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My Favorite Crêperie on Rue du Montparnasse

Posted by on January 20, 2012
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It is completely impossible for me to go to Paris and not make a trip to Rue du Montparnasse for crêpes! And I’m sure that each crêperie on this magical little block has it’s own special appeal, but Crêperie Le Petit Josselin at 59, rue du Montparnasse truly has my heart and I am devoted to this beautiful little lace-curtained restaurant.

 

The galettes (savory crêpes) are buckwheat crêpes filled with spinach, eggs, potatoes, bacon, tomatoes, ham – you name it. If you’re able to keep going after one of these – move on to a sweet crêpe (one of my favorites is the apple & caramel – yes, I ALWAYS have room for a sweet)!

 

The entire meal must be accompanied by their spectacular (and slightly alcoholic) apple cider.

 

Dinner at Crêperie Le Petit Josselin is well worth the wait (a queue usually consisting mostly of locals) and will be an evening in Montparnasse you’ll never forget.

 

By Metro, get off at either station Edgar Quinet or Gare Montparnasse and you’re right there!

 

By Jackie Sanders

 

 

About Jackie Sanders

I am a freelance actress and musician living in New York City. A native of Thomaston, GA, both of my parents were of French ancestry, so I developed an early appreciation for and love of the culture - most strongly when my mother took me to see the films of Jacques Demy as a child. My first article for French Culture Guide was about the French debut of the play, "The Year of Magical Thinking" starring Fanny Ardant and I mainly write articles from the perspective of an American who works to further develop French language skills and find new ways to increase knowledge of the French Arts culture - music, films, theatre and cuisine. Through a variety of mediums - smartphone Apps, dual-language books and just noticing opportunities around NYC, we all have many opportunities to enjoy French culture in our daily lives. I work as an actress in theatre, film and TV in NYC. I am married to Broadway musician, Bill Hayes and we have a teenage son, Olin. When we have the time, my husband and I love to play jazz gigs with our French jazz quintet, Bordeaux Blues (see http://www.myspace.com/bordeauxblues).