Crêperie

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A crêperie, (from French crêperie) is a restaurant that makes and sells crêpes. It may be a takeaway restaurant or stall, serving pancakes as a form of fast food or street food, or may be a more formal sit-down restaurant or café.

Crêperies are typical of Brittany in France; however, crêperies can be found throughout France, Europe, and even Tokyo, the United States and Canada. In the Canadian province of Québec, crêperies are especially abundant because of the French influence.

Because a crêpe may contain a variety of fillings, it can serve as both a main meal or a snack. A crêperie will typically offer pancake-based courses and customers may order pancakes as starter, main course and dessert. Savoury courses are usually served in the form of buckwheat pancakes called galettes. Crêperies may therefore be quite diverse in their selection and may make other baked goods such as baguettes. They may also serve coffee, tea, fermented milk (lait ribot) and cider (a popular drink to accompany crêpes).