eating vegetarian in Paris
Will be in Paris for a few days in early Jan. I am vegetarian and was wondering about menu options. Any experiences and/or recommendations? I am not vegan.
Julie
Oxnard, CA 11/15/09
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I lived on cheese plates, bread, french onion soup and wine. Even though the soup stock was probably meat based, it kept me warm during a very cold December. I partially set some of my convictions aside and had some escargot, as I do indulge in seafood when I feel I need a meat hit. Other than that, for lunch, some bree (spelled wrong) cheese on some crusty bread is fabulous.
I was recently in Paris for two weeks and ate mostly vegetarian meals. By far my favorite Thai restaurant was Mai Tai, 1 Rue Villehardouin, 75003 Paris, France 01 42 72 18 77?. It's very near Place de Vosges. An incredible Japanese restaurant is 22,rue Saint-Benoit, 75007 Paris, France, 01 45 44 11 18. The prices were very reasonable and we returned several times because the food and ambiance was so extraordinary.
I found these two sites to be excellent resources about Paris dining, especially vegetarian:
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2008/04/vegetarian_rest_1.html
http://www.secretsofparis.com/diningreviews/
http://www.happycow.net/europe/france/paris/
http://goparis.about.com/od/foodanddining/tp/Paris_vegetaria.htm
http://nwfolk.com/vegparis.html
bon appetit!!
Thanks Evelyn for the Paris restaurant websites! Will check them out.