veg food in paris

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Hi Laura -

 

I spent a year in Paris as a vegetarian, and it was indeed difficult - and I'm

lacto-ovo, not even vegan!

 

My advice is to look for non-french restaurants. There are quite a few great

Morroccan restaurants where you can get cous cous and veggies, that sort of

thing. Chinese food - esp. by St. Michel - is a decent bet, too. Also, for a

French meal (since that is where you are, after all), try Galettes. These are

like crepes, but larger and not as sweet, and can be filled with anything. (p.s.

" pomme de terre " is potato, not apple. an apple is une pomme - they're close.

pomme de terre actually translates as " apple of the earth " , which I personally

have alwasys enjoyed! )

 

Otherwise, if you eat eggs, almost anyone will be happy to make an omelette,

even if it is not on the menu. And you can always have ratatouille. which i

probably misspelled. Veggies in a sauce. vegan, too, i think.

 

And, one last thing - there's a really great funky restaurant that's an all you

can eat buffet that is in the 1ere arrondissement and is vegan and is sooooo

good. It is very nice and clean and man, sometimes you just get HUNGRY as a

vegetarian in paris so it might be worth looking it up in a restaurants in paris

book before you go. look under vegetarian in the index to find it. there

aren't many, lol, so it should be easy. i think this particular place is

actually a vegan chain around europe - killer salad bar, soups, etc.

 

hope some of this helps...

 

oh, and btw, since this is my first post, i have really enjoyed reading from

everyone. what a great supportive community! I am a mom of a 17 mo. boy who is

veggie, but lacto-ovo, like his daddy and I are. we live in seattle, and i am

surprised how few vegetarians we know! no vegetarian families with kids. would

love to meet some in person, but the board definitely helps, esp. as my baby boy

is turning into a picky, picky toddler.

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

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