kerouac

Today I walked from the center of Paris towards the north and took a certain number of photos of restaurant slates. These restaurant slates scare a lot of people, intrigue others, often have strange handwriting... but they are one of the most important things to look at when you are walking around town. At least that's how Parisians feel about them, when they are unsure of what they might want to eat and are looking for a delicious bargain. Anyway, this should help to inform people who are always asking themselves that important question: "How much does it cost to eat in Paris?"

So, here is the photo gallery: http://tinyurl.com/d9jq3d

I took quite a few photos of normal menus as well, and also snack shop price lists and will be starting a thread on both of those things soon, if anybody is interested.

nukesafe

Cool! I, for one, am most interested. Makes me hungry just reading the selections.

DeborahAnn

kerouac, I think you will find that just like your montage of neighborhood fashion, the menus from around Paris will be of great interest. Paris fashion and food, what's not to love

thanks, I'm looking forward to your upcoming menu threads, Deborah

rosiecaro

Man oh Man Kerouac, You got my juices moving! I was looking at your fabulous photos and realized that in just a couple of weeks I will be there seeing those signs for my self!. Thank you for sharing it was a tasty appetizer! RosieCaro

scatcat

kerouac

Your photos are the perfect way for people to see for themselves what the costs will be. There is something for every budget. And the crepe stands are everywhere if you're in a hurry.

tmagyari

This is fabulous--I saw several things that I'd love to order right now!

Just to clarify--would these be lunch or dinner menus prices (or both?).

OntDave

My wife and I are hopeing to be in Paris this sept. for our 20th anniversary. Any suggestion for an unforgetable Dinner?

kerouac

I don't think that unforettable dinners have much to do with a specific restaurant. I would even say that planning too carefully is the best way to set yourself up for a possible disappointment. If you improvise, and it goes wrong, you just laugh about it. If you have planned ahead and it is not perfect, you can be very annoyed and/or disappointed.

adrienne

Great slates kerouac! Thanks for sharing your photos. It's small things like these menu slates that give such a feel for Paris.

JayMazz

Very cool.

Someone, please tell me what "red fruit tart" really means!!! I saw it on more than one board on my travels there and I see it in Kerouac's gallery too.

~J

cigalechanta

it's simply a tart that is made with red fruits like strawberries, plums, cherries and other fruits whose French names I don't know and the tarts vary restaurant to restaurant.

JayMazz

^wow. I over-thought that one. eh? LOL @ me! I thought it had a more poetic meaning or something. oops!

JudyC

Many thanks for taking the time to post and sharing.

3sica

cool montage!
great practice for me... still trying to understand most of what is being written though...
at the moment i can only tell some words like eggs, apples, steak, fries, chicken

waterdog

I like it! Your menu pictures together would make an interesting poster.

kappa1

> These restaurant slates SCARE a lot of people ..

Why?

kerouac

... because they feel that they <i>almost</i> understand them but not quite -- as evidenced by the surprises they sometimes get when ordering the special from the slate.

Ackislander

Wonderful!

When people ask "what are the must do's in Paris" my first thought is usually "go walk around a big Monoprix" and my second is "walk around looking at menu boards and relating them to the kind of people eating in the resto".

sherhatfield

Thanks kerouac! I'm heading to Paris for the first time in a couple of weeks so this gives me an idea of what to expect.

kerouac

Okay, I have put up a whole new set of slates.

Still the same link: http://tinyurl.com/d9jq3d