Kodi is not a troll. She's been around for years. Geez.

Kodi - if you're in rue Mouffetard, look for the roasting chicken and potato stands. Fantastic.

I also prescribe macarons.

Any cafe will give you:
Chicken and fries
Steak and fries
Omelet
Ham/cheese sanwich grilled

Lot of other basic stuff. Look at the menu - but head for a cafe and brasserie versus a full restaurant.

Good place with simple food, Le Bouquet St Paul, in the Marais on the corner of Rue St Antoine and Rue St Paul. Just read about a really good Italian place, in the MArais Le Enoteca on rue St Charles

Kodi--Lots of good advice.

I second Elizabeth_S--I constantly tell people who are unsure of what to get to go to the Galeries Lafayette cafeteria. It is EXCELLENT.

And I also second lennyba's rec for rotisserie chicken with potatoes underneath. You'll see lots of stands with that all over Paris. The chef I took cooking classes from in Paris says that anyone who misses out on these misses out on Paris. I had never had them. I ate them. OMG, how could I have missed out on these things?

If you were not in the Marais, I'd also tell you to head to Bon Marche at the very bottom of the 7th Arrodissement (24 Rue Sèvres 75007 Metro: Line 10, Sevres-Babylone ). You would be able to find any kind of food item you would like.

Good luck Kodi.

I'm beginning to really regret not having the rotisserie chicken with potatoes! Guess I'll just have to go back! ;)

Meanwhile, I really miss the ham and cheese crepes.

ah the Fodor troll-detecting cops! To me they and their often unfounded accusations are much worse than trolling - judge and jury all in one and ready to condemn - makes me want to vomit.

Find a hot dog stand and try one of their hot dogs. They are not an USA-style hot dog, come in a baguette, and are absolutely scrumptious.

Most food in France is simple. Most French people prefer simple food. There are also a zillion finicky children in France -- do you think they are forced to eat snails and weird sauces all the time?

Nobody starves.

"Find a hot dog stand and try one of their hot dogs. They are not an USA-style hot dog, come in a baguette, and are absolutely scrumptious."

Reminds me of an American Polish friend of mine that heard some hot dog vendors speaking Polish so she thought to buy a hot dog from them! When she addressed themn in Polish they told her no! go find something better to eat these are not fit for human consumption!!

The finicky children comment reminds me of dinner we had with French friends in the Dordogne. While we sat down to a vegetable quiche, salad, bread (after beaucoup hors d'oeuvres), wine, the mother handed her pre-teen a bowl of plain pasta, to which the little girl promptly doused with....ketchup! Ewwww.

Kodi, you have some great ideas in this thread, and I predict you will conquer your hunger very soon. Enjoy!

Try the French version of a hot dog. A long, hard, chewy baguette roll pierced down its length so that a wiener can be shoved inside along with delicious mustard. Cheap and very filling.

Kodi, I hope that since it is bedtime or thereabouts in Paris that you had a good lunch and delicious dinner and that you now will have a good night's sleep so that you will be rested and over jetlag tomorrow.

For the few that mocked Kodi because of her question I just want to say that I personally know Kodi and a more fun, kind and interesting woman could not be found. She also has taken travel adventure trips by herself, she is more brave than a lot of us. I feel honored to have her as a friend.

Thank you all so much. What great advice! I hesitated to ask the question for fear of being doubted, but it was another Fodor friend who suggested I post and I'mm so glad I did.

While you were all giving me such great advice, I was out walking and walking ( to the spice shop, Liz).
As I was walking I did see the roast chicken and it looked really good. I was walking in the 1st, on Rue Dauphine and came across a nice looking Italian restaurant. ( good idea LoveItaly). I had a delicious pasta meal. , Then continued walking all the way home.

Thank you my friends . It's nice to know you are out there to help.

A delicious pasta dinner! Fantastic! I knew you enjoyed Italian food kodi and I was almost sure Paris had Italian food restaurants.

Btw, a good friend's daughter and two teenage granddaughters are in Paris right now also. I wonder how they are doing, it is their first time in Paris. The daughter of my friend will not eat anything with wheat in it, one of her daughters is a strict vegan and the other daughter only wants "junk food", aka McDonalds etc. The oral trip report regarding food should be interesting when they return home, lol.

Hugs from me to you, kodi, you are in my thoughts as always.

Love, Thank you for your kind words.. You're going to make me cry.
Wouldn't you just know I'd end up eating Italian.

I hope your friends make out ok.

There are just about as many Italian restaurants as French restaurants in Paris. It is considered to be a part of local cuisine, just like Italian food in the U.S.

(And to those who claim that, no, it is <b>not</b> not local, may I ask them if they consider pasta to be exclusively Chinese, since it was invented there?)

<Just read about a really good Italian place, in the MArais Le Enoteca on rue St Charles>

L'Enoteca is actually on rue Charles V, on the corner of rue St. Paul. It looks very nice. (Our 2009 apartment was down the block on rue Charles V, and we talked about going there but never did.)

I've bought a bagguette and some cheese, but I can't live on that for 4 more days.>

well there are lots of supermarkets that have quite a variety of take out ready to eat foods - deli type fare and complexx enough sandwiches so they are not just a baguette and cheese - try the Jambon or ham sandwiches, sold everywhere for take out from sidewalk windows in these stores - and there are also loads of McDonalds as well.

kodi, I like simple food, too, and one of my favorite ways to eat in Paris is deli...i.e., just go to a bakery ('boulangerie' -- they're everywhere!), buy a loaf of whatever looks good (it ALL looks good!); then go to a grocery store ('epicerie') and buy a hunk of cheese and maybe a tomato, and you've got a great diy meal. And all you have to be able to do is point. :-)

When in doubt, find a ham and/or cheese sandwich (as Pal suggests). They're everywhere, they're inexpensive, and they're usually decent.