Cafe or Restaurant near Le Jardins d'Eiffel and at the end of Bus 69 route

I don't have a specific cafe to recommend, but I will say that the general area around the Eiffel Tower is not a good place to look. As I recall, it is pretty much devoid of shops and restaurants; instead, it's open parkland thronged with vendors selling cheap trinkets and -- for lack of a better word -- way, way low budget tourists from various countries, to the point where I approached someone to ask "ou est le Metro?" and nobody in the surrounding crowd spoke enough French to answer. I had to switch to Spanish ("donde Metro?") and then got plenty of help.

Conversely, the Gambetta area where #69 ends is loaded with cafes

There are lots of restaurants on Rue de Grenelle and Rue Saint-Dominique which are at either end of the street where your hotel is located and between you and the Eiffel Tower. I like Cafe Roussillon on the corner of Rue de Grenelle and Rue Cler. I do see you didn't want to eat on Rue Cler until later. This is across from the end of the block with the market area. You may wind up walking thru the Rue Cler several times anyway. My favorite gelato place is Amorino at the far end of Rue Cler from where you'll be. To me Rue Cler isn't really a destination, it's more of a neighborhood. Others will have their opinions.

I would be totally put to sleep by riding on a bus thru town for several hours but it may work for you. I also don't like to be that far from the hotel on the first day. When I crash, I crash and might need a quick nap in the afternoon.

If the day is bright and you have an interest in Art Nouveau architecture, you might just want to wander around the neighborhood a little bit, loosely following the stops suggested on this self-guided walking tour. It goes by buildings designed by Jules Lavirotte. Starting at the location listed at the end of the tour puts you at a set of doors that are literally at the end of your street and a few doors right/west. (I can't tell you how aggravated I was myself when I realized how many times I had walked by these doors and had not looked at or noticed them! They are neat!)

https://www.parisperfect.com/blog/2011/03/art-nouveau-7th-arrondissement/

I also like to make one of my first sights the Eiffel Tower so you could also consider walking over there. Really, seeing it more than once is OK!

You are also just a couple of blocks from the Seine so you could walk down there, walk along in either direction and enjoy the area.

Will you have any Euro with you? I usually start with 200 from home (now left over from prior trips but to begin with from a local bank) but others are fine with no cash on hand. I don't want to have to deal with an ATM jet-lagged so that's why I do it that way. If you don't have cash, I'd stop to get Euro at CDG. You can buy a carnet once you get to your hotel. You are not far from the La Tour Maubourg Metro stop which I ~think~ has manned windows where you an buy a carnet. They do have ticket machines. There is definitely a manned window at the Ecole Militaire Metro stop but that's a few blocks down Rue Cler to get to it.

As Pam suggested, you should not plan to exchange US dollars for euros. You should use your ATM card just as you (probably) do in the US.

It's worthwhile to check with your bank on what fees, if any, it will charge you. If there's a flat $3 or $5 fee, you may prefer to make fewer but larger withdrawals than I do; my credit union doesn't assess a fee when I use any ATM. I see that there are at least two of you, so you can spread the money around if you decide to make a rather large withdrawal.

It's unusual for European ATMs themselves to charge usage fees, but it is beginning to happen. If you run into that, just cancel the transaction (be sure you get your card back) and go look for a different bank's ATM.

You'll be able to select English as the language to appear on the ATM, so you shouldn't have any trouble with the machine. Still, it is highly recommended that you use ATMs at banks during banking hours, just in case something odd happens. And if the machine offers to record the withdrawal in dollars rather than euros, you do NOT want that. You will be getting a very poor exchange rate.

Hi IImoyer, this is one of my favorite neighborhoods! We've stayed several times at the Londres Eiffel Hotel and Hotel L'Empereur. There are lots of good places to eat near your hotel. Walk down Rue Saint-Dominique toward the Eiffel Tower. When you get to Avenue de la Bourdonnais there are several nice cafes. My favorite is Champs de Mars. For great Italian food, try Alfio. You are steps away from the Eiffel Tower so plan to be there when it twinkles (after dark, on the hour for 5 minutes). FYI, there is a bus stop for the 69 right at that corner on Avenue de la Bourdonnais.

I always get a couple hundred dollars in euros at a bank in the US before I leave. Use your ATM card for any extra cash you need.

You can purchase metro tickets, soft drinks, snacks, postcards, etc. at many of the Tabacs (tobacco shop) near your hotel.

Hope you have a great time in Paris!

I'd try to find "Yard" - a great restaurant. Directions here, near Pere Lachaise:
parisfoodaffair.com/yard-restaurant-paris/

I wouldn't eat anywhere near rue Cler, but Bistrot Belhara is just around the corner. About 38 EU without wine.

Remember that lunch is at 12:30 to 2:30 and dinner is 7:30 to about 11:30 PM.

You would have to use another ticket to backtrack to wherever you're staying.

Thanks for all that valuable info. I do plan to get $100 worth of Euros before we leave for Europe "just in case" and then use my debit card for more at CDG.