Since my mum moved to Spain during the pandemic, I have spent a fair bit of time at Alicante airport, but, until recently, no time in Alicante itself. We finally put that right last September, when we headed in for a day trip and enjoyed some fun art museums, a very pleasantly situated castle, and some enticing vegan options. I’ve mentioned before that the small towns around my mum’s location do not exactly have a thriving vegan scene, so this was very welcome.

At BodhiGreen Vegetariano, Mother HH and I opted for the daily menu. The soup was listed as artichoke, but was actually more of a general vegetable soup. I quite enjoy a soup with big chunks of vegetables, so this was fine for me, and tasted nice and fresh. Mine was tepid, but my mum’s was the right temperature.

And the main was a Thai green curry. Doesn’t it look inviting?! Again, there were lots of fresh vegetables, which were very welcome, and the sauce was well-seasoned without being too fiery. The rice was excellent, really nicely seasoned too and with nice vegetables and peanuts running through. On the right hand side of the photo above you can see a couple of sweetcorn fritters, which I was very excited about. Sadly, they were a bit soft and didn’t have the nice crispy texture I was hoping for, but they still tasted good.

This was a nice restaurant that I’d happily return to – service was friendly, the location was quite convenient, and there were quite a few vegan options on the menu. We really enjoyed having a leisurely lunch there.

There are a few spots in Alicante where you can pick up some vegan ice cream or sorbet – I significantly prefer ice cream to sorbet, so at Laneu Helados Frescos I shunned the fruit sorbets in favour of a scoop each of chocolate and coconut, which is one of my favourite flavour combinations. It was lovely and refreshing for a hot September day by the sea.

These are both great choices for when you’re in Alicante, but they’re by no means the only options, so I’ll be hoping for an opportunity to branch out soon!