Grasshopper

My daughters went crazy for take away paninis. You just pick one that has the insides you want and they "iron" it and off you go. Very tasty.

nytraveler

In the last couple of years I have noticed that croques madames and m'siers vary by place. They are all some variation of toasted cheese sandwhich. but dependng on where you get them they may have added one or more of the following: ham, tomato, egg, bechamel sauce - I even saw a nicoise (tuna) verison somehwere on a menu.

Christina

There are tea salons all over Paris, and they can be good for people with kids. Often they don't have smoking in them. I don't think they usually serve dinners, more a day type thing. Some are really famous, I'm sure one has heard of them -- like Laduree. Dallyou at the corner of Luxembourg gardens is a good one.

I don't thing having small meals should be a problem anywhere, except maybe a full-fledge restaurant. You can order whatever you want in a cafe. Some of the things people are citing as light are full of grease, sugar or fat, and calories and stuff I would never eat, but in any case, I wouldn't consider them a light meal.

My idea of a light meal is a warm goat cheese salad, for example, with toast points or something like that. Or perhaps an omelet with a small salad. I sometimes have what is often called an "auvergne" salad at some cafes, which has cantal cheese in some greens and a light dressing. I have also had a haricots verts salad with crumbled hard-boiled egg on top for a light meal.

I eat those for lunch, usually, not dinner though.

oh, a good tea salon is Crepes a Go Go on the NW corner from the Pantheon on rue Soufflot. They have lots of light things in there (it is really not just a creperie, but a full tea salon, a funny name).

Scarlett

Christina,
I love the salads with the fried egg on top ~
Or the mache with beets and a wonderful vinaigrette.
wliwl, Leone on Blvd St Germain is good for mussels.
And here is a nice thread with restaurant recommendations..

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34538493

MelissaHI

There are a couple of places on the Rue Cler that have smaller meals. I like Cafe Ulysees for their inexpensive, filling crepes. Or the rotisserie place there. Another good crepe place is on Rue st. Andre des Artes (did I spell that OK?) near the mini-alcohol emporium.

One of my favorites is Le Sancerre, located on Avenue Rapp. They offer wines from the Sancerre region and the menu items are smaller, one-item dishes. Last time I was there I saw a guy eating a salad, and it looked nice & fresh.

Underhill

a salon de thé is a small business that offers tea (and coffee), snacks, light meals. we've had such things as soup, omelettes, pastries and desserts, and so on--think of it as a small american coffee shop minus the grill. many are open for breakfast. they're very useful for light meals, especially at hours when restaurants might be closed.

some are very upscale, such as ladurée and angelina.

melissa19

i had a lovely "big" salad and wine at les philosophes on rue vielle du temple in the 4th.

and the waiters were tres handsome . . .!

jpie

Hi wliwl-

I live in Paris part-time now, and not too far from you is the rue de Canettes. There are (I think) pretty much the best 3 or 4 pizzarias there. When we have friends with teenagers visit we always go there. Our favorite is Santa Lucia, but Positano up the street is good too. Santa Lucia is roomier. They have a full menu, not just Pizza. Great antipasta!

Santa Lucia

Tél : 01-43-26-42-68

22, rue des Canettes
75006


Rue de canettes also has at one creperie on it but I haven't tried it.

In terms of tearooms, here is a link with the best known ones:

http://teatimeworldwide.com/Tea_and_...-in-paris.html

Mariage Frères has a nice sunday brunch and La Duree is well known for macaroons. One of the nice things for many Americans is that tea salons are nonsmoking.

Otherwise the fifth and sixth both have tons of low cost, even stroll as you eat kind of places.

Down by the river in the 5th is a great Lebanese restaurant called Al Dar. What is great about it, is that it has a more fancy sit down restaurant underground but a deli snack shop at ground level that will serve the same menu. Or you can just buy some food like you would at a deli and eat in or out.

Al Dar

8, rue Frederic Sauton,
75005 Paris

machin

That's not a problem, you'll see the places all over the city.
But to go to Paris for crepes and yogurt is sad.

Scarlett

No I think sad is when you are home eating yogurt and wishing you were in Paris eating crepes.

elaine

I'm with you, Scarlett

nothing sad about having crepes in Paris
I wouldn't be sad to have only the yougurt either, if I were there...
well, maybe a little sad

wliwl

Believe me, if I only ate crepes/pizza/salads for the seven nights we are there I would be sad too!!! But I also know that fine french dining all seven nights isn't going to work either!