Entrepreneur finds success selling lunchboxes in Paris’ financial district
Entrepreneur finds success selling lunchboxes in Paris’ financial district
2026-03-17
Taiwanese lunchboxes can even be found in Paris’ financial district! The owner, Wang Wei-chien, got into the restaurant business after working as an engineer. She mainly targets the lunch rush, offering a main and a selection of sides just like your typical bento restaurant in Taiwan. Through food, she’s offering a taste of home halfway across the world.
Freshly made three-cup chicken, fragrant beef stew, and a selection of homestyle sides are all on display, to be served with purple rice. This lunchbox restaurant, so familiar to anyone who’s lived in Taiwan, is actually in the Paris financial district.
When lunchtime rolls around, customers start filing in. Some eat outside, chatting while enjoying their meal.
Customer
Likes the lunchboxes
I always come here because it’s really healthy food and it’s so delicious.
Customer
Likes the lunchboxes
I come here maybe two times every week. I didn’t know about Taiwanese food until I came here. So this really exposed me to the cuisine of Taiwan.
Taiwanese exchange student
Likes the lunchboxes
If I were to eat this after six months of being here, it would make me want to cry.
Many people have become loyal customers after just one try. For Taiwanese exchange students, eating here shows them the meaning of homesickness. The owner, Wang Wei-chien, is originally from Changhua. She created the entire restaurant from scratch.
Wang Wei-chien
Restaurant owner
This place is exactly like a Taiwanese lunchbox restaurant. You can choose your main and the sides. I’d get this feeling when buying a lunchbox in Taiwan. You’re a little nervous while lining up, wondering if what you want will sell out, so you keep sneaking peeks. French people do it too!
Wang studied chemistry at National Yang Ming Chao Tung University and worked in a tech company before pursuing a business degree in Paris. But she ended up in the kitchen, opening two restaurants. But the journey was far from smooth.
There was one week when I only sold two lunchboxes. I could only laugh.
It’s expensive to open a shop in Paris, with rent alone costing over 4,000 euros a month. To save money, she doesn’t even have a sign. But she trusted that Taiwanese food would be appreciated everywhere, even without fancy packaging.
Wang Wei-chien
Restaurant owner
We embrace cuisines and cultures from around the world. But in fact, to a certain extent, very few of us actually strive to bring Taiwanese culture out into the world. You might see a very poised older French woman chowing down on pork knuckle. It’s so contradictory, it makes you smile.
Fueled by her love for Taiwan, Wang uses her boundless confidence and energy to bring the flavors of home to her new community halfway around the world.
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台灣便當攻占巴黎金融區 王緯茜海外創業有成
2026-03-17
來自台灣的便當，攻佔巴黎金融區，老闆娘王緯茜是台灣人，從理工科轉戰餐飲業，主打上班族的中午便當，像台灣的便當店可以選主菜和配菜，要把台灣的文化帶到全世界。
熱騰騰的三杯雞腿、香噴噴的牛腩，營養美味的家常菜一字排開，配上紫米飯，這份台灣人再熟悉不過的便當，出現在法國巴黎的金融商圈。
午休時間一到，客人接連上門，有些人會在戶外用餐區，邊聊天邊享受便當。
[[法國民眾]]
“我很常來這裡，因為食物很健康，而且很美味。”
[[法國民眾]]
“我一周大概來買兩次便當。來這裡光顧之前我從沒聽過台灣菜，吃了之後，讓我很想多了解台灣料理。”
[[台灣留學生]]
“假設我今天已經到半年之後，吃到這個台灣味，可能會掉眼淚那種。”
外國人一試成主顧，台灣留學生則吃了解鄉愁，老闆王緯茜來自彰化，整間店都是她一手操刀。
[[法國台式便當業者 王緯茜]]
“這邊就完全遵照台灣的便當店，就是你自己選好主菜，你還可以選配菜。我以前就在台灣買便當的時候，你就會有一個心情，你在排隊的時候會有點緊張，想說我想要的菜會不會沒有，就會一直偷看這樣哈哈，法國人也會啊。”
王緯茜大學讀的是交大化學系，曾在科技公司工作，後來到巴黎讀商學院碩士，卻依外走進廚房，連開了兩間店，但過程並非一帆風順。
“我有一個禮拜，我只有賣掉兩個便當欸，就苦笑了啊。”
在巴黎開店成本高，店面租金一個月4千多歐，為了省錢，連招牌都沒掛，但她相信台灣特色餐點，不用過度包裝，也能被世界接受。
[[法國台式便當業者 王緯茜]]
“我們擁抱了全世界的料理、全世界的文化，可是其實在某個程度上，我們很少有人是，用力把台灣的文化帶到全世界。你就看到一個，十分仙氣的法國阿媽，大口吃著豬腳飯，那種畫面很違和，你看了都會覺得很開心。
深愛台灣的王緯茜，帶著自信與能量，繼續把家鄉味推向全世界。
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