French restaurant basics

Basic information about eating in French cafes, bistros, brasseries and restaurants, including ordering, paying the bill, tipping.

The Perfect Paris Diet

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If being sedentary, overeating fatty foods, overdoing sugar-heavy drinks, and endless snacking are among the surest ways to gain fat, you needn’t worry about...

Carnivorous Confusion

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Meat is customarily served rarer in France than in the United States, so it’s important to know how to answer when the waiter asks...

25 Paris Restaurants: A List Beyond The List, Part 1

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If you were to gather into a single list all of the Paris restaurants that Americans are considering before visiting this year there would be so much overlap it would likely contain no more than 20 different addresses. This article seeks to broaden travelers' sense of the possibilities.

Service in Paris

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Back home we demand friendly service with a wide smile, we promise tips, and we want to be treated as though we, as customers,...

Professional Travel Therapy for You, Your Friends and Your Loved Ones

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The perfect Paris and France travel gift for your friends and loved ones--or for yourself--suffering from Paris-envy, Francophilia and a frequent desire to travel to France: Travel therapy with Gary Lee Kraut, editor of France Revisited.

Everyone’s a Critic

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Returning home from France without good food stories shows a lack of appetite, curiosity, and interesting company. You may not rave about everywhere and...

Our Restaurant Review Policy

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Whether you’re a foodie or just a hungry traveler, a gastronome on a mission or a hearty eater on a moderate budget, eating out...

Getting the Bill

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Sometimes the most difficult task in a restaurant is getting the waiter to give you the bill. Relax. This is often a good sign;...

The Menu

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Unless otherwise indicated, the prices mentioned on this site are for 3-course meals, excluding drinks. Your choice of drinks and wine will naturally greatly...

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