Vegan
Organic
Beer/Wine
Bakery
Spanish

Casual eatery est. 2013 serving organic food, bread, and desserts. Offers daily weekday menu and weekend brunch. Dogs welcome. Reserve ahead to ensure seating. Confirmed closed, Dec 2018.


98 Reviews

First Review by elisou

Wuji_Luiji

Points +2722

Vegan
23 May 2016

Fantastic restaurant

This restaurant is tiny but fabulous! The food is amazing, service great and staff lovely. The only issue is it's very popular so you need to make a reservation.

StuartAcook

Points +42

Mostly Veg
22 May 2016

twice in 2 days!

I took my wife and my parents to Rayen Vagano and what a feast we had!

Reservations are essential for dinner as the space is very cramped and they only are open on Saturday and Friday nights (they should open every night!).

There is a reason for why it is cramped as the food and the staff are 5 stars! My parents who are not the most avid fans that we are going vegan were absolutely blown away at the food and desserts and rolled ourselves out of there. Try everything!

Pros: Food, Drinks, Desert

Cons: Tight space, seating comfortability

SamiShapsogh

Points +22

Vegan
21 May 2016

great food!!

Great small place. Lovely setting. Great service and most of all. YUMMY food

MMCM

Points +286

Vegetarian
19 May 2016

Creative vegan cuisine

Small, nice restaurant offering freshly prepared, organic, vegan dishes.
Tasty food, good service.
Small place: reservation is mandatory.
Uncomfortable seats.

Pros: Creative, Tasty, Nice place

Cons: Uncomfortable seats, Crouded, Slightly expensive

Krawel

Points +61

Vegetarian
18 Apr 2016

Impresionante

Probé el tofú-salmón y me volví loco. Un sabor y color muy conseguidos, además un acompañamiento al plato original. Comida hecha al momento y de muy buena calidad.

Pros: Comida original, Productor frescos y ecológicos

Cons: Tardan mucho en realizar los platos

andrealanis

Points +23

Vegetarian
26 Mar 2016

Amazing place

Best vegan place in town LOVE LOVE LOVE

Yasminesan

Points +1954

Vegan
17 Jan 2016

lovely place

Such a nice place! Decorated in a tea room style and had a huge menu. The staff were absolutely lovely and it was very warm with good facilities and free wifi.

I had the tofu scramble sandwich - it was really good. They had a selection of raw cakes which looked divine but I didn't try it

Pros: lovely staff, good and big menu

Cons: a bit more expensive than other vegan places in Ma

Inma

Points +136

Vegan
04 Jan 2016

Best vegan restaurant in Madrid

I've been many times since it opened and it has become my favourite! They are really concerned about using organic local fresh ingredients and I appreciate it.
Their daily menu changes but it's normally shown in their website. They love trying new dishes. I love the raw noodles and the spinach lasagna.

Cakes are really tasty and there are gluten free options. The avocado and lemon raw cake is great.

Book a table, it's always busy.

Pros: Organic food, Nice staff

ChaTo

Points +84

Vegan
16 Nov 2015

Very tasty

This is a cozy place in a quiet street on centric neighborhood. I had a great soup and noodles with seitan that were awesome. Everything is freshly made, including the bread, which is very good. There is a lot of emphasis on serving healthy food that tastes great. Staff is very friendly. I want to try it again!

Pros: Delicious, Healthy, Friendly staff

Cons: Not for large groups

Ewa

Points +96

Vegan
07 Nov 2015

Great starter, not so great main

Maybe we set a bar too high, but we expected better dishes.
The set lunch meal consisted of starter (pumpkin soup/grapeleaf millet roll with green salad), main (beetroot rice and adzuki bean sauce/augergine lasagne) and cakes (mango cramble/banana cake). The pumpkin soup was disappointedly bland, definately the worst soup I tried in Madrid eateries (see VEGA, LovingHut). The other entree was truly delightful: fabulous wrap of grapeleaf filled with corianderseed spiced millet and avocado together with a little salad drizzled with great tamari based sauce. Would go there just for that wrap! So we were thrilled about mains, but unfortunately we could not describe the quality of the lasagne because it was heavily salted (barely edible) we managed to finish it only because we shared it. Beetroot rice was mild and sweet (from beets) but the portion was way to small in comparison to lasagne slice. Cakes were tasty, but we left not entirely satisfied. Price was almost 30 euros with coffee/2 person. Would try again hoping the food will be better next time.

Pros: organic, friendly staff

Cons: small portions, oversalted lasagne

Oscar M

Points +199

Vegan
24 Oct 2015

Good organic vegan restaurant

The number of vegan restaurants in Madrid is not huge. Only for that they deserve some recognition. The place is cozy, the staff is friendly and the food is all organic, vegan and quite good. You can see that they love what they do and try to get better everyday. In my opinion their cooking just keeps improving and being more innovative as they grow older.

Their menu of the day is always a good option at a reasonable price.

Pros: Good vegan food, Good menú del día

guadaS

Points +26

Vegan
24 Oct 2015

The best veg restaurant in Madrid

In the last couple of weeks I've been twice to El Rayén Vegano for lunch. Once on a weekday and the other time on the weekend. During the week they offer the menú del día (which changes daily) and it includes water (I usually order it infused with cardamom), an entree, a main dish and a dessert. And on weekends it's a la carta, a menu from where to pick. Every time I go there I leave feeling happy I went. The menú del día is always super tasty, elaborate and creative, plus the food is of great quality, you can definitely tell. The desserts are amazing! They keep changing and they never dissapoint. The last ones I've tried were an orange raw vegan cake, a coconut muffin and two different types of brownies, one with mocca on top. Delicious.

The cons: it's on the expensive side, especially on weekends. And the portion size is not huge.

The rest is all good: the food is excellent, the owners and servers are really nice; although the place is small (better call before or else you may not find a free table), it's nicely decorated, unlike many other vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Madrid.

Pros: Tasty food, Great desserts, Completely vegan

Cons: It's not cheap

danveg

Points +1239

Vegan
15 Oct 2015

I would go back

I had a very tasty sandwich and a seasonal smoothie with melon as breakfast. Then, I asked for a piece of strawberry cake, but it was frozen, therefore, impossible to eat directly. It was expensive too (6.50€).

Cons: frozen cake

EricYaremko

Points +26

Vegan
15 Sep 2015

amazing

I absolutely loved this place. Got the set menu of the day (there were two choices for both plates) and it was incredible food. Staff was very kind and friendly, great atmosphere.

Snorrie

Points +83

Vegan
06 Aug 2015

Great staff, good food!

Good vegan food and nice dessert, very good vegan croquettes. Nice girls running the place :) !

gerdu

Points +40

Vegan
28 Jul 2015

So tasty

I've just been there one time yet but I can definitly recommend it! The food is absolutly awesome and the restaurant is very cute. Everything is organic and more or less healthy. One of the vegan restaurants who do not only offer burger and pizza. Nevertheless the burger was the best choice. ;-) You can also buy a few vegan basics there.

Pros: location, tasty, organic

Cons: price

Skovraeven

Points +24

Vegan
27 Jul 2015

so good

This was the first place i went in Madrid, and i'm i went there! the staff was so lovely, and the atmosphere was very much don't to earth. I ordered a brunch. First i got my coffe and 3 pieces of bred with avocado - not enough avocado for 3 pieces - but close enough! then my juice arrived, and i could feel my body say thank you. then the scrable tofu and some potatoes arrived - it tasted very excellent - but the tofu was a little (and i mean a little) dry.
The coffee was so good that i needed one more ;) all in all this is a very lovely place and i wasn't hungry when i left the place.

Pros: healfy and nice, Lovely staff, down to earth

Koalele

Points +114

Vegan
07 Jul 2015

top vegan cusine

Tasty vegan food and desserts, high organic quality, friendly and smiling staff. I went there many times during my stay in Madrid and I will surely come back!! Little room and often crowded, the best is to reserve.

mik

Points +5194

Vegan
19 Jun 2015

Great!

I had a very pleasant mid-sized brunch and a most interesting chat with the waitress, who was apparently a co-owner as well. She emphasised their belief in transparency and that everything they use is certified organic. While the juice (plumb and papaya) could have been tastier, the toast was fine at the very least... the best thing food-wise was the tofu scramble though, where I especially appreciated the use of salvia.
As the menu is varied and reportedly changes depending on the season, I just wish I could eat at Rayén more often...

Keryn

Points +37

Vegan
17 Jun 2015

Great menu

we went for lunch on the weekend and were impressed by the large and interesting menu. So rare as a vegan to go somewhere where you have to spend time debating over the many choices. Food and fresh juices were really good, so good we decided to fit in another visit before we left Madrid. Alas, didn't read the opening hours and turned up on a Tuesday, the one day they close. Staff spoke English and have menus in Spanish and English. If your visiting Madrid try and go on a weekend, there are street markets in the surrounding streets and it makes for a fun and lively atmosphere.

Pros: Great menu, lots of choices, well priced, helpful, friendly staff, comfy and welcoming ambience

Cons: closed on Tuesday's!

BlisterBlue

Points +1466

Vegan
04 Jun 2015

Small and cosy vegan restaurant!!

This restaurant is a small and cosy place!
The staff is very friendly and we got all the informations we asked for about the food.
Everything is vegan of course but also organic and homemade; besides, they don't use microwave!
They offer a daily menu.
Food is delicious; we had a zucchini gazpacho, some ramen with cauliflower and a chocolate cake for dessert.
They also offer some "aromatised" water with the menu: cardamome or ginger (great idea btw!).
Recommanded place!!

Pros: Atmosphere, Fresh food, Price

Cons: Not enough choice on menu, Small place

AdrianHObradors

Points +240

Vegan
20 Apr 2015

OMG awesome!

Small place with great great food. and those cakes will take your hearth.

Vegan carrot cake was incredible, yet I tasted as well avocado cake and it melted my hearth.

Price a bit expensive, yet you eat very well and good amounts of food.

Pros: Cakes, Amount of food

Cons: A bit expensive

MO.MARIEL

Points +392

Vegetarian
23 Mar 2015

Nice brunch

I love brunches, so when I saw that they offer one I was more than eager to try it out. They have the brunch (large), brunchito (medium), brunchito verde (small) option. I went (of course) for the large one (:

The food tasted really good. I specially liked the olive spread and bread (I love bread and spreads, yum yum yum). The sizes of the portions where good, even tough I could have eaten more. On the other hand one of my friends couldn't finish one course because she was so full, so for her the sizes of the portions where more than enough.

They lose a star because we waited for a long time before we were attended (and that's only because I asked the staff if she could take our order/ and people that came after us being attended before) and the main course wasn't warm at all (Potatoes and tofu scrambeld "eggs". They don't use microwaves, but still I'd prefer warm food, there are other heating options). I'd expect a little more since it's not the cheapest option on the menu.

They have a written menu by now and in my opinion with many options (see comments at the beginning). Staff seemed to speak at least 3 languages: Spanish, English and Italian, therefore perfect for tourists.

Pros: olive spread, muesli, variety in brunch

Cons: waiting time to give order up, cold main course

arherron

Points +355

Vegan
07 Mar 2015

Yummy

Delicious. I had lunch here and would definitely return, they speak great english but let you practice your Spanish if you want to! Loved the food, freshly prepared and dangerously tasty.

jtep

Points +189

Vegan
08 Jan 2015

Loved It

Located close to the Prado Museum and the Anton Martin metro stop this little restaurant exceeded our expectations in every way. The atmosphere is casual and comfortable and you almost feel as though you're at a friends house for lunch. All of the food was vegan, delicious and well presented but the bread and the desserts are on another level, wow.

It turns out our waitress was the owner, which I liked, and she spoke English in addition to Spanish which helped me quite a bit. She said she opened the restaurant because she likes to eat vegan and organic and was having trouble finding places to eat that met her standards. Bravo!

HappyTiger

Points +87

Vegan
07 Nov 2014

Perfect!

This is my favourite vegan place ever. Food is delicious and fairly priced, the desserts are just to die for, and the bread!

The stuff are both lovely and very professional, always with a smile on their faces and doing their best.

The place is quiet, clean and comfy, very easy to get to and dog friendly.

Pros: everything

Cons: nothing

JoScott

Points +36

Vegan
24 Oct 2014

perfect little place

Love, love, love this place. Beautiful, fresh, healthy handmade food. Food can come out a little slowly, but can forgive them as everything is freshly prepared to order. Went twice for brunch, and once for the menu del dia, and couldn't fault it. The handmade bread is beautiful, and the rice milk coffee delicious. Can't reccommend enough, especially compared to some of the stodge we were served in other vegan places in Madrid.




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