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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Italy hands down.

London is incredible but overpriced.

[b]Paris is overrated, and the food isn't that great.[/b]

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NP here.  This is the second time someone on this thread has said that the food in Paris isn't that great.  Is it really underwhelming?  I'm surprised, as I always thought Paris was all about amazing food.[/quote]

I think if you go high end, the food could be really good.  You can also find good bakeries, cheese, wine, and maybe salads..

The normal French lunch or dinner fare in Paris though is underwhelming. I love food myself and love organ meats and other rich hearty food but the Parisian stuff is one note.  It's the same flavor over and over again - mostly umami. Think duck confit, pork blood, steak and frites, steak tartare, etc.

If you want good food - you need to go to Italy, and I think the southern Italian food is better. Also Spain.

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I'm the other PP who said the food in Paris wasn't that great. I thought the quality of ingredients (fresh produce etc) was not as good as I get in this country. Also, all of the cafes have the exact same menu, and nothing is as good as you'd expect! [/quote]

I'm the Londoner PP, I've been to Paris (and elsewhere in France a lot). I agree with the above, generally. There are great bakeries, cheese, etc. And there are fantastic restaurants, but you have to know where they are. It's really easy to eat in an endless succession of not great bistros in Paris, with the same menu of steak frites, moules mariniere etc, every day. Perhaps because I know it better, but the food in London really is incredible and much more diversity of cuisine and price range. Elsewhere in France (I most frequently go to the south) the food is fantastic. But Paris.. yeah, not so much. When we are there (with kids) the focus is all on the bakery items, crepes, etc. [/quote]

I can't believe it, but I'd have to agree food in London is better than food in Paris.  Especially if you love Indian food!  Good Indian food can be had anywhere, and you can spend very little money. Even your run of the mill neighborhood pub will likely serve chicken tikka masala, and that would be very good.  Pub food is decent, and if you go to places like Soho, there are a lot of really good sushi and Italian restaurants.[/quote]

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