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The vegan scene in Paris has finally come into its own with the opening of restaurants and shops that serve food worthy of the French capital’s storied gastronomic credentials. Growing numbers of Parisians are aware of the health and environmental benefits of eating vegan.
“The evolution in Paris has been pretty amazing,” says American baker Amanda Bankert of Boneshaker Donuts, a popular bakery that quietly went fully vegan in 2019. “But the French being the French, they insist that vegan food deliver the same gastronomic pleasure as traditional diets do.”
Some of the city’s best vegan restaurants are led by foreign chefs, often looking to Asian and South American kitchens for inspiration, and contemporary California cuisine is a big influence, too. Where Paris vegan cuisine remains profoundly French is in the subtlety of its seasoning, the quality of the produce, and the technical precision, a Gallic gastronomic signature.
Note: Not all of the restaurants on this list are strictly vegan. Confirm items fit your dietary needs directly with restaurants.
This guide is organized by arrondissement, spiraling out from the 1st.
Alexander Lobrano is a Paris restaurant expert and author of Hungry for Paris, Hungry for France, and his gastronomic coming-of-age story My Place at the Table. He blogs about restaurants and writes often for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, and other publications.
Additional photo illustration credits: center dish photo by Joann Pai
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