Eat in Paris on the Cheap. Paris is famous for both the quality and high prices of its restaurant food. While it's true that a meal with wine at a four-star restaurant will cost you the equivalent of many hundreds of dollars, there are still a few food bargains to be found in the City of Light.
Instructions
1. Enjoy the bakeries. Few things are as wonderful as the smell inside a French bakery. Inexpensive Parisian treats include bread, brioches, croissants and 'pain au chocolat' ' croissant dough with a strip of dark chocolate in the middle.
2. Shop at markets and have a picnic. What could be more French than a baguette, a chunk of paté and tasty French cheese? Add some wine or bottled water, follow it up with some fresh fruit and you have a good meal.
3. Eat ethnic food, especially Middle Eastern cuisine. France's strong Arabic influence has extended to its cuisine and often offers the best food bargains. Look for Lebanese or Moroccan restaurants or 'couscoussières.'
4. Look for 'tourist menus' posted outside many restaurants. These are set price ('prix fixé') menus that offer three-course meals at much lower prices than the 'à la carte' menu. Though the choices are limited, the savings are usually worthwhile.
5. Eat at cafés, bistros or brasseries; they're always much cheaper than 'haute cuisine' restaurants, but the food will still be pretty good.
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