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A Vegan Guide to France
How to Eat More Than Baguette and Salad
France is not exactly known as a paradise for a cuisine free of animal products — you might think of cheese, snakes, frogs and other so-called local “delicacies”. Well, what can I say. I’ve been vegan since 2013, so my “adaptation phase” to the plant-based diet was long over when I spent almost two years in France between 2016 and 2019. I was fluent in French and prepared for a culinary challenge!
It is true that the vegan trend in the country of the Eiffel Tower has not yet experienced as much of an upswing as my home country Germany (with Berlin being the “vegan capital” of Europe). However, companies and restaurants are discovering a new profitable target group and oh oui, that’s promising. Therefore: Bon appétit and have a good read!
Metropolitan regions vs. rural regions
In metropolitan areas such as Paris, Marseille, or Lyon (the three main cities), it’s almost a piece of cake to find purely vegan restaurants and cafés. I particularly recommend the app or website “HappyCow”, which lists all vegan gastronomic addresses in the world — just enter the desired city and all vegan, vegetarian, or even vegan-friendly restaurants will be displayed (tadaa!). In Paris, you will currently find more than 70 purely vegan restaurants.
