tod

Glad to have been of help Slangevar - I hope are we getting a trip report sometime?

I have just picked up a great little book hot off the press by Angelika Taschen called, PARIS "Restaurants and More". Handy size to take along in ones purse.
I was particularly impressed with the layout: A map for each arrondisement where the restaurants are, several photos inside each restaurant and a street frontage shot. The photographer Vincemt Knapp must have been at each venue long before opening time as you get the whole perpspective of the seating without customers.

Of course there are the favourites mentioned kicking off with Le Grand Ve`four, Cafe` Marly and one I've never seen mentioned, Cador.(Definitely not in the 20 euro catagory).
Not all are French cuisine - mentioned is Innamorati Cafe, 57 Rue Charlot for Italian food with a 25-45Euro dinner menu.
Many other cheaper places are on offer like Le Comptoir des Saints-Peres with a 20-22Euro menu.

Sarvowinner

16th century restaurant up the road from Rue Mouffetard. We ate outside on the pedestrian only street. The inside has lots of atmosphere. Book ahead for a table inside.

Auberge Le Pot de Terre
22, rue du Pot de Fer - Paris Vème

www.lepotdeterre.com

3 course meals from 11.50E. We had the 15.00E
Selections include:
Salad of duck liver (suppl. 1,50 &euro
Chiffonnade of smoked salmon
Onion soup gratinee
Poultry liver salad with raspberry vinegar
6 snails prepared with garlic butter
Mussels cooked in white wine with onions (suppl. 1,50 &euro
Salad of gizzards
Mozzarella & tomato salad
Seafood salad

Dishes
Duck confit with parsleyed potatoes
Slab of salmon with sorrel sauce
Pork filet mignon with aromatic herbs
Tarragon lamb chops
Butcher cut with a green pepper or Roquefort sauce
Assortment of 2 fishes with fines herbs
Roast leg of lamb with garlic
Flank of beef with sweet onion confit
Fishes sauerkraut
Dishes of the Chief

Cheese or Desserts

Fruits salad
Caramel glazed cream custard
Apple pie
Chocolate mousse

Gretchen

Todor, for 20E you can get cassoulet, or for 13E you can get magret.
There are a lot of 20E prix fixe meals that are far more than crepes and moules. Try it, you might like it.
This is a great thread. Thanks to all.
Our faves
Au Piano Muet on rue Mouffetard
Auberge du Jarente on rue Jarente.
For 33E La Florimond

Gretchen

And Bistro du 7eme on blvd. Latour Mauborg

Felschurch

bookmarking

slangevar

Hi Tod! Ooh, I wish I had that book right now... but I'll start with these suggestions, thanks.

By the way, the cafe on the slanting steps of the Rue des Barres (L'Ebouillante) was perfect - exactly what I was looking for.

I promise to start filing a trip report soon... Fodors has really packed my trip with excellent To Dos in Paris.

And maybe you'll get a laugh over things like me tripping over an Eiffel Tower trinket salesman and falling into a few dozen tourists watching a fire dancer. It certainly seemed to amuse them... ;-)

kerouac

For those who believe that there is more to Paris restaurants than just French food, the absolute must of the moment is <b>The Ethnic Paris Cookbook</b> from DK Publishing -- it gives the addresses of the best ethnic restaurants <b>and</b> gives some of the prime recipes from these establishments, as well as some background information about the various foreign groups in Paris and where they hang out. From the 155,000 Lebanese who arrived during the civil war in 1975 to the 25,000 Japanese residents of France (mostly in Paris), plenty of groups are covered, as well as what and where they eat and where they do their shopping.

klondike

So where might some great couscous be found, kerouac (and others) ?

slangevar

I just had some Lebanese food in the 5th and it was spectacular! Thanks for the book recommendation kerouac.

likeswords

Bookmarking

mcnyc

mmm...Wish I had this list a few weeks ago.

rex

bookmarking

AnthonyGA

A great many restaurants in Paris have fixed-price menus under 20 euro.

enroute

bkmkng

robjame

&lt;&lt;So where might some great couscous be found, kerouac (and others) ?&gt;&gt;
If you are in the 5e, in Mouffetard area, there are some excellent places for couscous. Le Couscouserie at Place Contrescarpe stands out in my opinion.

kerouac

&quot;Chez L&eacute;on&quot; (not to be confused with L&eacute;on de Bruxelles - of which there is one right next door!) has excellent couscous on boulevard Beaumarchais, right at Place de la Bastille.

nbbrown

Wow! Some great suggestions. Bookmarking for reference. Thanks!

maren8

bookmarking for end of September trip.

Kansan

We had delicious couscous at Restaurant des Quatres Freres. It's located at 127 Boulevard de Menilmontant, 11th Arrondissement, which is just a few steps from the Menilmontant metro. It was very reasonable also.

Gigi4

Can anybody tell me whether Le Gourmet on rue de Bruxelles is closed on Mondays?

Also, why aren't any of the places listed here in my new Zagats?

Gigi