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Medellin vegetarian and vegan restaurants are a growing phenomenon in the traditionally carnivore city. Apart from the restaurants, the city offers an increasing number of “naturista” stores selling healthy staples like wholegrain breads, veggie burgers, nuts, and dietary supplements.
Below is a list of all vegetarian restaurants we could locate in Medellin. If you know of other places, contact us.
Poblado
Lenteja Express
Carrera 35 # 8A-75
239 5230
Specializes in lentil and chickpea burgers but also carries lasagnas, vegetarian nachos, quesadillas, and other veggie friendly fare.
Verdeo
Carrera 35 # 8a-3
444 0934
An upscale yet bohemian style vegetarian/vegan friendly restaurant with culinary delights like vegan ceviche and vegetarian lasagnas. Attached to a small market called Ceres that sells local, organic, and gourmet foods.
Laureles
Hari Om
Carrera 66 B, Diagonal 4-7
301 793 1514
Small, Krishna-themed restaurant with gourmet vegetarian Indian/Colombian food with an affordable daily menu.
Salud Pan
Circular 4 # 70-78
574 411 6935
Bakery and restaurant with a pretty outdoors seating area. Serves vegetarian foods as well as meat. Also sells a variety of vegetables, seeds, nuts, raw foods, gluten free products and more.
Zen Wei
Calle 33 # 74B-240
412 8613
Taiwanese lunch spot with affordable vegetarian/vegan buffet.
Belen
Vegarden
Calle 32B # 81-21, Villa de Aburra shopping mall
441 1127
Creative vegan/vegetarian take on traditional Colombian food as well as salads, rolls, wraps, and pasta dishes. Take-out and Delivery.
Fuente de Sabiduria Tao
Calle 30 B # 80A-35
574 353 1533
A small vegetarian café located in a Tao center for wisdom and martial arts.
Lechugas & Tomates
Calle 30 A # 79-113
580 0079
Vegetarian-friendly restaurant and shop with a quaint outdoors seating area Located next to a yoga school in the pleasant Belen neighborhood. Serves meats as well as vegan and vegetarian dishes as well as crepes, dairy-free icecreams, and fresh juices.
Centro
Lenteja Express
Calle 53 # 42-17
239 5230
Specializes in lentil and chickpea burgers but also carries lasagnas, vegetarian nachos, quesadillas, and other veggie friendly fare.
Vegetus
Carrera 47 # 54-10
511 7288
Small vegetarian/vegan friendly restaurant that also sells gourmet natural foods, clothes, and treasures.
Tienda Naturista El Palo
Carrera 45 # 52-63
251 6685
Small restaurant and health food store that specializes in natural vegetarian foods. Has cheap, delicious daily menus that include a drink, fresh fruit, a tofu “meat” dish, a hearty soup, brown rice, salad, and a dessert item, usually a ginger cookie, all for about 4 dollars.
Delicias al Natural
Carrera 43 between Calles 54-55
216 2738
Veggie friendly lunch spot with healthy, natural foods free of saturated fats, food coloring, preservatives, and chemicals. They also sell whole grains and dairy free whole grain breads. Cash only. Delivery.
Restaurante Vegetariano
Carrera 51 D # 67-30
583 8386
Simple, eco-friendly vegetarian/vegan friendly restaurant with great service and great music. This brand new restaurant has a fresh design with a quaint outdoors seating area. Has an affordable vegetarian daily menu as well as veggie burgers.
Govinda’s
Calle 51 # 52-17, (2nd floor)
293 2000
Vegetarian restaurant and cultural center next to the Plaza Botero, look for a small entrance that serves as natural food shop. Has a cafeteria with buffet style vegetarian food as well as a small seating area and a Hare Krishna themed shop.
Palesed
Carrera 50 # 52-50 (across the street from Plaza Botero)
251 1088
Natural foods store and restaurant located on the first floor of a mall cafeteria near the Plaza Botero. Sells a wide range of health food, dairy-free and gluten-free products, natural/herbal medicines, and more. Has a changing menu of the day as well as a full menu of vegan/vegetarian meals like lasagnas, tamales, soups, and other Colombian fare.
Vida Natural
Carrera 50 # 48-53 (Between the San Antonio & Parque Berrio Metro Stops)
251 4559
Natural foods store and vegetarian restaurant with an affordable menu of the day.
Suramericana
El Arbol de la Vida
Carrera 64 C # 48-188
054 230 2522
Small restaurant and shop with vegetarian and vegan fare and natural foods and products.
Restaurante Vegetariano Paramita
Calle 48 D #65A-45
230 0689
Small Taiwanese restaurant with lunch buffet.
ColyFlor
Calle 48 # 65-58
230 0351
Small organic shop selling local vegetables and fruits, juices, herbs, breads, and other natural products.
Estadio
Academia Ganges
Calle 49 B # 74-22
315-501-1214
Located in a yoga academy/Indian cultural center. Vegetarian/vegan food. Hours: Only open for lunch.
Itagui
Restaurante Vegetariano Itagui
Carrera 51 # 53-27
374 0694
Restaurant and shop that sells vegetarian foods, whole grain products, and diet foods.
Parque Arvi
Cable a Tierra
Close to the Parque Arvi Metrocable station
316 233 1501
Outdoor vegetarian restaurant located near the The building is made of recycled materials and uses organic foods in its simple Colombia menu. Also sells natural and organic products made in the nearby town of Santa Elena.