04/09/10 by Paris-France | 75018, Blog | Comments Off on Budget Food – Couscous
Tight budget? Grab some couscous for the price of a drink.
La Choppe, 75018
If you’re on a tight budget in Paris, it’s Friday or Saturday night and you can afford to buy yourself a drink, pop over to La Choppe and get a free dinner.
From 8.30pm the delightful owner Samir starts serving delicious Moroccan couscous (with all the trimmings) to anyone who’s bought a drink (prices are approximately €4 which is around around £3.50 at time of writing).
Get there at least an hour in advance to ensure you get a seat – this place is VERY popular with locals.
La Choppe Café
40 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018
Tel: 33 1 4606 2010.
Métro: Château Rouge.
Map
03/15/10 by Paris-France | 75018, Blog | Comments Off on Great Turkish food in Paris
Looking for Turkish lamb in Paris?
Yeliz Turkish Restaurant
This small fast-food Turkish restaurant not far from Sacre Coeur is cheap and good. Friends have told me you pay only 6 euros for delicious lamb and couscous.
Yes this Turkish restaurant has a fast-food front, but once you step inside, it is actually a restaurant. My friends said to check out the comfortable seating in the back. A bonus is that the staff are very friendly and kind.
Yeliz Turkish Food
41, rue de Clignancourt
75018 Paris
Metro: Barbes Rochechouart and Chateau Rouge
Metro: Anvers
07/02/09 by Paris-France | 75018, Blog | Comments Off on Le Café qui Parle – 75018
The Speaking Cafe – Le Café qui Parle, at Montmartre.
What a delightful restaurant! Perfect too for vegetarians, and well worth the climb, even though a bit far from public transport.
Le Café qui Parle
24, rue Caulaincourt
75018 Paris.
Tel.: 01 46 06 06 88.
Métro: Abbesses.
Vélibs: 70-72, rue Lepic or 6, rue Damrémont.
Closed Sunday night and all day Wednesday.
You’ll find a fixed-price menu (covering lunch only) for €12.50 or €17.
A la carte: around €35 (3 courses, not including wine).
Brunch on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: €17.50.
06/14/08 by Paris-France | 75018, Blog | Comments Off on Delicious Budget Couscous in Paris 75018
Couscous is served in lots of great restaurants and bistros in Paris, and although it’s not originally a French dish, it’s very popular … and is one of my favourite things to eat in Paris.
Couscous has become the name of the dish, when it is actually a grain (like polenta or rice), served with meat and veg.
Originally from North Africa / Algeria regions, a serve of Couscous consists of lamb, sausage, chicken or beef slow-cooked until it’s fall-off-the-bone tender, and is then served with vegetables and a grain called Couscous.
In the 18th arrondisement my friend Sigrun and I came across a marvellous litte bar which didn’t look very special from the outside, but their blackboard menu outside caught my eye – one item only – couscous.
Being adventurous, we popped in and ordered the couscous for lunch. We sat at the table right at the front bordering on the footpath/sidewalk, so we could watch the world go by on this lovely summer’s day.
When the meal arrived, the servings were huge, consisting of a large platter of meat, a big bowl of vegetables done just right in a stew-like broth, and the couscous (grains) with sultanas / raisins in it.
Our mouths were watering! As you can see in the photo above, it was a hearty meal for a summer’s lunch, and we didn’t need to have any dinner that night. The aromas wafting on the summer’s breeze were wonderful and oh so tempting, and I couldn’t wait to get started.
In the photo above you can see the couscous grains which had been soaked in hot water to make them soft and fluffy. Those giant raisins were so sweet and plump and were a wonderful complement to the meat and vegetables – it was all so delicious!
The vegetables are cooked in a broth (as shown In the photo above) and are firm enough yet imbued with such flavour – I have to admit if I lived near a restaurant or cafe serving couscous I’d be tempted to eat it a lot!
In the photo above you can see the platter with merguez (a spicy sausage), chicken and lamb. The chicken and lamb had been cooked long enough to be tender – the meat fell off the bones, and was so delicious.
Once you choose from the different platters and place your mixture of the 3 dishes on your plate, it’s a riot of colour and the aroma is incredible. Just looking at these photos again is making my mouth water at the memory of this delicious lunch :-) (see photo above)
This photo above shows how much we COULDN’T eat, but we did manage – just – to finish off our wine. I love the small jugs of wine called “pichet” (and pronounced “peeshay”) – just enough for a midday relax with a yummy meal.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this meal with me – I look forward to sharing some of my others with you too.
Prices : Couscous 8 euro, Pichet de Vin Rouge (carafe of red wine) 8 euro
P S – although I didn’t write down the name of this café, it was right near a great shoe shop – Chaussures Marvin – at 56 rue Marx Dormoy, 75018 (if you’re ever looking for fabulously comfortable walking shoes and wide fittings). If you stand on the footpath/sidewalk looking at the shoe shop, the couscous bar is a few doors to your right.
A bientot (see you soon!)
Teena
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