Vegan-friendly
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Beer/Wine
Spanish
Spanish food and tapas restaurant in an intimate and modern space near metro Sant Antoni. Originally opened in the 2000s as Sesamo Bar y Comida sin Bestias by different owners and was all-vegetarian, then not, and now is all-veg again since 2010. Open Mon 09:00-21:00, Tue-Sun 19:00-00:00.
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130 Reviews
First Review by Jan
hack_man
Points +27677
Open Sesamo - Edit
Well well well, it's not often I dish out five Happy Cows on a review but this beautiful little place will be getting the full complement of cows tonight. Located in a gritty part of town but as soon as we walked in we knew this was going to be something special. The dining room seats around 20 without being on top of eachother. After deliberating over the price we decided that the €25 per person 7 course tapas tasting menu was going to provide excellent value rather than ordering starters, mains, drinks and desserts separately. We were told everything could be served as vegan so some of our dishes would be different to those diners who were having the same menu experience with vegetarian options. Over the course of 2 and a half wonderful hours we had the privilege of receiving 6 scintillating savoury courses as follows: pumpkin and miso soup, catalan potatoes with out of this world sauces, pad thai noodles, salad with tomato rubbed bread, courgettes stuffed with pumpkin risotto and a spicy curry at then end. For dessert we had a mixed fruit chocolate fondue. This was accompanied with water and wine all inclusive. The whole experience was just amazing and very well presented and explained. The whole operation is run by two guys who are just on top of everything in a calm and informal manner. We will be back at Sesamo that is for sure.
Read morePros: amazing food, great staff, beautiful interior
Cons: vegan desserts could be more imaginative
Guest
DeLarge
Points +95
Tasty food but noisy space - Edit
The food was quite good but vegans need to be very careful since there are not 100% vegan dishes in the menu, you have to ask for them to veganize things. The space was very noisy and tables are really close to each other. Expensive.
Read morePros: Tasty food
Cons: Expensive, vegans need to ask for vegan dishes.
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KatjaValentinaKramp
Points +627
Lovely tapas and atmosphere - Edit
Great spot to enjoy local tapas! Very Spanish and authentic!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan dishes , Authentic tasty tapas , Great atmosphere
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AndyDavies
Points +76
Amazing food - Edit
The food here was absolutely brilliant. We did the set meal, which was €50 for 7 courses at the chef's discretion and 2 drinks each. There was an option to specify that it was all vegan. It's probably worth booking ahead as they were really busy, which stressed the waiter out a little. This is highly recommended though. It's not as cheap as some places we visited, but the food was so good that it was well worth what we paid.
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veggiesteve-shop
Points +21
Family trip - Edit
This was a great find thanks to Happy Cos website.
Read moreGreat food, good prices. Great range of alternative drinks.
We went back a few days later but it was shut in the afternoon and we were so disappointed.
Highly recommend.
Guest
n5igrid
Points +21
Really good experience! - Edit
Almost everything can be made vegan. We had the tasting menu and the food was amazing, very very tasty. Staff was very friendly and helpful, service was really fast even though the restaurant was completely full.
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bruixa86
Points +346
Fantástico - Edit
Comimos menú degustación vegano y fué buenísimo! Buen precio y incluye bebida. Muy recomendable! // We ate the vegan tasting menu and it was so good! Goos price and it includes drinks. Very recommendable!
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iainStuart
Points +16
Sesamo - Edit
Our visit to Sesamo was great. The staff are very nice, the food wonderful and the restaurant is very cozy. We had the vegan tasting menu and each dish was unique and interesting.
Read morePros: Inventive food, Lovely staff
Guest
sikke5472321
Points +24
good food, friendly staff - Edit
we went there for dinner. We did not eat the menu, because we weren't that hungry, but had some of the tapas and shared a main dish. everything was delicious, the staff was very nice and welcoming.
Read moreRecommendation!
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CorinnaJayne
Points +55
best food in Europe - Edit
I went here for my birthday and having been traveling through Europe and eating a lot of bland boring food, this place was so exciting with so many options for a reasonable price.
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Nikolate
Points +2297
Experience - Edit
This was amazing evening experience. Place is nice even bit small. We tried the vegan tasting menu with wine and dessert for 2 that cost 50euro. We were fine! Full. It was great experience of local cuisine, great for good date :) food was delicious!
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AliAlexander
Points +52
Great food - Edit
I enjoyed this place! Really great beet hummus with roasted carrots and creative melon and basil soup. Staff was really friendly.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Friendly staff
Guest
leyllie
Points +28
Very welcoming - Edit
Nice dishes and very welcoming staff and chief
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agentjaybird
Points +28
Mucho bueno! - Edit
Absolutely delicious food - really inventive. We had the tapas tasting menu and also ordered extra desserts so we could try them all. My boyfriend is an omnivore and he also loved it! The service was warm, welcoming and funny, and the space has a cozy charm. Would absolutely come back. I spied on my neighbouring table and they ordered from the a la carte menu - everything also looked brilliant.
Read morePros: Good cocktails, Very attentive service , Interesting menu
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Manmoon
Points +82
Excellent food - wish I'd eaten here more - Edit
The food here is the best I've had in Barcelona. I tried bunch of vegetarian places and this was my absolute favourite. The food was presented in an appetising way, the mix of ingredients creative - and the taste excellent. Wish I could've had the chance to eat here more than once. Would've loved to eat my way through the menu. Staff friendly. The back room gets hot. I'd recommend you book ahead and ask for a table in the outer (cooler) room. I hope the Resturant upgrades inner room with some sort of cooling system. Otherwise this was s spectacular experience. Definitely coming back!
Read morePros: Fantastic food
Cons: Gets hot in the back / inner room
Guest
TatianaNidegger
Points +20
avec oppociones veganas - Edit
Restaurante agradable con muchas opciones veganas y muy ricas
Read morePros: mucha opción vegana
Cons: accesible
Guest
CanalCat
Points +344
Try their tasting menue - Edit
Their tasting menue is well spent money. The a la carte menue is a bit disappointing regarding vegan desserts, but the staff is very nice and helpful.
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ArtVB
Points +336
Delicious tasting menu - Edit
Very creative plant based food from the innovative Argentinean chef who runs this place. Make sure to reserve since this place is booked almost every night. The tasting menu is a good way to try the best of his dishes, although I think it is much better for vegetarians than for vegans. If you are vegan, choosing individual items such as the outstanding roasted cauliflower (almost never included in the tasting menu) might be a better bet.
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Reenie123
Points +75
bad service! average food - Edit
waiter was moody, service was terrible..We were told we'd get a table in 15, never did and ended up eating our meal off bar stools. Very uncomfortable experience.
Read moreplates were snatched as soon as finished.
Food was average, nothing amazing!
We didn't reserve a table so maybe if you reserve you might have a better experience.
Guest
Gabeuk
Points +83
Great food, but busy, with slow service - Edit
Sesamo is a really good restaurant, but it is a popular place and on the Saturday night I went it was busy. The food was slow to arrive, but worth the wait when it came.
Read moreSummary: The food is really good, if you have time. Better to go with friends and make an evening of it rather than go for a quick meal like I did.
Pros: Food
Guest
rachaelj
Points +57
Brilliant Food, Service is Uneven - Edit
I would rank Sesamo, food-wise, as among the best vegetarian restaurants at which I have eaten. The menu is excellent, and all items we ordered were extraordinary. The beet gnocchi, pumpkin soup, and the agnolotti were brilliant as was the brownie for dessert. I am very particular about brownies/brownie sundaes, and this one was probably the best one I have ever eaten anywhere. The tomato bread was easily the best-tasting we ate in Barcelona. In fact, all other tomato breads tasted really poor or marginal in retrospect, after eating Sesamo's. The only issue was of the service. During our second dinner there, the young man who was one of the two servers on duty was coughing very often in close proximity to food and guests , usually without covering his mouth properly. Our first visit was marred by a kitchen staff that glared at us the entire meal. If a restaurant is going to feature an open kitchen, people in the kitchen need to act in a friendly manner or at least not in a very overtly unfriendly manner. We were very bewildered by their behavior as we were both very appreciative, friendly, and complimentary of the food. The kitchen staff was definitely more friendly our second visit, but I would say the restaurant overall could improve on the uneven nature of the entire staff's behavior. Even with the service issues, I would highly recommend this restaurant. Food-wise, our two meals there were really satisfying.
Read morePros: Quality food, Very large, all-vegetarian menu, Very close to Metro line
Cons: service issues per my review
Guest
Alexbmiller
Points +25
Excellent dinner in Barcelona - Edit
We loved this place both food and atmosphere were excellent. We did al a cart but the tasting menu was a great deal -- 7 dishes, 2 glasses of wine each, water and dessert for 25 euro each! Various cuisine on the menu. If you go before 9 no reservation needed but then seemed to get more crowded!
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Parasol
Points +502
Try the Chef's Tasting Menu - Edit
It's no easy feat deciding which veg restaurant to pick when you have only a couple of days to spend in Barcelona. I'm glad we picked Sesamo though! I went with my partner and her parents (staunch carnivores) after they asked us to pick a place to eat.
Read moreThe walk was fine for us young folks but the elders found the 25 minute walk from La Rambla a little tough. When we arrived without a reservation there was no problem seating us but it was only 7:30 (opening time).
We chose to get the chef's tasting menu so we could have the best plates without the burden of having to order off a veg menu with meat eaters. It was a great choice. The plates arrived to our delighted faces each time, and we all enjoyed the meal very much. My father-in-law said to the manager that he would always remember the delightful meal he had had there. It was pretty amazing to see him rave so loudly about this all-veg meal.
It was 105 Euro for us all to eat. We were charged for a couple of extra glasses of wine. I think the set menu comes with two glasses, it wasn't all that clear and they just offered refills without really explaining it would be extra. That's fine, it's probably standard practice.
I was more critical perhaps than my fellow diners. I thought the food was great for the most part except for a pink gnocchi dish which was a little bizarre. The plates arrived erratically - at once we would get three dishes and then we would have a very long wait (20 mins or so) before another plate arrived. That would be my main complaint.
In the end I think our 7 plate meal was more like 10 or 11. A couple of times we expected dessert to come next only to have it be another plate of tapas. We were all delighted and full by night's end.
Pros: Value and quality of food, Quaint place off the beaten track, Tasty tasty food and lots of it
Cons: Plates arrive at unpredictable intervals, Wicker sunken seat chairs not comfy
Guest
emilapa
Points +33
Strongly Recommended! - Edit
By far the best vegetarian restaurant I've ever been to. Had the taste menu and 7 out of 8 dishes was very well cooked and full of wonderful flavour. Very welcoming and helpful host. I'll definitely come back to this gem!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Friday May 16, 2014
Pros: Flavours, Nice Staff, Good Drinks
Cons: Maybe a little pricy
Guest
moliverd
Points +24
Sesamo - Edit
Best meal I've had out since becoming vegan! The staff were really helpful and friendly and explained all the options and the specials for the day including what the vegan versions of the applicable dishes would be. We decided against the tasting menu (which gives you 7 courses, 2 drinks each and water for 25euros each). We ordered 2 starters to share, canarian style potatoes with 2 puréed vegetable dipping sauces (divine!) and tomato bread. For the main my partner had filled gnocchi with a beetroot and walnut sauce (vegetarian) and I had one of the daily specials which was a pie filled with tofu and mushrooms sautéed in beer plus salad and a balsamic type dressing. Desserts were peanut butter cheesecake (Veg) and chocolate fondue with strawberries, apple and banana for dipping (Vegan). My partner who eats meat and dairy etc. really enjoyed it too. We were also each given strawberry gazpacho as an aperitif which was incredibly good!
Read morePros: Amazing food, Brilliant staff/service, Nice atmosphere
Guest
Happy Veg Man
Points +134
Nice spot. Good food and good service! - Edit
Had a nice meal here with my wife and two children. My wife and I had the tasting menu, and the kids ate a la carte. When reserving, I let them know I am vegan, and they were ready for it! The fried artichoke was amazing, and the mushrooms with truffle oil were great. I can't say that it was amazing, but it wins for best meal in Barcelona so far!
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Frijoles
Points +424
Loved it! - Edit
Visited here in 2012 and cannot wait for an opportunity to return. The best vegetarian restaurant I've e er been to - tasty, Spanish style food with excellent presentation.
Read morePros: 'real' food, excellent meals, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Limited opening hours
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