I could get that for you, but I won't.

No way this is real.

The waiter would have said "Non."

I am not a vegan but oat milk lattes are the best lattes. They are creamy, rich with flavor that's perfectly aligned w the coffee, lower in calories & more sustainable than classic dairy.

Everyone should try them once at least.

We wanted to order pizza and I told my girlfriend (who is Italian) that I might order Pizza Hawaii. Her reflexes kicked in and she bit me.

I'm a french vegetarian living in France after living 6 years in Scotland, France is years behind on the diet inclusion issue, I was shocked how difficult it was to find a place to eat out in Paris, way too many cafe/restaurant/etc.. gets defensive and refuse to serve you if you don't have the "historical diet" (whatever that means) of france, and a lot of them don't offer any "common alternative diet" options on the menu. And it's not better outside of Paris.

Then of course there are some great places that try to include everyone regardless of their diet, and they are increasing in numbers, but they are still the exception rather than the norm which is a shame.

If you ever goes in Paris and looking for a fully vegetarian classy restaurant, I recommand "Polichinelle", it's a bit on the expensive side (~50 euro/person), but it's high level cuisine, and for a special occasion it's really worth it.

That is the standard response in France, I'm surprise that waiter was so polite about it.

That's probably the most polite barista in Paris. I'd have expected a tirade, complete with arm waving and rude gestures.

The French are right. When you have fabled cuisine, lauded all over the world as the gold standard… you get resistant to change. And rightfully so.

Putain, non, is indeed the proper response to said question.

I love France they take food and tradition seriously while at the same time their own government is afraid off them.

In Italy, at “L'Isola della Pizza” in Rome, I asked the guy if I could get a pizza with salami, pepperoni, and sausage, and the guy was like “ah, American style!”

I was on vacation in Flavigny, an incredibly beautiful small village in Burgundy. I wanted my green beans straight from the garden behind the restaurant without butter and asked to use olive oil instead. The waiter was like "Why!?". It took me five minutes to convince him, he was absolutely unsympathetic and I think I had to pay extra. :)

Ah, the french.

Don't know where europe would be without them.

I love France and all, but let's not pretend they have good coffee culture. What passes for cappuccino there... The horrors I've seen.

I love the french, I really do.

Every morning: A double-shot espresso with a small’ish blob of sweetened condensed milk, a few drops of vanilla extract and a teaspoon of brown sugar.

Heaven.

oats aren't mamals, can't see how he could possibly get milk from it.
Same for almonds and everything else.
I also don't order cow juice.

This never happened. They would have given him a cup of black coffee and said " bro you're in France now"

Who tf drinks that? I'd rather have a Hawaii pizza. Totally acceptable answer

I'll go ahead and recommend HappyCow for anyone looking for plant-based options outside of their home community.

They have a map where people can suggest places that have vegetarian or vegan options but are mostly omnivorous, or full on vegetarian or vegan restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, food trucks, you name it. I think HappyCow the company also verifies the places people upload so it's somewhat vetted.

I find that starting with HappyCow and then cross-referencing with Google Maps or OSM gives me the best results.

nothing worse than a stranger enjoying food you hate, like... cuisine bigotry

Literally going to be flying to Paris today.

Good to know I guess lol.

Based

I was backpacking Europe. I had just left Amsterdam and gotten to Berlin. I ordered a Heineken on impulse and the bartender looked appalled and said no.

Did they mention that milk comes from cows and not oats?