La Chandeleur at La Crêperie Bretonne

Every February 2nd, SOLLI and I meet for La Chandeleur.

We always go to La Crêperie Bretonne on 56, rue du Montparnasse, 75014. 

We have been going every year for La Chandeleur since 2015. That’s 11 years!

We never get la crêpe du moment…

We always order the same thing!

Champignons with Emmental and persil d’ail.

Yes that is a ton of melted butter on top.

Plus we get a pitcher of Lait Ribot…buttermilk. 

Solli grew up on buttermilk in Sweden 🇸🇪 and laps it up 😀

We always arrive on the dot 

When they open at midi/12:00 and it is empty.

Within 15 minutes, it is jammed-packed and jumping. Every seat is taken.

The French like to celebrate their traditions With food.

I am in love 💙 with their blue and white cider cups.

I don’t remember seeing…

BRETAGNE souvenirs last time…

It does make me  

Miss St. Malo.

When we come outside

People are lined up across the street

Up and down 

Rue du Montparnasse.

We walk to Carrefour on rue de Sévres…

They have everything for DIY Chandeleur.

I was drooling 🤤 so heavily over their Fraise 🍓 du Plougastel jam, I forgot to take a picture 📸 

Like Groundhog Day in the US, Chandeleur is a harbinger of Spring 🌸 to come, maybe because the 🥞 are round like the Sun 🌞 

We are definitely experiencing an early sunny Spring in Paris.

Look! Is someone already doing the windows 🪟!