I had a nice salad for lunch today at Le Pain Quotidien in the 4th. There are lots of salads in Paris, which is great: nothing wrong with that. They’re green and one of the best things you can eat, alive with wonderful chlorophyll.
This charming Belgian café chain has locations all over the world, five of which are right here in the center of Paris. It’s by no means a vegan restaurant, but I appreciate so much the acknowledgment of putting a carrot symbol next to the vegan options. They have three salads, vegan soup everyday, a fruit salad and of course their wonderful organic, whole wheat pain au levain [sourdough bread.]
Sitting in the charmingly decorated location that they have in the Marais around the big communal table, we had a warming bowl of potimarron [chestnut-flavored squash] soup and two nice salads: one with artichokes and beans, the other with tofu and three tasty sauces. The tofu might have benefited from being marinated but it was still an impressive and satisfying salad. Just look at the photo I took!
PROS: Openly vegan friendly, organic, multiple locations, sells nice oils, spreads etc.
CONS: No vegan desserts.
Le Pain Quotidien
18, Rue des Archives, 75004
Métro: Hôtel de Ville
Tel : 01 44 54 03 07
Vegan Pilgrim 
Oh super ! Je vais pouvoir manger au pain quo’ 🙂
Merci pour cette nouvelle et pour l’ajout de notre site, j’ai également ajouter ton blog 🙂
Merci à vous aussi pour l’ajout. J’aime beaucoup votre site. Il est vraiment utile.
Merci 🙂
On ira aussi au salon bio 🙂 car les produits de la vie sont supers ! Vraiment ultra bon, qualité et en plus les gens sont tellement adorable 🙂
Hi Emily — Thanks for the great posts! I’m going to be in Paris for only part of one day (Dec 28, landing at CDG at 8:00am, and departing same day at 7:00pm). I believe I will have a lunch meeting, but I was hoping to have a vegan breakfast somewhere good. Can you recommend your favorite place I could go direct from the airport to get some delicious vegan food? Also, depending on how my business meetings go, could you recommend another restaurant I might go to prior to returning to the airport? Thanks for your help!! -Mark. (Chicago)