How To Eat Cheaply In Paris + Top 7 Picnic Spots

[@swicheroo1]

I spent a month in Paris in a flat owned by an art dealer who only used it when she was in town for selling or collecting. It was pre-Airbnb. So, just a sublet. But it was the great recession, and the dollar was worth nothing. So, we went to maybe 3 bistro/ethnic level restaurants. Otherwise, it was just cooking in. And self-catered picnics. My big purchase was a three piece stackable vintage pot set--pan, lid, pot--that I used to make so many meals. I still cherish that time.

[@EileenAldis]

That sounds like a dream month and I'm glad you have those happy memories (and cool vintage set of pans!). We made other videos in Paris if you'd like to see more - hope they bring more good memories back of that time: bit.ly/parisvideosplaylist :)

[@smileforhiba]

Hello Eileen and Marc! I just found your channel and binge watched your videos. I just finished your France playlist and I must say: YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY! I love your energy and your editing! I was feeling low because I am currently sick but you gave me a mood boost! I feel as if I traveled with you to all of these places. Thank you so much for making these incredible videos

[@HereBeBarr]

Such a good point about grocery stores !!

[@EileenAldis]

We love getting food at grocery stores! So much fun and also easy on the budget! 😋

[@Drifterplanet]

Wow, I do the same! I also love visiting supermarkets and shop for food like a local and cook in our van. Eiffel tower picnic is such a good idea.

[@AnneMB955]

Awwww, I want to go back to Paris. What a magical city. Thx for bringing back wonderful vistas and memories.

[@EileenAldis]

Magical is the perfect word! There's no place like Paris. Love it so much ❤️

[@biomanization]

So happy you are in Paris! Don’t forget Place des Vosges, in the 4th, one of the most beautiful urban settings in the world .

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

Ruby and I are re watching your Paris video we are feeling homesick, Cabin fever and🤭 😋😋 drooling 🤤 🤤 Was nice talking to you this week (kinda) Have a nice week end SabrinaFromLondon 🇬🇧

[@lalitalune]

I love the idea of feeling like a local, and going for a meal on the grass Number six would be my choice for a picnic! I love the idea of exploring the old train tracks. What a great video.

[@gyqz]

My all time favorite thing to do ( before I went vegetarian) was buying a fresh baguette, go to a supermarket to get some pâté de foie, go visit Parc Monceau, sitting down and preparing the baguette (yes: always have a cutting knife on hand LOL) only to enjoy eating and watching the scenery of that beautiful park! Thank you so much for this wonderful video!!

[@FoodandFootprints]

That creperie looked like a great one with lots of people outside. Lemon and sugar sounds delicious!

[@EileenAldis]

It was so good! The man was a pastry chef helping out his friend who owns it...his first day making crepes! Let’s just say he had a natural talent for it haha

[@nancyjohnson9247]

Picnics are one of my favourite eating out experience too! Thanks for another delicious video

[@EileenAldis]

They're so much fun and I love picking out all the things to grab and go :)

[@marinabayview]

Great content! You did live like a local while travelling. So cool. Ps. from another clip.. I love that Flamingo pizza. 😂

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you! ❤️ We love Paris so much. Oooh Flamingo pizza is yummy and eating it by the canal was a bonus :)

[@janalmiller22]

Looks like a lot of great spots

[@EileenAldis]

Definitely! Paris is such a great picnic city. We made other videos about actual restaurants etc too (including trying the iconic dessert at Angelina!) if you're interested - they're here: bit.ly/parisvideosplaylist :) We also made a video about the Canal St. Martin area where you can order a pizza, wait by the canal, and someone delivers it to you on a bicycle. VERY charming.

[@cultureatz]

It's totally nice to cook for yourself when traveling for a long time. Love David Sedaris too! Even on short trips, I love to check out local grocery stores. Crepes are so good! Luxembourg garden is a great place to watch the locals. Yes, pain au chocolat I want one. I have been to canal St-Martin, it is really cool too.

[@FoodandFootprints]

Great list of picnic spots! Love all the parks and waterfront locations

[@EileenAldis]

We love picnics! Paris is full of so many scenic spots ❤️

[@audreytran9163]

❤❤ Merci Eileen!

[@EileenAldis]

Avec plaisir ❤️

[@ginafriend1690]

Hi Eileen! 🙂 Lovely tour out and about, shopping, pizza and parks! I love crepes. Chicken Divan being my fav! Happy Cheers to delightful bites, you two! 🤗❤

[@pashminagal]

Buttes-Chaumont and Bassin de la Villette are also a great places to have a picnic...

[@nyonyopraia]

Picnic spot near tour eiffel is definitely a guilty pleasure 😁 But the bench that once jesse and celine sat at is the best one. Plantee is a great one.

[@EileenAldis]

Nice! Yeah nothing like a Parisian picnic :)

[@danieldumas7361]

Love, Love, Love these videos! Would also really like to see a vlog on some o the 'BOULANGERIES" that provide some timidly French (unique sandwiches, salads, etc.) to show ALL possibilities. Merci!

[@mohdsheikhadam6479]

nice and interesting helpful video

[@shaheershujaat2223]

Amazing Paris vlog Eileen well done 😊😊❤️❤️

[@EileenAldis]

Thanks a lot! ❤️

[@shaheershujaat2223]

My pleasure Eileen 😊😊❤️❤️

[@K1k05]

😼My cat wasn't amused about the dog break...lol 🐾 Great video 8^}

[@EileenAldis]

Haha now I’m picturing your cat watching the video 😂

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Picard! WE have it in Italy as well! Really great stuff there! We love Paris, thank you for sharing those tips!

[@Amacott99]

This vlog is a so good! I’ve written so many notes. Thank you

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Amanda! Thank you! So glad you found it helpful - this video makes me hungry ;)

[@Amacott99]

Eileen Aldis it’s midnight here in India and I’m hearing you😂

[@EileenAldis]

@@Amacott99 haha excellent time to watch KZbin! ;)

[@john80c]

My favorite eatery is the Haagen-das cafe on the Champs d'Elysee and fave picnic spot the Jardin des Plantes which is just beyond the Sorbonne and is less crowded than most

[@EileenAldis]

Hi John! Isn't it nice to have your favourite spots in a city? Something very comforting about that. Glad you enjoy picnics like we do :)

[@john80c]

@@EileenAldis I agree and it is a safe place to have a picnic.

[@HangryByNature]

I needed this guide when I was in Paris in my backpacking days! That crepe near your Airbnb looks amazing! River Sein and Sacre Couer are definitely 2 of my faves for picnic and drink spots ;)

[@alejandrojesus6989]

Eileen Aldis, Excellent video, sorry if my text is poorly written, since I do not speak or write English, but as always I am very interested in the content in your videos, very good options to explore Paris, the delicious crepes, the exceptional views and parks of Paris, I send a warm greeting from Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico

[@PackYourBags]

Great tips for cheap eats we do the same on vacation mix it up with eating at home and eating out

[@EileenAldis]

Nice! I love that mix too :)

[@ritankarsasmal380]

this is indeed very interesting n helpful vid.

[@EileenAldis]

I’m glad to hear that!

[@ioanaminescu1230]

Great videos!!!!!!! How long did you stay in whole, in Paris? I didn't catch that information...

[@EileenAldis]

Hello and thanks so much! On this occasion I think it was about two weeks :) We’ve been very lucky to visit Paris multiple times and it’s a place we’ll always want to return…! ❤️

[@antonvernooy6186]

plz add the locations of the places - awesome content I watched all the video on Paris you did

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you and thanks for that feedback! :)

[@vanessako4637]

Picard is my best friend !!!! Trust me !!!! When I had my 3rd Child i asked for a congélateur a big frozen fridge ... for picard's food !!!

[@EileenAldis]

That's an excellent idea! Picard is amazing ❤️

[@robwilliams2410]

Lovely video. Totally agree with mixing eating out with cooking in while traveling. We walked right by your favorite Crêperie yesterday evening. We had our dinner just a few doors down from it, right on the next corner. That was our compromise location when I couldn’t get my colleague motivated for Deux Moulins. Greetings from Strasbourg, a lovely city I’ve never been to before and so close to Germany.

[@EileenAldis]

That's so cool you were right there! The funny thing was that the man making the crepes was stepping in for the owner who had surgery. It was this guy's first time ever making crepes!! He hit it out of the park. But being a full-time pastry chef didn't hurt him, I'd say ;) Enjoy Strasbourg! Haven't been there but it looks extremely picturesque.

[@Pfsif]

Franprix has excellent cooked whole chicken/wine and everything a small grocery store should have.

[@EileenAldis]

Love a roast chicken!

[@billnickels6667]

3.29 minutes... i am happy tooo

[@lopuyh]

Nice .

[@EileenAldis]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jamesallison4875]

One of my best picnics was buying a bottle of expensive scotch and starting at the Isle St. Louis and wandering into le Marais where I was staying and ending up in some underground club I would not have otherwise dared to go. The Parisienes tolerated me because I was polite and the Scotch very expensive. Haha

[@soniamaldonado8200]

Eileen would you mention the Airbnb you stayed in Paris and would you recommend it?

[@AdamHuberYouTuber]

Love this!

[@EileenAldis]

Hi Adam! Thanks so much for watching! Let’s hope there’s a picnic in our future haha

[@Saffron.Aerowyn_07]

You two guys are incredibly cute together...hope to see you all go other places in France...as in the South of, perhaps? That would be so great. 😍

[@bobeczek01]

It's really funny to me that crêpes are also very popular in Poland, very popular. Maybe not as a street food but there w lot of crêpes restaurants and it's a kind off a thing your grandma would make when you come. I think that the more polish flavour would be apples and panther would soft white cheese with raisins and creme fresh. And as a kid my grandma would put a bit of butter and sugar on a hot one for me - yummy. Btw. You have a nice voice ;)

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you :) Anything 'your grandma would make when you come' sounds like the ultimate comfort food to me. YUM ❤️

[@bobeczek01]

@@EileenAldis o thanks for the reply :) u really like your vlogs and appreciate your positivity :) also in Ike KZbin - travel- fan fantasy it would be so fun to see you collaborate with another couples of " digital nomads" Danger and Stacy from New Zealand they seem like people you you'd vibe with ( from what I can tell) . Have you seen their channel? X

[@Svenywhere]

Is Quick French? I saw it in Morocco as well so they definitely have more locations around the world. Some good tips there also about supermarket shopping.

[@helmutvonshneil589]

QUICK IS FRANCO-BELGE

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Was that frozen sushi I saw? Have you tried that? I am having a hard time imagining that would be tasty... I rode a sightseeing boat on the Seine; honestly, I think I would've enjoyed a picnic on the bank more. Your expressions about the Pink Flamingo pizza are so great! 😂 I am all for inexpensive...we do what I call "hoodwiches" regularly while traveling

[@antonvernooy6186]

Is the Creperie you went to the (La Crêperie mon ami)??

[@EileenAldis]

Hmm I don't recall but I don't think so...

[@FoodandFootprints]

Dog Appreciation Intermission! 🐶

[@EileenAldis]

Woooo! We definitely need more of those! 🙌

[@mojganjazayeri1862]

Liked

[@andgainingspeed]

It all looks super yum, but wondering if the sushi at 2:27 was in the frozen section. 🤔

[@EileenAldis]

Yes, it was! I've never seen that before Picard. 🍣

[@jeffreystieve3558]

I would assert that if you wake up in Paris and do not have time for a cafe and trip to the bread store, you do not have your priorities straight

[@EileenAldis]

haha sounds like we have the same priority when in Paris ;)

[@arandomki]

Delights

[@EileenAldis]

Wow, you're speedy!! Love it!

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

Found out they started Picard here in London you apparently can get it in waitrose...i sent the hubby to the biggest store around yesterday (i was so thrilled Parisians swear by it)but NOTHING🤯😭😤😡🤬💔 I was fuming! I wonder if its due Brexit🤔

[@gharkakhana1827]

nice video

[@EileenAldis]

Thanks!

[@WadeKawahara]

What is the name of the creperie in Montmarte?

[@katieknight9043]

9 Rue Joseph de Maistre, 75018 Paris, France. This is the address of the place next door.

[@annarosenboim968]

I am just back from Paris.When we visited the Sacre-Coeur, the stairs , we could not bare the horrible smell of ...urine. It was so dissappointing - such a shame! I am sure that Paris municipality must do something with that.

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Anna! I'm so sorry to hear that. That wasn't our experience when we were there. That must've been disappointing indeed.

[@cartoonstreet9642]

Eileen is the cutest girl in the western world.

[@pierrelebihan9050]

But you're right about picard everybody go there when they dont want to cook

[@ItsHollyDayz]

This is great because when I went there, food was pricey. That was my first European trip. Since then I usually hit the local stores and supermarkerts. I owe Paris another visit.

[@matehorvath6509]

I very liked the Luxemburgi Garden because Very tidy and nice clean park.😁😁 Greetings from Hungary😀

[@EileenAldis]

Hello to you in Hungary! Yes, it’s such a beautiful park. We love it too ❤️

[@cottonsquares111]

Your giggle when you eat crepes!

[@melvinanthony2174]

Are you stay in paris sister or just tourist?

[@lyndatewell4604]

Okay, so now I'm hungry...brb...

[@EileenAldis]

Haha I know what you mean, Lynda! Hope you found something yummy :)

[@pierrelebihan9050]

Too bad there is no picard in states..

[@EileenAldis]

I wish SO BADLY they were in Canada too 😭

[@mariannel753]

it's funny because quick is way less popular than BK or mcdonalds here in France. There have been a few hygiene scandals, but it's also just considered less cool??

[@mariannel753]

but everyone LOVES picard. it tastes so fresh for frozen food, even the prepackaged meals you put in the microwave!!

[@mstelios4259]

" How to eat like a student in Paris "

[@noddybebetrain9896]

Quick>>>>McDonald's, five guys