Food Review: Vegan Paris! [Long]

Happy reminders at Positive Cafe, Versailles!

Travelling to Paris in August is great - Parisians are on holiday so the city is less crowded (in terms of both people and cars), and you still get to experience the tail-end of summer. Perhaps less good though is the summer closure of (lots) of fabulous vegan restaurants who are on holiday.

Here are a list of places I'd planned to go to, but were closed over summer (despite Google telling me they were open...)

• Crêperie Rozell Café (all vegan crepes! Savoury and sweet) 
• Le Potager de Charlotte (two restaurants, serves brunch, lunch and dinner)
• VG Patisserie (all vegan patisserie) 

Note: if you visit restaurants that are part of a larger chain e.g., Le Pain Quotidien, one shop may be closed but that doesn't necessarily mean all the restaurants are closed. Handy hint!

Le Pain Quotidien 

Vegan hibiscus croissant 2.90 Euros

Vegan Special: Flower Power Bowl 7.50 Euros

Dessert: chocolate mousse!

Le Potager du Marais $$$

Traditional French food, veganised! Serving lunch and dinner. Best to get in early as many people book tables!

• Address: 24 Rue Rambuteau 75003 Paris 
• Opening Hours: 12:00 - 15:00 and 19:00 - 22:30

I ordered a French stew - with mushrooms, carrots and red wine served with potato (€ 18)
And for dessert chocolate mousse (€ 7)

Traditional French Stew <3

Abbatoir Végétal $$ - $$$

• Address: 61 Rue Ramey, 75018 Paris 

This place honestly surprised me so much - the food is presented so aesthetically, its gorgeous to look at and flavourful too. I managed to get a table outside since the inside of the restaurant was fully booked out - so either get there early or late if you'd like to be seated inside!

I ordered the Hummus Plate (€15) which was a starter (but was much larger than I anticipated) and the Eggplant Roti (€16).

Planche de L'ete - regular and beetroot hummus with baba ganoush, served with salad, tomato and rockmelon and bread on the side

Demi Aubergine Rotie

 Le Faitout $$ - $$$
Le Faitout is kind of like a bar, pub, restaurant and cafe all melded into one great place to eat. The menu is fully vegan and they have a range of fabulous fake cheese and meats.

This place is great to go for dinner and especially Sundays (since it's open late) with friends - grab a bunch of tapas and mains to share!

• Address: 23 Avenue Simon Bolivar, 75019 Paris
• Opening hours: 16:00 - 01:00, closed Mondays

Kimchi

Complimentary bread!

 I ordered the vegan cheese board and mushroom pasta but fellow travelling friends who I met in France ordered the other dishes!

Mushroom pasta 15

Toutofu $$ - $$$ 

Starter: tofu and seaweed salad 6 Euros

Warming noodle soup 12.90 Euros

Dessert: "volcano soy cake drenched in matcha" 4 Euros

 Bodhi Vegan $$ - $$$
This place was one of my favourite restaurants - the food was delicious, authentic and at a reasonable price. The staff don't speak much English but you can definitely get by!
Total: €20.50