Guy’s Best Healthy Places in Barcelona

Londoner and serial entrepreneur, Guy has been living in Barcelona for nearly ten years now. His businesses focus on products that benefit people’s health, he is currently the founder of Upraising – a functional mushroom company delivering mushroom coffee throughout the UK and Europe.

Blending organic, speciality coffee with functional mushrooms and other adaptogens, Upraising’s products support focus and productivity, energy and performance and balance and well-being.

In addition, Guy is also involved with the brand new gut health app GØT – the one-stop app for a holistic, gut-friendly lifestyle.

Given all this focus on healthy living including eating and drinking right, Guy has compiled his go-to healthy places in Barcelona with us. The once hard-to-find healthy eating options have filled out in recent years.

BLOOME BY SASHA
Via Laietana 45, 08003
Pg Sant Joan 80, 08010
Avenida Gaudí 45, 08025
instagram.com/bloomebysasha
From their beautiful interiors to their gluten-free cakes, everything is given the personal touch by Sasha the founder behind Bloome. Even the ceramic bowls and cups you eat and drink out of are made by her. Everything here is gluten-free (modern gluten can be inflammatory to everyone, not just a few) with the bread being baked in-house. I recommend the classic smashed avocado toast on gluten-free sourdough – with a cup of mushroom coffee of course.
There are now three locations throughout the city and you can also get a loaf of gluten-free bread to take home.

MICELIO
Paseo Sant Joan, 80, 08025
instagram.com/miceliobysasha
Bloome’s elegant sister with more of an evening feel, but the same emphasis on healthy, delicious gluten-free bites. The sharing platters are great for social dining and they have an extensive selection of carefully curated mocktails so you won’t feel like you’re missing out if you’re not drinking. They host events and talks so check their social media for more.

FRIZZANT
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 692, 08010
instagram.com/wearefrizzant
A self-proclaimed oasis for the well-being of the body, mind and soul. This is the place to be for yoga but also for a great lunch where you can pick and mix from their daily changing, home-cooked dishes. They have also just opened up in Alella so be sure to check them out if you happen to be there.
Instagram: @wearefrizzant
Website: www.frizzant.com

FAIRE
Carrer Girona 81,08009
instagram.com/fairebrunch
One of the most conscious eateries in Barcelona was created to have a positive impact. With sustainability at its core, enjoy a completely vegetarian menu with no compromise at all on taste. They even purchase one tree on your behalf for every order, so enjoy the great brunch and feel good about your contribution to the planet.

Also if you choose plant-based milk over dairy, they give you a discount on the amount you pay rather than charge you more as is normally the case!

GÜD
Carrer d’En Giralt de Pellicer 4, 08003
instagram.com/gudbarcelona
This is a hidden gem. You may have passed it often, hidden in an alley just behind Santa Catarina market. Everything here is both gluten and sugar-free – something that you may find hard to believe when trying the ice lollies, cakes and cookies. Perfect for a healthy and delicious treat.
https://www.instagram.com/gudbarcelona/

LŌV KOMBUCHA
www.lovkombucha.com
instagram.com/lovferments
Not a place in itself, but found in many of the best ones in Barcelona. This is the purest and best-tasting kombucha in Barcelona and is great for your gut. No artificial sweeteners unlike many of the more commercial alternatives which can harm your gut bacteria. Lovingly brewed in the Poble Nou district you can’t get more local or more refreshing. You can also find them in Ametller Origen.
Instagram: @lovferments
Website: www.lovkombucha.com

GREEN SPOT
Carrer de la Reina Cristina 12, 08003
grupotragaluz.com/restaurantes/the-green-spot/
instagram.com/thespotbarcelona
Vegetarian food for everyone whether you’re a vegetarian or not and all in a beautifully designed setting. They have a wood oven which adds another level of taste to their seasonal dishes.
(Foodie In Barcelona Review in 2016 here)

HONEST GREENS
www.honestgreens.com
instagram.com/honestgreens
With various locations around Barcelona, this small chain does real food, fast, healthy and delicious. Eat in or takeaway – perfect for a picnic on the beach!  If there’s a queue download their app and you can order through there and skip the wait.
(Foodie in Barcelona of Honest Greens in 2021 here)

FLAX & KALE
flaxandkale.com
instagram.com/flaxandkale
For healthy food in great surroundings in various locations, check out these local institutions. And don’t worry, they have a lot more than kale to offer! They take a flexitarian approach – mainly plant-based but with some oily fish if you want to up your Omega 3.