Family Friendly in Paris

How old are your children and what would be your approximate budget? Lunch time menus are invariably less expensive than dinner menus, by the way.

To add to my post above, have you tried Léon de Bruxelles?

My husband and I have taken all three of our kids to Paris. Each had a seperate trip with one parent. The two boys both got to go at 14, and our daughter went at 12.

Your question is a bit open to interpetation. If on a budget I would avoid most restaurants and eat at cafes, bistros, and brasseries.

If you mean you want to take them out to a slightly fancier restaurant for a " french dining experience" then that is another thing.
In 3 weeks I am going to dine at Les Bouquinistes on Quai des Grand Augustine,, it is a Guy Savoy restaurant( he will not be cooking though! ) but it is offering a special deal right now. With two adults one child between 12 -17 will eat free. I do not think the second child gets free, but it is a good deal. The menus range from 30 euros and up,, so it would be a nice dining experience without being insanely expensive.

If you just want them to enjoy good cheap french food, then there is nothing better then a cheese and ham crepe from a street kiosk, or a ham baquette from a bakery, or a hearty roast chicken and fries dinner in a small bistro .. lots of easy and cheap choices... and yes, fries come with many many dishes, they are not just fast food like they are here.

Thank you Norma and Pat. We have not Léon de Bruxelles but we have been enjoying ham and cheese baguettes. My kids are 11 and 13 and I'm trying to have a nice dinner experience for under 40euros per person. We will look at both Les Bouquinistes and Léon de Bruxelles. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Merci!!!

At La Fermette Marbeuf you can get a wonderful 3 course menu for 32 euro. This is a beautiful restaurant dating from 1900. If you google it you can see how glorious the place is and you can also view the menu. We were there on a Sunday in May and there were many families having a Sunday lunch. Dress was surprisingly informal.

If your idea of "budget" is under 40E per person, you'll do fine at any neighborhood cafe.

My family has a good friend who lives in Paris and we've been fortunate to stay with him when visiting. When we ask to take him out to dinner to thank him, he invariably wants to go to Chez Papa, a wonderful, southern-style family friendly restaurant near Montparnasse. You sometimes share tables and they specialize in things like cassoulet, but everything's good.

Go to tom's guide to paris.com. Tom is an expat living in Paris. Send this question to Tom personally, but with some guidelines; how much do you want to pay, where are you staying, are you willing to travel on the Metro, etc.

And brouse Tom's restaurant pics. We did that, and found some great places. We loved Ave Maria; small, fun, funky, cheap, with tastes that just exploded in your mouth!

L'Escargot Hut is a nice family restaurant.