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XP: Europe Food Budget
As you ladies know, DH and I are going to Paris, the Romantic Road (Germany), and Venice for 10 days. Our hotels in Germany have breakfast included, but the ones in Paris and Venice do not. We're planning on doing one nice (gourmet) dinner in Paris and one in Venice and eating at normal, cheaper places the rest of the time. Any ideas how much to budget for food generally?
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Re: XP: Europe Food Budget
We budgeted $75 a day when we backpacked Europe in 2006. We were way under some days and on the one nice dinner we had, we were over. It all evened out in the end.
We we're having to eat all our meals, most of our hostels/hotels did not offer any sort of breakfast. Oh and this included wine, which we consumed a TON of.
I haven't been to Venice in quite a few years but for Germany and Paris you can generally eat as cheap or expensive as you want. Kari's suggestion of about $75 is a good ballpark but you can definitely go higher or lower depending on what you are looking for. I would probably budget $75-100 for most normal days and around $100-200 per person for the nice gourmet meal. With my sisters, we at a lot of "street food" for lunch which was about $10-15 a person. Those were pizzerias, cafes, creperies, or other food stands. They were just something quick and easy in between site-seeing where we could plan our next place to visit or do some people watching. For dinners we would generally find a place that was about $15-30 a person. All the restaurants have their menus and prices posted outside so you know what you are walking into and can decide if you want to eat there without having to go in and ask for a menu.
When my inlaws came we were more selective about our restaurants and it was a bit more expensive. My inlaws are big foodies so where we ate was a part of the travelling experience for them. My sisters are big shoppers and explorers so they were happy going cheap on the food and moving on to the next Paris boutique or little German shop.
Good luck with the planning and let me know if you are passing through the Heidelberg area. I know you don't have much time here, but if you have any questions on anything let me know!
That is exactly what we do and you tend to find some of the best food that way. I also love the grocery stores because you can find some of the best snacks, fruits and sandwiches. It can really help you save some money. I'm a huge water drinker and can end up paying $3-5 for a water from some places, but at the local German grocery store it is 11 euro cents for a 1.5 liter. Grabbing some brotchen (bread), croissants or other breakfast foods and some water or juice from the grocery stores could save you some time and money for breakfast.
Now jumping domestically.
Well that was a crazy couple of years.