Denver: the diverse home to the Broncos, the prized Rocky Mountains, 300 days of sunshine a year and, best of all, unparalleled authentic French cuisine.
Exit the city chaos of 16th Street Mall into Crêpes ‘n Crêpes, located right in the heart of downtown in Writer Square on the corner of Lawrence and 16th Street Mall. It is a charmingly petite cafe, dense with sweet and savory treats guaranteed to satisfy your palette. When you walk in, expect to be instantly welcomed by several of the waiters and cooks; the bar counter and the kitchen are all meshed together right in front of the door to make for an intimate and congenial experience.
One of the waitresses, Ryan, explained that the main reason she loves working here is because of the family focus and genuine nature. “It’s a family-run business. Because of that, the people who work here are all so genuine. You can tell they are here simply because they love to serve their customers—who are like family to them—authentically good food.”
The restaurant, its walls coated with French artwork and tin signs colored in bright blues, reds and yellows, is small enough to allow for conversations from your table to right behind the bar where the cooks are making your food. Sit on the quilted stools at the bar for a front-row seat at the cooks creating each crepe to delectable perfection.
Now, the most delicious part: the crepes. Each one, whose batter is exquisitely made with the simple ingredients of salt, butter, eggs, flour and water, is topped with unique combinations of either sweet or savory ingredients to please every type of taste bud. They have offerings that are sweet, like the Fraises avec Nutella ou Sauce au Chocolat ($8.50) or the Crêpe Suzette, made with lemon juice, caramel, butter, sugar, and Grand Marnier ($11). They also have offerings that are savory, like the Poulet au Gratin ($11.50), with chicken, mushrooms and onions in a white wine cream sauce with Emmentaler Swiss cheese, or the Crêpe Florentine ($10.75), with Canadian bacon, spinach, eggs and Hollandaise sauce—there are plenty of options that will make you want to keep coming back. They also offer vegetarian options, gluten-free options, and a build-your-own crêpe entrée. Don’t forget to pair your crepe with one of the many Lavazza espresso drinks or a specialty French wine, cider or beer.
Genuine family-oriented people, to-die-for crêpes, satiating hand-crafted drinks and a homelike and charming atmosphere quench your thirst to travel with this little taste of Paris. It is open every day at 8:30 a.m. It closes at 3 p.m. on Mondays, 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 9 p.m. on Sundays. There is also a location slightly closer to campus just north of the Cherry Creek mall on the corner of Detroit Street and 3rd Avenue.
