Paris: Sustainable Green Guide

Paris: Sustainable Green Guide

💚Experience GREEN Paris with this guide of eco-responsible shops, cafés, restaurants, grocers, and more. Discover: 🛒 10+ Sustainable shops featuring zero-waste products (not food) 🌰 5+ Organic grocers and places where you can buy in bulk (en vrac) ☕️ 2+ Sustainable coffee shops 👕 3+ Second-hand clothing stores 🍴 14+ Vegetarian and vegan-focused restaurants (not restaurants that have a few veg or vegan options - those are everywhere!) 📍 2+ Activities/special green spaces (not just another park) 🏨 FREE Eco-Friendly Hotel Guide with 7+ options You also get: ✍️ My personal notes for each recommendation 📍 An interactive map of all recommendations 🔓 Access to all future updates when you SAVE this guide 🎞️ Linked videos (where applicable) that bring recommendations and advice to life 💚 This guide is FREE. I'd be so grateful if you shared this guide with a friend or contributed a small tip. 🙏🏼
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🛒Sustainable Shops

My favorite shops where you can buy everything from reusable paper towels to chewable mouthwash tablets to tiny nylon bags that fit in your pocket so you never need a plastic bag ever again.

Well-Nest Paris
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A beautiful "slow life" concept store co-run by French and Irish ladies. Dishware, hand towels, throw blankets, and more delightful treasures are artfully curated here.
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We Are Paris
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Eco-responsible French concept store. Local brands, handmade products, natural cosmetics, and more.
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Rue Rangoli - Upcycling/Zérodéchet Ecoresponsable
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This shop offers upcycled, zero-waste, and vintage/second-hand products, on a mission to enlighten responsible and sustainable consumption!
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Unbottled - Paris Marais
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Super cute shop with plastic and bottle-free soaps, solid shampoos, solid conditioners, cleansers, and more.
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KORRES MARAIS
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A boutique boasting conscious fragrances and natural cosmetics!
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The Zero Waste House
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"Bright boutique selling reusable containers, packaging-free cosmetics & other zero-waste products."
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The Naked Shop
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Fully focused on liquids in bulk (so targets residents more than visitors). Find bathroom products, cleaning products, essential oils, and more.
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Centre Commercial
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From the founders of Veja come this B-Corp Certified shop combining fashion, design, and environmental commitment.
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Altermundi
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There are 5 locations around Paris of this shop focused on sustainable and responsibly made products. Profits are reinvested into social projects.
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Miss bio Archive
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There are 5 locations around Paris. Products focused on beauty, makeup, and self-care.
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🌰 Organic/Bulk Grocers

The main ‘healthy’ grocers here are Naturalia (the linked shop is vegan only but it is a chain), and Bio c’ Bon (all organic… bio=organic). I’ve included one of each so you know what to look for. The rest of the recs are more specialized and are not chains!

En vrac = items you can buy in bulk, and usually fill your own containers as well.

Naturalia Vegan
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This is the only pure vegan Naturalia in Paris!
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Bio c' Bon Paris Renard
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Biocoop
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5 locations around Paris.
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La Récolte Beaubourg
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Amazing shop with seasonable produce abs a huge bulk section. There are two locations of this store.
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Le Terroir Bio
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Small, cute shop for organic produce & more in bulk!
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☕️ Sustainable Coffee

Brouillon Coffee Paris
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Everything about this thoughtful café is done with sustainability in mind, from the cleaning products to cloth hand towels in the bathroom to the organic coffee and artisanal ceramic coffee cups and local art decor! It’s also run by potentially the nicest barista in Paris. Downsides: benches aren’t comfortable for a super long time, and while they have food, it’s limited and sometimes sells out around lunch time.
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L'Arbre à Café - Oberkampf
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A B-Corp Certified café ! Feels a bit more like a retail shop for coffee beans (I bought some that smell amazing) rather than a cozy café, but they do have some barstool seating and a small sitting area in the back. So impressed to see B Corp making its way to Paris and to the coffee scene! Two locations, here and in the 2nd. 📶 Laacober2019 ☕️ Allongé: 3€
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👕 Secondhand Clothing

What better city to buy thrifted clothes than the fashion capital of the world?

Fringe upside
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French brand treasures, steeply discounted!
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Chercheminippes
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Consignment store featuring French brands.
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Kiliwatch
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A popular place for vintage and modern clothing - my brother and his friend (a gal) were on a mission to come here when they visited and they both found stuff they absolutely loved.
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Donations & Thrifting

Emmaüs Alternatives Temple
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Emmaus is kind of like a French Goodwill. It's where residents can go to donate alllll kinds of stuff, and also where you can go to thrift clothes, homeware, and more at discounted prices. You probably will not find second-hand designer or vintage pieces here, so this may be more of a locals' spot than a tourist shopping destination!
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🍴 Vegetarian & Vegan

Favorite places that are truly focused on vegetarian or vegan food; not restaurants that have a few veg or vegan options - those are everywhere!

Végétarien = vegetarian

Végétalien = vegan

Abattoir végétal
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The name translates to “vegan slaughterhouse” 🙃
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IMA CANTINE
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Very yummy place to get a healthier meal relatively quickly. It's kind of a buffet style in that everything is made in bulk, but you don't serve yourself. You will tell the server at the counter what you want, but you'll only be choosing amongst a small handful of options. They will then prepare your plate or bowl for you, so it's pretty fast. I loved my food here!
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Les Tontons Veg
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Amazing burgers!
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SO NAT - Notre Dame de Lorette
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Judy Market
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Love Juice Bar Tour Eiffel
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Vegan café!
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Le Bichat
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Lovely healthy cantine with vegan bowls (fish and meat bowls available too).
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the friendly kitchen
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[on my list to go]
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Soya Comptoir Bio (service continu)
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A great vegan restaurant along the Canal St. Martin! There is another location of this restaurant in Paris as well.
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BOB'S JUICE BAR
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A great place for a quick bite or fresh juice. A little hard to find bagels in Paris and they have bagel sandwiches here! Mostly vegetarian with some vegan options (and salmon).
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Nous Vavin
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This is about half-vegetarian, half-not, but they do focus on healthy food overall. Several locations in Paris!
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Land & Monkeys
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[on my list to go] A vegan bakery with a beautiful exterior, and an interior filled with all the classics: croque monsieurs, pain au chocolat, quiche, cinnamon rolls, and more!
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Aujourd'hui Demain
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[on my list to go, recommended by a friend!]
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La REcyclerie
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A funky, urban space great for groups and low-key hanging out.
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📍Activities

Coulée Verte René-Dumont
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The “Paris Highline”, this is a beautiful walk along the tops of old railroad tracks! It ends in a lovely, serene park. Go early to avoid crowds.
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Chalet des Îles
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Is this really still in Paris?! One of my favorite green spaces: take the metro Line 9 to Ranelagh and then walk ~20 min to a small passenger boat to arrive at the little island (île). The restaurant there is truly fantastic, by the way! A little on the pricier side, a full meal with drinks can run around 75€ pp. The boat to the island costs 2€ for a round trip, and you don’t have to pay if you have a reservation at the restaurant. A true gem!
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Hello et bonjour ! I'm (another) American in Paris. I've lived in France since 2016 and I loooove sharing my Paris & France recs in hopes I can help others love this city and country as much as I do. I'm quite confident I've seen more of France than most French people, so no matter what you're looking for, I've (probably) done it! ✅ What I'm a great fit for: Mature travelers, couples, solo travelers, and families who enjoy soaking in authentic experiences, great food and wine, off-the-beaten-track gems, classic sites, and sustainable travel. 🌱 What's sustainable travel about? Traveling in a way that is kind to the environment, respectful of local culture, & supportive of the local economy. My trip-planning services are always through a sustainable lens. ❌ What I'm not a great fit for: Travelers focused on bars/clubbing or high-end shopping. ➡️ Follow me on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest @hilaryinparis for Paris & France recommendations, tips, personal stories, and more. 🌍 PS: I'm on Thatch because I genuinely love sharing France with folks. My day job is running Yugen Earthside, a booking platform for responsible package trips primarily catering to groups of mature American travelers. My company's website is linked below.
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