cheap but typical restaurant in paris
 

I spend my holiday in Paris in August, Do you Know some restauran not expensive, but with good food or typical french local....? thank you!

Patricia Wells has the most marvelous book on Paris eateries. She divides the book into type & also by location. Beautiful photos. Worth buying just for them. Only problem is it's only 6 a.m. and I can't think of the name of the book. Something obvious, like Eating in Paris. Maybe later. I'll let you know.

Patricia Wells book is called "The Food Lover's Guide to Paris" and covers not only restaurants but brasseries, cafes. tea salons, wine bars, markets, etc., etc. Awesome resource. An even better resource is "Cheap Eats in Paris" by Sandra A. Gustafson. Lots and lots of wonderful suggestions - and we found her reviews to be very comprehensive and accurate. We followed her recommendations and found places we really enjoyed! We did find that, in Paris, as anywhere, the quality of the food improved with the price. The best bargain is to collect your courses from a number of stalls at an outdoor market and enjoy your meal al fresco on a bridge or in a park. Or, you can just snack all day long on a wonderful variety of delicacies from various shops along your travels.

P.S. There's also an awesome website with lots of inexpensive restaurants: www.paris-hotel.com/gourmet/som.html
Click on the arrondisement of your choice, then browse the restaurants. Photos, prices, specialties. Some even provide a fax number for making reservations! Bon appetit!

We were in Paris in September and found a couple good, inexpensive restaurants. Both are in Fodor's: Chez Jenny is a brasserie. I had the choucroute, which is a specialty and is excellent. My wife doesn't care much for typical brasserie fare and had the lamb, which also was very good. The second is Claude Sainlouis, which is not far from St. Germain des Pre. It's a real neighborhood place -- the waiters knew everyone -- with a limited menu. My wife had steak and fries, I had the special, tuna steak in a basque sauce. Both were very good, and it's a friendly place. Enjoy yourself!

Great restaurant called LeBoeuf, in the San Germain district. Not expensive; small; crowded; but excellent food.

Another suggestion: Julien's. Altho it is a bit pricey, the ambiance and the food are excellent. It's an old Paris institution - came highly recommended. Only drawback - it's in a rather seedy neighborhood, but the Metro takes you there with no trouble. It's written up in Ms. Wells' book.