Established 1993, this is a combination of vegetarian deli and health food store with full-service restaurant in the basement. Food is mostly vegan and changes. Shop sells a small selection of organics including plant milks, seaweed, beans, soy analogs such as tempeh, and herbal remedies as well as cosmetics, incense, New Age books, jewelry, and imported goods. Also hosts classes. After renovation in 2012, the deli, restaurant, and health food shop have separate street entrances (side by side). Near metros Rio Rosas and Cuatro Caminos. Open Mon-Sun 10:00-21:00.
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38 Reviews
First Review by Veggiechiliqueen
Clara_D_M
Points +14450
Bueno y barato!! - Edit
Nos ha encantado la comida, los platos son ricos, las raciones abundantes y el servicio rápido y eficaz. Recomiendo las albóndigas de jackfruit, deliciosas!!! Además los precios son súper razonables.
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LillyGarden
Points +104
Nice little space - Edit
We tried bistro, where you can buy and pay according weight of daily menu and many more hot and cold food normaly fixed price. You can pay by card. It was tasty and personal was nice. Vegan foods have green dot, so it is easy to choose.
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AndreaRomagnolo
Points +231
Muy rico - Edit
Me gustó el menú del día y también los platos fuera del menu.
Read morePersonal amable y precios correctos
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nenii
Points +30
excelente - Edit
Comida y bebida buenísima, muchas opciones y el local tiene un ambiente muy relajado me encantó.
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AlvinBon
Points +8028
Great improvement - Edit
I wanted to go since several years ago, but they lacked in vegan dishes. Now they have many, except for desserts.
Read moreService is more than excellent and food is delicious!!
Ecocentro has everything: 2 restaurants, one of them buffet, one shop with books, a small supermarket and a school where I attended a meeting with Emilio Carrillo talking about spirituality. It was really nice!!
If you like to have organic food, this is one of the few places in Madrid.
Pros: Excellent staff, Delicious food
Cons: Not many vegan desserts, Egg and cheese
Guest
Dandare
Points +701
Tienda enorme + restaurante. - Edit
El buffet es una maravilla. Con muchas opciones veganas.
Read moreAdemás por 3,60 euros puedes comer el pincho vegano del día, tamaño hamburguesa (algunos ejemplos: pincho de no calamares con alioli vegano, pincho de escalope de tofu empanado con pimiento asado, pincho de Hummus con verduras y queso vegano).
En la tienda puedes encontrar de todo. Desde productos procesados veganos, hasta verduras frescas, pasando por cereales y bollería ecológica envasada.
Updated from previous review on 2021-05-13
Pros: Pincho vegano a 3,60, Tienda con enorme variedad de productos, Buenos precios en buffete
Cons: Precios de tienda algo caros
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SaganaM
Points +2186
Un vegetariano con muchas opciones - Edit
Uno de los restaurantes vegetarianos más antiguos de Madrid, tiene muchas opciones veganas y están muy elaboradas. Tiene dos salas, una arriba para la comida expuesta y el restaurante abajo para pedir a la carta. También tiene una tienda al lado. Un sitio realmente agradable. Muy interesante para llevar a alguien a que pruebe la cocina vegetariana.
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LeFunks
Points +8929
Pretty good - Edit
I've never eaten at the buffet but been at the restaurant a few times. In fact I'd be a regular if it were more centrally located because I've always enjoyed their food. Plenty of vegan dishes to choose from, all really tasty, but they're not labelled in the menu so you'll have to ask the nice waiter/waitress which ones are suitable for vegans (funnily enough, raw vegan dishes are properly labelled). Also don't forget to ask for the daily soup which is also vegan.
Read morePros: wide range of vegan dishes, tasty food
Cons: vegan not labelled, servings a bit scarce, not centrally located
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Blaaanquii
Points +70
Muy familiar - Edit
Tienen varias opciones veganas y algunas crudiveganas o sin gluten. Me sentí como en casa. Es ideal para ir en grupo.
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motylka
Points +52
Ecological centre where you can eat or do shopping at any time of the day - Edit
Ecocentro's opening hours are very ample (as for Spanish usual opening hours).
Read moreThe buffet offers a variety of cold and hot dishes and very tasty deserts.
The restaurant in the basement is a very quiet and cosy place. The portions there are quite big and the offer is varied and ofter seasonal.
Pros: quality-price ratio, variety
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FredWard
Points +230
A little disppointed - Edit
Vegan burger tasted of nothing. Wish I'd had a salad. Was busy, which is usually a good sign.
Read moreNB - I went again, and my dish was delicious, fresh and yum. Not adjusting the score as my colleague's was "a little tastless".
Pros: Would visit again
Cons: Tasteless first visit.
Guest
Crestina
Points +1149
Económico con mucha variedad - Edit
Buffet con bastante variedad. Ideal se vas con poco tiempo.
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TorsiDawn
Points +1193
Bien - Edit
Fue muy bien y me gusta la sopas
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bemerllor
Points +20
Menú con todas las opciones - Edit
Siempre tienen en el menú al menos una opción vegana sin gluten
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raelo
Points +693
Something big is happening here - Edit
This place stands out of the options in Madrid, it was probably the very first vegetarian restaurant in Madrid, back in the early nineties. The place is huge itself, not only the restaurant, with two differents areas and floors, one with buffet and the other one à la carte. On the top of that it got a vegetarian shop next to it and a center for yoga, massage and this kind of new era things, that makes the whole of it a big oasis of veggie stuff in Madrid. The food i had here was always quite good, just a pity they dont go fully vegan, as it happens to many old vegetarian restaurants its difficult for them to change, and they got trapped in this old vegetarian past, go ahead and make the step into this new vegan revolution, you are worth it! Ditch the dairy!
Read moreCons: Vegetarian and not vegan :(
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FotosyntesTillDig
Points +583
First veggie in Madrid - Edit
I was here in June 2018 with friends and discovered that I actually have been here already in 2011 since it was very close to where I lived at the time. It is as I remember it, a bit of canteen with buffet. According to my friends this was the first veggie place in Madrid and it's impressive that it's still here 25 years later, viva veg!
Read morePros: Service and opening hours!, Environmental with weighing system, Simple but tasty food
Cons: Not vegan
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SannyB
Points +562
perfect lunch place - Edit
EcoCentro consists of 2 stores and 2 restaurants (a la carte and buffet/self-service). The buffet restaurant, which I visit frequently is perfect for lunches, though sometimes can be very busy. There are warm meals such as burgers, pasta, stir fry meals, pizzas etc that are on the standard menu and that you can order and then there is a self-service buffet incl. daily changing soups, salads, sandwiches and prepared plates that you can ask them to heat up. Also there are many options on deserts, cakes and juices. The price is very good, but varies dep. on your choice. You can order a burger w/fries or have a soup or a sandwich for less than 4 Euros. Salads go by weight. They have a menu option, where you can combine plates incl water and bread for a fixed price.
Read morePros: daily changing options - many vegan , friendly staff , price
Cons: sometimes can be crowded
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restorenature
Points +389
Different dining options - Edit
The main restaurant has very little in the line of vegan options which is a real shame. They do have a salad buffet in a different section which I really like going to as you can put a number of different salads in the same bowl. Cakes are quite good as well. Tried the juices a couple of times and they tasted very watery unfortunately.
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BeatrizMoliz
Points +861
Un clásico - Edit
Fue el primer restaurante vegetariano que visité en Madrid.
Read moreSe nota que tienen muchísima experiencia. Una carta bien elaborada con infinidad de platos.
Nunca falla.
Pros: Variedad en la carta, Personal amable, Genial calidad-precio
Cons: La decoracion se ha quedado un poco obsoleta
Guest
etka
Points +73
Good self-service cafeteria - Edit
I ate here several times during my stay. There is a self-service cafeteria on the entrance floor and a full-service restaurant down below. I only ate at the cafeteria, which had an excellent salad bar (pay by weight) and choice of 2 soups which changed every day as well as standard hot dishes and a daily menu. I usually had a soup and salad (especially enjoyed the carrot soup and vegetable soup). Depending on how much salad you put into the container this should come to about 9-11 euro. The food was tasty and fresh. It is frequented by locals and there were always many people eating there, which testifies to its popularity. There is also free wifi - just ask for the password.
Read morePros: salad bar with good selection, quick servcie if you just take the salad bar, nice place for single visitors to eat
Cons: difficult to find the first time, for a hot dish you will wait up to 15 minutes
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Ricardo.d
Points +120
big, classic, good, expensive - Edit
a classic
Read moreupstairs has two big shops and self service food
downstairs is a nice clean restaurant, "cold" and a little expensive, not for a romantic date, better for a business small meeting.
Pros: big, nice
Cons: big, expensive, not charming
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MMCM
Points +286
Plain - Edit
Restaurant hall downstairs; self-service at street level.
Read moreOffers many dishes, including some vegan options, of not well defined taste.
Pros: Wide restorant hall downstairs
Cons: Not tasty, Few vegan options
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TableForOne
Points +310
Positive vibes - Edit
I ate in the moderately priced self-service canteen downstairs which had plenty of seating. There were a number of pre-made dishes along with soup, sandwiches, salads and desserts. Everything labelled with a green circle was vegan and there was quite a lot of choice. Ingredients were listed in Spanish for each dish.
Read moreSome English was spoken by the staff and meditation music was playing which gave the place a peaceful atmosphere.
Pros: Vegan options, Peaceful ambience , Moderate price
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AlbaHM
Points +46
Good but very very expensive - Edit
I bought disccount tickets by internet and decided to go. The food was very good but very expensive too. I cannot imagine the final price if i hadn't had discount tickets..
Read morePros: FASHION FOOD
Cons: EXPENSIVE
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mmb
Points +77
Excellent - Edit
Very nice place. Buffet deli + restaurant in the basement. The deli is very convenient. Very good food and not expensive. Vegan options clearly labelled and ingredients listed - it is worth it double checking as sometimes labels are misplaced... Wide range of healthy salads, soups, juices and smoothies, sandwiches and desserts, and some hot dishes. You can combine them as you like. Extended opening hours. Nice atmosphere.
Read moreThe deli can be very busy at lunch time and sometimes there are not tables available - otherwise is a paradise for vegetarians and vegans.
Pros: Very good food, Vegan options, Friendly staff, nice vibe
Cons: Sometimes very busy
Guest
Ashni
Points +2290
Deli is perfect for lunch - Edit
I went to visit a friend in Madrid and during my trip ate here twice. We ate in the deli which I thought was great for lunch.
Read moreThere is a LOT of choice which can be slightly overwhelming, and information about all ingredients in each dish. The deli bar contains soups, salads which you can get a selection of and pay by weight), sandwiches, pre-prepared plates (e.g. seitan and rice which they will heat up) and a large selection of cakes and other desserts (including vegan cakes). These things can be combined in a 2 course or 3 course meal, although the 3 course meal would be very heavy for lunch for one person! There is also an a la carte menu with more choice.
They also had good coffee and fresh juices.
I thought the food was good and tasted home cooked although not out of the ordinary - my friends had the vegetable stew/soup which was very comforting. I had an asian noodle dish which was filling, although not as full of flavours as I had hoped. I also had a vegan cake which was good.
Pros: Lots of choice, Filling
Cons: Average food
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Fer
Points +600
Ecocentro - Edit
This is a big restaurant with two floors, spacious and quiet. Varied menu options. Good quality, taste and quantity of food. Perfect for business meals. Low mobile coverage in underground area. Ever full with people but ever with availability. Quick service. Good quality/price relationship. Store, bookshop, and activity areas in separate premises.
Read morePros: good food, spacious
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