| "Paris is a moveable feast." - Ernest Hemingway | | | | to the Arc de Triomphe the pricier the restaurants. If |
| Paris has a well deserved reputation for being the | | | | you want good value for money try the Chartier, an |
| culinary capital of the world. It also has a not so | | | | unpretentious restaurant in the brasserie tradition at 7 |
| well-deserved one for overpriced restaurants with | | | | rue Faubourg Montmartre in the 9th Arrondissment. |
| snooty waiters. (This is probably truer of French | | | | Just a few steps from the Grands Boulevards metro |
| restaurants in New York than in Paris.) It is true that | | | | station, it was built in 1896 and is an official historic |
| there are expensive restaurants in Paris, and if you | | | | monument. One of its many charms is a whimsical |
| want to dine at the La Tour d'Argent or Lasseur, you | | | | mural that is said to have been done by an artist who |
| will pay a lot. | | | | couldn't pay for his meals. It is very popular, though and |
| There are hundreds of cafes, bistros and brassieres to | | | | gets very crowded. You could end up sharing a table, |
| choose from in all price ranges. Always ask if there is | | | | but don't let that put you off, at worst you'll share a |
| a fixed price menu. It is not always advertised and is a | | | | meal with someone interesting and share a pleasant |
| set meal the chef prepares that day. Although the | | | | conversation. The waiter will take your order and write |
| selection is limited, it is a better deal than ordering ala | | | | it on the table and at the end of your meal add up |
| carte and is most often fresh and served promptly. By | | | | your bill without the aid of a calculator. Afterwards sit |
| all means take a stroll down the Champs Elyssee and | | | | back and try to imagine what this place must have |
| stop for lunch. Be aware that you're paying for the | | | | been like at the fin-de-siècle, but don't stay too |
| location. After all, who hasn't imagined sitting at a | | | | long, there's a line of people waiting to get in. |
| sidewalk cafe? Just remember that the closer you get | | | | |