A Parisian Vegan Holiday: Where to Indulge, Celebrate, and Savor the Season
- Geraldine Provost
- Dec 2, 2025
- 5 min read
Paris has always known how to dress a table for the holidays. From the buttery glow of boulangeries to the scent of roasted chestnuts drifting along the boulevards, the season has its rituals — and for a long time, those rituals seemed incompatible with a vegan lifestyle. Not anymore. Over the past few years, the city’s most inventive pâtissiers and restaurateurs have begun reimagining Christmas and New Year classics with plant-based finesse. For the modern traveler who wants the style and spirit of a Parisian holiday without compromise, the options are richer than ever.
The movement began quietly, but it is now impossible to ignore. Land & Monkeys, the pioneering 100% plant-based bakery founded by Rodolphe Landemaine, has become a staple of the festive season. Step inside their Beaumarchais or Turenne locations in December and you’ll find bûches de Noël glistening behind the glass, alongside buttery-looking croissants and pain au chocolat that fool even the most skeptical purist. Locals swear that the pastries are so skillfully crafted, many forget they are vegan until someone points it out.
Not far away, VG Pâtisserie continues to refine the art of vegan French pâtisserie, appealing to those who crave tradition but want an updated, ethical twist. Their galettes, tartes, and seasonal cakes are delicate, precise, and deeply Parisian. For a more intimate experience, Jo & Nana Cakes offers charming, creative desserts—sometimes gluten-free, always entirely vegan—and a warm space where one can imagine settling in with tea while pre-ordering a custom holiday cake.
Once the pastry box is checked, the question becomes: Where should we celebrate?
Surprisingly, the most romantic holiday option might just be floating down the Seine. Paris en Scène is among the few dinner cruises offering a vegan holiday menu, served on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Imagine the Eiffel Tower sparkling through the window while you enjoy a four-course plant-based holiday meal. It’s cozy, chic, and unmistakably Parisian — with the added pleasure of knowing you don’t have to pick apart the menu for hidden cream or butter.
Then there’s Daiment, which has quietly become one of Paris’s most elevated vegan dining experiences. Their two restaurants in the 1st and 10th arrondissements describe themselves as “Maisons du Plaisir,” and they live up to it. Their New Year’s Eve menu is refined, celebratory, and thoughtfully festive, the kind of meal that makes you want to dress up just because it’s fun.
Of course, Paris wouldn’t be Paris without its creative side. Friendly Kitchen, in the 11th, will be serving a six-course vegan New Year’s Eve dinner — seasonal, organic, and paired with vegan wines. Bloom Sushi, meanwhile, offers an inventive Omakase des Fêtes menu that feels like a culinary love letter to plant-based Japanese cuisine. Their New Year’s Eve celebration comes with Champagne or French Bloom and is one of the more affordable holiday feasts in the city.
For those who prefer their celebrations more social than sit-down, Abricot Bar in the 10th is a December highlight. Women-owned, stylish, and fully vegan, they’re hosting rom-com movie nights, holiday markets, festive gatherings — and a New Year’s Eve party that’s already generating buzz. It’s the kind of place where you go for a drink and end up staying for the atmosphere.
And if you’re the type who likes having treats at home — chocolates, Advent calendars, specialty ingredients for cooking — Aujourd’hui Demain is the ultimate one-stop shop. Part restaurant, part vegan market, part concept store, it’s where locals stock up on holiday essentials (and where many visitors wish they had an extra suitcase).
What all these experiences share is a simple truth: being vegan in Paris used to feel limiting. Now, it feels liberating. It feels abundant. It feels like stepping into the holidays without the slightest bit of compromise — only joy, creativity, and a renewed appreciation for how adaptable French gastronomy really is.
So as the lights twinkle along the Champs-Élysées and the scent of cinnamon drifts through the marchés de Noël, rest assured: this year, Paris is setting a place for you at the table. A beautiful one. With a plant-based bûche right in the center — exactly where it belongs.
Holiday Vegan Cheat Sheet: Paris’s Best Addresses at a Glance
For readers who want the essentials at their fingertips, here is a curated list of the very best vegan holiday offerings in Paris — from bûches and pastries to New Year’s Eve dinners and festive cruises. Consider it your pocket guide to celebrating the season, plant-based and in style.
Vegan Bakeries & Tearooms
Land & Monkeys
Multiple locations (flagship: 2 rue de Turenne, 4th)
The city’s reference for 100% vegan viennoiseries, pastries, cakes, and festive chocolate creations. A must for bûches de Noël.
VG Pâtisserie
123 boulevard Voltaire, 11th
Special edition holiday bûches and giant gingerbread men (order at least 24 hours ahead).
Open Monday Dec 22; closed Dec 25.
Jo & Nana Cakes
14 rue Abel, 12th
A charming vegan tearoom with gluten-free options. Bûches de Noël available by preorder.
Closed Tue–Wed.
Giardino Paris
147 rue Cardinet, 17th
Two elegant holiday bûches — Forêt Noisette and Jardin d’Hiver. Delivery available.
Vegan Shopping & Gourmet Essentials
Aujourd’hui Demain
42 rue du Chemin Vert, 11th
Part concept store, part vegan market, part café. Stock up on plant-based ingredients, seasonal treats, Advent calendars, wines, beers, and handmade holiday cakes.
Open until 4pm on Dec 24 & 31.
Festive Vegan Dining & Events
Daiment (Faubourg & Saint-Honoré)
20 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 10th
24 place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 1st
Paris’s only fully high-end vegan restaurants offer a refined New Year’s Eve tasting menu (€95–€110). Champagne for late seating.
Payment at booking; free cancellation up to 48 hours prior.
Friendly Kitchen
8 rue Popincourt, 11th
Seasonal organic cuisine, mostly gluten-free. Special 6-course New Year’s Eve dinner (€75, drinks not included) at 7pm and 9:30pm.
Bloom Sushi
99 rue Jouffroy d’Abbans, 17th
Omakase des Fêtes (Dec 8–Jan 8), €85 for two.New Year’s Eve dinner with Champagne or French Bloom (€47.50/person).Closed Dec 24 (dinner), Dec 25 & Jan 1.
Holiday Drinks & Nightlife
Abricot Bar
189 rue Saint-Maur, 10th
Women-owned, 100% vegan bar serving creative cocktails and brunch.
Holiday programming through December, including movie nights and festive events.Closed Dec 22–28.
NYE party: A Very Abricot New Year’s Eve.
Special Vegan Holiday Experiences
Paris en Scène — Christmas & New Year’s Cruises
Departure from Île aux Cygnes (Pont Bir-Hakeim, 15th)
One of the only Seine dinner cruises offering a vegan holiday menu.
Christmas Eve: €145 | New Year’s Eve: €165
Sailings at 7:15pm & 9:45pm.
Holiday Vegan Guide: Addresses & Essentials
Land & Monkeys
9 fully vegan bakeries across Paris
Flagship: 2 rue de Turenne, 4th
Bûches de Noël, pastries, breads, chocolate mousse
VG Pâtisserie
123 boulevard Voltaire, 11th
Holiday bûches + giant gingerbread men (order 1 day ahead)
Open exceptionally Monday Dec 22; closed Dec 25
Jo & Nana Cakes
14 rue Abel, 12th
Vegan tearoom; gluten-free holiday options; bûches by preorder
Closed Tue–Wed
Giardino Paris
147 rue Cardinet, 17thHoliday bûches: Forêt Noisette & Jardin d’Hiver
Delivery available
Aujourd’hui Demain
42 rue du Chemin Vert, 11th
Vegan market, wines, Advent calendars, restaurant
Open until 4pm on Dec 24 & 31
Abricot Bar
189 rue Saint-Maur, 10th
100% vegan cocktails, brunch, eventsHoliday programming Dec 12–14; NYE party
Closed Dec 22–28
Friendly Kitchen8 rue Popincourt, 11th
6-course New Year’s Eve dinner, €75 (without drinks)
Seatings: 7pm & 9:30pm
Daiment (Faubourg & Saint-Honoré)
20 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 10th
24 place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 1st
High-end vegan NYE dinner, €95–€110 + Champagne (2nd seating)
Payment required at booking; cancel up to 48 hours ahead
Bloom Sushi
99 rue Jouffroy d’Abbans, 17th
Omakase des Fêtes Dec 8–Jan 8, €85 for two
NYE dinner with Champagne or French Bloom, €47.50/personClosed Dec 24 dinner, Dec 25 all day, Jan 1 all day
Paris en Scène – Holiday Dinner Cruise
Île aux Cygnes (via Pont Bir-Hakeim), 15th
4-course vegan menu option
Christmas Eve: €145 | New Year’s Eve: €165
Cruises at 7:15pm & 9:45pm
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