The French take on the American pancake, the crêpe is a very flat pancake served with a variety of fillings – some sweet, some savoury. Although probably the simplest French recipe, it’s rather easy to make a less-than-stellar crêpe, so we’ve scoured the city to find you the best and most delicious around. Bon appétit!
They serve up some pretty awesome crêpes and allow you to build-your-own-crêpe with your choice of fillings.
This Dutch restaurant has the most unique take on crêpes this side of the Atlantic. The Pannekoeken is a large crêpe topped with a variety of options. Try “The windmill”, which consists of shaved smoked wild B.C. salmon, Edam cheese and Hollandaise sauce.
This café offers up an Italian twist to an old French favourite. The Calabrese Crêpe consists of eggs, mozzarella, prosciutto and Italian sausage. But the Milano Crepe stole my heart, with its cinnamon cream cheese mousse, fruit compote and maple syrup.
A spinach and feta crêpe topped with red pepper sauce - you’ve never had anything so delicious for breakfast (or lunch or dinner). You’ve also got the option to request a vegan buckwheat crêpe.
A Ukrainian restaurant that serves up some pretty awesome grub. Their cheese crêpes are essential a cheese blintz filled with cottage cheese. Some of the best ever!
They serve up a slew of savoury and sweet crêpes. I recommend the Crepe Jambalaya for a variety of seafood and hot Italian sausage. Finish up with the dessert Crêpe Caribbean with bananas, dark rum, melted Belgian chocolate and more deliciousness on top.
The Thai sauce in the Thai chicken crêpe makes this one of the most scrumptious savoury crêpes in town. And for the sweet side, try the orange temptation with mandarin oranges and custard. You’ve never had anything like this.
This restaurant serves up Czech food, including crêpes. I’ve never had this type of crêpe before but it’s definitely worth it. Crêpe “Henry Christian” is one of my favs, with steamed kiwis with orange liqueur and whipped cream. Amazing!
Known for her crêpes, Cora is a staple across Canada. But don’t let this chain restaurant fool you, their crêpes are still some of the most delicious around. My go-to is the “Raspberry 4 Lucie;” raspberries, cream cheese and English cream, topped with raspberry coulis.
They serve up what they call “panini crêpes,” which is basically a savoury crêpe grill-pressed. Does it get any better? Try the ham, egg and cheese with a fruit salad on the side.