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You can enjoy French cuisine as well as quality food from all over the world in the city's many restaurants. Learn how recognize the good restaurents among the tourist traps especially in places like the Champs Elysées or the Sacré-Coeur (in Montmartre). Living in an apartment in the heart of Paris allows you to become your own "chef": on the Left Bank (as well as in the most popular areas of the Right Bank), supermarkets, big and small, are everywhere. Numerous bakeries and butcher's shops with delicatessen give Paris a village feel, along with open-air markets set on selected mornings (There are dozens open somewhere in Paris on any given day). Some grocery stores traditionnally owned by North-Africans stay open late in the evening. Parisians sit for ages in cafés, talking or reading. One may also stand at the counter and have a drink, or a sandwich, for a few cents less.
DAY TO DAY
Baguette bread: €0,70
Vegetables: from €1 to €10 by kilo
Rice and noodles: from €1 to €4 by kilo
Meat: from €10 to €30 by kilo
If you prefer to stay home but still want to enjoy some French gastronomy, you can get some real fine specialities already cooked by a "traîteur" (caterer), warm them up and light those candles...
ESPRESSO, PLEASE!
Espresso: from around €1.50 to more than €4
Beer: from around €1,50 to around €5
Wine by the glass: from around €3 to around €8
In cafés, prices often vary depending on the neighborhood and the pleasantness of the location (you often pay more to sit outdoors in the sun, although it doesn't say this anywhere).
Significantly lower prices if you drink at the counter instead of taking a seat.
RESTAURANT PRICES
Dinner treat in deluxe French restaurant: from €50 to €250
Traditionnal brasserie (former brewery) menu: from €20 to €40
Pizzeria or Chinese food ("Cuisine asiatique", often Vietnamese): from €15 to €30
Some cafés offer fine lunch menus for less than €10.
No sales tax added. Value added tax always included.
TIPPING
Service is included everywhere but one may leave a tip (arround 5-10% of the bill).
Given prices are just indicative and may change.
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