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Best Vegan Food in Paris (2026)

Vegan in Paris? In France? Are you kidding me? Isn’t French cuisine practically synonymous with haute cuisine—with its delectable, buttery croissants, exquisite pastries, and world-class patisseries? Well, French cuisine is all of that—and so much more.

When it comes to food, the French are incredibly creative and discerning, always striving to bring p.e.r.f.e.c.t.i.o.n to every dish. And now, that same pursuit of excellence is making its way into vegan cuisine in Paris. As the movement continues to grow and gain momentum across the world, Paris is beginning to redefine its culinary traditions. On our first proper visit to the city, we were genuinely surprised to discover this side of Paris—a city in the midst of a remarkable shift towards greener, healthier, and more sustainable ways of living, eating, and being. So my dear veganers (vegan readers) here’s a list of vegan-friendly places we tried—and vegan food we genuinely loved eating—in Paris.

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Follow this blog for more vegan options – we’ll be updating this post as and when we find new hotspots or new catering services in the city.

I am a classically trained French chef who held Michelin stars for 12 years and the thought of someone like me being vegan would have been insane five or ten years ago. But now the world is waking up. This is the future.

Alexis Gauthier

Smiling couple take a selfie by a calm lake in autumn, wearing warm jackets amid golden trees; the scene feels cheerful and relaxed.

Hand holds a brown takeaway food box labeled “NOT GUILTY PLEASURE*” on a city sidewalk, with autumn trees and pedestrians blurred behind it.

Handwritten chalkboard menu in a cozy café, listing desserts and drinks; colorful wall art, tables, and casually dining people create a warm mood.

Maslow Temple

Website: Maslow Restaurants

This restaurant has to top our list, because the flavours here are so unlike anywhere we’ve eaten before. Maslow Temple is a low-impact, zero-waste vegetarian restaurant in Paris’ Marais district – home to the largest vegetarian restaurants in the city. It’s one of the most successful veggie dining in the area, mostly because of its simple formula: make veggie eating comforting, delicious and affordable. They’ve done a brilliant job at creating their own unique flavours. Think kimchi fritters, potato churros, a whole artichoke dipped in coconut-peanut sauce or sweet potato with crispy rice. The menu keeps alternating between traditional French classics and more personal creations, depending on seasonal ingredients.

On our first visit to Maslow, we had to wait in the queue (even at 5pm in the evening!) to get a seat – it was that crowded! Highly recommend eating here, and definitely try their scrumptious desserts – you’ll thank us:)

Chocolate-covered pastry topped with shredded coconut on a café plate, with water glasses, spoon, bicycles, and colorful night lights behind it.

Restaurant table with a plated golden-brown dish in orange sauce, herbs and lemon wedges, water glasses, and orange juice; cozy night setting.

Le Potager du Marais

Website: Le Potager du Marais

This was a beautiful discovery, especially since we’re both big on trying traditional dishes wherever we go. Le potager du Marias is a Parisian restaurant offering vegan versions of traditional French dishes. Be it Crème Brûlée or Bourguignon, you’ll find everything vegan here. Plus, most dishes come with nutritious wholesome ingredients.
We tried traditional onion soup, Spinach lasagna with almond and walnut cheese, roasted potato with olive tapenade and hazelnut pesto, and of course, Crème Brûlée. If you too, want to try traditional French dishes vegan, give a visit to this vegetable garden. Le Potager in French means “the vegetable garden”.

Top-down view of a caramelized crème brûlée dusted with powdered sugar in a brown ramekin on a white plate, with a spoon beside it.

Smiling woman in a cream sweater and glasses sits at a cozy restaurant table behind salmon, vegetables, and sauce on a white plate.

Land and Monkeys

Website: Land and Monkeys

Paris’ first 100% plant-based bakery with a positive impact and regenerative business model is Land and Monkeys. On a mission to make plant-based food irresistible, the people behind Land and Monkeys believe that the transition toward a more sustainable diet must go through good food and good moments. Whether it’s croissants or lemon tarts, this French bakery has reinvented the French classics into vegan versions.

We literally had to walk into the bakery twice just to fully process that everything was vegan. There’s barely any mention of the word “vegan,” yet the shelves are packed with pizzas, focaccia, pastries we’d never seen before, and croissant flavours we didn’t even know existed! Who would’ve thought a spread this indulgent could be entirely vegan? But that’s just Land and Monkeys. Try their Azahar and broccoli focaccia – it’s to die for!

Tip: The French word for vegan is végétalien or végétale, while végétarien means vegetarian.

Café Studio

Website: Café Studio

Just like the name suggests, Café Studio is both: a cozy café and an inspiring studio. The owners, Lara and Cécile, are both cousins, and were raised with the values of eating homemade meals, sharing resources, repairing broken items, and being conscious of one’s ecological footprint. And they wanted to share similar ideologies, and so came Café Studio – a place to learn, eat and drink.

They’re 100% vegan and offer an all-inclusive vegan brunch menu for €27. The entire place is such an extension of home, and it gives such a homely feeling just to be there. There’s also creative workshops being held regularly including crocheting, tarot card reading, knitting scarves, and so on. Make sure to check their website when you visit – you might discover an interesting skill you didn’t know you needed.

Le Potager de Charlotte

Website: Le Potager de Charlotte

Le Potager de Charlotte is created by two brothers, David and Adrien, who’ve been vegan for several years and believe in the core values of veganism. On a mission to promote healthy and sustainable living, they offer a fully plant-based menu including delicious local and regional dishes with Camargue rice, a superfood from France. We highly recommend dining here – the warm ambience and heart dishes will certainly make you want to linger around for longer.

This goes without saying, but when in France, one must try the Chocolate mousse – aaah yumm! You’ll find one at Le Potager de Charlotte as well 🙂

Some anecdotes from a Michelin-starred French chef

The famous Michelin-starred French chef Alexis Gauthier once wrote in his instagram post: “They say going vegan is the death of French gastronomy… I say — it’s not the end of tradition. It’s its evolution. Because true French cuisine has always been about creativity, seasonality, and respect for the ingredient. And it does not have to end with plants – but begin there.”

And as true as those words ring, centuries-old culinary traditions do not have to come at the cost of exploiting animals. We are in 2026, at a time when natural resources are dwindling, countless wild species are facing extinction, deforestation is at an all-time high, and yet, man still seems determined to prove that HUMANS ARE ABOVE NATURE – by abusing voiceless animals and turning their suffering into a culinary spectacle.

For example, in France, there’s a dish called La Canard À la Presse, which means pressed duck. The French dish consists of various parts of a duck served in a sauce of its own blood and bone marrow, which is extracted by way of a special press. That dish has been regarded as “the height of elegance”. Isn’t that ridiculous – and absurd?

This is why chefs like Gauthier are compelling. Coming from that cultural background and that gastronomy training, he has now chosen to challenge the assumption that tradition must remain tied to animal exploitation, and has converted his London restaurant into a fully plant-based one in 2021.