Bored of going to the same places for lunch or dinner and also leaving the places with a heavy stomach? This only means one thing, that you have to change restaurants and eat much better. The people who tell you it’s impossible to balanced or healthy dieteating out, lying or that they don’t know the great offer that is inside Spain of restaurants where the quality of the raw material is very important.
In the restaurants below you can treat yourself guilt-free after a good meal. Whether you are on a diet or a person following a sustainable diet and a Healthy livingthe following restaurants must be within your food diary. Because following a careful diet doesn’t mean you can’t eat pasta or pizza, yes, this time they’re made from chickpeas or legumes. In this way you give up these dishes, which are in no way an explosion of flavors.
In the following list you will find: healthy restaurants, where gastronomic conviviality is present. What you’ll find in the recommendations are places that take care of you, without those famous green smoothies or boiled eggs. Here are meat quesadillas, hot dogs with different versions, vegetable chips, protein-rich sandwiches or desserts such as chocolate donuts. All raw materials are taken care of and all calories are very few, to give you a tribute every day of the week, alone, with friends, family or to give a surprise at a special event.
Say goodbye to regret. In the following restaurants we’ve put together, keep in mind that eating healthy is the best option. You will notice an improvement in your mood, you work more efficiently, optimal sleep quality and if you combine it with sport, your state of well-being is 100%. You must be clear that an ecological and local diet is good for everyone and for the quality of life, after a few years you will find that as you grow old you are in the best physical and mental conditionsthat come from taking care of yourself from childhood.
In the heart of Elvira Hills in Marbella there is a restaurant with two menus, one vegetarian and one classic, both with vegetables. Recognized gastronomic space, it has a Michelin star, here you will find dishes with a clear Andalusian inspiration and with a tasting menu, where all dishes are seasonal. Fernando Villasclaras is the chef in charge of the kitchens, where you can enjoy mille-feuille of brined chicken, bluefin tuna flour, seasonal vegetables or Coín cheesecake with strawberries.
- Where is it? Av. Marco Polo, 29604, Malaga
In Barcelona there is a wide variety of restaurants and that means you will find the best in healthy food. We are staying at The Green Spot. All dishes are provided with seasonal products, which means that the menu changes and you will not find the same menu. Which dishes should you order? Without a doubt organic cauliflower in batter, kale chips, watercress, leek and walnut croquettes or kimchi and avocado quesadillas.
- Where is it? Calle de la Reina Cristina, 12, Barcelona
Who didn’t leave work looking for a place to eat healthy and head straight to Honest Green? Everyone, and those who don’t know this chain, waste a lot of time. Here you have the opportunity to prepare very protein-rich and very ecological dishes. There are several Honest Green restaurants in both Madrid and Barcelona. Who are the founders? The North American Christopher Fuchs, the Dane Rasmus B. and the Gallic chef Benjamin Bensoussan were the idealists of creating restaurants where you can eat in 20 minutes, without falling into fast food.
- Where is it? In Madrid and Barcelona
While it sounds like a restaurant set in Cuban gastronomy, it has nothing to do with it as everything is 100% vegan food. Here you can enjoy a delicious burger, yes, animal origin products do not enter their kitchens, so if you are vegan, don’t worry as you won’t be eating meat. You can’t miss the vegan bacon they add to their burgers as it looks like it comes from the original animal.
- Where is it? Carrer de la Marina, 269, Barcelona
Here you come to eat healthy! That’s the philosophy of Naked and Sated, without giving up dishes like meat quesadillas, tuna tartare or scrambled eggs with ham. Lifelong recipes, healthy and easy to share with friends, family or partner. The person who ensures that we can enjoy a rich and fat-free diet is Chef Bosquet. He goes viral on Instagram or Tiktok, mostly because he teaches us how to make chocolate donuts that fit a good diet.
- Where is it? C. Estebanez Calderon, 3, Madrid; Calle de Serrano, 110, Madrid; C. del Maestro Victoria, 5, Madrid
For those days when you don’t feel like cooking, or you want to eat out, don’t think too much, because Poke House is the solution. It has a wide variety of high quality products and no one leaves this restaurant without a poke, very varied and healthy too. In this Hawaiian-inspired spot, you can add various toppings such as red onion, edamame, seaweed, feta cheese, tuna, or smoked salmon. If you don’t want to think twice, you also have ready-made poke, which is delicious. Our favorites are the Roast Beef or Sunny Salmon.
- Where is it? Plaza de Sta. Barbara, 9, Madrid
Roots Lamarca is the place to be for all those lovers of natural raw materials. Through the work of local farmers and unprocessed foods, you can enjoy their bowls here that everyone loves, and so do we. We assure you that you will not find refined sugars here, this does not mean that you cannot enjoy some candies that are the jewels of the brand. What should not be missing in your tray? From the arepas with avocado, their pasta made from legumes, without additives or preservatives, or the pancakes.
- Where is it? C. de Fernando VI, 10, Room 4, Madrid
Burrata with pesto and black olives, their homemade creams, roasted sweet potato or their version of the classic pepito. These are some of the dishes that are in Superchulo that have made it one of the top restaurants in Madrid. In a very short time, they conquered the taste buds of the most demanding “healthy” gastronomy, which every day more people join in and enjoy everything, without giving up healthy food.
- Where is it? C. de Manuela Malasana, 11, Madrid
Vega is not just any restaurant, as it is a gastronomic project that has revolutionized the kitchens and spirit of every restaurant. In addition to a catering and gourmet shop with its products, VE-GA has a restaurant in the heart of Madrid, which pays tribute to traditional and homemade dishes with top quality products. It offers a wide variety of starters and dishes, where you can combine pintxos, foie basket, duck breast or sweet potato chips. Combinations of flavors and textures that will not leave anyone indifferent.
- Where is it? Juan Bravo Street, 29, Madrid
There are no large or straight plates in this restaurant, they are all deep in the shape of a bowl. Abolea is a space where you can eat anything, because of its wide gastronomic offer, because seasonal products are always used, such as the brunch it offers every day of the week. A feast of colourful, varied and healthy food, prepared with great care. Eggs Benedict, salmon and scrambled toast or their famous bacon bagel…
- Where is it? Calle Sandoval 12, Madrid
Source: Marie Claire
