Plant shop, restaurant, juice bar. Shop sells Amerindian plants mainly from the desert, the Andes mountains, and the Amazonian basin. Juice bar offers hot and cold beverages made from the plants and products sold in the shop, such as purple corn, urucum, cocoa, acerola, klamath. At lunchtime the shop-bar is also a vegan restaurant wherein a range of the plants and micro-algae are represented in the recipes. Brunch on weekends. Located on a street next to Canal Saint Martin. Formerly Voy Alimento. Open Mon 12:00-19:00, Tue-Sat 12:00-22:30, Sun 12:00-19:00. Kitchen closed 3-7pm.
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116 Reviews
First Review by Reuclai
Ilsa
Points +226
boring food :( - Edit
Quite boring food and expensive. The place is cute and has a nice atmosphere but the food was not of my taste, it simply didn't have much flavour. Maybe I just had bad luck and came on the wrong day.
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Yamuna
Points +138
super delicious ! - Edit
Very nice Menü with cereals, salad, veggies, lentil mousse, pommes de terre, acai caviar, etc. nice dessert and great wine!
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KaleRaw
Points +60
Excellent superfood restaurant - a must! - Edit
An excellent vegan superfood restaurant close to Canal St Martin. Very nice atmosphere! Great concept!! Offers also a raw dish.
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Krutz
Points +46
Super foods! - Edit
Very cosy little restaurant/shop where you can discover a variety of super-foods. The daily dish consists of several different dishes that all contain a super-food. You can buy the super-foods in the shop part. The staff is very friendly and happy to answer all your questions.
Read moreThe atmosphere is very cosy and relaxed; also there is a very friendly cat in the restaurant :).
The daily dish is a bit pricey (15,50 EUR), the same goes fore the super-foods store.
The place is located near Canal St Martin, so great location.
Pros: Novelty , Friendly staff, Super-foods store
Cons: Value
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Sunny_CT
Points +39
Tasty, if a bit expensive - Edit
Really enjoyed the different flavours in my L'Assiette du Jour and (rice) milkshake. It's a bit on the expensive side for the size of the portion, but very enjoyable none the less. Cozy atmosphere, friendly service.
Read morePros: Tasty dishes, Atmosphere
Cons: Expensive
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ZannaStar
Points +176
Experimental and exciting - Edit
My mum and I were looking for a light meal before our Eurostar return to London. This place is conveniently located near Gare L'Est. We both had the raw plate, which was beautifully presented, delicious, different and light, leaving room for some yummy raw desserts. The superfoods seemed very reasonably priced and I bought quite a few things (only to lose them at somepoint on the journey home argh). Can't wait to visit again.
Read morePros: decor and friendliness, experimental thoughtful food, great location
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Pondy40
Points +25
Really good place for Vegan & Super aliments - Edit
I really love the concept of this (tiny) place.
Read moreI loved the cooking truly Vegan with Super Aliments.
It's convenient too to be able to buy some of those inside the shop.
The negative points are the lack of space, the unfriendly staff and the inability to make a reservation.
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Thinkblue
Points +31
un vrai voyage - Edit
Nous avons été séduites par ce petit restaurant qui permet une évasion en tranchant radicalement avec le cadre urbain de l'extérieur. Le décor est chaleureux aux airs de campagnes et de chalet. Nous avons été transcendées et rassasiées par les mets aux saveurs diverses mais harmonieuses; le dessert fut de la pure gourmandise. Un très bon accueil également avec des serveurs qui expliquent patiemment le concept du lieu et l'aspect nutritif des aliments et super-aliments sélectionnés; et une ambiance vraiment détendue. Le prix était très raisonnable pour la qualité des produits. Nous reviendront très certainement.
Read morePros: le cadre, le prix, la qualité
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maltman23
Points +4968
Unique, small, friendly, vegan - Edit
I really like this place. All vegan. The night I went, it was pretty busy, and there was only one staff person on the floor -- but he was way friendly, and attentive. It took awhile to get the food and to eat, but it was worth it. Lots of raw items, as well as cooked. They really like spirulina and other green algae here, and, if you like, you can get it mixed in with lots of items, including in one of the salt shakers. The atmosphere is unique, with cool stuff all over in this small, comfortable nook. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: Good food, Friendly staff
Cons: Not a fast place (if that matters)
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JonJon
Points +20645
Unusual and good food! - Edit
I've been twice in this restaurant and both times really liked my meal. The main dish was always a new combination of cereals, vegetables and sauce, part of them were exotic ones that I've never ate. I discovered and like all these new flavours. Some of the drinks are strange but some other are really good. Do not hesitate to ask for precision about the ingredients.
Read moreThe place in itself is small and they don't take reservation so if you want to go by group, go at the opening to be sure to have sufficient seats. The staff is friendly and I didn't find they were slow.
Pros: exotic food, vegan, friendly staff
Cons: small sitting area
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Vegga
Points +17
don't understand what people like about it - Edit
Small and uncomfortable, expensive and small portions, not such a warm welcome, strange and not particularly pleasant atmosphere...
Read moreI don't like the idea of criticizing vegan/organic places, but frankly... thank God there are more and more alternatives nowadays...
parisien1008
totally agree with your comment. it's a bizarre new age, hippy restaurant.
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JenniferLoveParis
Points +51
Love their superfoods - Edit
I stock most of my superfoods from Sol Semilla, personally and professionally. This is the only vegan restaurant in Paris I used to seek out and frequent before opening my own. I like the vibe in there, sitting on the barrels is very cozy! I don't feel like I'm in Paris. But I don't find the atmosphere overtly "hippie" either. The staff is nice, I've never been unlucky with unspeedy service. Sometimes I've stopped in on a way to a meeting with literally only ten minutes to spare and have been warmly accommodated (the chef sizes me up and concludes: "tired hungry vegan with no time to eat but eating anyway" ;)). I usually have their petite or large assiette, depending on how hungry I am, with a variety of their offering du jour. And I always pick up some superfoods while I am there. I like the fact that they have fresh aloe vera, and their raw cocoa, cocoa butter, maca and spiruline are household staples chez moi.
Read morePros: Staff, Selection of superfoods
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Sphynxdani
Points +487
Never Again - Edit
I'm really open minded when it comes to trying new things but this place was way beyond my comfort range. Which is far. I almost threw up once on something, that the waitress couldn't tell me what it was. I still don't know what it was. The seats are uncomfortable. It just looks like a hippie town. I really don't want to pay that much for food and have to sit on a barrel. They kept us waiting for way too long. The menu is difficult to understand. The food was horrendous. I just did not like this place and can't recommend it as the food, staff, and seating was not good. The minute I took my fist bite of food I just wanted to leave. Even that took ages because the staff were hard to find. Too busy in both the kitchen and the cashing up. We had dirty dishes next to us almost the entire meal.
Read morePros: Vegan Products
Cons: FOOD!, Staff, Deco
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DanielAmaral
Points +707
could be nicer - Edit
Well, as a south american, I kind of expected a more flavoured food. But I`m not blaming sol semilla. I just had the impression that seasoning is kind of light in France and they just followed what is common for them.
Read moreBut the food is good and healthy as it can be. I ordered the small dish and was completely satisfied. The place is very cozy and tiny and you may share a table with a stranger (which is not a problem for me). The service could also be better (but every place in France have just one waiter/waitress to serve a whole restaurant, so that`s ok again hahaha)
Pros: healthy, cheap to moderate
Cons: service, seasoning
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parisien1008
Points +17
funky theory, but slow service - Edit
I think the restaurant is located in a very good area, and it's almost beside st. martin canal. i was attracted to it because i saw the sweet potatoes plant from the outside when i walked past it so i decided to give it a try one sunday. sadly, it wasn't a good choice. too small the place, and you have little privacy when you dine. also, we came to order first, but instead, our food were served after the table of 4 who came after us.
Read morewon't go there again. it's such a long wait, and the food is just so-so.
Pros: funky, creative
Cons: slow service, little privacy, super food = strange taste?
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runsten
Points +249
cat in restaurant - Edit
This restaurant had great food, really I liked it, a new experience! The staff is very nice but kind of sloppy and forgets everything. You can forgive them for this because they very making up for it with smiling and politeness but when I discovered that there is a cat sleeping in its basket in the middle of the place and I could see the staff petting it and then going to the kitchen, I got very skeptical.
Read moreYes, I am a vegan and love animals but not in restaurants. No laws against this in France?
However, they food was so nice so I still would recommend the place. I would have given it EXCELLENT as rating if it was because of the service and hygiene.
Updated from previous review on Thursday July 05, 2012
I came here again, can recommend it, at least once during a stay in Paris.
Pros: wonderful food, new experience, nice staff
Cons: cat living in restaurant, staff petting the cat, service not so great but friendly staff
runsten
I came here again during my stay in Paris. This time much better service but like someone mentioned, they are not good at explaining what to choose between and the portion was much smaller this year! I also did not understand why I did not get the soup as starters and if the dessert was included or not. I do speak French but I couldn't figure it out from the menu.
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Notre-Dame
Points +94
Not so amazing ... - Edit
I loved the atmosphere and the friendly service. But I remain dubious about the dishes. It is a good idea to use superfood, but it is not necessarily interesting to taste. But I like to be surprised, but I did not it been seduced by the kitchen. It's fun, but not delicious.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Nice vibe
Cons: Expensive, Not real cooking
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AnnFromIllinois
Points +792
casual & quirky -- I like that! - Edit
This is a cross between a store and a cafe. Definitely casual and homey. The day I went I was happy to have a table (there aren't many) as it filled up fast. The general idea is that you get the menu of the day. That means soup or drink, variety-filled plate, and a little treat at the end. Depending in whether you chose the large or small plate it's either 22 or 19 euros. Guaranteed that you find some unknown superfoods on your plate. But that's the fun of eating out, isn't it? So go with an adventurous spirit and enjoy!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Monday February 11, 2013
Pros: all vegan, original, full of character
Cons: tiny, crowded
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marta red
Points +63
surprisingly interesting - Edit
the place itself is not so nice but the menu of the day is very interesting and tasteful because they use superfood as spirulina kalamath cacao etc
Read morethe taste is intriguing and I was delighted to try everything was onthe plate.
the deseert was also very good not too sweet but great taste.
In the place it is possible to buy the suoerood they use for their menu and I bought some interesting south american superfood I have never tried.
The people serving are very friendly and the service is ok.Very good experience I definitely want to go back and try other of thesevinteresting tastes.
Pros: intriguing taste, superfood, friendly people
Cons: few seats, basic place
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mitka-ritka
Points +21
Don't go here - Edit
It's a big disappointment.
Read moreVery bad service, it takes time for them to even notice you came. And it's such a small place they must be blind to not notice you or completely ignorant. They do not explain what they have to offer. So I just took plat du jour. There were many different stuff on it. Which they just threw on the plate. And just a little little bit of every thing. The salad wasn't to fresh. Some stuff were tasty. But there was so little of food I felt like I didn't eat anything. I thought there should be a dessert included as well but no, I didn't get it. At the end they charged me for de grande assiette, I was almost shocked. What I got should have been petite assiette. After I left the restaurant I went home to eat!! Oh, and the drinks. They cost 4 and a half or 5 euros, and you get a tiny glass of it. Everything there is tiny, only 3 tables, 2 for 2 persons and one for more - I set at this one for more next to some ladies. Ambiance not good either. (I would have given one cow if I could but 2 is the lowest.)
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BenBlue
Points +28
SUPERFOODS - Edit
I had an awesome experience buying superfoods here. For a full review + PHOTOS: http://awesomeveganblog.com/2012/10/28/raw-vegan-organic-superfoods-at-sol-semilla-in-paris-france/
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Vesanto
Points +46
Great tastes! - Edit
It's not hard to eat food that's good for you when it tastes like this!
Read moreCam Doré and Vesanto Melina (www.nutrispeak.com)
Pros: great tastes, unique-and powerful flavour combinations, we liked!
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earthdave
Points +128
Not a great experience - Edit
First, we had trouble finding it, even with the address, since they have a tiny new sign on the window but a large ancient sign saying something else left above the shop. So beware!
Read moreI love natural foods but I'm not obsessed with antioxidants or trying some new rare superberry from the depths of the Peruvian jungles, so maybe this isn't the place for me. I like tasty food and was told to expect that. Disappointed on that account!
We tried between us a soup Vitale (complet/grande), a brochette and the plat du jour (petite).
The soup was OK, nice enough taste but a bit bland. Kind of watery. Then the brochette was a nightmare. Two little wooden skewers with a couple grapes, a couple bits of apple and some chunks of what turned out to be aloe vera gel. Both of us felt like throwing up, trying to chew these gluey pieces of nothing!
The plat du jour had a variety of things and was the only really good part of our experience.
I really like to support vegetarian places, especially those trying to do something different but it just wasn't a pleasant experience. How could so many people think this is a '5 cow' place??
Pros: unique, natural , good service
Cons: weird or bad tastes, price
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chicintelligente
Points +95
Energy Food - Edit
I think my favourite aspect of this restaurant is that they really practice what they preach, in using healthy ingredients infused with superfoods to create healthy dishes that make you feel great. Though everything was light on the stomach, I left feeling satisfied and very energetic.
Read moreFoodwise, it was a solid 4. The dishes were simple and fresh, kicked up a notch with the addition of 'superfoods' to every component of the meal. Everything was tasty, with no strong flavours, so though many different foods and superfoods were used in the dishes, no one flavour overpowered another. I had the complete menu. I was first served some slices of cactus and a few goldenberries, as well as my choice of drink (you can choose from refreshing tonics, vegan milkshakes enhanced with sweet superfoods, or chocolate beverages hot or cold), a nice concoction of aloe, lemon, and watermelon. I then had the detox soup, which was very refreshing. The plate of the day consisted of spirulina rice, maca stewed potatoes, a salad with avocado and a tangy light acerola dressing, leek and cacao stir fry, carrot and pumpkin stew, tofu infused with purple corn, and a side of spirulina sauce. I had the purple corn jelly for dessert, which was topped with shavings of cacao butter, and was very refreshing and not too sweet.
The restaurant also doubles as a shop where you can buy many packaged superfood powders, leaves, and tablets, as well as fresh aloe vera and cactus leaves for a very reasonable price. The atmosphere is casual, with shared tables and barrels serving as chairs, but everything is nice and tidy.
Highly recommended!
Pros: Original Concept, Energising, nutritious food, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Not the best Location
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Laudi
Points +370
Very special - Edit
The majority of the food is very healthy - and might taste "healthy" to some of us ;). If you are up to something special and extraordinary, you should definitely stop by and try some of the exotic menues that are being offered. The staff is very friendly and is happy to explain what is all in there that you are eating. Try the mixed plate if you cannot make a decision, but be prepared to pay as much as in every other good Parisian restaurant.
Read morePros: Very different, Nice staff, Nice place
Cons: Can be a bit too exotic, Pricy
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anderson_santos
Points +89
Great food and friendly staff - Edit
I ended up going there randomly because the restaurant I wanted to go was already closed. It was after 4pm and I needed somewhere to have lunch. I was serviced by 3 young ladies, they were really lovely, the food was great but the dessert I thought it was quite expensive for the size, 4E. I know, it's superfood and all that stuff. The assiert du jour grande was big enough, but if I didn't have the dessert I think I would be hungry.
Read moreBut it was worthy!
Pros: great food, friendly staff, raw options
Cons: small place, small variety, desserts too small
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MissBlitz
Points +74
Amazing food with exotic ingredients - Edit
I had no idea what I ordered, but the food was delicious! I ordered the petite plate, and it came with a 6-7 different foods. The man/host was very friendly and despite his limited English skills, he explained to my husband and I about the menu and their products. The only bummer was the cost. A petite plate cost 9 euro, but it barely filled me up.
Read morePros: healthy, delicious, friendly staff
Cons: Expensive
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