Who wouldn’t love Paris, the city where wine is cheaper than beer at the bar.

In the morning, you can enjoy your coffee at a Parisian bistro, one of those experiences you want to have in your life. The coffee plus the fresh croissant make it all worth it.

Make the effort to learn some basic French, what you would need to order something or to ask for the bill. French waiters aren’t as rude as it’s been rumored, but I suspect that only happens to American tourists that don’t make the effort to communicate with them. I found the waiters to be quite pleasant actually, very polite and happy to help. Some of them will know English, but you might find yourself in a bistro priced for tourists if English isn’t a problem. The best experience I got was in a normal bistro, where everyone knew each other and didn’t know a word of English.

If you’re a smoker, you can only do it outside, so if you want a table inside you’ll have to wait until you’re finished. It’s the French law and you can’t do anything about it. Still, most bistros have a few tables outside, and I’d actually recommend sitting there instead of inside. You get a much better feeling of what is Paris  this way.

A big glass of beer will usually cost between 7 and 10 euros, while a glass of wine will be cheaper than that, usually half the price of beer. If you don’t know what to choose, ask for the house wine. It’s usually good.

If you want a soda for the road, buy it from a shop, because it costs 3-4 euros in a bistro, and the same price is for mineral water. You can get a coffee for around 2-3 euros.