Sortir pour manger – Types de restos

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What’s really a bistro? Where can you eat cheaply and well in Paris?

Do you know the difference between un bistro and une brasserie? How about what they serve in a bouchon? Do you think you could go a a routier and eat well despite the price? Take this quiz that goes over different types of restaurants and what that means, with a suggestion of a place or 2 to try it out.

In this quiz, I’m asking you to fill in the blanks with the right type of restaurant.

12 types of places to eat in France – 12 endroits pour manger en France

* un restaurant …. a restaurant – Le Verjus in Paris is a good place to eat at.

* un bar …. a bar, a pub – Aux Deux Amis and La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels are great bars to experience in Paris.

* un bistro, bistrot …. a bistro, a pub – Au Petit Tonneau and le Bistrot Chez France are 2 great options.

* un bouchon …. a simple restaurant from Lyon – Le Bouchon de Madame Hugon in Lyon is very famous. Video in English and in French.

* un boui-boui, une gargote …. a greasy spoon – Le Boui Boui in the 2nd arrondissement in Paris is delicious.

* un bouillon …. an old-fashioned, cheap, one-room family-style restaurant – Le Bouillon Chartier is a famous one in Paris.

* une brasserie …. a brewery – La Coupole or Lipp in Paris are a must if you have the opportunity to visit.

* un café …. a café, a coffee shop – Don’t miss while in Paris: Café des Deux Magots and Café de Flore are two iconic places, La Fontaine de Belleville is worth a detour.

* une cafète, une cafétéria …. a fast-food restaurant, the French way – Flunch Beaubourg is located right down town Paris and is easy if you don’t have too much time and want to eat something decent.

* une crêperie …. a crepe restaurant – Breizh Café is a good one in Paris.

* un grand restaurant …. a starred restaurant – In Paris, Le Grand Véfour in Paris is a great Grand Restaurant.

* un routier …. a truck stop I really like