Inexpensive bars/cafes/grocery stores around Marais?

Hi,

I posted on this board a few weeks ago about apartments and received very helpful info from a number of posters (particularly pmmcTO--thanks so much). We ended up, though, going with a completely different apartment, one in Marais. The location is good, I think (rue Vielle du Temple).

So we%26#39;d like to know if anyone has recommendations for inexpensive cafes or restaurants around Marais. I%26#39;m also wondering if we should go out of the 4th and into Bastille for cheap grocery stores/markets? Anything reasonable in Marais?

Also, we%26#39;re young (22), so any recommendations for cheap, fairly subdued bars or (dare I say it) clubs would also be very welcome.

So basically we%26#39;re looking for any inexpensive, budget food sources in Marais...

Thanks!

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Rue des Francs Bourgeois and rue Montorgueil for food.

For cafes and restaurants. prices are posted outside (and service and taxes are included) so you decide.

Market on Richard Lenoir at Metro Bastille is excellent (Sunday morning is best but it is also held on Thursday).

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Le marché d%26#39;Aligre is open everyday except Monday and offers great variety with about the best prices in Paris.

http://marchedaligre.free.fr/

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there%26#39;s the %26quot;Tartine%26quot; on the Rue de Rivoli just off the rue de Vieille du temple. I stopped there often for a bite to eat and a carafe of wine. I was usually the only non French in the place.

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Hi Westies121 : what address on rue Vielle du Temple ? It is a long street and the recommendations might vary a bit.

In general, the markets are the best prices (Marche d%26#39;Enfant Rouge hasn%26#39;t been mentioned). Avoid G20 or the little corner stores except for real necessities. If you are looking to do some significant shopping, I also like Monoprix for good quality for the price. It isn%26#39;t the cheapest but neither the most expensive.

A lot of young people %26quot;hang out%26quot; at La Perle near the corner of rue Vielle du Temple and rue de la Perle for drinks. A good value for dinner is L%26#39;Apparement which is near the Musee Picasso. I also think chez janou and petite marche near place des vosges aren%26#39;t bad. For lower prices, I would suggest going north towards the 3eme and rue Bretagne for some small cafes, restaurants, etc. Last time we had a great, inexpensive lunch at Petit Curieux at 16, Rue Filles du Calvaire.

The Bastille is quite different and might be the alternative for clubs and bars. If you really want clubbing, you can go to Les Bains Douches though I haven%26#39;t been there in a long while.

If you send the address, I%26#39;m sure we can narrow down some more choices.

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Thanks for your responses--I%26#39;ll definitely use them to draw up a short list.

The apartment is on the corner of rue Vieille du Temple and rue du Roi de Sicile (almost near rue de Rivoli).

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The Monoprix on rue St Antoine, which is a continuation of rue de Rivoli will have all your basic grocery needs. The food section is downstairs. There%26#39;s a market at Place Baudoyer near the Hotel de Ville on rue de Rivoli on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I don%26#39;t think the grocery prices will be any different in the 4th and the Bastille area. The shops that you pay a premium in are the small convenience stores dotted around but that%26#39;s the same in any country.

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Ah, so dalkeytraveler definitely pointed out the nearest monoprix. I know that end of the Marais less (we are up closer to Musee Picasso).

Last time I noticed that there was a Mono%26#39;p that has premade sandwiches and items on rue des Archives near you. These could be a little expensive but might be good if you are in a a rush and want something but don%26#39;t want to sit down and eat at a cafe.

As you go north on rue Vielle du Temple, there is a dead-end street to your right called rue Tresor which has some relatively good value and good restos. You%26#39;ll run across a bunch of cafes too which I find expensive (eg. L%26#39;Etoile Manquante) but the people watching is worth it. There is a bar on the left as you go north on the street. It was called Chez Richard but I think last time it had a new name but we aren%26#39;t bar hoppers. As you walk further, there is a small resto on the right called ?? and Louise which serves very typical countryside French food (a no frills place, though). As you go further, you%26#39;ll run across %26quot;Des Gars dans La Cuisine%26quot; which is very expensive for the value. Then you come across La Perle,e tc.

Also, the square near Bourg Tibourg has a number of cafes.

The best deal on food are falafels on rue des Rosiers and if you venture just a little further north and make a right on rue des France Bourgeois there is a nice, inexpensive crepe place called Crepes Suzettes.

I%26#39;m sure others will add ...