The vegan choices in Paris have exploded up to now 5 years, and proceed to develop every single day. It is a itemizing of one of the best locations to search out dependable details about vegan eating places, meals retailers and occasions in Paris, utterly up to date for 2023.
As somebody who arrived in Paris as an odd vegetarian again in 1995, I needed to eat lots of pasta and omelets, and drank so little milk dwelling with a French household that I developed lactose intolerance. Growing an egg allergy out of the blue a number of years in the past just about cemented my vegan standing, nevertheless it wasn’t at all times really easy to search out something to eat outdoors what I cooked for myself at dwelling.
However it’s a brand new world on the market! Not solely are there vegan eating places, meals markets, pastry retailers, tea rooms, and meals vehicles, some are adequate to advantage crossing the Seine (fortunate for me, since I stay on the Left Financial institution).
True Story: Again in 2001 I used to be engaged on a contract venture referred to as Paris Hotlinks, a kind of Yellow Pages itemizing ALL of the web sites about Paris that had been in English (as a result of again then there have been so few that it was truly potential!) However inside a 12 months or two, there have been just too many to maintain monitor of anymore. We’re attending to that tipping level with vegan meals choices in Paris, so not I’m not going to try to record all of them. As a substitute, I’m going to inform you the place to search out one of the best up-to-date listings your self.
The place to Discover the Newest Vegan Meals and Restaurant Listings for Paris
Vegan Vacationer Paris
Regardless of its title, this is likely one of the greatest assets for vegan in Paris, whether or not you’re a customer or an area just like the creator, Franck (aka Lièvre Taquin). On the middle is the Vegan Vacationer Map, obtainable in French and English, that you would be able to buy for €2 (usually discovered at lots of the vegan addresses it lists). It’s fairly thorough, breaking down the vegan institutions into a number of useful classes: Asian, Afro-Caribbean, Espresso Store, Quick Meals, Wholesome, On the Go, Candy, Gourmand, and the catch-all “Convivial” which appears to incorporate the entire locations that didn’t match into the opposite classes. It contains opening hours, the closest metro, and a brief description for every place. You may have a peek on the free PDF model from 2022, however I encourage you to get the 2023 printed map as a result of rather a lot has modified up to now 12 months! Additionally make sure you observe Franck on Instagram or Fb for the newest additions and enjoyable vegan occasions round Paris.
On a private be aware, as somebody who lives within the thirteenth arrondissement (southeast Paris), I’m at all times a bit horrified to see how 95% of the addresses are concentrated within the ninth, tenth, and eleventh arrondissements. No less than I’m compelled to get some train each time I bike throughout the Seine to Land & Monkeys for a tarte au citron. 😉
The Comfortable Cow
This web site began over twenty years in the past is likely one of the best-known for locating vegetarian and vegan choices when touring anyplace on the earth. It’s thorough, nonetheless the listings are all jumbled in, and regardless of some filters it’s onerous to inform if a spot is extra connoisseur restaurant or extra of a quick meals joint at a look. Nonetheless, an awesome place to begin when in search of up-to-date suggestions in Paris and elsewhere in France.
Eatic
It is a French meals supply app like Uber Eats, however the whole lot listed is 100% vegan or vegetarian so that you don’t should scroll to search out one thing you possibly can eat. Obtainable in Paris, Lyon, and Lille.
aBillion
This comparatively new app has an awesome idea of crowd-sourcing vegan dishes in “common” eating places in order that vegans or vegetarians can know if there are alternatives for them when consuming with pals or household in non-vegan institutions. Additionally they encourage you to go away your personal evaluations by posting a photograph of a vegan dish you’ve got loved whereas consuming out, and in return you get a credit score that you would be able to donate to any of the 60+ impactful non-profits (like Sea Shepherd, One Tree Planted, or numerous animal sanctuaries).
Making Particular Requests: My Frenchie Expertise
I don’t anticipate all eating places to go vegan, nevertheless it appears lazy when a restaurant serving an enormous menu of choices can’t determine methods to make no less than one dish with out animals or animal merchandise in it. Sure, typically you possibly can ask for substitutions or different changes to your meal, however not each restaurant goes to have the ability to deal with particular orders. It’s at all times a good suggestion to name or message a restaurant when reserving to ask if it’s potential for them to accommodate vegans. The French are normally very sincere about this, and received’t hesitate to say ‘non’ if it’s not. Nonetheless it might additionally shock you what number of are keen to provide it a attempt.
As I wrote within the December 2019 Secrets and techniques of Paris Publication, I wished to guide a desk for 5 on the famend gastronomic bistro Frenchie, with one vegetarian and one vegan. Once I made the request of their on-line reserving kind, they instantly responded, “no drawback”. Simply in case, I checked once more after I confirmed the day earlier than. “We’ve been planning this for 2 days,” mentioned our server. “We actually loved the problem”. And true to their phrase, each dish within the 5-course meal got here out with a flourish, together with the vegan alternate options (which had been palms down top-of-the-line meals I’ve ever eaten in Paris, vegan or not). This sort of request will most likely work significantly better in eating places with cooks which are extra targeted on accountable delicacies made with seasonal and native substances, just like the multi-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse (and fewer so in institutions recognized completely for his or her meat or fish).
Vegan Books
In the event you suppose veganism continues to be a vacationer factor, you is likely to be shocked to see there’s an entire bookcase of vegan cookbooks at FNAC, the place I additionally discovered the beautifully-made Information du Paris Vegan. Nonetheless these print guides are usually rapidly outdated, as so many locations have opened (and closed) over the previous 5 years.
Vegan Meals Shops in Paris
Mon Epicerie Paris
31 rue des Gravilliers, third
This is likely one of the largest vegan meals retailers in Paris, with a big collection of various meats, cheeses, ice cream, drinks, pet meals, protein powders, and wonder merchandise. They ship throughout the identical day in Paris, however you can even order on-line and choose it up on the retailer. Closed on Sundays.
Aujourd’hui Demain
42 rue Chemin-Vert, 11th
It is a restaurant and low store with a small clothes boutique and meals market within the again. I discover the costs a bit excessive, nevertheless it’s a positive wager for substances and objects wanted for cooking vegan at dwelling, and it’s open every day.
Naturalia Vegan
39 rue Merlin, 11th
Naturalia is a well being meals retailer with one store in Paris particularly devoted to vegan merchandise (meals, dwelling, and wonder). It’s also possible to discover many vegan merchandise of their common shops that are discovered throughout Paris when you’re not within the temper to cross city.
Official Vegan Store
On on-line retailer with over 400 vegan manufacturers, primarily based outdoors of Lyon, which delivers in France inside 48 hours.
Don’t Overlook Your Native Grocery store
You may normally discover a number of manufacturers of vegan “meats” in bigger French supermarkets (particularly in Paris) like Carrefour or Monoprix, which sells contemporary vegan bowls within the deli and shares Past burgers, Vegan Deli meatballs and cheeses, and even Ben & Jerry’s vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. The Picard frozen meals retailer additionally has some nice vegan dishes (and is my supply of avocado slices, frozen when completely ripe so I don’t should play “avocado roulet” with contemporary ones and find yourself throwing half of them out). Ordering on-line to choose up in individual is a good way to be sure you’re not wandering misplaced by way of the aisles in search of any specific vegan merchandise amongst the others.
Vegan Occasions
Smmmile Vegan Pageant
July 1-2, 2023
A festive occasion for all issues vegan on the Grand Halle de la Villette (Parc de la Villette, nineteenth). Tickets are “pay as you want”, and the meals court docket is open freely to the general public. Along with yummy vegan meals (principally by native vegan eating places), there can even be stay concert events, DJ units, “silent” dance social gathering, workshops, yoga and health periods, a bit for various environmental/animal welfare teams, and public conferences.
Locals’ Occasions with Vegan Vacationer Paris
Franck of Vegan Vacationer Paris organizes many common occasions all year long to convey collectively vegans in Paris for festive moments, like dance events or board sport nights, at all times with vegan buffet or meals vehicles (each listed within the Secrets and techniques of Paris Calendar for July-August 2023). Comply with his Instagram or Fb to get the inside track on the newest occasions, and guide quick when you see one thing you want, they refill quick!
Vegan Cooking Lessons
In the event you’ve received sufficient French to observe a cooking class, the connoisseur uncooked vegan restaurant 42 Degrés has common cooking workshops all year long the place you possibly can learn to make vegan cheeses and dishes that may wow even your meat-eating pals.
Veggie World
Vegan commerce present with lots of stands promoting merchandise not normally present in Paris. Many of the festivals are in German cities; there aren’t any dates scheduled for Paris in 2023 for the time being.
