I will be arriving at CDG Terminal 2E at 8:00 next Friday morning. I have a 3 hour wait for my daughter who is also arriving in 2E.
Is there somewhere just outside customs where I can get a simple breakfast? At the restaurants and shops all up one level from arrival gates? Any map I find shows La Terrasse and one other way at the end, but no description of what they offer.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Thanks Alex, I'm OK with French sarcasm. My father was a Frenchman. : )
One more quick question and don't shoot me....is there McDonald's or McCafe, or even starbucks in Terminal 2E?
Wish I could find a map with food and service information.
Ok thanks, I'll stick to whatever is in 2E. I'm not going to feel like traipsing around CDG after a 10 hr flight with luggage. I'll just go with the flow; I know I'm overthinking this.
Alex, , if I died from having a French breakfast, I would die happy! : )
The reference to an American breakfast got me thinking. Once you get beyond coffee and tea, the variations in what Americans eat is broad from my perspective and with more healthier choices being made in recent years.
Thanks, Ed. In all my searching I didn't find that one.
And I have no problem with French breakfast if that's what I end up with. But I am curious whether McD's offers some version of an egg mcmuffin. : P
Ah yes, San Francisco has some great food. Its one of my favorite American cities for many reasons.
Thanks Alex, if I feel like wandering past 2E I'll maybe try le McDo's egg mcmuffin. Terminal 2E looks quite big and I'll probably find a good place to sit and wait and have a bite to eat without venturing very far.
BTW is WiFi available in all areas of the terminal or do I have to be in a specific place to access it.
Personally I'm fond of American Chinese, American Italian, American Thai, American Mexican, and other varieties of American food, including the McGriddle from mcdo's. : )
We had a cafe-et-croissant breakfast at a Paul's at CDG and enjoyed it greatly. It was our last food in France before departing. Imagine how much better it will be as your first meal after arriving!
Alex is right about the coffee, though here in the NW we think we do better on that score than many other parts of the US. Also cheaper! And the second cup is free (except at mcdo's).
Have a good trip. Feel free to plan your next moves after breakfast! : )
Regarding “untasty coffee” in the U.S., while crappy coffee is certainly available, times have changed. In the small town where I live, you can hardly toss a baguette without hitting an establishment serving great coffee. Perhaps we hijacked some of those oh so beautiful and fancy Italian machines to replace percolators. As for variety, the local coffee roasting firm must have over 50 varieties of beans from around the world. From recent personal experience, I can confirm crappy coffee is also served in France. Is that where the percolators went?
This article is old, but I thought it was interesting and related to the "le McDo" part of this conversation...
you may be shocked to learn but those who love coffee don't rate French coffee very high; now the Italians -- THEY know how to make a cup of coffee. and you will find pretentious coffee spots everywhere in America -- heck there is an old fashioned (not pod) espresso machine sitting on my own kitchen counter and my son in Oregon roasts his own with a devise he created and a blow torch.
