Cutting a long story short this is gonna be my first trip away on my own, I am young and looking forward to it but I am not really excited about eating out on my own, Im hoping not to use fast food outlets! Anyone been to paris on their own and had a good meal for 1 without feeling uncomfortable? recommendations below please and any comments much appreciated.
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Paris is a great city to eat on your own, many folks do,, in all but the fancy places you will feel absolutely fine( unless you are a really uptight self concious type person)
I often eat alone there, and find cafes and brasserries are best.People watching is fun too. Sorry I do not do McDonaldsor Quick Burger unless I have a child with me,, and then only after much begging and whining, LOL
You can also grab a great light meal of a crepe from the street carts or kiosks and have a mini picnic on a bench somewhere.d
Take a book and read during meal, or , some people like to write postcards or in their journal while they wait for their food. Or just people watch.
I have had some nice restaurant meals, but I only go to nice restaurants with friends or family,, on my own I am too cheap and lazy to bother I suppose,find a nice cafe, a %26quot;menu%26quot;( dish or selection of courses of the day) and a 1/2 pitcher of wine does me fine when I am alone !
Enjoy your own company.
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Hi, I travel to Paris (and many other places) on my own a lot on business and for pleasure. As a woman travelling alone I have found this the hardest thing about travelling, but it%26#39;s getting easier and easier as there seem to be more people by themselves. And in Paris it is just fine. There are many cafe-restaurants (as opposed to restaurants straight) where they have cafe tables for people to have coffees and drinks and then a separate area or an area where the tables get a table cloth (usually paper) and cutlery during lunch and dinner for people to eat. Lots of locals will eat at these places, they have good value set meals and a small menu of standards. Food is often excellent. I never feel out of place eating in a place like this by myself - I tend to have a book to read or my diary to write up, but usually pass the time people watching. One of the things I like in France is that if you speak a tiny bit of French and try and understand local customs a bit, waiters will treat you with the greatest respect. Wander round looking for places where the locals are seriously tucking into lunch and/or dinner and look at the set menu and daily specials more than the printed menu. It%26#39;s worth taking a little menu translation book (even though I speak reasonable French I still find this useful) to help decipher the specials, although many french waiters will know the names of the specials in English. Enjoy!
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Wow thanks for your speedy replies this has put my mind at ease, its just gonna be a little different to what Im used to but plan on doing this alot this year so I must get used to it, I am staying on boulevard saint germain and hopefully I can find somehere nearby when I get there on a friday night, will prob be around 8pm by the time I get from charles de gaulle.
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Great place for a lunch by yourself on St Germain (don%26#39;t think they do dinner) is the Cafe Bonaparte, on the square in front of the St Germain church, corner of Bld St Germain and rue Bonaparte. But you will find masses of places around there, only problem is it%26#39;s a bit too touristy, not enough locals around!
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Hi gsewell,
I travel to Paris alone when I go. I will be there for a month in September so I will obviously eat a number of meals alone.
I agree with the idea of bringing a book with you, bring a journal to write your days activities in, or plan your next day%26#39;s itinerary. What a lot of us end up doing, even though we have our %26quot;supplies%26quot; with us to stay busy, is that we people-watch. It is fun.
Another option is to shop at Picard frozen foods (they have stores all over Paris) and then cook a meal or two at your apartment (if you are staying in an apartment). Their food is extraordinarily good for frozen food. Use the %26quot;search%26quot; function at the top of this forum to check out what people say about them.
Lots of people eat alone in Paris. You will not be conspicuous at all.
As a suggestion for a simple lunch in your area I suggest eating at the little Tartine cafe next-door to Poilâne, 8 Rue du Cherche-Midi 75006. Tartines are simple open-faced sandwiches. I think they use Poilane bread. It is a popular place and very casual. I think they are only open for lunch.
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Something you might consider for lunch is the Foyer at the Church of the Madeleine. In the basement of the church every weekday from noon to 2pm, parish volunteers serve a really good -- plain food -- lunch, with choices of entree, main course, and dessert. There is one price for parishioners and another for tourists, a couple of euro more, but it%26#39;s still very inexpensive -- not sure what today%26#39;s price is, but certainly 10 euros or less.
The thing is, you sit at a table for about 4-6 people and others are seated there too. If you speak any French at all, you can talk about whatever; if you don%26#39;t, you might find that some people would like to practice their English. In any case, it%26#39;s a very friendly environment.
Try it!
Sandy
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Escellent info from all of you thanks very much
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I went to Paris on my own for the first time in January. I took a book but only read it the first day and after a couple of days I forgot I was alone and ,lost my self concouisness.
I had a great time, it was very empowering. There are lots of people eating alone in Paris cafes and resturants. You will not feel out of place. I tried to sit near the window so I could watch the world go bye.
One place I really enjoyed was the Ceil de paris on the 56th floor of tour Montparnasse. I was so distracted by the breathtaking view I didn%26#39;t even see the people in the resturant.
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Have a good time.
Denise
Love from England.
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