Bouillon Pigalle in Paris reopened the bouillon model in 2017 and now seats 300 daily with no booking. Mains under €12, a starter at €3, île flottante at €3.50.
Tip: Queue from 19:00; tables turn every 45 minutes. The Lyonnais sister Bouillon République is the alternative.
Address: 22 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018 Paris
L'As du Fallafel in Paris is the falafel-pita window on Rue des Rosiers since 1979, a €9 sandwich the line moves through in 15 minutes most lunch services.
Try: Falafel pita
Tip: Closed Saturdays for Shabbat. Take the sandwich to Place des Vosges for a bench seat.
Le Petit Vendôme in Paris pulls baguette tradition split lengthwise, butter and Bayonne ham, for under €6. The classic Parisian counter sandwich, Monday to Friday.
Try: Jambon-beurre
Tip: Closed weekends. Take the sandwich to the Tuileries gardens five minutes south by foot.
Chez Alain Miam Miam in Paris is the Marché des Enfants Rouges galette window. €13 buys a laminated-baguette galette built to order with farmer-named ingredients.
Try: Galette
Tip: Cash only. Arrive at 11:00 before the line forms; the galette is served from a bench seat.
Phở Bánh Cuốn 14 in Paris's 13e plates a €12 bowl of phở and a €14 bánh cuốn-and-rolls set. The broth runs 14 hours; bánh cuốn comes off the morning steamer.
Try: Phở
Tip: Order the phở tái nạm and bánh cuốn for two; the lunch queue moves fast, folds by 14:30.
King Falafel Palace in Paris is the Marais falafel rival to L'As, three doors up the same Rue des Rosiers. €8 sandwich, faster queue, six pita variations daily.
Try: Falafel pita
Tip: Open Saturdays unlike L'As. The aubergine-and-egg variant is the order if you want a switch-up.
Eyal Shani's Miznon in Paris's 4e plates roasted-cauliflower whole-head pita at €14 and a slow-cooked lamb shoulder pita at €18, with fries and a sit-down terrace.
Try: Stuffed pita
Tip: The whole-head roasted cauliflower is the order; takeaway is faster than the 15-seat counter.
