This March will be our second time in paris.On our first trip we had great French food, but now that we are returning can anyone suggest other ethnic food that we can try.Also what is the weather like that time of the year.

If you look around Paris there are quite a few Arab and North African food establishments. I know Chez Bebert on Boulevard Montparnasse where rue de Rennes intersects is supposed to be an ok place that serves Tunisian food. <BR>We passed by it several times, but were not tempted, even though the place looked appealing. The 19th Arr has a variety of ethnic places of the southeast Asia type. Get a copy of Lets Go Paris and you will find quite a few ethnic places listed. If all else fails, there is Chicago Meatpackers!!

We were in Paris the last week of March this year and the weather was gorgeous nearly every day -- we wore long-sleeve cotton turtlenecks, sometimes a light sweater, and carried light jackets but almost never wore them. One day was cool (around 45 degrees) and rainy, and the day we left was miserable -- but overall, it was great, flowers were in bloom, beautiful full moon over Notre Dame. I hope you're as fortunate!

I'm sorry this will be a pretty vague answer, as it has been a long time since I was in Paris and so I have no specific restaurants to recommend, but as for "ethnic" foods that are well-represented in Paris, I would strongly suggest: arranging to be in the Marais district at lunchtime and getting a falafel sandwich from one of the falafel storefronts; getting some cous cous at a North African restaurant; and of course Vietnamese. Again, very sorry I can't provide restaurant names, but perhaps Zagat's has a Paris version you could find on the web?

"Other ethnic" means different things to different people. <BR> <BR>But it appears that they speak your language on www.timeout.com - - under Paris, Eating and Drinking you'll find a pull-down menu box, where there is actually a category listed called "Other cuisine" (and this doesn't even count "North African" - - which is common enough in Paris to merits own category). <BR> <BR>You can also check out www.pariscope.fr (sorry, in French only) - - click on "Gastronomie" also has a pull-down box under "Spec.etrangeres" ( = "Foreign specialties") - - there, you will find 23 different "foreign" listings, including American and TexMex! <BR> <BR>Best wishes, <BR> <BR>Rex

Although the name doesn't make it sound like a nice restaurant, I ate at "Chez Gandhi" at 41 Rue Dauphine (Metro: Odeon et Pont Neuf) and it was quite good. It is down a ways from the St. Michel station near Notre Dame on a small sidestreet. It is small. I actually enjoyed it better than a very good Indian restaurant I ate in London the same week. To be honest, I did not eat any bad food in Paris, if it was expensive or not !! Good Luck !!

Try Tunisian or Moroccan food (couscous, tagines) as this food is hard to find in the US)Lebanese is also a good bet. Asian food and Indian food are very dissapointing if you are used to London or NYC. Chez Bebert is just ok, try La Table de Fez, a wonderful place for couscous near Montparnasse. The TimeOut web site has good restaurant info for Paris in English and sell a very good restaurant guide (available from any newstand once you get here).

Between the Musee Dorsay and the Blvd. St. Germain, on the Rue de Vereneuil, is Tan Dinh, Vietnamese, some of the very very best food I've ever had in my life. The street is very small, narrow, and looks like an alley, and the restaurant itself is not easy to spot, but it is very busy, very elegant, and the food is wonderful!

Janice - <BR> <BR>What do you mean by wonderful? <BR> <BR>I've read a few posts and overheard conversations recently regarding Vietnamese food but have never tried it. <BR> <BR>What types of dishes are standard? What did you eat that you really liked? Is it spicy? <BR> <BR>Next time we hit Paris I'll have to try this place out. <BR> <BR

We have a reservation for Tan Dihn for this Saturday night. Fulkl report on return I've wanted to eat there for years... so this time I plotted to stay in the neighborhood There is also an Indian restaurant named Ravi that gets good reviews in the same area.

I love Vietnamese food. While I didn't have it in Paris, we go to a great place in (of all places) Rockville, MD. It is a very classy blend of well, sort of Thai and French if you can imagine. They do some extraordinary mussels and fish dishes. We did have dinner at the Blue Elephant in the Bastille. It was very good Thai food, in a room with plenty of ambience -- and as we left they gave the women orchids. Pretty cool.

The North African food in the restaurants and kiosks in and around Montparnesse is absolutely delightful and I highly recommend you be adventurous and try it. That whole area is delighteful because of the ethnic blend that lives and works in the area. <BR> <BR>In terms of where you might not want to be adventurous, I assume you know that you have to be careful in some restaurants to be sure that when a dish is described as "viande" (meat)it may in fact be cheval (horsemeat) and not boeuf (steer/cow.) For those who love horses, this has to be a consideration in France. Usually I stick to chicken, lamb or pork, just to be sure. <BR> <BR>