Best Vegetarian Tasting Menus in Paris 2026

Why a vegetarian tasting in Paris is a request, not a default

Classic Parisian haute cuisine was built around butter, stock and protein, so a true vegetarian tasting is rarely the printed default. The exceptions matter: Alain Passard turned Arpege vegetable-first in 2001 and fully plant-based in 2025, David Toutain prints a vegetarian tasting beside the standard one, and Arnaud Faye has pushed Epicure toward the vegetal. Everywhere else the move is to flag the diet when you book and confirm a day ahead, at which point a three-star kitchen will compose a vegetable menu that often outshines its meat carte. For a strictly plant-based meal with no dairy or eggs, see the separate Paris vegan fine dining guide; this list allows cheese, butter and eggs.

The ranking leads with Arpege, the only fully plant kitchen at three stars, then Epicure and David Toutain, the rooms with a vegetal menu on the carte, before Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei, three-star kitchens that build a vegetarian tasting on request. Every name links to its full review with the price to plan around. Start the wider city from the Paris dining guide, and the field globally from the best vegetarian restaurants worldwide.

The vegetarian tasting list

L'Arpege

Plant-based French · Rue de Varenne, 7th · EUR 260 lunch / EUR 420 dinner

Vegetarian menu: Dedicated, fully plant-based since July 2025

L'Arpege is the reference. Alain Passard removed red meat in 2001 to cook from his own gardens, and in July 2025 he took the three-star room at 84 rue de Varenne entirely plant-based, no dairy, no fish, no eggs. The tasting runs about 260 euros at lunch and 420 euros at dinner, built around the harvest from his plots at Fille-sur-Sarthe: the tomato mosaic, the vegetable ravioli in consomme, the gardener's sushi. It has held three stars since 1996. This is the most ambitious vegetable cooking in France and the obvious first booking for a vegetarian tasting in Paris.

Epicure

Contemporary French · Faubourg Saint-Honore, 8th · vegetal tasting on the carte

Vegetarian menu: Listed; vegetal-led cooking under Arnaud Faye

Arnaud Faye took over Le Bristol's three-star dining room at 112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore in 2024 and put vegetables at the centre of the plate, with lighter, produce-driven cooking across the menu. The kitchen serves six and eight-course tastings, ordered by 1pm for lunch and 9pm for dinner, and will run a vegetarian version for a guest who flags it. The garden courtyard setting is among the prettiest in Paris. It is the grand-hotel pick on this list, formal and faultless, where a vegetable tasting feels engineered rather than improvised.

David Toutain

Modern French · Rue Surcouf, 7th · ~EUR 160 lunch to EUR 290

Vegetarian menu: Dedicated vegetarian (and vegan) tasting printed

David Toutain prints a vegetarian tasting alongside the standard one, which makes the two-star room at 29 rue Surcouf the easiest serious booking for a meatless meal that was designed as such. Toutain made his name on vegetables, and the menus, roughly 160 euros at lunch up to 290 euros, lean on smoked and fermented produce, the eel-and-apple lineage reworked without the eel, and a famous Jerusalem artichoke. Choose the vegetarian set when you book. It is the most contemporary kitchen here and the value pick against the grand-room prices above it.

Le Pre Catelan

Classic French · Bois de Boulogne, 16th · vegetarian menu on request

Vegetarian menu: On request, confirmed available

Frederic Anton's three-star pavilion in the Bois de Boulogne is the garden-bound grand occasion, a belle-epoque house in the park where the kitchen states it will accommodate vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free guests. Ask for the vegetarian menu when you reserve and the kitchen builds a tasting around the season rather than swapping a side for the main. The setting, a glass dining room among the trees, is the draw as much as the cooking. It is the pick for a celebratory lunch where the room and the park do half the work.

Pierre Gagnaire

Avant-garde French · Rue Balzac, 8th · vegetarian menu on request

Vegetarian menu: On request, a day ahead

Pierre Gagnaire's three-star room at 6 rue Balzac, near the Champs-Elysees, cooks the most restless food on this list, plates assembled from many small parts that change constantly. That same instinct makes a vegetable menu a strong proposition here: give the kitchen a day's notice and Gagnaire's team will compose a multi-part vegetarian tasting rather than a token plate. It is the choice for a diner who wants invention over tradition, where the vegetable courses are a creative brief the kitchen relishes rather than a constraint it tolerates.

Kei

Franco-Japanese · Rue du Coq Heron, 1st · vegetarian menu on request

Vegetarian menu: On request; vegetable-forward by nature

Kei Kobayashi became the first Japanese chef to win three Michelin stars in France in 2020, and his cooking at 5 rue du Coq Heron is already built on precision and produce, the garden-of-vegetables plate his signature statement. Ask in advance and the kitchen will build a vegetarian tasting that suits its clean, exacting style, where each vegetable is treated as the centre of its course. It is the most disciplined kitchen here, a fine choice for a diner who wants Japanese rigour applied to French vegetables in a small, calm room.

How to request a vegetarian tasting in Paris

Flag the diet at the moment you book, by phone or email, and use the words menu vegetarien. Say plainly whether eggs, dairy and cheese are welcome, since a vegetarian here will include them and a vegan run will not. At the dedicated rooms, Arpege, David Toutain and Epicure, little notice is needed because the menu already exists. At Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei, give at least 24 to 48 hours so the kitchen can shop and build the courses. Confirm again on arrival. For a strictly plant-based meal, cross to the Paris vegan fine dining guide, and plan the trip by anniversary or birthday.

Frequently asked questions

Which Paris restaurants have a dedicated vegetarian tasting menu?

Three lead the field. L'Arpege is fully plant-based as of July 2025, so its entire tasting is meat-free. David Toutain prints a vegetarian tasting beside the standard one, and Epicure under Arnaud Faye cooks a vegetal-led menu that adapts easily. Beyond those, Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei build a vegetarian tasting on request with a day's notice. Start with the Paris dining guide.

Is L'Arpege vegetarian?

Yes, and more than vegetarian. Alain Passard removed red meat in 2001 and took the three-star restaurant fully plant-based in July 2025, so there is no meat, fish, dairy or eggs on the menu, only vegetables, fruit, herbs and honey from his own gardens. The tasting runs about 260 euros at lunch and 420 euros at dinner. It is the most ambitious vegetable cooking in Paris and effectively vegan now.

How do you request a vegetarian menu at a Paris Michelin restaurant?

Flag it when you book, by phone or email, and say menu vegetarien clearly, noting whether dairy and eggs are fine. The dedicated rooms such as Arpege and David Toutain need little notice. The grand three-star rooms that build one on request, including Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei, want 24 to 48 hours so the kitchen can shop. Always confirm again on arrival.

How much does a vegetarian tasting menu cost in Paris?

It matches the regular tasting at each room. L'Arpege runs about 260 euros at lunch and 420 euros at dinner; David Toutain is roughly 160 euros at lunch up to 290 euros; the three-star grand rooms such as Epicure, Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei sit in the same high bracket as their standard menus. Add a wine or juice pairing at any of them, and expect no vegetarian discount.

What is the difference between vegetarian and vegan dining in Paris?

A vegetarian tasting allows dairy, butter, cheese and eggs, which most of these French kitchens lean on, while a vegan menu excludes all of them. L'Arpege is now effectively vegan, but Epicure, Le Pre Catelan, Pierre Gagnaire and Kei build vegetarian menus that use cheese and eggs unless you ask otherwise. For strictly plant-based rooms and how to request them, see the Paris vegan fine dining guide.

Menus and prices verified against each restaurant's published information in June 2026; confirm vegetarian availability directly when you book. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.