moderate priced restaurants in paris

We enjoyed some really good Breton crepes at the Breizh Cafe near the Odeon. I believe there vare 7 or 8 in Paris. Prices are reasonable and the savory buckwheat crepes are very tasty. We also had lunch once, near the Cluny Museum at a restaurant called Mucha Cafe. Good salad, poached fish, roast chicken, good service and fair-priced. This was in 2023 however, so perhaps things have changed, but we were very pleased at both places.

If you like oysters, there is an oyster bar called Ostra in St. Germain where I recently had 3 beautiful Normandy oysters, a basket of French bread and butter, and a glass of wine for 12 euros. They had other specials on the menu as well.

Last month, my husband and I had a nice picnic in the Tuileries Garden. We picked up two simple but amazing ham and Cantal cheese sandwiches at Le Petit Vendome (8 rue des Capucines) and walked 5 minutes to the park. Considered by some to be the best in Paris, we stood in line for about 20 minutes to order our take-out-only sandwiches. I don’t remember exactly how much we paid for each sandwich, it was around €8 each. Le Petit Vendome also has a sit down restaurant that looked to be reasonably priced.

Look for the bouillons. They're quite inexpensive and serve traditional French working-people food, usually very good. I particularly enjoyed Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond, and Bouillon Chartiers is widely praised.

Paris is a city where you can still find excellent deals on meals - especially at lunchtime.