16 Healthy Cafés in Paris for Brunch, Bowls and Better Coffee
The classic Paris café is a wonderful place to watch the street and a terrible place to eat light: a croque-monsieur, a ham baguette, a salad drowned in dressing. The new wellness spots aren't always better, with pastel açaí bowls priced like a main course and a rating built on Instagram likes.
These 16 healthy cafés in Paris sit in between: seasonal brunches, plant-based stews, gluten-free bread and serious coffee or tea, checked across Time Out, Le Fooding and our other sources. For a full meal, see our healthy food page; for the caffeine, our coffee shops.
A luminous vegetarian canteen in the heart of the Marais serving ultra-fresh, Instagram-worthy plant-based comfort food with an impressive 9.6/10 rating.
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A 100% vegan, gluten-free haven serving superfood-powered cuisine with over 30 years of expertise in plant-based nutrition.
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A sun-soaked slice of Los Angeles in the Sentier, serving homemade neo-Californian comfort food from breakfast through late lunch.
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A charming salon de thé where artisanal French pastries meet vintage elegance in a pastel-hued boudoir setting.
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A vibrant food hall in a converted SNCF warehouse near Gare de Lyon, featuring diverse international street food stands, organic local produce, and a sprawling 1,500 m² garden terrace.
A pioneering vegetarian restaurant with two Paris locations, serving seasonal sharing plates crafted from locally sourced, regenerative ingredients.
An American-style bakery and diner serving homemade pies, fresh bagels, and Brooklyn-inspired organic fare in the heart of Paris's 18th arrondissement.
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A self-made bistro near Gare Saint-Lazare where three childhood friends celebrate instinctive French cuisine with daily market finds and natural wines.
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A beloved gluten-free bakery crafting exceptional organic breads and pastries with rice flour since 2014, proving that allergen-friendly can be utterly delicious.
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A refined tea boutique and salon where artisanal infusions meet homemade pastries in the charming Montorgueil quarter.
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A warm Korean table where traditional fermented dishes and vegetarian specialties nourish both body and soul.
An Australian-inspired coffee shop in Montmartre's 18th arrondissement, serving seasonal brunch and virtuous lattes in an industrial-chic setting with Écotable Level 2 certification.
A vibrant, health-focused haven serving açaï bowls and all-day brunch with homemade preparations across multiple Parisian locations.
A sunny anglophone coffee shop in Goutte d'Or serving creative vegan brunch and homemade kombucha.
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A colorful haven serving fresh açaï bowls and all-day brunch across multiple Parisian locations, where Brazilian superfoods meet local ingredients.
A neighborhood gem serving homemade seasonal cuisine with slow food values across two beloved Parisian addresses.
What makes a good healthy café in Paris
A menu that changes with the season, food made on site, and a drink worth sitting down for. Those are the signs we look for. Most places on this list open in the morning and close by late afternoon, so check the hours on each place page before you go, and use the filters above to narrow by neighborhood.
Plant-based plates and seasonal brunch
In the Marais, Kitchen keeps things simple and affordable: a veggie or vegan stew, roasted vegetable plates, Lomi coffee, and pancakes that pull a weekend crowd. La Main Noire, at the foot of the Montmartre cemetery, brings Melbourne coffee culture and rewrites its menu every two weeks: shakshuka, mushroom pancakes, vegan kefta, a spiced raw cacao latte. Maslow, in the 1st and the 3rd, cooks vegetarian sharing plates from regenerative farms, with a Sunday brunch at its Temple address. More morning spots in our breakfast guide.
Superfoods, gluten-free and fermented
Sol Semilla, near the Canal Saint-Martin, is fully vegan and gluten-free, with superfood bowls and cacao drinks. Boulangerie Chambelland, in Oberkampf, bakes everything gluten-free with rice flour; its pain de sucre with candied orange and chocolate chips can sell out on weekends, so order online. Maeum, in the 4th, is a small Korean café built on fermented and vegetarian dishes. See also our vegan food and bakeries.
Tea, cake and a little indulgence
Not everything here is virtuous, and that's fine. Kodama Tiquetonne, near Montorgueil, pours ceremonial matcha and rare blends with homemade pastries. Bontemps, on rue de Bretagne, serves sablés and seasonal tarts in a pastel tea room; our pastry shops have more. Echo, in the Sentier, balances farmers market salads with a smash burger.
Where to look
Le Marais and the 18th arrondissement have the most healthy cafés on this list, and half of them are cheap. On a tight budget, our cheap vegetarian eats add more. For a café with a scene, browse the trendy cafés. Open the map, then read each place's review summary to see what people actually ordered.