Unique, delicious, creative and beautiful to behold. The food here is next level. When asked, our…read morelovely, waitperson, Evian suggested we order the Crispy Shichimi, which is a spinach-filled roll with shichimi pepper, sesame sauce, black sesame and pickled red onion artfully strewn atop. When I asked why, she said, "They're crunchy." My eyes lit up. As a vegan I crave crunchy food because so much plant-based food is soft. Evian was right! This roll had texture. It was beautifully presented in eight pieces. Upon the first yummy bite it was apparent this was cooking at another level. The fry was perfectly light and clean. Each bite substantial. The taste memorable. I have never had a sushi roll like it and now I want to live inside the restaurant so I can have it forever. We also got five pieces of the yummy Seitan Crispy, which comes with a lovely Doenjang sauce, that is thick and flavorful. These unique, protein boosts are also cleanly fried, delectable and filling. Lastly, my husband got the small BBQ Donburi which was a bowl of rice, a flavorful bbq soy protein, and some mesclum. He loved it. We sat outside on the lovely side street and chatted with Evian who made our dinner a memorable experience. I highly recommend this restaurant and wish I could bring it back to America. Even better, open up a branch in San Francisco!

I love it when a Google search pays off. I was looking for a special place to celebrate my…read morehusband's birthday while we were in Paris and Breathe ticks all the boxes. It's a gorgeous little place, staff was friendly and helpful, and every bite was enjoyable. As a bonus, the cocktails are creative and amazing! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Breathe to anyone - vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore.

Wonderful hospitality! They treated us like royalty. Very satisfied! Very friendly and welcoming!read more

Yoom has an array of unique dim sum items that you won't find at a typical dim sum parlor. The…read moreshrimp and chorizo dumplings were surprisingly tasty, as were the chicken lemongrass dumpling served with sweet chili sauce. I also really liked the vegetarian buns (with crispy bottom yummm) and the sticky rice chives bun. This location of Yoom (they have 3 in Paris) is on rue des Martyrs which is a lovely street full of shops, restaurants and patisseries

Large portions for a great price! Kind and welcoming service too - would definitely recommend!read more

What a wonderful place to have a sampling of Asian appetizers for lunch on aa wet, partly sunny in…read moreParis on a January afternoon. We were staying near the area and happened to pass by this place as we were searching for a place to grab a bite. It's a small indoor cafe, but two things stuck out: the friendliness of the greeter (who we later found out is the owner) and that the dumplings were being handcrafted fresh by ladies right in front. We were seated at the last available seating for two, and there was a carafe of still water right there (with a sprig of mint for flavor). The restaurant emphasizes the fusion element (mainly between Chinese-dim-sum and Japanese Gyoza). We got two plates from the 'Les Compositions' menu: Menu (Dim Sum) Star (15.90€) and Menu Gyoza (14.90€). The Gyoza plate came out first, consisting of 4 meat dumplings and 4 veggie dumplings (you can tell the difference by the color of the wrapper). The plate also had medium grain rice, and seaweed salad, and a dipping sauce (soy vinegar). The dim sum plate came in two personalized size steam baskets that came JUST out of the steamer (all of it was very freshly hot, which was great). It came with rice, dipping sauce, and edamame (which is why it is called fusion, I guess). Everything was good, very fresh, and steaming hot. Obviously it depended on personal preference for fillings (we both like meat fillings a lot more than vegetarian). The size was perfect for the two of us for lunch, and we finally sated our (good) rice fix after a 12 day absence. As we were finishing, the greeter came over, and asked us to write something in a guest book. Kinda neat, so my wife wrote a nice greeting. We learned that she was Anne, the owner, and when she noticed that we were from Cali, she pointed us to a different guest book that had been signed by a famous California resident. We struck up a conversation, and paid by credit card. We left the restaurant really happy (it helped that the sun peeked out as we went outside as well). Ann was really cool, and love how a place like this exists (probably all over the city) without much hoopla.

Have had dim sum in a lot of reputed cities resplendent with large populations of Cantonese (one…read moreday, Hong Kong, one day). This gem of a find in Paris hits the top of that list. Having had our fill of rich (albeit delicious) French food for several days, we needed a change of flavor profile. Enter Le Royal China. We got there just as they opened and were greeted warmly. We were promptly seated and after a short time reviewing the menu, we ordered a parade of dim sum goodness. It was a perfect meal, including the hot tea, to brighten up a cold day. If your taste buds need a departure from butter, cream, and cheese, drop in for an awakening.

Busy and buzzing it was, so the staff's friendliness in typical Chinese fashion. Food was good,…read morecame quick and was piping hot.

Moulin Doré has a huge selection of Chinese food. You choose what you want and tell them how much…read moreyou want. They charge it all by weight for each item. I chose vegetables, pork, fried rice, and lo mein. The staff heated it up with a microwave before serving it. It's not the most luxorious experience but I believe the total was only £13 so what more could a girl want? I didn't find the food too oily or too seasoned and the staff is friendly as well. I'd recommend this place if you're looking for some cheap eats in the area.

very happy. nice break after several days of french food…read more egg rolls/dumpings. they reheat these in a microwave. i would recommend a convection oven. spicy beef--good! pepper chicken--good! bok choy--good! curry fried rice--good! nice family run place.

The dim sum gods were smiling down on me this weekend…read more I was craving dim sum. It was 2pm on a Saturday and I was strolling around town. Within the five minutes after my head acknowledged my stomach's hankerings I passed by this hole in the wall of a restaurant and saw RAVIOLIS on their menu. Hello! I walked in, the place was empty aside from the two women that worked there. I took a seat and order just a standard 10piece order of their homemade pork and cabbage dim sum and a tea. Within the time that I waited for the order to come, a good 10 minutes as everything is prepared to order in the minuscule kitchen corner behind the cash register, every seat in the 16-seat canteen filled up and people started ordering soups, dim sum, bentos and bubble tea. My dim sum were delicious! So tender and juicy and savory. For 4E I think it's possibly the best dim sum for your euro in Paris. The soups also looked phenomenal. I'll be back!

The restaurant was supposed to open at 11, but didn't open until noon. The steamed dumplings were…read moreokay but came from a frozen inventory. Vegetarian dumplings were not available. Everything tasted good, and you can't beat the price: 5€ for 8 dumplings. However, within an hour my stomach wasn't feeling right and I spent the afternoon and evening suffering from the trots. May not be related to the restaurant, Peter ate the same and didn't get sick....

I could live off of Chinese dumpings. Really, I find the format to be the most perfect design ever…read more So cute, easy to eat, doughy, salty and juicy. When I moved to Paris 15 years ago the dumpling options could be counted not only on one hand, but on two fingers, which is why I'm thrilled with the dumpling explosion (aka ravioli for the French) in Paris. I find it hilarious as well that new places are opening up with names like "L'art du ravioli" since it's such a Frenchified, highly pretentious way of describing such a simple, traditional thing. In any case, this new canteen on the rue au Maire makes a statement with its dumpling focus. The menu consists of about 8 different dumpling types as well as a range of salads and other dishes. I asked the waitress for her classics, and she suggested the pork with chinese cabbage and cucumber salad. The salad was crisp and piquant and lovely, the dumplings were good, the meat mixture was flavorful, the dough soft but the texture of the pork was a bit grainy. I inhaled the whole order happily, however. The service was great and the prices are hard to beat. I paid 12E for an order of dumplings, my cucumber salad and a 1/4 of red.

Say, have you been to the new mini-Chinatown in Paris? No? Well, look no further than the 4e…read morearound Rue Volta/au Maire, right next to the Musee du Arts et Metiers. It's a bona-fide Chinatown complete with Chinese restaurants, markets, cheap cellphone stores and crap souvenir/merchandise dealers. However, unlike the old Chinatowns of most Western Cities based upon a long history of hardship, this one isn't Cantonese - it's a new Chinatown staffed by Wenzhou/Shanghai immigrants, informing a different set of cooking styles, primarily targeting nouveau-riche mainland Chinese visitors. If you are looking for Cantonese dimsum, you won't find it here. This brings us to Traiteur d'art du Ravioli. It has a pompous name - the art of Ravioli. they haven't mastered the art of Ravioli making, and frankly, what they sell isn't ravioli - it's Chinese dumplings, or jiaoji. How can you be master of an art that you are not making? Furthermore, is it really dumpling the Chinese grandma way? Here comes a swing from the cluebat - when it comes to jiaoji, there is a lingua franca style. Like Turkish Doner or a New York pizza, purists look for a standard way of prep - in this case - Shandong style - thin skinned, ruffled seals on top, napa cabbage and pork stuffing, a hint of shaoxing wine, boiled in water, dressed with vinegar and soy. The Chinese Northerners consider themselves the true heirs of the dumpling making the same way New Yorkers consider our style of pizza to be the standard and the metric to which it is judged. Whenever a random Chinese person walks into a dumpling place, the assumption is that the place is Shandong style. I did say that this Chinatown is not Cantonese, and they certainly do not make it Shandong style. The dumplings are simply what you expect Wenzhou immigrants to cough up when they are strangers in a strange land trying to turn labor into Euros, and you will see it in the ingredients - for example, their triple ingredients dumplings (N04) is made from chives, shrimp...and eggs. Which is strange, considering that most other places doing the triple uses pork, shrimp and chives (and sometimes shitake mushrooms instead) The pickled cabbage + pork version (N01) points definitely to a more Jiangsu provincial influence, as does their Daikon+Pork version (N05). The flavors were, well, I wouldn't say that they are bad, they are merely okay - the skin on the jiaoji aren't tender enough, the fillings aren't jucy enough, and the flavor is not quite there. I mean, I am not about to say that they taste bad, it's just merely serviceable. Do order their fried noodles, though - they are pretty good. Keep in mind that a) the place isn't very clean (their restrooms don't give you the sensation of being hygienic) b) Their flavors are only so-so and c) service is typically Chinese - curt and prompt, but not warm whatsoever d) You are in Paris as a visitor. One refuge meal is enough, really. When it comes to bang for your traveling food bucks, it's cheaper than menu formule at the local brasserie and about the same as McD or a sandwich at Boulongerie Paul, but then, if you are cheap and eating out all the time while in Paris, put on your dunce cap and sit at the corner - you can do much better buying ingredients from Monoprix/Carrefour/Picard/local markets and cooking your own. This place won't cure your homesickness as much as make you wonder why you left China in the first place.

Dumplings were delicious. Veggie bao was probably my favorite thing. The shrimp soup with…read moredumplings was very tasty as well. We didn't speak French very well, but the waitress graciously took her time to explain various menu items in English to us. High recommend. Mum Dim Sum Yum!!

Expensive dim sum lunch, goofy and not too very authentic but still pretty tasty overall. They do…read morehave an extensive wine selection but we didn't try it. Too expensive and relatively strange slow service though only one waiter in an almost empty place. The fried noodles were pretty good but the added beef on an already expensive dish almost non existent. Probably wouldn't go again but you may enjoy it.

We went as a group of 10. There was a bit of miscommunication with the reservation and they were…read moreexpecting us on a different date. Nevertheless, they rearranged all their existing customers in order to accomodate us! Grateful to them as well as the other diners. We were blown away by the food! Everything was very flavorful and authetnic (not like US takeout). We had a plethora of dishes included dumplings, fried tofu, eggplant, string beans, sauteed beef, fried chicken, and noodles (apologies I don't have the exact dish names as I didn't do the ordering). It was all sooo good! We also had little cakes for dessert. We ordered 3 and the owner was so kind to throw in a 4th as we couldn't settle on the flavors (matcha, mango, coconut, and espresso). I don't think they make them in-house but they're delicious nonetheless. With good food and good service, I'll definitely be back!

This is truly a hidden gem in Paris . Was craving for Chinese food and we are excited to have found…read morethis place through yelp . Very friendly and nice lady server who is always smiling . Food does take a while to be served as they are really busy during dinner hours , this reservation is recommended . Food price is totally reasonable and they have your free boxes and pack your unfinished food to go . Great service , great price , great food ! Would definitely recommend anyone here in Paris to try this authentic Chinese food !