Biocenter

Biocenter has operated as a fully vegetarian restaurant since 1980. Its official website calls it 'uno de los restaurantes vegetarianos y veganos más antiguos de Barcelona.' HappyCow categorises it as Vegetarian type, and no meat or fish appears in any dish reviewed across 148 HappyCow reviews. The kitchen is structurally dedicated to vegetarian food; no meat is on the premises.

Between 2023 and 2026, multiple independent reviewers confirmed that vegan dishes are clearly marked on the menu with a green V with leaf symbol. One reviewer, CarolinaHardman in November 2024, estimated that 95 percent of the menu is vegan. HappyCow also tags the venue as 'Lacto,' indicating that some dairy-containing dishes are served in the same kitchen. No Vegan Society certification is documented.

Vegan dishes, which make up the majority of the menu, are labelled with a green V symbol. That symbol implicitly flags them as dairy-free. Some lacto-vegetarian items containing dairy are present in the same kitchen, as indicated by the HappyCow 'Lacto' tag. A separate Biocenter satellite venue, Green&Burger by Biocenter, in Sagrada Família, is explicitly noted as good for dairy-free across two community safety reports. However, that is a distinct location.

The kitchen at Pintor Fortuny uses seitan (wheat gluten) extensively; multiple HappyCow reviewers ordered seitan sticks, seitan steak, seitan chimichurri, and similar dishes. The venue cannot be considered a low-risk gluten environment. The official website states allergen information is available for all dishes, and the site's search snippet references 'vegan, gluten free and sugar free options' for desserts specifically; one community reviewer noted 'gluten free options.' No marked gluten-free menu, dedicated GF fryer, or dedicated prep area is documented for this location. Note: the associated Green&Burger by Biocenter (Sagrada Família) has its own GF profile with marked menu and reported dedicated fryer, but is a separate venue.