photograph courtesy of Melanie Clatanoff

Well, we don’t know anything about getting a free lunch.  But if you want a free dinner, read on.

Le Tais, a bar in the Menilmontant district of Paris, serves free dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. Yes, you read that right: free dinner on Friday and Saturday nights.

All-you-can-eat couscous with vegetables and lamb on the side is served to everyone in the restaurant between about 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

The food is tasty and completely free, but you have to get there early to find a place—we suggest settling in and nesting around 8 p.m.

And you need to buy a drink or two. A pint of beer runs about €6, a glass of wine €3 and bottles of wine begin at €12. Small prices to pay for free grub, all of them.

Le Tais is located at 129 Boulevard de Menilmontant in the 11th arrondissement, on the left at the Menilmontant (Line 2) metro exit.

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