5 cheap eats rooms in Paris, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Paris — the places editors actually return to. All Paris food.
Le Petit Vendôme ★ 4.2
2e · 8 Rue des Capucines, 75002 Paris
Le Petit Vendôme in Paris's 2e makes the city's most-cited jambon-beurre and feeds the Place Vendôme jeweller staff at lunch from 11:30 every weekday.
Tip: Standing at the bar is faster than a table; sandwiches travel well to the gardens.
La Fontaine de Belleville ★ 4.2
10e · 31-33 Rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris
La Fontaine de Belleville in Paris is Belleville Brûlerie's day-long café-bistro: third-wave coffee, tartines, plat du jour, and a wine list past 18:00.
Tip: Open 08:00 to 22:00 daily; the back room is quieter for laptop work mid-morning.
Bouillon Pigalle ★ 4.1
18e · 22 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018 Paris
Bouillon Pigalle in Paris reopened the bouillon model in 2017 and now seats 300 with no reservation, no shortcut, a mains-under-€12 daily menu.
Tip: Queue from 19:00 for dinner; the line moves and tables turn every 45 minutes.
Bouillon Chartier ★ 4.0
9e · 7 Rue du Faubourg Montmartre, 75009 Paris
Bouillon Chartier has run a workers' canteen of a brasserie in Paris's 9e since 1896. The menu still puts œuf mayonnaise on for less than €3.
Tip: The queue moves; arrive at 11:30 for lunch or 18:30 for dinner and you sit fast.
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond ★ 4.0
1er · 24 Rue de la Grande Truanderie, 75001 Paris
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond in Paris keeps the 1879 dining room intact and the carte true to its Norman roots: tripes à la mode de Caen, Calvados sorbet.
Tip: The room is listed Historic Monument. Sit on the upper level for the tile mosaics.