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staying in Paris, any budget eating place

UncleWai

UncleWai

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will stay in Paris for five days. I checked tripadvisor, seems any restaurant wil cause an arm and a leg.
Will there be any budget place where i can get by with10-15 Euro per person?
Or any restaurant recommendation?
 
UncleWai said:
will stay in Paris for five days. I checked tripadvisor, seems any restaurant wil cause an arm and a leg.
Will there be any budget place where i can get by with10-15 Euro per person?
Or any restaurant recommendation?
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Brioche Doree (http://www.briochedoree.com/) seems to be a chain and wasn't terribly expensive and had decent food. If you have a refrigerator, don't be afraid to go to some of the markets (Franprix and Carrefour for example) and get sandwiches, drinks, etc. Franprix had some OK sandwiches and salads and they were well under 5 euro.
 
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The African District (18th) and the Asian district (13th).

You can get a large bowl of Pho for about 8 euros. The best place there is a place called Pho Tai and Pho Tai Tai (their second restaurant).

Huge dishes in the African district for about 8-12 euros. I had some awesome food at Trois Freres.

Definitely try both.
 
Craig234 said:
You should be ashamed. You don't go to Paris and look for budget food. Get good food.
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Paris is just expensive. I wouldn't look for good food in Paris, but rather in the province.
Especially for lunch, just grab (or make yourself) a "sandwich". Similar cost to McD, but much better taste. Avoid Quick, I never came to like their products. African and Asian suggestion sounds very good.

You do want to hit up a decent restaurant for one dinner though. Just don't let yourself get talked into that 40 euro bottle of wine.
 
is 10 - 15 for dinner and even less for lunch?

I just got back. We had pain au chocolat every day for breakfast (try different bakeries to find the one you like most) (don't call it a chocolate croissant. They'll hear croissant and try to hand you a normal one) Lunch was a baguette with some cured meats and cheese from a grocery store (we went to Dia a lot) (make sure you bring a cheese knife) Their bakeries are amazing.

Dinner, we "splurged" on. We had really good results with yelp reviews. My theory is that most of the full diners are probably similar, and that a few good yelp reviews in english will let you corner the market. That being said, we went to 2 restaurants based on yelp reviews, 1 in a touristy area with english menus, and another in a quieter area without an english menu (waiter explained every item to us. Took a while) and were really happy with our food. First place my wife got a ~11 euro salad, and I got a ~17 euro piece of lamb. Second place we each ordered the 25 euro dinner of main course and dessert (appetizer was another 5 euro)
 
You have two options in Paris (well three). You can eat shitty tourist food and try to save money and eat shitty food. You can spend more money and eat real French food that's actually good. If you're lucky you meet a local and eat home made French food.

Paris really sucks if you're going there with that kind of a budget. You are pretty much gonna have to eat Kebab or McDonalds.
 
ok, i am sold. I will fork out for dinners. Any nice restaurants that's not a tourist trap?
Also, I am game for some oysters.
 
We went to Le Relais Gascon at 6, Rue de Abbesses. 33 euro for our 2 main courses, 1 espresso (they call it coffee), and 1 cappucino. This was near the Sacre Cours thingy (highest point in city) right next to the metro exit.

The other real dinner we had was ~1.5 mile walk from the Arc du Triumphe at Le Patio Provencal at 116 Rue Dames. That was 50 euro for 2 main courses and 2 desserts.

Both selected based on location (close to our last touristy thing before dinner) and price point ($$ on Yelp)
 
Try to stay away from the really touristy stuff if you can. Not sure how old you are but Paris is kinda ideal for Couchsurfing. Get a local to show you around and better yet make you a meal. If you've never used it before don't let the name fool you. I've never used it to find a place to stay only to meet locals. If you're not convinced try it out in your own home city.
 
For lunch, I cut costs by eating jambon beurres daily. Cafes and take away places that serve this type of fare are very common so it shouldn't be hard to find a few locations to choose from anywhere you look. If you find a good place that uses a good baguette and other quality ingredients, it'll likely beat any chain place you'll find.
 
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