PH7 Equilibre, the healthy organic restaurant in the 3rd arrondissement - Permanently closed

After successfully opening the first PH7 Équilibre in the 9th arrondissement at the end of 2015, the team set itself a new, more ambitious challenge and opened its new canteen in the 3rd arrondissement at the end of January. Still with the pretty floral decor that is its trademark, this new restaurant is welcoming and more spacious.

As a reminder, the restaurant's concept is based on acid-base balance. Acid-base balance is the balance between acidity and alkalinity in the body. This is largely influenced by diet, as each food can be classified as either acidic or basic.

The acid-base diet is based on the observation that excessive acidity in our blood could be the cause of numerous ailments (fatigue, osteoporosis, high blood pressure...). It therefore aims to limit acidifying foods and regularly consume alkalizing foods. This means limiting acidifying foods such as meat, dairy products and cereals in favor of fruit and vegetables, spices and foods rich in potassium.

In short, whether you like the concept or not, PH7 Équilibre offers you the chance to eat healthy, organic and vegetarian (and 90% vegan) food. Varied, seasonal, vitamin-rich meals that save you from the carbohydrate crash afterwards are sure to win you over. In any case, we love it. You taste everything, you mix hot and cold, you eat a variety of foods, all seasoned with spices and other condiments, it's top-notch.

To start with, you can accompany your bowl or plate with a cold-extracted juice made from celery, fennel, parsley, cucumber, lemon, pineapple and fresh turmeric, with extra pollen or spirulina if you like. Or opt for the juice of the day, which is what we did. A joyful blend of apple, pineapple, orange and ginger. My sidekick chose the soup of the day made with butternut, parsnip, ginger, sweet potato and coconut milk, a delight.

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For the main course, there's a choice between Buddha Bowls, the Alkaline Plate with 1 extra preparation of the day, the PH7 with 2 extra preparations, or the Grande Soupe Énergisante which combines soup, yellow rice or polenta and legumes of the day. We chose to test a Buddha Bowl and a PH7.

The Buddha Bowl consists of 3 raw vegetables (carrots with cumin, red cabbage, celery/panana/sweet potato), Indian Style yellow rice, polenta and chili. To this we add a preparation of the day, such as kohlrabi gratin.

PH7 is really the most complete plate if you're hungry. It combines 2 preparations, 3 raw vegetables (celery/panana/sweet papaya, beet, courgette/radish dill), yellow rice, quinoa/rice, polenta, legume of the day and 2 cooked vegetables. With this, you're all set for the afternoon, without overloading. We love the taste combinations, the freshness of the products and the diversity.

We end the day on a sweet note with our light, gourmet desserts. Chocolate mousse, pana cotta with coconut milk and fruit coulis, sweet potato cream with lemon or gluten-free carrot cake are all on offer. Unless you opt for Le café/thé/chocolat gourmand vegan.

How about some good, healthy food?