The vegan choices in Paris have exploded up to now 5 years, and proceed to develop each day. This can be a itemizing of the perfect locations to search out dependable details about vegan eating places, meals outlets 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 loads 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 just a few years in the past just about cemented my vegan standing, however it wasn’t all the time really easy to search out something to eat outdoors what I cooked for myself at residence.
However it’s a brand new world on the market! Not solely are there vegan eating places, meals markets, pastry outlets, tea rooms, and meals vehicles, some are adequate to advantage crossing the Seine (fortunate for me, since I dwell on the Left Financial institution).
True Story: Again in 2001 I used to be engaged on a contract challenge referred to as Paris Hotlinks, a kind of Yellow Pages itemizing ALL of the web sites about Paris that have been in English (as a result of again then there have been so few that it was truly attainable!) 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 let you know the place to search out the perfect 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 identify, this is likely one of the greatest sources for vegan in Paris, whether or not you’re a customer or a neighborhood just like the creator, Franck (aka Lièvre Taquin). On the middle is the Vegan Vacationer Map, out there in French and English, which you could buy for €2 (typically discovered at most 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, Connoisseur, and the catch-all “Convivial” which appears to incorporate all the locations that didn’t match into the opposite classes. It consists of 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 lots has modified up to now 12 months! Additionally make sure to comply with Franck on Instagram or Fb for the most recent additions and enjoyable vegan occasions round Paris.
On a private be aware, as somebody who lives within the thirteenth arrondissement (southeast Paris), I’m all the time a bit horrified to see how 95% of the addresses are concentrated within the ninth, tenth, and eleventh arrondissements. At the least I’m pressured to get some train each time I bike throughout the Seine to Land & Monkeys for a tarte au citron. 😉
The Blissful 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 planet. It’s thorough, nonetheless the listings are all mixed in, and regardless of some filters it’s exhausting to inform if a spot is extra connoisseur restaurant or extra of a quick meals joint at a look. Nonetheless, an ideal place to start out when searching for up-to-date suggestions in Paris and elsewhere in France.
Eatic
This can be a French meals supply app like Uber Eats, however all the pieces listed is 100% vegan or vegetarian so that you don’t must scroll to search out one thing you’ll be able to eat. Accessible in Paris, Lyon, and Lille.
aBillion
This comparatively new app has an ideal 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. In addition they encourage you to go away your individual evaluations by posting a photograph of a vegan dish you may have loved whereas consuming out, and in return you get a credit score which you could donate to any of the 60+ impactful non-profits (like Sea Shepherd, One Tree Planted, or varied animal sanctuaries).
Making Particular Requests: My Frenchie Expertise
I don’t anticipate all eating places to go vegan, however it appears lazy when a restaurant serving an enormous menu of choices can’t work out learn how to make at the least one dish with out animals or animal merchandise in it. Sure, generally you’ll be able to 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 all the time a good suggestion to name or message a restaurant when reserving to ask if it’s attainable for them to accommodate vegans. The French are often very trustworthy about this, and gained’t hesitate to say ‘non’ if it’s not. Nonetheless it might additionally shock you what number of are keen to offer it a strive.
As I wrote within the December 2019 Secrets and techniques of Paris Publication, I needed to ebook a desk for 5 on the famend gastronomic bistro Frenchie, with one vegetarian and one vegan. After I made the request of their on-line reserving kind, they instantly responded, “no downside”. Simply in case, I checked once more once I confirmed the day earlier than. “We’ve been planning this for 2 days,” stated 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 have been fingers down the most effective meals I’ve ever eaten in Paris, vegan or not). This sort of request will in all probability work a lot better in eating places with cooks which might be extra centered on accountable delicacies made with seasonal and native elements, just like the multi-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse (and fewer so in institutions identified solely for his or her meat or fish).
Vegan Books
If you happen to assume veganism continues to be a vacationer factor, you is perhaps shocked to see there’s a complete 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 outlets in Paris, with a big choice of various meats, cheeses, ice cream, drinks, pet meals, protein powders, and wonder merchandise. They ship throughout the similar day in Paris, however you too can order on-line and decide it up on the retailer. Closed on Sundays.
Aujourd’hui Demain
42 rue Chemin-Vert, 11th
This can be a restaurant and low store with a small clothes boutique and meals market within the again. I discover the costs a bit excessive, however it’s a certain guess for elements and objects wanted for cooking vegan at residence, 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, residence, and wonder). You can too discover many vegan merchandise of their common shops that are discovered throughout Paris if you happen to’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 often discover a number of manufacturers of vegan “meats” in bigger French supermarkets (particularly in Paris) like Carrefour or Monoprix, which sells recent 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 must play “avocado roulet” with recent ones and find yourself throwing half of them out). Ordering on-line to select up in individual is a good way to ensure you’re not wandering misplaced by means of the aisles searching for 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 courtroom is open freely to the general public. Along with yummy vegan meals (principally by native vegan eating places), there may even be dwell 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 standard occasions all year long to convey collectively vegans in Paris for festive moments, like dance events or board recreation nights, all the time 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 news on the most recent occasions, and ebook quick if you happen to see one thing you want, they refill quick!
Vegan Cooking Courses
If you happen to’ve bought sufficient French to comply with a cooking class, the connoisseur uncooked vegan restaurant 42 Degrés has common cooking workshops all year long the place you’ll be able to learn to make vegan cheeses and dishes that may wow even your meat-eating pals.
Veggie World
Vegan commerce present with loads of stands promoting merchandise not often present in Paris. Many of the festivals are in German cities; there are not any dates scheduled for Paris in 2023 in the intervening time.
