Tanja_camino
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Maybe you could stay in a hotel without breakfast such as La Salle. Then you can try different places for breakfast.
Almost all hosts will accommodate dietary needs for breakfast. Just ask when you arrive! You may not be offered anything more than juice, bread, butter, jam, and cheese anyway.
We ate some meals at a restaurant called Cedros which served Lebanese, Thai and other types of food. I am sure they would have some vegan food. Maybe not breakfast but might be good for lunch or dinner!! It's a shame La Salle is overbooked. It is quite a big place and we did not book as like many people we did not know when we would arrive in Santiago.Maybe that would be the answer yesLa Salle seems to be overbooked though, so we will have to look for something else. But thanks for the input!
Bread is difficult, most of the time it`s prepared with eggs and/or milk...
That was just what I was afraid of...I don`t eat butter or cheese. Bread is difficult, most of the time it`s prepared with eggs and/or milk...
We ate some meals at a restaurant called Cedros which served Lebanese, Thai and other types of food. I am sure they would have some vegan food. Maybe not breakfast but might be good for lunch or dinner!! It's a shame La Salle is overbooked. It is quite a big place and we did not book as like many people we did not know when we would arrive in Santiago.
I wish we got butter with breakfast! Most of the time it was just bread and jam, or a tomato relish. And don't worry about the bread; unless it is something very fancy like a brioche or croissant, the ingredients will be flour, water, salt, and yeast. For the most part, normal, everyday breads in Spain do not contain dairy products.That was just what I was afraid of...I don`t eat butter or cheese. Bread is difficult, most of the time it`s prepared with eggs and/or milk...which leaves me with juice and jamOhhh, I know that I have chosen a hard life. My boyfriend endures it so far though
Oh, what a shame, that was such a good place for me to eat as a vegetarian and such a nice atmosphere!! I have to admit it was 2015 when I was there!!Hi Lucy,
Sadly, Cedros closed a couple years ago! We all still miss it
Oh, what a shame, that was such a good place for me to eat as a vegetarian and such a nice atmosphere!! I have to admit it was 2015 when I was there!!
Hi,
When I find myself needing a vegan or vegetarian option for any meal, I plan ahead and get what I need from a tienda or supermarket.
If the hotels you find yourself in don’t have any vegan options, you may have to supplement what is offered with your own store of plant-based food.
Cheers!
Paul
while Spain is not vegan unfriendly, it seems to be vegan ambivalent. If you request a specific menu item, like a salad, be sure to ask if has any fish or fowl in it, as well as beef or pork, as many 'regular' salad offerings, and other seemingly vegetarian or vegan friendly fare, may include fish, like tuna or anchovy.
If you are buying supermarket, mass produced bread that may be true, but the fresh made bread in Galicia is made with just grain, water, yeast, and salt. Some hotels will serve this excellent bread, some will serve commercial bread. I strongly recommend stopping by local panadería for great Galician bread to take with you!
Once you are in Santiago, an exceptional loaf can be found in the Abastos market at the Panadería Divina stall. (Link) Their bread is made with organic grain that's stone ground in a nearby town, their own "madre masa", water and salt. It's served in many of the finest restaurants in town. Buen camino!!
@Tanja_camino
As a vegetarian, I have wider dietary choices than yourself, but I do pay attention to what is available. I would suggest that you and your boyfriend stay at San Martin Pinario, right across the plaza from the cathedral. For a basic single room on the pilgrim floor, they charge about 23 euros per day, including an extensive buffet breakfast. I don't know what the price might be for a double room. For breakfast, you might have to make do with a couple of varieties of fresh fruit and tea or coffee, but there would be more variety for your boyfriend, and no limits as to quantity eaten. If you want to ask them further about food and bookings, email them at info@sanmartinpinario.eu . Be sure to ask about accommodation on the pilgrim floor and do not try to use a booking app or go the the hotel's general web site, if you want to find out about pilgrim rooms, costs, and breakfast buffet. Buen camino and good luck in finding vegan food along the way.
Hi Tanja,
I second the recommendation for San Martin Pinario hotel, as well as any other hotel with a buffet breakfast so you have some choices. In my experience, hotels with buffets are more likely to have options for people with special dietary needs and be more used to special requests. If you look on Booking.com and enter in your Santiago dates, pick "Breakfast included" in the filters and see what places come up (some will be simple breakfasts, but some will have buffets).
There's also a hotel/spa a bit outside of town called A Quinta da Auga and it has a great breakfast buffet with nuts, cereals, bread, and juices (among a lot of other stuff). http://www.aquintadaauga.com/es/hotel-santiago-de-compostela
Other options after breakfast include "Alice in Wonder Pie" that has vegan snacks https://www.facebook.com/wonderpiescq/, and a restaurant called Malak has vegan food as well for lunch and dinner. http://www.malakbistro.com/
Enjoy all the planning and Buen Camino!
Faith
Had a look for the A Quinta da Auga.
Looks really nice, but a little bit pricey for us I`m afraid.
Breakfast, however, would not be a problem there I guess
Thank`s for the other information, will try these ones!
What concerns the planning.....I am enjoying every single bit of it!
I would recommend Hospital de Orbigo .
We were a group of four who hiked the Camino de Santiago in September 2013. This was our favorite place among the many we stayed at during our walk. Well prepared vegetarian food and a good yoga class. Comfortable and open atmosphere.
Hi Tanja,
I'm glad to hear that you've already downloaded my cheat sheet. I hope you find it helpful! As others have said here, bread is usually vegan in Spain. A very common breakfast offering in Spain is "pan con tomate", which is toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with grated tomato pulp and olive oil. It's delicious, completely vegan, and very widely available.
I honestly wouldn't worry about breakfast when choosing your accommodation in Santiago. Instead, stay wherever you want and then go somewhere else for breakfast if needed. Here are a few good options that I tried last year:
Alice in Wonder Pie - vegan-friendly bakery with pies, brownies, croissants and cupcakes, and also
savory items like pizzas that are sold later, after 1pm or so. Rúa Ensinanza 12 Bajo
SCQ Café - Has smoothies, and the churros with hot chocolate can be made vegan (with soy milk in the hot chocolate). Also has vegan fajitas, burgers, salads, arepas, etc. for lunch (from 2pm). Rua das Orfas 2
O Xardin dos Soños - health food store on the Camino Francés, near the Cathedral. Also has a café inside with vegan cakes, croissants, etc.
Hi Wendy,
I found it very helpful, and my worries about what to eat are all gone. I will manage for sure!
Thank you very much for the tip about the " Pan Con tomate" I will definitely try it, sounds great! Who said that vegan food is boring and tasteless?
And thanks a lot for all you´r other information, I think this what we will end up doing... going out for breakfast...as I think of it, we will probably sleep long anyway and will be too late for the breakfast anyway. Brunching will be the answer I guess. And then I don´t have to worry about anything
I think you're probably talking about the Albergue Verde, which is in the town of Hospital de Orbigo. I agree that it's a fabulous albergue with great vegan food, but I believe the OP was asking about a place to stay in Santiago.
Great, I'm so glad it was helpful. Buen camino!
Great thread Tanjajust wondering what you and anyone else would have for a vegan breakfast as Wendy's 'pan con tomate' sounds really good.
Thx so much for this!!Here is a website you could try. https://www.happycow.net/europe/spain/santiago_de_compostela/
LR
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