Paris - Eating Out
France is famous for its food. Paris has an huge choice of restaurants, ranging from the very luxurious and expensive to the very quaint, cheaper restaurants in the Quartier Latin and more than one hundred MacDo’s where -indeed- they serve beer.
Most French restaurants have special price three course menu’s, but often the cheap prices advertised outside are for lunch only. Prices for dinner are always a bit more expensive. When you are on a budget, you might consider having a warm lunch and sandwiches for dinner.
Note: Paris does not have as much choice for vegetarians as other European capitals. Of course you can always have pizza, or have a Lebanese Mezze in the Quartier Latin, but I find it hard to find good, genuine French vegetarian restaurants. Any suggestions are welcome.
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