Adding to the uniqueness of my life, my parents (primarily my moms) decided to raise me as a vegetarian, with the exception of scale fish. This continued until i was 12 and i decided to starting eating chicken like my pops. Yea, my parents were very empowering so the agency i have over my own life and my situations stems from my parents. Anyways, during the time that i was a veggie, i ate a whole lot of falafel. ALOT. at least once a week. In SF, we have some pretty good ones, try 19th n Irving if ur lookin, but out here they also dominate this vegetarian delicacy. With that being said, i am not attempting to say that french people understand vegetarians, just the other day i was at an African restaurant and they served my vegetarian friend a sauce that was made with porc but scooped the pork out. Sometimes they will not serve you cheese, sometimes that means you eat fish, or even lamb or even chicken. Crazy cultural misunderstanding. Anyways, Rue de Rosiers…. bomb falafels. I would recommend L’AS de falafel. fresh pita. shredded red and white cabbage. tomatoes. cucumbers. falafel balls. deep fried eggplant. hummus. tahini sauce. and if ur tryin to spice it up (you kno i like that spice) get the Lenny Kravitz special wit the Harissa. they double layer the aforementioned combo. Real good stuff. Its kinda crazy because in my carnivorous days i forgot the appeal of meatless meal. a light full, great for pre exercise. If u come to paris, u really should go get one… its that serious, call it the cancer special.
This is not AS but its Chez mariane… good but not the joog shop like the lenny kravitz spot
After we stopped for a nice traditional french macaroon, with fresh raspberries, much better than that coconut bull….
