Crepes are a popular French dish that can be found all over Paris. They are thin, delicate pancakes that are typically made from a batter of flour, eggs, milk, and butter, and can be filled with a variety of sweet or savory ingredients.
Crepes are a thin version of a pancake. They are made from buckwheat for the savory version and wheat for the sweet version.
Are crepes from Paris ?
No, they are from Brittany in the west of France. But you can find a good places in Paris to eat a delicious crepe.
There are many places to find crepes in Paris, from street vendors to sit-down restaurants. These restaurants are called « creperie ». If you want to eat a good crepe, you should go to a creperie, not a restaurant. You still can find a few brasseries where you can find a crepe suzette flamed in front of you.
Crepes are popular in France because they are very good, it’s a cheap restaurant option, kids love them and you can choose the filling you want.
Some of the most popular places to get crepes in Paris include:
Breizh Café
Breizh Café is probably the most famous creperie in Paris. They offer a wide variety of delicious galettes and crepes, between classics and inventive flavor combinations with very good quality ingredients. Don’t forget to get cider !
Lunch formula under 20€.
Reservation is recommended in the evening.
They have several addresses in Paris. The one in the Marais is smaller but their restaurants in St Germain or Montmartre have a terrace.
La Creperie de Josselin
A small, family-run traditional creperie located in the Montparnasse neighborhood where the creperies were first installed in Paris.
67 Rue du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris
Tuesday to sunday
Creperie Tanguy
Tanguy has delicious and original flavors including vegetarian options.
Closed on Mondays
15 Rue de l’Échiquier, 75010 Paris
Creperie Bertine
This crepe restaurant is close to Bastille area.
Closed on Sundays and Mondays
149 Avenue Ledru Rollin, 75011 Paris
La creperie contemporaine
Best crepes near the Eiffel tower with classic options and other more original ones.
Closed on Sundays
59 Rue St Charles, 75015 Paris
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