Eleven restaurants in Paris where you can eat well without going broke

Paris is expensive. Full stop. No debate there. But that doesn't make it any less wonderful. While wandering around and discovering all it has to offer, there are times when you'd rather invest more in museums, shows and a little shopping than in overpriced restaurants. But you have to eat, so here's a list of eleven delicious restaurants - six of them French - in different parts of the city, where you can feast without exhausting your wallet.

Originally this restaurant was dedicated to paying homage to French Basque food - not so different from Spanish Basque - with affordable prices and hearty dishes. Now they have transformed a little, and it is now possible to find the more typical French dishes on the menu. However, their specialities are a delicious duck confit and the veal escalope a la montañesa, which is huge and delicious.

There are three locations in different parts of Paris, but our favourite is the one in Saint-Germain, which remains more local, a little less touristy.

This is also a restaurant with more than one branch, but our favourite is the one just a stone's throw from the city's iconic Place de la Bastille. It's not the cheapest restaurant in the world, but it's a middle ground between fine dining and being able to eat on the rest of the trip. The dishes are carefully prepared, exquisite and well-balanced. The place is beautiful, very coquettish, and their cocktails are downright delicious. It is an excellent place to go before or after a show at the Opera Bastille, or after a stroll through eastern Paris.

In the heart of Paris, in the alleyway where the oldest restaurant in the whole city is located, this Brasserie offers typical French dishes in a friendly, relaxed and cool environment. It's a great place to go for a drink on the terrace in fine weather, or to sit down to a feast of classics, such as beef tartare or onion soup (though beware of the season, they often don't serve it if it's not cold). One of the specials they offer are dishes to share, which are large portions of fish, meat or chicken. There are also vegetarian options (for one person) which, frankly, are delicious. With extravagant and cheerful tableware, the food here is very good and unpretentious.

This is a classic that stands out for its unbeatable prices and extremely Parisian setting. The history of this place is intertwined with that of the country: it began in 1832, when the Pharamond family, who came from Normandy in northern France, settled in the capital to "show Parisians the fashionable guts of Caen". From the outset, he was a resounding success and became part of local and foreign culture, appearing in films and novels. It was splendidly remodelled for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, and now stands almost as a museum of the golden age of this exciting city. Its menu offers the French gastronomic emblems, and its guts are kept in Caen fashion, of course.

Between Normandy and Brittany, two regions in northern France, there is a great dispute over the origin of the crepe, which is now an emblem throughout the country. In Paris, the debate is a bit of a mystery, but a street in Montparnasse has been dedicated to restaurants serving this simple delicacy. Sweet or savoury (if they're not for dessert they're called galettes), they're a great way to reward the body after walking the streets of Paris. Our favourite creperie is this one, La creperie Bretonna, with excellent service, an extensive menu and excellent choices and good prices.

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Away from the more touristy parts of Paris, but on the corner of one of the most beautiful parks in Paris, this restaurant is a very local and quiet option for dining in the French capital. Montsouris is one of the four parks built during Napoleon II's renovation of Paris, and at its southwestern end is this Chalet, which offers delicious burgers (hard to find in this city, by the way) and good pints for reasonable prices.

In the heart of Le Marais, in the Jewish quarter, this restaurant has the best falafels in Paris. Most people tend to go to the restaurant across the street, which has become very famous on social media, but after a thorough (and delicious) study we concluded that Mi-Va-Mi is better, and there is never a long queue.

If the weather is nice, it's best to order takeaway (which is cheaper) and head with pita and chips to the edge of the Seine or one of the nearby parks for a picnic.

Our favourite branch of Miznon is opposite the Canal Saint Martin, in one of the coolest areas of Paris. Here you can eat pitas with untraditional fillings. One of the favourites is boeuf bourgignon, which is constantly coming out of the open kitchen and onto the tables. Starters are also very good, with delicious hummus and roasted cauliflower that will make those who dislike vegetables reconsider. The beers are also good, and the ambience invites you to have a beer or two.

In south-east Paris, this remains a well-kept secret. A block and a half from Place d'Italie, Station Krishna has Indian food that should have earned many Michelin stars by now. Unpretentious, they offer food from both northern (the best known) and southern India. In the vegetarian options (of which there are many and delicious) you can choose two different dishes and sample more flavours. Our favourite is the Baigan Bartha, made from aubergine.

A tip: The Fork app offers great discounts when you book at this restaurant through its platform.

The rue de Sainte-Anne, just a few steps from the Opéra Garnier in Paris, is a parade of Japanese gastronomy. Higuma is a great choice of restaurants, but one that never fails is Higuma. It has a very extensive menu, but we recommend the menu that includes gyozas and ramen, which will leave you with little room for matcha ice cream for dessert.

This restaurant serves delicious Chinese food, and above all, extraordinary noodles. Its name alludes to how spicy its broths can be, which are ordered according to the level of spiciness tolerated, with five being the maximum. Warning: virtually no one (not even Mexicans) gets past the second. The menu has plenty of options - although only two are vegetarian - so you'll be spoilt for choice.