversary dinner and a Barcelona first date.

Frequently asked questions

Which Barcelona restaurant has the best vegetarian tasting menu?

Caelis is the standout because it prints a dedicated vegetarian tasting menu, one of its three set menus, so there is no need to negotiate at the door. For the most decorated kitchen, Cinc Sentits builds a two-star vegetarian tasting on request, and Disfrutar runs a vegetarian version of its three-star menu at the standard price. Start with the Barcelona dining guide and note the vegetarian menu when you book.

Is a vegetarian tasting menu different from a vegan one in Barcelona?

Yes, and the difference is wide here. A vegetarian, or lacto-ovo, tasting keeps cheese, butter, cream and egg, which is exactly where Barcelona's French-trained Catalan kitchens are strongest, so the meal reads as a full menu rather than a set of substitutions. A vegan menu removes all of that and is harder to find at the top rooms. If you eat dairy and egg, the field opens up considerably; see the separate guide to vegan fine dining in Barcelona for the stricter version.

How much does a vegetarian tasting menu cost in Barcelona?

Expect the menu's full rate; a vegetarian version costs what the meat one does because the labour is identical. Disfrutar's three-star tasting lands near €295, Cinc Sentits holds the two-star band, and Caelis slots its vegetarian set menu beside its others. Alkimia is the gentlest bill at roughly €184, with Hisop and Coure sitting under the three-star rooms as one-star choices. Seasonal pricing shifts, so check the current figure when you reserve.

Do I need to request the vegetarian tasting menu in advance?

At every room except Caelis, yes. Caelis lists a vegetarian menu as a standing option, so you simply choose it when booking. Cinc Sentits, Disfrutar, Alkimia, Hisop and Coure all compose the vegetarian version around your request, so flag it in the reservation and confirm a day or two before. Use the word vegetarian clearly, and if you also avoid fish stock or gelatin, say so, since a Catalan kitchen may reach for them. The best tasting menus worldwide guide covers the wider field.

Which Barcelona vegetarian tasting menu is best for a special occasion?

Disfrutar and Cinc Sentits are the occasion rooms: a three-star and a two-star kitchen that turn a vegetarian brief into the same showpiece meal everyone else is eating. Caelis is the smoothest booking for a celebration thanks to its standing menu, while Alkimia, Hisop and Coure suit a quieter, lower-priced dinner. Plan it alongside a Barcelona anniversary dinner and the city's best vegetarian restaurants worldwide.

Keep reading

Keep going with the full Barcelona dining guide, or open two of the rooms above: Disfrutar's full review and Caelis's full review. For the stricter plant-based version, see vegan fine dining in Barcelona, and compare with vegetarian tasting menus in Sydney. For the wider field, browse the best vegetarian restaurants worldwide and the best tasting menus worldwide.

Menus and prices verified against each restaurant's published information in June 2026; confirm vegetarian availability directly when you book. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.