Eating out

We will be staying in the Invalides area and would like some suggestions of places to eat in the evening - not expensive!

Also recommendations for cafes/lunches near the usual tourist spots.

Thanks

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There are too many %26#39;tourist spots%26#39; to start naming possible options!

Plenty of choices in the 7th:

- from the Paris pages on this site:

Café Constant - Casual. Great food. Get the “flotante” for dessert. On rue St. Dominique near Champs du Mars and Rue Cler. 110 euro for two.

Fontaine du Mars - Also on Rue St. Dominique (near the Eiffel Tower). Excellent food, English menu for those who need it, friendly service.

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La Terrace at Ecole Militaire was once of my fave cafes in that neighborhood, but they had a lil%26#39; fire and will be closed until Dec.

Le Sancerre on Rapp is an old world wine bar with killer omelettes.

Vin sur Vin is a very popular local restau in that area.

L%26#39;Affriole is another popular restau not too far away.

Not expensive is a very relative term. The cafe/bars will be cheaper than a restau. for a meal. To really save bucks, head to rue Cler and make yourself a gourmet picnic.

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What are the best neighborhoods in Paris to eat dinner? We are staying at the Westin (near the Tulliares gardens).

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We tried Le Basilic this summer--lovely and charming, food good. and service warm. I forget the street?? It is next to a church and a small park--close Rue de Varenne (we stayed at the Hotel de Varenne) My sense is this is a reasonbly priced place for dinner in Paris.

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ItalyProg

Most of Paris you can get a decent meal for not very much money. Only place I would avoid is most of the restaurants in and around Rue de la Huchette.

As a rule (but not exclusively) these places are tourist traps. They also have a reputation amongst Parisians for not being terribly clean. Not for nothings are they referred to as %26quot;la ruelle de la bactérie%26quot;

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In the 7th, you should try:

Le P%26#39;tit Troquet on the Rue de L%26#39;Exposition (30 euro menu) : cute, small, excellent food, wonderful quality/ price ratio

Le Florimond (around 30 euro menu): very much like Le PT.

La Ferme St. Simon (a bit pricier than the others)

Les

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Try PASCO, 74 boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 7th.

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Try PASCO, 74 boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 7th.

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Then you also have l%26#39;auberge bressane on la motte picquet, le 7eme Vin on Bosquet, Il giramondo is a great italian on the corner of Bosquet and grenelle and Miyako is a great sushi place on rue de l%26#39;université, very close to latour maubourg.

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7eme Vin has a most excellent sautee de girolles.....