There are probably about 20 places to eat on campus. Most of the places are like bakeries. You can buy a baguette with chicken lettuce tomatoe and cheese, and 2 pieces of fruit for 3€. Everyone pays cash because there are no student cards like there are in the States to swipe. Because I am on a meal stiphen, I receive 250€ per month. At three meals a day of 3€ each, I have 27 days per month paid for.
In France, people ,take a lunch break from noon to 2PM. During this time, it seems like the whole economy just stops. You might wonder what you would do with so much time, but in reality, you actually use most of this time eating. Because everyone leaves work at noon, the walkways are very crowded and the trams are packed. Once you finally make it to one of the University restaurants there will be a long line which moves very slowly. All said and done, it takes about 2 hours to eat in France.
