Hi, I%26#39;ve looked on TA forums for general ideas about drinks prices in Paris, but have only been able to find posts from 2004, so I%26#39;m guessing things may have changed a little!
Basicallly, me and my boyf are going to Paris in August, and he%26#39;s quite worried about prices, because his (slightly clueless) friend has been living there for a few months, and has reported back that ALL alcoholic drinks are upwards of 10euro. I just don%26#39;t believe this can be true! So I%26#39;m wondering what the general price of a glass of OK red wine, a lager/beer and a G%26amp;T might be, in not too nice, not too shabby places.
Thanks in advance, trip advisors!
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8 euros a pint in central Paris. You can be lucky and find beer at 6.50 here and there but it can take a bit of looking but the main touris areas will be pricey eg Montmatre, around Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower but a little cheaper around Les Halles.
If you head out to the student and beatnik areas around the Sorbonne then you%26#39;ll find a bargain (if that%26#39;s the word for it). Try Rue Mouffetard or Rue Descartes for 5 euro beer deals and cheaper wine.
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You get charged extra for sitting down, and everything is more expensive near major tourist sights. So sitting on a terrace with a view of Notre Dame will be expensive; standing up in a bar down a side street will be cheaper.
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Myself %26amp; a gf will be in Paris the 2nd week in Sept. I heard that we can buy a bottle of wine at the Monoprix or other market, carry a corkscrew with us and enjoy the bottle in the park. Is this allowed? I cannot tell you how addicted I have become to these forums. Whether it was train, museum passes, restaurants, walks you have all been so generous with your postings. thanks again.
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Strictly speaking not allowed but hey, this is France... as long as you%26#39;re low key about it you%26#39;ll be fine.
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The same rules apply everywhere in the world - imported spirits are a budget breaker - G%26amp;T will be expensive. Local on tap beer will be affordable and house wine will be the cheapest. By the way, always drink the house wine - no place in Paris could survive with a bad one, so it will be very drinkable.
If you insist on drinking whatever it is that you can afford in the UK, you%26#39;ll pay a premium for it.
Drinks prices are posted close to the bar, often just above the area where servers pick up their drinks. The cheapest is for standing/sitting at the bar, the next higher for sitting at an inside table and having waiter service, and the highest for sitting at an outside table.
These rates are based on your likely occupancy time - shortest at the bar, longer at an inside table, and longest at an outside one. You pay rent for the real estate, and the most expensive is, of course, the outside table.
Go into the bar, smile and say bonjour monsieur/whoever, look at the prices, and if they don%26#39;t fit your budget, smile, say au revoir, Monsieur/whoever and leave to find someplace cheaper. Don%26#39;t worry about it, it%26#39;s done everywhere.
As Nick posted, look down the side streets for cafes, brasseries, etc., for lower prices, not on the big streets or really close to the tourist attractions. Away from all the bus tours are where you%26#39;ll find the charm of Paris, anyway, so it%26#39;s a pleasure to do the looking.
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A lot of discussion is possible about what is %26quot;average%26quot;, what is %26quot;central%26quot; and what is %26quot;not too nice, not too shabby%26quot;... but some places have their %26quot;carte de boissons%26quot; (drinks card) online:
Relatively cheap and in not very touristic locations:
http://www.delicecreole.com/index.php?pid=50
rouge-lime-paris.com/bar,brasserie,paris.php
As you can see, a 25 cl beer here costs around €4, a small glass of red wine starts at €2.80
More expensive because of location and %26quot;fame%26quot; (patrons were Sartre, Hemingway, Camus, Picasso):
http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/carte_cafe.php
A 25 cl beer starts at €6.30, a glass of red wine at € 6.70.
Restaurants and cafés around tourist attractions usually are the most expensive; but you can (and probably should) always check the prices before you order. Have a nice trip!
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That%26#39;s really useful, JanToo, as it%26#39;s not always easy to find actual prices online. Can I add another from a %26#39;tourist%26#39; area (not a recommendation, just that I know it%26#39;s there!)
http://www.soufflotcafe.com/lacarte.html near the Pantheon
And a question - the drinks prices are published here, and I know this is the menu on the tables on the terrace, so is there a reduction inside, or ordering at the bar? My feeling is that there isn%26#39;t, but the advice is always that it%26#39;s cheaper inside?
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It is cheaper at the bar. Not inside at a table, but inside standing at the bar. The Soufflot has stools though, so its more civilized.
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Many bars have happy hours, which are worth looking out for. These are usually earlier in the evening, but sometimes they can be as late as nine or even ten. If you walk down a street where there are several bars, and most are practically empty while one is overflowing onto the street, you%26#39;ll know straight away which one is having their happy hour.
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In January I had a glass of white wine at Asiatique on rue Arcade 2.30 euro., another night at Casa de Estelle, 1/2 bottle 15 euro (that was a big mistake, I ended up with rubber legs), Le Madeleine Castellane 7.50 euro for a glass of wine, Le Castellane 4.50 euro for chablis, so this gives you an idea of what I have spent for wine. I am not a beer drinker except in Germany. You don%26#39;t have to go on the Champs Elysee to eat or drink. You will pay a premium there for anything. Or so I feel.
Pat
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