My husband wants to eat something after our long trip to Paris from San Diego. I told him we should grab a bite at the airport. He says we will find something "on the road".



Oh yes, we arrive on American airlines...I assume there are places. Need advice on which is the best plan .Probably I will need a cot too. LOL

Hi lois,

The food at CDG is airport food. French, true, but still airport food.

What do you mean by "find something "on the road"?

Yes, i was wondering too what he means by "on the road". France is NOT convenient for getting things on the road, unless you are going to MacDo (McDonalds) in which case, there is one at the airport.

I wouldn't count on getting something between the airport and your hotel. I would just get coffee and a croissant in the airport and find something once you get to Paris. I don't know what time your plane arrives, but most trans-atlantic flights arrive in the morning and many times your hotel room may not be ready. You will be happy to drop your bags and find a neighborhood spot.

I'm not sure, either, what you mean by "on the road." Unlike the USA, France isn't littered with 7/11s and takeout pizza and sub shops. As toulousaine said, you'd be hard-pressed to find something quick and convenient along the road. You'd most likely have to stop at a café or bistro or restaurant and sit down and have a meal, or at least a sandwich or omelette or something.

As ira says, there are places at the airport (you'll see at least one almost imediately upn exiting Immigration), but it's airport food. Not bad, though, if all you want is a sandwich jambon or fromage or something simple like that.

I think loisco is planning to drive right from CDG to Les Andelys or somewhere near there, right?

We will be driving to Les Andelys on a superroute I think to avoid weekend traffic (Friday). Would we find a cafe easily???.. I think it would be easier grabbing something in the airport...and faster.

My husband is a foodie.

In the airport even if it's a sandwich it should be better than we find here..??

The sandwiches are made from the baguette bread and they're allright. Better than in the US? Can't say they're better, maybe about the same.

If you are going on the autoroute, you will soon see that you cannot hop on and off the freeway frequently. There can literally be 20 miles or more without any exits.
They also have these big food centers (like an overpass, but a rest area) but those are not frequent and I don't when the open and close.
You would be much better off to buy a jambon sandwich at the airport. (Crusty baguette with ham and butter...it's SOOOO good.)

If you don't like airline food, this does not apply to you, but...

I have been to Europe more times than I can count, and I've <i>never</i> been hungry when I hit the ground, because every airline I've flown has served breakfast within a half-hour of landing. Some are better than others, but they're all very filling. I typically don't even think of food until the evening of my arrival.

I don't know if it will be better than what you find here - depends to some extent on where you live in the USA - but it will be a decent sandwich. I always buy one at the train station (same sort of food you'd find at the airport) after I arrive in Paris and before I board to head south, and I always enjoy it.
I don't know what you mean by superroute - the highway (autoroute)? If so, you might find a rest stop that sells food (not sure there's one between CDG and Les Andelys, though), but it will be about the same as the food at the airport. You definitely won't find a regular caf&eacute; along the autoroute.

I think the airport is best. Then someone mentioned we get breakfast on the plane. I will check into that too..but knowing husband he will turn his nose up at that..

I thank you all..

On another note, I'm not sure about flying coach, but after years of flying American across the Atlantic, I can say that the last thing I want on arrival in Europe is more food. They feed you twice on the flight (and yes, I think they do that in coach as well), not counting possible snacks. I'm not saying it will be wonderful food, but probably not much worse than what you'll get at the airport or at some place &quot;on the road&quot;.

Patrick I think I read somewhere that they were discontinuing food on flights??...or maybe that doesn't mean international.Anyone know?

loisco:

Some airlines have stopped serving food on short domestic flights. I very much doubt ANY airline is going to send people up in the air for 6-9 hours on a transatlantic flight without feeding them.

You'll have dinner and breakfast on board, with the breakfast being served just before landing. I can't imagine being hungry on arrival, either, but there will be food at the airport if you need it.

I don't like airline food so usually bring our own or eat at our favorite seafood place at logan. On return at CDG you have everything to choose from but depending what terminal from simple cafes to a branch of Brasserie Jo and Maxim's and a cheese sho.

Lois, what everyone's said is true about not being hungry when you arrive. American will feed you a satisfactory breakfast about an hour or so before you get to CDG so really, food will be the last thing on your mind!

If your husband insists on something more to eat, he can easily find food at the airport. You'll probably have to wait more than half an hour for your bags to get off the carrousel so one of you can find food while the other watches for the bags.

Thanks all...I wonder what people do who DON'T have the experts here....wonder how they manage to travel.