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World Hotels - Cheap Eats in Paris (Cheap Eats)
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List Price: $12.95
Our Price: $20.00
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.954436
EAN: 9780811818131
ISBN: 0811818136
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 251
Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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Where can you join the locals for a simple, inexpensive and unforgettable bistro meal? Sandra Gustafson makes sure all kinds of travelers get the most for their money in this eighth edition of CHEAP EATS IN PARIS, updated and completely revised with plenty of exciting new finds. For each new edition, Gustafson visits every hotel, wine bar, cafe, and restaurant, and plies the ordinarily reserved Parisians for their secret hideaways. 9 maps.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Out of date
Comment: If you were to assume that this book would have some incorrect information since it was published this long ago you would still be disspointed. Not only are the prices still in francs but half of the resturants listed have moved, changed their prices drastically or simply no longer exist. This book might of been valuable when it was printed but no longer is. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Great Book but Outdated
Comment: Back in the late '90's & early 2000's this book was the best of its kind & rated 5 stars then. Our favorite restaurant of all time "A La Biche au Bois" & our 2nd favorite "Le Petit St. Benoit" were found here & both are still in business. But copyright 1998 (meaning the data was probably gathered in 1997) makes it oudated. What drives this home is that the menu prices are given in French francs.
Personal message to Sandra: We need you back in Paris updating your book!!!
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Summary: it stinks
Comment: I didn't remember reading this book three years ago until my partner bought a copy. Naturally a restaurant book written several years ago will be somewhat out of date, but this one is laughably out of date. When I tried to find a restaurant in 2000, I was usually disappointed, because it wasn't there. Now even fewer can be found in Zagat's Survey. It was hard to locate them with the maps, because of numerous errors. Not only will you be horribly served by this book, you will waste a lot of time.
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Summary: Personal recommendations
Comment: I've taken this book with me on 2 trips to Paris, & enjoyed every recommendation that we followed from the book. (Actually had to buy the book twice since first copy was lost by a friend on their trip to Paris). It gives you a pretty good description of the environment/background of the restaurant, selects several good dishes worth trying, & lets you know if there's a prix fixe menu. It may be time for an update, but if you want to stay in a budget, you won't find a better guide for eating in Paris unless you have friends that live there.
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Summary: Seems outdated
Comment: We have been living in Paris for the last 4 months and have tried to use this book with varied success. We have found may of the entries outdated. In fact the first two restaurants we tried to find no longer exist. Many of the "Eats" are by no means cheap (Paris is expensive anyway). There are lots of cheaper ways to eat well in Paris. We have had about the same luck trying places that look interesting.
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