Restaurants near Saint-Ouen flea market?

[lambretta76]

Can anyone recommend an inexpensive restaurant near the Marché aux Puces at Saint-Ouen in the 18th? All I could find was Le Soleil, which seems to be a bit out of my price range. (Looking to spend less than €15 pp.)

[fresh_a]

McDo?

[TarteTatin]

DO NOT go to Chez Louisette in the middle of the antiques market for food.

For a drink with a wonderfully dreadful Elvis impersonator singing, yes.

But do not, I repeat, do not eat there! Unless, of course, canned asparagus limp and canned bad tuna, and canned lentils appeal to you.

[Le Zouave]

There's a brand new place called the Café Loom: I've never been but some friends told me it was ok. The place has a nice décor, with some antique chairs.

142, RUE DES ROSIERS - MARCHÉ MALAS SIS 93400 SAINT OUEN,

Tel : 01 40 10 04 26.

[lambretta76]

Café Loom looks like a good bet, with weekday offerings from €15 and, as a bonus, they're open on Monday. I'd love to hear other recommendations, or, if anyone has been to Café Loom, some suggestions on what to order.

And it definitely sounds like Chez Louisette is off-limits!

[Margaret Pilgrim]

One of my favorite little meals in France is in the "Petit Salle à Manger" in the heart of the Paul Bert market, actually under the ramp for the upstairs parking garage.

It consists of an order counter on one side of the aisle and a tiny enclosed dining room across the way. We usually have a plate of three or four salads of our choice, basket of bread, glass of wine, maybe coffee. There is alway a quiche; the scallop and prawn quiche is one of the best I have ever eaten anywhere. There are always cold sliced meats, smoked salmon, foie gras. Always several hot main courses. The servings are "stop when I've put enough on your plate", and the seasonings are on target.

Our tab is usually under 25 euros for the two of us. But best of all, I love the food at this little rest stop.