Food Trends in Paris, 2025: What’s On Every Plate

Paris has always been a benchmark for culinary art, but 2025 is seeing some exciting shifts -

new ideas, bold reinventions, and deeper awareness. If you’re wandering the city with taste buds at the ready, here are the most interesting trends shaping Paris’s food scene this year.

1. Plant-forward haute cuisine

One of the biggest shifts is at the top level of dining: fine-dining restaurants are going almost entirely plant-based. A standout example is Arpège, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant, which has dropped almost all animal products from its menu, keeping just honey from its own beehives. The focus is on seasonal vegetables and artistic presentation.

This isn’t just about catering to vegans, it’s about creativity, sustainability, and pushing culinary boundaries. High cuisine is rethinking what “luxury” means in food, and plants are taking center stage.

2. Sustainability, seasonality, and zero waste

Tied closely to the plant-based shift is a louder voice calling for sustainable dining:

• Chefs and customers alike are favoring local & seasonal ingredients more than ever.

• The concept of zero-waste dining, nose-to-tail cooking, and minimizing packaging is becoming mainstream.

• Biodynamic, organic, and low‐intervention wines are growing in popularity among Paris wine lovers. Natural wine bars are frequent stops now.

  
  

3. Hybrid pastries & the art of indulgence

Traditional French pastry remains beloved, but what’s emerging strongly in 2025 are hybrid creations and over-the-top desserts. Bakeries are experimenting with infusions (matcha, exotic spices), new flavor combinations, playful textures, and dessert miniatures.

One viral example (from earlier but still relevant) is the crookie - a croissant hybrid with cookie-dough filling. These types of pastry hybrids reflect how visual appeal, social media, and novelty are increasingly part of what people want from dessert.

4. Global flavors & casual elevated street food

Paris is no longer just a citadel of classic French cuisine. Global flavors are increasingly integrated into everyday dining:

• Middle Eastern, Korean, North African, and fusion influences are everywhere - both in street-food style spots and in upscale settings.

• Gourmet fast food is being redefined: burgers, platters, casual eats get attention to ingredients, design, and flavor profiles. No longer guilty pleasures, but something you expect to be good and shareable.

  
  

5. New beverage culture: Beyond wine & classic cafés

While wine remains central to French gastronomic culture, in 2025 Parisians are expanding their beverage horizons:

• Creative non-alcoholic options, herbal infusions, elevated teas, and mocktails are on the rise.

• Cocktails and pairings are becoming more sophisticated, even for food tours - matching dishes with surprising drinks, not just wine.

  
  

6. Comfort, nostalgia, and reinterpreted classics

Amid innovation, there’s also a clear love for comfort: classic bistro foods, dishes that evoke nostalgia or simplicity, but reinterpreted with higher quality, often local ingredients. Think revisited French dishes with lighter profiles, maybe less heavy sauce, more vegetal sides, or a modern twist.

What This Means for Food Tours & Visitors

If you’re guiding tours or exploring Paris yourself in 2025, here are a few tips to stay on trend:

• Seek out restaurants that emphasize vegetables & plants, even if they’re not “vegan” in label.

• Visit neighborhood bakeries and pâtisseries: try their latest hybrid pastry.

• Drink beyond classic Bordeaux/Rhone - explore natural wine bars and local tea/infusion shops.

• Include casual and street-food stops - you’ll see as much innovation there as in fine-dining.

• Be curious about sourcing and sustainability - it’s not just nice to have; it’s often central to what people expect now.