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Serves meat, vegan options available. Traditional Jewish restaurant offering vegan falafel, kefta, mezes and other specialties. You can order a plate with options of 4, 5 or 6 different items. Also offers mushrooms in tomato sauce, fried aubergine in tomatoes, hummus and aubergine caviar with either garlic or tahini. Breads include onion bread or pita. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00.
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Added by TARAMCDONALD on 14 May 2019
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11 Reviews
First Review by TARAMCDONALD
chonky
Points +65
Best Falafel in Paris - Edit
I am only reviewing the take-out falafel from Chez Marianne (rather than the full menu), but it is the best falafel in Paris. The portions are good, the falafels fresh, and they come with tomato, cucumber, red cabbage, and roasted eggplant (plus tahini sauce) so the result feels like a real, healthy meal rather than a greasy sandwich. Other places on the nearby are pretty good, but Chez Marianne is better. I always find it amusing to see tourists lining up for an over-salted falafel down the street when you can be served instantly here.
Read moreThere are two (or really one and a half) downsides:
- The ordering system is not obvious especially if you don't speak French. Despite having a window to serve directly onto the street, you must first enter the restaurant, pay, then take your receipt back outside and hand to the server. (In the winter you can usually do all this inside). I think this discourages some people, but it's simple once you know.
- The falafel is €10. This is a bit expensive, but in their partial defense they increased the price to this after everywhere else in the area did so first, around 2022. (The standard used to be €7.50). That's a big increase but you can't currently do better nearby. Other places in other neighborhoods still sell falafel for around €7-8, but they are not this good.
Pros: Great falafel sandwich, Fresh, Filling
Cons: Take-out ordering process not obvious, Recent price rises
Guest
vic_riley
Points +321
Sharing plate - Edit
Chez Marianne had some lovely vegan options in their “Voyage” plate - where you can choose 3 plates for 1 person, or 8 plates to share between 2-3 people. I had falafel, houmous, vine leaves, aubergine and a salad as my options to share with two non-veggie friends, but they agreed that the vegan options were the best!! A restaurant in such a nice area, great people watching and unbelievably friendly staff despite a busy Friday lunch period.
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ducklover56
Points +289
Nice falafel pitas - Edit
We enjoyed their falafel pitas after a long day of traveling. The pitas were tasty, had a nice amount of tahini, yummy eggplant, sour red cabbage and crunchy falafels. A bit pricey (10e) compared to our old favourite Mi Va Mi's who just closed their doors closeby.
Read morePros: Tasty vegan pitas
Cons: A bit pricey
Guest
eviec
Points +173
tasty - Edit
the build your own plate option worked well for a group of us and the waitress was very accommodating (allowed my mum and sister to have the feta on a separate plate to the rest of the, vegan, food). it was all very enjoyable and the artwork on the ceiling of the little prince was very cute. would be good if the menu labelled vegan options but it quite easy to tell what would or wouldn’t be and i’ve come to realise doing this isn’t very common in france lol
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-05
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bxdream
Points +402
A Marais institution - Edit
I’ve been coming to Chez Marianne since 1984, when the Marais was still the Pletzl and great Jewish food was still in abundance. Over the years, one after another of the restaurants on or just off of the rue des Rosiers was drowned in the massive waves of gentrification, but Chez Marianne is still going strong. The food is excellent, though perhaps not the best of the best, and the location evocative. Read the plaque on the wall of the school next door about their Jewish students being shipped off to the death camps. It’s impossible not to be moved by the history of the neighborhood, even though bobo shops now greatly outnumber stores catering to the ever-dwindling Jewish population.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-09-05
Pros: One of the last holdouts from the old days, Fantastic build-your-own plates
Cons: More expensive than it was, but what isn’t?
Guest
WandaPeters
Points +55
Absolutely delisious - Edit
Really enjoyed the assiette chouk-chouk and the chez Marianne cheesecake!!!
Read morePros: Delicious, Nice neighbourhood, Nice terrace
Cons: Very popular so had to wait to be seated
Guest
helloimlilly
Points +258
The best falafel!!! - Edit
Not such a wide vegan menu but it's totally worth it to only come for the falafel on the go!!
Read morePros: Such a yummy tahin-sauce and such good falafel!!
Cons: Pretty Pricey (8€ for a falafel)
Guest
CamillaEleonoraManara
Points +122
Not bad but not great - Edit
You can either choose a plate, or a combination of entrees; I did that with my boyfriend, the falafels were good, but other food (like the eggplants or the peppers) were quiete heavy.
Read moreIt also gave me acids all night.
Other than that, the place is nicely furnished at the staff quick.
Guest
ami.nata
Points +1625
Not bad but not great - Edit
I like the falafel toppings (white and red cabbage, grilled aubergine...) and the portion is big, but there's very little actual falafel on the sandwich, you can only order falafels to go but not to eat in the restaurant and the service isn't great. Not bad if you feel like a falafel and at a reasonable price but that's about it.
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Clotilda
Points +18
Confusing - Edit
I was notified by a waiter that the falafels contained milk. I was confused and asked for verification. I never got the answer and had my plate with the replacement asked in case the falafels were actually not vegan.
Read moreThe food was okay but overpriced. (14€ for a 4 element plate) Service was mediocre. Would not recommend
Pros: Nice area, Inside is cosy
Cons: Overpriced, Music too loud and inconsistent, Nothing is labelled and staff isn't knowledgeable
Guest
TARAMCDONALD
Points +8940
Loved it! - Edit
Gorgeous restaurant in the Marais Paris. Specialising in traditional Jewish food.. The restaurant is in a gorgeous old building in the Jewish quarter.
Read moreWe ordered a mixed plate of five different dishes including mushrooms in tomato sauce, fried aubergines with tomatoes, aubergine caviar with tahini, aubergine caviar with garlic, houmous, freshly baked bread that was still hot with onion and falafel.
Really generous portions, delicious and filling. We are outside as was beautiful weather and not too crowded. If you go on Sunday be prepared to queue as it’s really popular.
Would thoroughly recommend going!
Also like most places in Paris it’s also dog friendly 💚
Pros: Traditional Jewish tasty food , Gorgeous restaurant , Good selection and great service
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