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 enlarge | Author: Sandra Gustafson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1124832
Media: Paperback
Edition: 8th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 251
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0811818136
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.954436
EAN: 9780811818131
ASIN: 0811818136
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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 Wasted money April 26, 2000
27 out of 30 found this review helpful
We bought this book in the hopes of finding good cheap restaurants in Paris. Not so. This book was completely useless. The phone numbers of many of the restaurants are inaccurate, and some of the restaurants do not even exist anymore. Each time we tried to use this book to find a place to eat, we came up empty handed. In fact, we found some wonderful places just by walking around. I certainly would not recommmed spending your money on this book.
 Don't go to Paris without it!! October 19, 1999
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
My husband and I ate our way around Paris using this book. The one time we didn't use it -- the meal was terrible and expensive. One memorable meal was at a little place where we had to wait outside for a table. About 3 couples were waiting when the door opened and out came a plate with appetizers on it. The owner sent them out to us to keep us happy while waiting!!! This place was a "mom and pop" type of place but even the more expensive places were delightful. Call ahead-- the hours sometimes are wrong. It's like the restaurant bible of Paris.
 Leave your other books at home and take the Cheap Eats guide June 17, 1999
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought my first Cheap Eats book in 1990 because I loved the title and wanted to find good food in Paris. I've used The Cheap Eats/Cheap Sleeps guides on every trip since then, and have always got my money back - not to mention having some wonderful dining experiences through the years I read one reader comment who said some places were closed and others had different hours than the book stated. That's normal - restaurants go out of business, hours change. Call a day ahead (or have your hotel call for you) and you'll rarely be disappointed. (There's even a listing of restaurants open in August, when most of Paris closes down and goes 'en vacances'). One restaurant we've been to on every trip to Paris has changed hands 3 times, but it's still a creperie, and it still offers good food and good value. Although the new name escapes me now.... Thank you, Sandra Gustafson. And if you ever need a freelance reviewer.... call me!
Great book, but phone ahead! March 29, 1999
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I took this book with me on a week-long trip to Paris. Sure enough, the reviews were spot-on for the restaurants we tried, though be warned that much of the info is out of date. Several places no longer are in business, and others do not keep the hours listed in the book (such as the one where I really wanted to have lunch on our last day, only to find it closed). So phone ahead before trekking to some out of the way boite.
Sandra Gustafson is a wonderful guide March 27, 1999
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I wouldn't dream of going anywhere Sandra Gustafson writes about without reviewing the latest _Cheap Eats_ and _Cheap Sleeps_ guides (Paris, London, Italy). From London to Paris to Florence, she has sent me to more splendid meals and pleasant hotels than all the other guides put together. The books easily pay for themselves in pleasures gained and woes avoided, and she provides excellent practical advice for Americans on everything from booking a room to getting off at the right Metro stop for a restaurant. _Cheap Eats_ is the one guidebook I know I'm taking back to Paris!
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