Vistor Notes:
Subject: 'Vegan in Granada'
Posted by flamekat on: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 09:18 AM PST

My boyfriend and I spent a few days here in April 2007. We had a really great time. He (omnivore) fell in love with the free tapas. Unfortunately, tapas are not generally vegan friendly, although they can be veg friendly if you ask for them without meat. Vegan options include olives, and spinach with garbanzo beans. You have to watch out for that last one though. One time it came with chunks of sausage, which was unexpected since we'd ordered it other places, and it was vegan. Hmmm.... We did find a couple of vegan friendly tapas bars, however. One was called Marrakesh, and had stuff like hummus and felafel. The other was Japanese fusion and had veggie sushi and stuff like that. When I find the brochure, I'll post it online.
Also, vegans BEWARE of the felafel. Yes, it's abundant, and oh, so tempting, but the pitas they used at absolutely every place I checked at contained milk. Ask for it as a salad instead.
Spain definitely wasn't the most veg-friendly country I've been to, but at least the produce is good, and I stay in hostels with kitchens, so I cook for myself. I recommend the Oasis hostel, cause they have a big group dinner 3 times a week for 3.50 and there's always a veggie option (I got lucky when I was there, and it was all vegan!). Most supermarkets had a small health food section.
One tip about tapas. Sure, they come free with your drinks, but if you really want a substantial snack, go ahead and order an extra. It's cheaper than buying a drink, and you'll avoid the pitfall of getting drunk in the middle of the day when you really just wanted to eat. ;-)
And book tickets for the Alhambra ahead of time online. It'll save you a long time in the line.