Le Petit Vendôme in Paris pulls baguette tradition split lengthwise, butter and Bayonne ham, for under €6. The classic Parisian counter jambon-beurre sandwich.
Tip: Closed weekends. Take the sandwich to the Tuileries gardens five minutes south by foot.
Address: 8 Rue des Capucines, 75002 Paris
Breizh Café on Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris is the Bertrand Larcher Breton crêperie that put the buckwheat galette on every editorial map back in 2007.
Try: Buckwheat galette
Tip: The Bordier butter caramel crêpe is the dessert; the galette complète is the lunch.
L'As du Fallafel in Paris is the falafel-pita window that has run the queue on Rue des Rosiers since 1979. €9 for the sandwich, the line moves in 15 minutes.
Try: Falafel sandwich
Tip: Closed Saturdays for Shabbat. The queue moves fast; take it to Place des Vosges for a bench.
Eyal Shani's Miznon in Paris's 4e Marais inverts the falafel-row format: roasted-cauliflower whole-head pita, slow-cooked lamb shoulder, fries and baba ganoush.
Try: Stuffed pitas
Tip: The whole roasted cauliflower is the room's dish; take it to the small terrace at the side.
Chez Alain Miam Miam in Paris is the cult galette window inside the Marché des Enfants Rouges. The €13 galette is built to order from a baguette he laminates.
Try: Galette
Tip: Cash only. Arrive at 11:00 before the line forms; the galette is served from a bench.
Phở Bánh Cuốn 14 in Paris's 13e Chinatown plates the city's most consistent bowl of beef phở. 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 is fast but folds by 14:30.
