We will be staying at the Hotel du College in the Latin Quarter. Planning to do a lot of picnics and such for lunches. Can you recommend some good streets/areas for affordable dinners? Have read negative things about Rue Huchette, where else would be good to wander and check out menus at night? Hoping to stay under 20 Euros per person or so. We like all types of food. Thanks!

If you do a search here for "paris affordable restaurant" you will find much to enjoy. Skip Huchette.

We really enjoyed:

Bouillon Racine
3, Rue Racine
off Bd St Mich near the Sorbonne

That is very cheap for a dinner. You aren't expecting any kind of drink with that, are you? Other than tap water, I mean.

There are some places that cheap in the rue Mouffetard, rue Pot de Fer area which is actually fairly near your hotel. Otherwise, there are also some cheap restaurants in the St Germain area around rue de Buci, rue de l'Ancienne Comedie, St Andre des Arts, around that area. Tourists mainly go to those, they have some touts out on the sidwalks trying to get you inside, but they aren't quite as bad as rue de la Huchette in quality and ambience. You can also walk around the Marais area around rue des Rosiers for falafels, etc.

I do know other areas where you can eat for that, but they aren't really streets to just wander around looking at lots of restaurants.

Thanks for the advice! If we up our budget for a few dinners - what streets might be best to check out?

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