Strasbourg Picnic: Lunch at a Doner place

As the name of our blog suggests, we plan to do a lot of picnicking on this trip. But we have a very broad definition of picnic. A picnic, to me, is fun, casual, cheap, simple, and delicious. And sometimes the cheaper thing to do is to eat street food or carry food out to a picturesque spot. It doesn’t always have to be bread a cheese (though people who know me, know I’m quite fond of that combination). That being said, I present to you, our 3rd picnic.

Lunchtime in Strasbourg around the cathedral the streets fill with ravenous (okay not ravenous, I added that for dramatic effect) tweens and teens who are on their school lunch break. It becomes easy to see where all the best places are because there is a line forming in the street to get in. As we made our way toward the cathedral, we noticed lots of people with doners. We both thought, “Dang, that looks good, maybe we ought to check that out after all the kiddies go back to school and after we tour the cathedral.” So that’s what we did!

The doner place, located on Rue de Saint Etienne had emptied by the time we arrived, giving us plenty of space to peruse the menu. 5.50 Euros for giant doner with fries and a drink? Yes please! Plenty of food for two. And it was delicious.

The tables in front of the place seemed scenic enough for us. More adorable Strasbourg. It was a delicious meal and a great deal, and we dined like Strasbourg’s youth—on the street.

mmmmm.

(by Karina)