The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris Will Show You Where to Eat in The City of Light

When I think of Paris, I think of sidewalk cafés, pastry-store displays of colorful macarons, and chefs in white toques preparing sumptuous multi-course feasts. Indeed, the Paris food scene includes all that and more, according to The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris by Helen Massy Beresford (White Owl, November 2019), a comprehensive new pocket guide to everything you need to know about what and where to eat in Paris.

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We recently described Paris’s art scene in a recent review of The Art Lover’s Guide to Paris, and The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris is the must-have guidebook for any hungry visitor to the City of Light who has worked up an appetite touring the historical city’s museums and galleries.

The introductory chapters of this book are a very interesting description of the Paris food scene, as well as some great tips for fully enjoying your experience with the city’s culinary culture. One chapter goes into great detail about the different types of venues you’ll encounter, defining the categories that are used throughout the book:

• Pure Paris: Brasseries for fine dining, featuring French classics
• Best Bistrots: More casual meals, “traditional French fare for a moderate price”
• Al Fresco Paris: Outdoor eateries
• Going Green: “Fresh, healthy and free-from options” such as vegetarian or gluten-free specialties
• Pop-Up Paris: Food trucks and casual hangouts
• Café Culture: Coffeehouses where you can enjoy your coffee at a terrace, table, or bar
• Do It Yourself: Open-air markets, wine and beer shops offering samples, etc.
• Perfect Pâtisseries: Pastry shops and bakeries
• Cosmopolitan Paris: Restaurants featuring the cuisines of other countries, including Vietnamese, Tunisian, Japanese, Italian, Moroccan, Caribbean, and more

Paris is divided into 20 administrative districts, or arrondissements, and The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris includes one chapter for each arrondissement. Within each chapter, you’ll find sections for each of the venue categories, so you can quickly find a place to eat that suits your needs, whether a famous Parisian landmark or an out-of-the-way local favorite. Want to follow up your day at the Louvre with a first-class meal? Choose from the nine selections under the Pure Paris classification in the 1st Arrondissement chapter. Or if you’re looking for a place to enjoy some outdoor people-watching after strolling the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, you have two Al Fresco Paris locations to choose from in the 8th Arrondissement. Each individual listing includes an overall description of the place, as well as its specialties and a general price range, with phone numbers and websites so you can call ahead or get more information.

If Paris is on your travel itinerary, you’ll definitely want to have the easily packable Food Lover’s Guide to Paris in your bag to help you make the most of your time in that legendary food-centric city.

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