Foodie in Paris: not much money!
Mar 7th, 2008, 09:28 AM
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The gezziers that Ira mentioned can be a good choice. Many restaurants offer a Salad with Gizzier and Blue Cheese. Often it will have walnuts.
Normally this is a cheap dish and it meats the foodie's requirements.
I have a salad similar for about 5 € for the smaller and the BIG salad is 10€ but not possible to finish.
Blackduff
Normally this is a cheap dish and it meats the foodie's requirements.
I have a salad similar for about 5 € for the smaller and the BIG salad is 10€ but not possible to finish.
Blackduff
Mar 7th, 2008, 02:21 PM
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PWAbbott, you asked "Is there one of these that stood out as a great memory?"
Le Pré Verre fashions itself to be a wine bar, and has a good selection of fine wines on offer. We picked a nice Ostertag Riesling to go with the seafood most of us ordered from the €25.50 menu. My eldest son was having a spice encrusted entrecote, so we ordered an additional glass of red Cheverny for him. The food was quite creative, with some especially dubious combinations for dessert (parsley ice cream? vanilla ice cream with olives?), but everything tasted wonderful; your foodie son would enjoy this. However our final bill came to €174 which may be out of your price range.
The specialty of La Lozère is Aligot d’Aubrac, a potato, cream, and cantal cheese dish which is really good but really, really filling. They start you off with a loaf of bread and a large knife, which you are supposed to use to hack off slices. The rustic-feeling restaurant was fun, and interesting as we'd not had Aligot before.
All of the restaurants we thought were very good value for what we received. Enjoy Paris!
Le Pré Verre fashions itself to be a wine bar, and has a good selection of fine wines on offer. We picked a nice Ostertag Riesling to go with the seafood most of us ordered from the €25.50 menu. My eldest son was having a spice encrusted entrecote, so we ordered an additional glass of red Cheverny for him. The food was quite creative, with some especially dubious combinations for dessert (parsley ice cream? vanilla ice cream with olives?), but everything tasted wonderful; your foodie son would enjoy this. However our final bill came to €174 which may be out of your price range.
The specialty of La Lozère is Aligot d’Aubrac, a potato, cream, and cantal cheese dish which is really good but really, really filling. They start you off with a loaf of bread and a large knife, which you are supposed to use to hack off slices. The rustic-feeling restaurant was fun, and interesting as we'd not had Aligot before.
All of the restaurants we thought were very good value for what we received. Enjoy Paris!
Mar 7th, 2008, 02:44 PM
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I don't get it, your son is 25 and you are worried about paying for a nice dinner for him,, and you are also probaly paying for his accomadation,, you are even worried about pleasing him,, wow, he must be a great kid. As a great kid I bet he would love to treat his family to a nice dinner !
I also like the idea of taking him out for a nice lunch one on one instead of a group dinner. You can dine at a nicer place for less money that way.
I also like the idea of taking him out for a nice lunch one on one instead of a group dinner. You can dine at a nicer place for less money that way.
Mar 7th, 2008, 03:29 PM
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PWA: I have found that even a simple roasted chicken meal is a delight in Paris as it is well prepared and delicious. I don't think it is as much about what you eat as how it is prepared that makes French cooking so sublime. There are many bistro's that may not make the "foodie" list but are simply delicious. One of my most memorable meals in Paris was a cheese plate, fresh breat and onion soup eaten at an outside table watching the people on the streets. I dream of that meal more often that should be considered normal.
You have received many good recommendations here but you will be able to find many more places as you walk along and read the menus. If your foodie 25 year old son needs Michelin rated restaurants then I would suggest that he open up his wallet and pay for them.
Enjoy your trip and enjoy the wonderful food in Paris.
You have received many good recommendations here but you will be able to find many more places as you walk along and read the menus. If your foodie 25 year old son needs Michelin rated restaurants then I would suggest that he open up his wallet and pay for them.
Enjoy your trip and enjoy the wonderful food in Paris.
Mar 8th, 2008, 07:55 AM
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Hi T,
>Please do tell where we can find Singaporean food in Paris!
This is taken from another poster.
I have included it in our upcoming visit to Paris.
IndoChinaTown
Take the 14 Dir Olympiades to the end.
To visit IndoChinatown from the Olympiades station, walk SW along rue de Tolbiac towards the apartment block. Go to the upper esplanade (outdoor escalators) and walk through the maze of pagoda roofed shops and restaurants to the Oslo shopping mall, which is straight out of Bangkok or Saigon.
To go back down into 'outdoor Chinatown' turn right at the BNP Paribas agency and either take the direct escalator down or enter Paris Store, one of the Asian hypermarkets (the other one is Tang Frères, next door downstairs), which has a moving ramp to go down. The upper section of Paris Store has a delightful selection of Asian dishes and cookware for almost nothing.
Once you are back out on the street, you can continue south on ave d'Ivry to the tramway line 3, or cut over to ave de Choisy, which will allow you to pass by the Chinese McDonald's, also on your way to the tramway.
La Lune, 36 Ave de Choisy is a very good Singapore resto.
The OP also indicated that there was a wealth of good restos in the area.
>Please do tell where we can find Singaporean food in Paris!
This is taken from another poster.
I have included it in our upcoming visit to Paris.
IndoChinaTown
Take the 14 Dir Olympiades to the end.
To visit IndoChinatown from the Olympiades station, walk SW along rue de Tolbiac towards the apartment block. Go to the upper esplanade (outdoor escalators) and walk through the maze of pagoda roofed shops and restaurants to the Oslo shopping mall, which is straight out of Bangkok or Saigon.
To go back down into 'outdoor Chinatown' turn right at the BNP Paribas agency and either take the direct escalator down or enter Paris Store, one of the Asian hypermarkets (the other one is Tang Frères, next door downstairs), which has a moving ramp to go down. The upper section of Paris Store has a delightful selection of Asian dishes and cookware for almost nothing.
Once you are back out on the street, you can continue south on ave d'Ivry to the tramway line 3, or cut over to ave de Choisy, which will allow you to pass by the Chinese McDonald's, also on your way to the tramway.
La Lune, 36 Ave de Choisy is a very good Singapore resto.
The OP also indicated that there was a wealth of good restos in the area.
