Hello! Dr. HH here making a return and I’ll be at the wheel for a few weeks. At the start of May last year, I had a few days off and decided to take a long weekend trip to Paris. Ms. HH was unfortunately still stuck at her desk so I was flying solo this time. It’s been a few years since we’d last been to Paris so I was curious to see how the food scene had changed.

On my first day I arrived in the early evening on the 1st of May. This is taken very seriously as a holiday in France so the hotel staff were a bit unsure about how many places would be open for a meal in the evening. There was no need to worry as the area near the hotel was buzzing with open eateries and many of them were all vegan or at the very least vegan friendly.

My first spot for food was Le Daily Syrien Veggie. I believe there are a few branches in this chain around the city, all with a slightly different name and serving slightly different things.

I had the vegan plate which consisted of falafel, hummus, tabbouleh, mousakka, moujadara, courgette caviar, vine leaves, and a pile of flatbread. There was one big falafel, it was crisp and well seasoned. The moussaka was excellent, with really well seasoned meaty aubergine in a tomato sauce. From the dips, the courgette caviar was my favourite, packed with flavour. The remaining dips were tasty too. The vine leaves were good and felt similar to others I’ve had in the past. There were nice bits of pickled vegetables and pomegranate seeds on the plate for little bursts of extra flavour. This was served with lots of flat bread to mop everything up. It felt like good value for 16 euros.

I also ordered makdous as I can’t resist the opportunity to get those when I have the chance. They were delicious, the aubergine was really soft and had a good sharpness from the pickling. They were well stuffed with plenty of walnuts and the whole thing was bursting with flavour.

I got a lemonade with orange blossom to drink. This was really good, it was quite sharp with a bit of a floral note from the orange blossom. They also brought over a bottle of water to drink too.

It was very busy when I went but service was still very quick, I guess it helps that almost everything I had was a cold dish ready to be plated up.

The vegan plate is labelled as vegan (obviously) but the individual items are not clearly labelled. If you’re ordering individual dishes from the menu, it might be a good idea to check. 

This was a great hearty meal that was perfect after hours in airports and transit.