Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera is a village located in the geographic heart of Ibiza. The village is seen as the center for foodies because of the many restaurants and shops with organic produce. Santa Gertrudis, short for Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera, is also called the culinary heart of Ibiza. In and around Santa Gertrudis, various organic products are grown and sold.
Santa Gertrudis is truly is a lovely Ibiza style village, but the main reason for our visit was a great vegan restaurant called Wild Beets.
Wild Beets was founded by Cliff Grubin as a natural progression from his juice bar. He has spent much of his life investigating, researching and experimenting with food in a quest to live an aware and healthy life. Cliff designed Wild Beets as a place where people can experience healthy choices and find out more about veganism without sacrificing flavour and enjoyment. Wild Beets is a place for conscious eating – and, of course, they serve up deliciousness too!
The menu is completely vegan and gluten-free, with several raw dishes.
One review online stated: ‘In 14 days we have eaten here 14 times. We varied between breakfast and lunch. Super food … and nice people.’
What a compliment for the chef. We stayed in Ibiza for 5 days and we drove up to Sant Gertrudis twice, once for dinner, once for lunch.
(photos courtesy of Wild Beets)
I had a beautiful, very tasty Buddha Bowl for dinner and for lunch I enjoyed the shitake meatballs with tomato sauce.
Buddha Bowl
Wild Beets has a terrace outside and the restaurant has a well designed interior.
If you happen to visit Ibiza, it is definitely worth the trip to Santa Gertrudis to enjoy the wonderful food of Wild Beets!
About the author: Mariëlle van de Kerkhof — happy urban gardener who loves to travel and eat great vegan food! www.mariellevandekerkhof.com
