American-style Diner in Paris
 

For those who a)"don't like French food" b) need to stay within a budget or c)like to see how the French cook "American" , this restaurant might interest you:

http://www.breakfast-in-america.com/

Includes diner counter, toaster at your table, and bottomless coffee. Haven't been there, just saw it in a recent MetropoleParis issue...

1. Are there such people?
2. If so, what can be done to correct the problem?

On a similiar note, we ran across a place called Indiana Cafe in the 7th and couldn't resist -- it was a French chefs take on an American sports bar serving southwestern/mexican cuisine--quite interesting.

This restaurant is almost next door to Hotel Minerve. I was not impressed. But if my 11yr old son had had his way he would have been eating there every meal.

tomboy, you must have missed the post from the college travelers who stated they didn't care for French food...

I like seeing how things I do at home are "done" in France, ie. movies (we don't get salty AND sweet popcorn, nevermind beer(Amsterdam)), groceries (gotta learn the 'weigh and tag your own produce', bring your own bag routine), etc. So why not restaurants?

And I KNOW bottomless coffee is going to appeal to somebody!

How vile, you may as well save the money and stay at home.

Never thought I'd find myself agreeing 100% with m_kingdom. Does that mean I should rush out and buy a lottery ticket?

Actually, what would be even more vile would be a British-style breakfast place in Paris.

British breakfasts - the fatty variety are equally vile too, yes.

I always thought that restaurants like this were for locals who wanted a taste of foreign (to them) cooking. I cannot imagine traveling from the U.S. to France and eating at an American-style restaurant -- what a waste of opportunity. There are never enough meals during my trips for me to enjoy all the local foods I want to eat!

Not all Americans in Paris are tourists. I expect most of their business is from expats, living in Paris. Travelling for a few days at a time is one thing. . living there for an extended time, you develope a need to "reconnect" from time to time, and one way to do that is a meal at one of these kinds of places.

There used to be one just off St. Germaine near Odeon Metro that was full of expats on Sunday mornings.


Rich

Thanks for the info Travelnut... As an Expat in Paris I allow myself the occassional indulgence of american food although it usually isnt as good as the real thing! I will give this place a try.

It appears that most of the customers are in fact Expat Americans. The biggest clue was all the photos of the "Dean for America" meetings.

I've never understood what people mean when they say "I don't like French food". Food in France is as varied according to region as it is in the USA. Much of the food in northern US is different from food in the south or food in the southwest or New England etc. The same is true in France. Food in the Dordogne is distinctive as it is in Alsace-Lorraine, Provence or Haut cuisine and others. Go figure.

In addition to that; learning about different foods in different lands is a large part of the joy of traveling. Traveling to Paris and then looking for an "American Graffiti" restaurant must certainly be a felony in France punishable by immediate deportation.

Larry J

If you want really awful American-type food, try Buffalo Grill. It's a chain all over France. It was absolutely the only place open one day so we ate there. Next time I'll starve! It even included country western music . . . gaaaaaaaaack.

Sandykins has got it in one. But if a tourist absolutely MUST do it (why?), then SalB's suggestion of Buffalo Grill is right on. They're all around Paris. And there is a place in Paris that does English breakfasts (note I didn't say "British", because as with the USA, they vary by country within Britain). But again, it's for locals who want something foreign, or ex-Pat Brits who're on a nostalgia trip. I saved my English breakfasts for when I got to England (and my Welsh ones for when I got to Wales...and so on...).