How much money would i need to take for a two of us to eat in paris for 2 nights breakfast, lunch, dinner
maybe at a nice average price resturant?
or how much is it for a meal
also do they do much veggie dishes?
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I eat the hotel breakfast but most folks like to go to cafes. I looked around a little and could see that a simple continental breakfast with a croissant, a hard roll, a juice and coffee (or tea or hot choc) costs around 6-9 euro.
If you buy premade sandwiches, baguette style, from a boulangerie, those are usually around 3.5-4 euro (ham, ham/cheese, chicken, tuna, etc). You can also buy a small quiche or pizza-style bread that they will warm up for you, same price range. Sodas and cans of beer will cost around 2-3 euro from the same counter.
An average (meaning good neighborhood restaurant, not necessarily a %26#39;known%26#39; place) restaurant dinner will cost about 18-25 euro for 3 courses, plus extra for wine (by the glass, 1/2 bottle or full bottle).
The best way to get veggies is to eat salads - most brasseries and cafes will have big salad plates that you can order instead of a meal; or there will usually be a dressed salad as an entree choice on your menu. You might be able to order a side such as the %26#39;haricots vert%26#39; (skinny green beans). If you really want the majority of your dining to be in vegetables, you can try the Forum Search for %26#39;vegetarian%26#39; and you%26#39;ll find some suggested restaurants.
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Funny, I clicked on this thread ,, just to tell you to read Travelnuttys trip report, which I had just finished , and I thought she did a great job of outlining food expenses on it..
But, travelnutty has already answered your question here quite well, I do suggest you read her trip report anyways!
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The nice thing about French restaurants is that they put the menu outside so you can see before you enter.
The daily %26quot;menu%26quot; is a fixed price meal usually with a few choices per course. So it would be something like entree (meaning entry dish)/main course/cheese/dessert maybe with two or three choices in each course. If very cheap there may be no or few choices. You may also find they have %26quot;menu%26quot; in different values with corresponding better food for higher prices. So there may be a E18 and a E25 menu or even more. You do not mix and match from these.
Or you can order a la carte (from the card) where each dish will be listed with its own price. Usually more expensive than the menu but if you only want a salad or a steak frites (steak and chips) the carte may be cheaper.
A degustation menu is one chosen by the chef to show off his skills. Usually 8+ tiny courses, no choices and everyone at the table is usually expected to order it so everyone is eating at the same time. A lovely and usually expensive way to sample the cuisine.
The composed salads such as Salad Nicoise are meals in themselves, quite filling, but often also have meat in them. Ingredients are usually listed on the menu for these salads.
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