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Save/ShareRoselyn Sugay-Helbling offers a list of the best places for budget travelers to eat worldwide.
Having lived in six different countries over the last ten years, I have had the chance to take my time to explore and the opportunity to find the best bang for the buck in every place.
I've passed on this information to many friends and so, here's my gourmet list of the Best Bang for the Buck for budget travelers:
Paris - Walk along the Seine starting on the Right Bank and cross the river on the Pont des Arts, Paris' prettiest footbridge, toward the Left Bank. Continue towards St. Germain des Pres, buy a crepe for 5 euros at the stand right beside the St. Germain des Pres church. Sit on a bench and enjoy the people watching on Paris' famous cafe intersection where the Deux Magots and the Flore are.
Marbella - Go to the Casco Antiguo (Old Town). Window shop and meander along the cobblestoned streets then stop at the Plaza de Los Naranjos for a "ration" of churros con chocolate.
Montreal - Walk on Boulevard St. Laurent and stop by Schwartz's Deli, a Montreal institution, for a smoked meat sandwich.
Napa - Get a gourmet sandwich or a salad at the Oakville Grocery then have a picnic at one of the many wineries that offer picnic areas as long as you buy their wine.
New York - Go to Gray's Papaya for a hotdog and a fruit shake.
Santiago - Go to Paseo El Manio in Vitacura and have a coffee and croissant at Le Fournil, a French boulangerie loved by locals.
Buenos Aires - Have a cafe cortado and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich at Biela. It's a bit expensive but worth it for the people watching on the Recoleta.
Manila - Wander around Intramuros in the old Spanish walled city then stop at a cafe in the courtyard beside the San Agustin church.
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Dear Roselyn,
Thank you for beautiful article, that gives so many helpful and nice recommendations! Always so important to know where to go to enjoy and feel happy!
Just finished reading a book By Frances Mayes "A year in the world", really enjoyed it. She also writes about new places...
Always happy to read more of you!
Lena
Posted By elena on May 3, 2007, 4:06 AM
Sounds like a visual and delectable feast! Roselyn's blog is a treat for foodies and travellers like myself. I look forward to her next article.
Posted By katrina g. feist on May 3, 2007, 4:29 AM
Thank you very much for very useful and budget eating-out guide for travellers! Descriptions of the places and fodd are so vivid and yammy, that it feels like going there immediately and try....
Posted By Nelly on May 3, 2007, 6:30 AM
Fantastic tips for the itinerant traveller! It doesn't mean that just because we want to travel on a budget, we want to eat nasty food as well...
Posted By Chinot on May 3, 2007, 7:30 AM
I found Roselyn's blog very well written and very useful! We visited some of the places she mentions in Dubai, Paris and Spain and found her descriptions as well as her personal suggestions very accurate.
We wish her the best of luck and look forward to reading more of what she writes!
Posted By Anca Helbling on May 3, 2007, 8:29 AM
Great ideas and it just goes to show that its not expensive to taste the real flavours of a destination. It just takes some imagination and a good pair of walking shoes!
Posted By farina melwani on May 3, 2007, 9:12 AM
Roselyn, thanks for the good tips, they are allways usefull. Look forward to get more.
Good luck!!
Posted By Tamara on May 3, 2007, 10:26 AM
Crepes in Paris are the best!
Posted By Vanessa on May 3, 2007, 11:03 AM
Excellent choices of city and venue.. succinct and to the point description.. very practical and useful.
Posted By aspasia on May 3, 2007, 11:33 AM
Authentic and personal. Great tips, charming insights - leaves you with the feeling that you've just been given special "keys to the city" reserved strictly for insiders!
Posted By Lucinda Kang on May 3, 2007, 12:19 PM
Dear Roselyn,
As one who loves excellent food and travel my tastebuds starts to water just by reading.
Please continue to share your insights
Br
Ole
Posted By Ole Milan on May 3, 2007, 1:11 PM
Thank you for your budget travel tips! As a college student, I thoroughly enjoy finding cool, easy-on-the-wallet things to do. This blog shows that I don't need a lot of money to have a good time. I can't wait to try the napa tip when finals are over! Thanks again.
Posted By Christina Kho on May 3, 2007, 1:35 PM
Alway nice to hear another's "point of entry"for enjoying food in out of the way places! Article- nice, concise, and to the point!
Posted By Tracy on May 3, 2007, 1:37 PM
Very helpful and useful information! It would be great if you had one for the U.S. We're going to New York City in December and I was glad to see you had an entry for NYC on your list.
Posted By Debbie on May 3, 2007, 1:40 PM
Love your "foodie compilations" - Like a "best of CD" for the tastebuds!!
Posted By Ana Liza Clausius on May 3, 2007, 3:04 PM
Looking forward to travelling the world and trying your recommendations! Youa re now my official FOODIE consultant when I travel!
Posted By Rica on May 3, 2007, 7:38 PM
Very interesting and informative. We all should try all these places.
Posted By Alejandro on May 4, 2007, 12:31 AM
What a wonderful little list--bursting with colour, flair, and flavour! Thanks for the recommendations.
Posted By May on May 4, 2007, 1:36 AM
Having a quick and easy guide to a new place is very useful and fun. Anyone can pick a city, go there, and use your info. I hope to see more related posts soon--just add more info and details!
Posted By Evan Gologorsky on May 4, 2007, 2:01 AM
Your recommendations are very practical to enjoy a place without spending too much! Just great!
Looking forward to reading you more.
Posted By maricar meneses-avellana on May 4, 2007, 2:24 AM
I vouch for Roselyn's culinary curiosity and refined taste in many things, not only food. So I cant wait for more articles on places to go and things to do - on a budget or otherwise!
Posted By Maria Therese on May 4, 2007, 5:09 AM
I have been reading your blog entries and I think it's so generous of you to share all your travels and discoveries with us. I will definitely hunt down your suggested places if I ever find myself in one of those gorgeous cities!
Posted By Toots Magsino on May 4, 2007, 8:30 AM
Hi Roselyn,
Like Toots, i've also been reading your blogs. I can almost actually visualize the beautiful cities as you describe them. I LIVE FOR FOOD so I look forward to reading more of more of your food finds.
Posted By Jojo Verzosa-Lazo on May 4, 2007, 12:12 PM
Sorry!
This is article is not helpful to a traveler.
To a novice traveler, it is an insult. You are assuming already thay your audience is already familiar with the cities you mention and the locations of your gastronomic delights. None if your travels are shared and this is very shallow writing.
Posted By robin on May 4, 2007, 12:41 PM
I love brief travel articles that point me in the right direction when it comes to finding the best food. This post does just that.
And if you're looking for more indepth reviews about food and where to find it, then head over to Roselyn's blog Gourmet Traveller.
Cheers
Liz
My Year of Getting Published
Posted By Liz Lewis on May 4, 2007, 4:28 PM
I found Roselyn's blog very well written and very useful! Look forward to get more.
Posted By Rumi on May 4, 2007, 9:46 PM
This information is great information for me to pass on to all my friends and relatives who are always looking for places to go to.
Thanks !
Posted By Tammy Daryn Albert-Malig on May 5, 2007, 6:10 AM
A crepe, a hotdog, a sandwich and a fruit shake....thanks Lyn, for putting romance into this fine list of comfort foods.
Posted By Teddy on May 5, 2007, 11:19 AM
I appreciate the way you combine a good and budget food find with other things of importance in the area - like people watching!
Posted By Cherie on May 5, 2007, 7:04 PM
This is what a travel blog should be. You give the visitor a local's perspective, which is a great alternative to the cookie-cutter brochures and guide books that abound...
Posted By R S on May 6, 2007, 11:39 AM
how perfect...intresting cities + good food and on a budget! who says you always have to spend to enjoy! Kudos to you Lyn:)
Posted By Jill Ignacio- Busuego on May 6, 2007, 8:57 PM
Roselyn's tips are excellent and straight to the point! An wonderful and short insider's guide to the places she knows best.
Posted By Pepper Teehankee on May 7, 2007, 6:18 AM
I haven't been to Napa in years. Harvest season is just around the corner. I'll give Oakville Grocery's gournet sandwhiches/salads a try.
Thanks for the tip.
Posted By Triccie on May 7, 2007, 12:29 PM
The sun is shining today in lovely Portland (Oregon) but I think I'd much rather go take those delightful walks and rediscover the delights, culinary and otherwise, recommended by gourmet wanderer Roselyn. I look forward to the next feast!
Posted By Cynthia Gale on May 7, 2007, 7:57 PM
Interesting Cities and suggestions! Thank you for sharing them.
Posted By Rina Ortiz on May 7, 2007, 10:38 PM
I constantly look forward to your column. I feel like I am in there. I can taste the sights and sounds.
Posted By bien cruz on May 8, 2007, 11:51 AM
Grand ideas, places and food! Always wishing I was there.
Posted By bien serrano on May 8, 2007, 11:53 AM
Yipee! Another Schwartz's fan! A trip to Mon-real is incomplete without a smoked meat fix.
Posted By Lally Rementilla on May 8, 2007, 9:36 PM
You just gave me a goal to travel to all these places just to get to try the budget gourmet experience! So far I've only managed to try the cafe beside San Agustin Church in Manila. It's a good place to hang-out when you're attending a wedding at San Agustin and you get there early.
Do keep us posted when you discover new food treasures!
Posted By Michelle Grau-Araneta on May 8, 2007, 9:51 PM
Hi Lyn, you seem to get the perfect places and right choices to eat while enjoying the city's best places...thanks for sharing them...
Posted By Marissa Meneses-Patricio on May 8, 2007, 9:53 PM
A new dimension for frequent travelers.
I'll try to get there!
Posted By Akiko Aoi on May 10, 2007, 8:40 AM
great info. have done some of these short foodie tours as well. (NY-gray's papaya goes well with a break between the upper west and taking the subway downtown to dimsum at canal street afterwards).
Posted By rosanne on May 10, 2007, 12:43 PM
Very helpful. Good idea to be able to exercise some of those calories away while incorporating sightseeing in these cities.
Posted By tita on May 10, 2007, 12:46 PM
Looking forward to trying some of these sights out. have checked out your blog http://www.travelswithagourmet.blogspot.com and as a new dad, can't wait to hear more advice on kid friendly gourmet spots around the world.
Posted By chris on May 10, 2007, 12:54 PM
Thank you for the informative tips that make sightseeing in some of these expensive cities more affordable.
Posted By Christopher on May 10, 2007, 2:23 PM
I love tips like these, and so often I've relied on others finds and if they are good tips (like I know the MOntreal one is!) then its almost like visiting a new place with a local, you get an inside look and not just the tourist look!
Thanks Rosleyn and look forward to trying out more of your tips!!
Nikola in Montreal
Posted By Nikola Reford on May 10, 2007, 9:24 PM
it's always great to get inside info from a local, as you have been in all these places. thanks for the great tips! :-)
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