Vegan Paris

Category: France

  • Le Pain Quotidien

    I had a nice salad for lunch today at Le Pain Quotidien in the 4th. There are lots of salads in Paris, which is great: nothing wrong with that. They’re green and one of the best things you can eat, alive with wonderful chlorophyll. This charming Belgian café chain has locations all over the world,…

  • Perl’Amande Nut Butters

    Nuts play a major part in most vegan diets, and one of the most flexible ways to get your nuts is through nut butters like almond butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter and sesame seed tahini. I love to make them into creamy sauces, add them to smoothies or whip up sweet treats. In France there…

  • Rose Bakery

    There are a plenty of vegetarian restos in town, but there also are so many other places that are really nice beautiful, charming, fun or interesting where a vegan can still find something on the menu. Like, for example, the Rose Bakery which is not a vegan bakery but has a lot of my favorite…

  • Le Grenier de Notre-Dame

    What do the oldest and newest vegetarian restaurants in Paris have in common? Answer: They are both “Le Grenier de Notre-Dame” because the venerable left-bank restaurant has just opened up a second location on Rue des Deux-Ponts on the Île St. Louis. I haven’t had a chance to check out the new place yet but…

  • Cheezly

    There is no shortage of cheese in Paris, but there is a definite lack of vegan cheese alternatives. Of course there’s always “nature’s cheese,” the mighty avocado, but there are times when you want something a bit more “bitey.” For those times, I recommend Cheezly. It’s not French style, but rather English style. It’s for…

  • Vegan Organic at FranPrix

      A lot of Vegans like to eat organic and I am one of them. There are lots of Naturalia shops around town but they are not everywhere and they are closed on Sundays and you don’t always have time to make it to the market. Fortunately, the FranPrix chain of convenience stores seems to…

  • Le Pick-Clops

    When a vegan hits a Paris café, they’re probably going to be getting a salad and frîtes. That’s why it’s always such a treat to find a café with a salad that’s a bit special, such as the mysteriously named Le Pick-Clops in the Marais.  The killer salad at Pick-Clops is L’Inca, a satisfying mix…

  • I love the Marché Raspail

    There are many excellent markets in the city, and it is often possible to find a stand specializing in organic produce, but the Raspail Organic market [Métro Rennes, Sunday, 9h to 15h] offers much more. For starters it’s all organic, and even heavily biodynamic so there is a lot to choose from. But it is…

  • Rue des Rosiers

    I live in the Marais district in the 4th arrondissement, and one of the main reasons for that is the nearby presence of Rue des Rosiers.  Rue des Rosiers gets more and more full of pricy boutiques each month but it is still the heart of the Jewish community and the best place in town…

  • “Mais qu’est-ce que tu manges?”

    After a year of animal-free living in Paris, I can safely report that vegans can eat in Paris. Of course, each precious discovery of a vegan oasis must be shared with the world, so please join me as I compassionately eat my way around the 20 arrondissements! Bon Appétit, Emily Horne Me at Maoz