hello fellow chowhounds. i'm going to be in paris for a week starting thursday. it's wine crushing time and we're going to be enjoying every moment of it. i would looooove to hear about some great places to have lunch/dinner that are relatively inexpensive. the party crew consists of 5 ladies that absolutely adore food and wine. nothing is off limits food-wise. please tell me about some places that we just cannot miss. also.....if there are any bars/clubs that can't be missed, include those as well.
thanks a bunch.

hello all. I have a couple friends from high school coming to visit me from pennsylvania tomorrow night. I live and work in santa monica. I go out in santa monica pretty often, and i'm still stumped as to where to take them for dinner tomorrow night. I spoke with one of the aforementioned friends this afternoon and he said he wanted to eat at gladstone's. i've never dined there, but i believe it to be a cheesy, touristy spot that i would prefer not to go to. Ideally, the place would be not too expensive and still fun for out of towners. please help!!