A nostalgic trip down memory lane capped off with the perfect French repas!…read more After a morning annual doctor visit and purchasing new shoes (several!  lol), I sought out a savory, romantically tantalizing culinary escape to cap off the beautiful day and enjoy the extraordinary weather.  La Crêperie was the absolute perfect choice. I have frequented this beloved space since I was 16 years old, and stepping inside always brings back the most wonderfully endearing and captivating memories.  Being an empath, I naturally and deeply feel people, their energies, and the layers of memories attached to a place.  These romantic, lovely emotions are drawn to me repeatedly as I encounter these historic spaces and the familiar people within. This historic Lincoln Park/Lakeview border gem has such a quaint, enchanting, and delicate French bistro atmosphere that remains beautifully unchanged.  Sitting down to take in the vintage Parisian charm with the front bifold windows open, letting in the gentle evening breeze, was pure bliss. The food was absolutely sensational.  We started with the classic Escargots (snails prepared in a rich garlic butter sauce), the Assiette de Pates (a wonderful sampling of three distinct pates served traditionally with cornichons and dijon mustard), two Salade Maison plates (crisp romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, and crunchy croutons all tossed in their delicious house vinaigrette maison), and a bowl of their rich French onion soup. For our main courses, I had the exquisite Fruits de Mer crêpe (a luscious, delicious, and creamy crêpe packed with scallops and shrimp in a béchamel sauce) while my companion thoroughly enjoyed the Boeuf Bourguignon crêpe (tender beef braised with burgundy, mushrooms, carrots, and celery). We then finished the evening by splitting two sweet crêpes for dessert.  We ordered one customized crêpe filled half with strawberries and half with bananas (a simple, perfect classic combo with whipped cream on top that I have been getting for years), alongside La Pomme (delicious apples sautéed in butter and cinnamon).  Everything was beautifully prepared and exactly the kind of comforting yet tantalizing culinary experience I was craving to celebrate a successful day. Our incredibly sweet server, Anastasiia, accidentally brought two bowls of soup, but despite my repeated insistence to pay, she firmly and graciously comped the extra one. Between the excellent dishes, Anastasiia's stellar service, the vintage charm, and the spectacular weather, it was the ultimate way to top off my afternoon.  It truly provided a gentle, delicate, and beautifully feminine cap to my day, balancing the romantically sensual energy of this beloved space. I highly recommend stopping by for an authentic taste of Parisian charm right here in the city!

Super cute restaurant. Feels very cozy. Got the chicken curry crepe and it was salty! If I wasn't…read morewith people, I might have complained but it was borderline fine. So...not sure the food is good. I just happen to think the attitude is a little worse. Came with a group and someone in our party ordered the French Onion Soup and then a Croque Monsieur. No one else in our group ordered a starter. What's weird is for some reason they decided to course the soup with everyone's mains. Normal restaurants, including like....your local suburban Chile's, know not to do that but this place thought that was normal. So already, my friend is a course behind everyone because they didn't serve his starter first. What's worse is when he finishes his soup...he doesn't get his main. We actually FINISH our mains and he still hasn't gotten his. He makes a comment VERY NICELY to our waitress like hey! Just wanted to check on my meal! She responds, "all our meals are timed perfectly." What!! My buddy goes, "Okay...I've just been waiting for 15/20 minutes so I think I'm ready for my sandwich." She responds, "okay....let me alert the kitchen." Wait? You didn't even tell them he needed his meal?? We wait another 15 minutes. We flag the waitress again and ask where his meal is and she responds "everything is made to order so the kitchen needs some time." Okay. This is a Croque Monsieur. Are you....rising bread right now? What is happening? So I get frustrated and jump into this and say, "Ya but we've been waiting over 30 minutes for his main. We've all finished so now you're asking my friend to eat alone." She responds, "everything is served hot so what is the problem??" !! I get annoyed because up until this moment, we've been pretty nice. But this waitress not acknowledging any issue or trying to make it better and talking back to us like this is weird. So I just say, "Bring a manager over." Well...it didn't matter. This lady learned her attitude from somewhere and it was probably from the manager. The manager immediately is on the offense like, "you ordered a soup and we wanted you to have the soup hot. And we want your next meal to be hot. We make everything fresh and we clean our dishes in between." The heck? All we want is for my friend to be able to eat his main. So I say, now rudely, "just bring the food. We have waited 30 minutes now. Everyone is done with their meal. If you haven't made it, cancel the order and we'll go somewhere else." She responds, "we usually serve the starter first. If you didn't like that, then don't order a starter." SERIOUSLY!? What is happening!? I think about telling her that USUALLY even if only 1 person has ordered a starter, that gets served first before EVERYONE gets their mains TOGETHER. Instead I say, "listen, cancel the order or give us the food but we aren't waiting any longer." And she goes, "we can't cancel it. The kitchen has been working on it." So I say "this better be home baked bread because they've been working on it for 45 minutes by now." IT STILL takes another 5 minutes to get this meal. It is cold. It is an average Croque Monsieur. And they probably all spit in it. At the very end, the waitress comes over and says, "I see what you mean and there were coursing issues but we take pride in our food and we weren't going to degrade that so we could serve you faster." This place literally lives up to a Parisian stereotype, I guess.

Ambiance - decor, greenery, lights, indoor outdoor feel…read more Food - bursting with flavor; unique selections You can also dine outside. No screen rules - makes an enjoyable eating, screen free time

Nice cafe style. You order at the counter…read more He crepes were good. Soft and big. The drinks we got were okay. I got the strawberry matcha lemonade and it was meh. Needed a little more flavor. Only issue is that it was super slow. Took forever to get our order.

Speaking for the grocery portion only... it's super well stocked and would make a great place to…read moregrab date night meal items or pack a fun gift basket for a gift. The prices are wild and the Whole Foods or Fresh Market of Italian food but you know this going in. Kinda fun is they have free bubbly water in the free seating area near the gelato and coffee bar so you can grab a cup while you're shopping. We got some prepared food items and they were good quality. Pricey.

Expensive tourist trap. Stay away. The restaurants here are all over priced fast food served on…read moredisposable plates. Pizza is not made fresh but instead just sitting there waiting to be reheated. Paste is fresh, but for what you pay for, you might as well get something off the tourist area at a better sit down style. The store is kind of cool. Have a few wines, oil, paste, etc. they need more coffee stuff though. I feel like that was a miss on their part. No cool espresso stuff that Italy is known for. If the food here suppose to represent Italy, then I have no desire to visit for the food.

Deciding on a star rating for this one was tricky. The prices are kind of insane, so I was really…read moreleaning toward a 3. But, I'm a sucker for whimsy, so I decided to be generous. I met a friend here for brunch--I hadn't heard of the place but when we were looking for a halfway point, she discovered this restaurant. I'm glad that I took my preschooler with me because there were so many fun bits. The place is elegant, but playful and full of whimsy. It feels like a place made for a princess. The food was good, but overpriced, so you're paying for that fanciful meal. They only had one item in the kid's section, and it was more expensive than items for adults often are--$19 for a kid's item. Truly wild. Since it was questionable if my daughter would eat the ham or eggs, I opted to get the breakfast board for the table since it had waffles, pancakes, and fruit. She was ecstatic when she saw it, and I was charmed by the presentation--it's October, so they had decorated it in a Halloween theme. They also had a Halloween menu, and the witches brew looked good, but we all stuck to the standard menu for our meal. I ordered the enchiladas suizas and it was very good, but again, overpriced I think. Mocktails are almost always too high (why am I paying alcohol prices for drinks without alcohol?) but I got one for my daughter and I anyway. Again, this restaurant knocks it out of the park with regards to presentation. They had a lot of seating indoors, and there were tons of tables outside as well. I'm not sure if they were totally following the 90-minute rule today because even though it was a beautiful Sunday at the beginning of October, we were seated immediately and there were tables available both in and outdoors the entire time we were there. But anyway, be forewarned that they have a time limit for tables, so you don't want to spend forever making your decision. There's no dedicated parking lot for the restaurant, so you'll be looking at the surrounding streets or the couple lots that are nearby. No reservations accepted.

I absolutely cannot believe that I didn't spend hours constructing this review because Crepas…read moreCulichi wasn't just a culinary delight, it was an experience in and of itself. The lattes were rich and robust, and my husband's hot chocolate was sweet and luscious! I ordered a savory poblano crepe and added shrimp - it was delicious - while my husband ordered a sweet one. The ambiance can be described as nothing other than...REGAL. Just grand, and beautiful - you feel like you're surrounded by luxury. Even the hot sauce is dispensed in these cute glass bottles. And the service matches the regality - everyone is super attentive! Love this and we will be back - not just for the ambiance but also for the food.

I'm amazed to say that we found this gem by accident while heading to another place. Man-oh man…read morewere we lucky! Walking in, I was enthralled. The place is gorgeous. A little dark but reminiscent of a European bistro. The walls, the floor, the space... and the food? It was everything we needed. We were greeted and seated immediately, someone else brought water quickly, and the waiter came back soon to take our drink order of bloody Mary and a mimosa. So yummy and hit the spot. The menu mentioned that crepes were a favorite so we ordered savory lunch crepes. It was hard to choose but i ended up with SPARTA crepes, and my SO ordered the BERLIN. They were both delicious. Sparta featured chicken, feta, spinach, tomatoes & mushrooms. Ahh. Berliners must like turkey, provolone, tomatoes and avocado... also amazing. The whole meal was super quick and I would have stayed longer if I had planned our parking situation better. That might be the only negative factor ... limited parking close by. But the street parking was worth every penny. If you're interested in a beautiful experience I recommend Iguana Cafe. It's also family friendly but wasn't sure if it was wheelchair accessible since there are a couple of steps to get in the front door.

Food is alright. I got the turkey ranch wrap which was quite salty. Spinach artichoke dip was okay…read morebut not my favorite. Good service though and the ambiance is nice! Dimly lit but with natural light, and there's a real iguana!

I just heard about this (very) French bakery right in the heart of Old Town Chicago a couple of…read moredays ago, and with friends coming in from the west coast today, my wife sent me the La Fournette for a loaf of bread and some pastries. I got there early in the morning and when In walked in the front door the aromas hit me like I was on the the Left Bank in Paris. The selection of assorted pastries hit me like a Mack Truck. My mission on this morning was a whole sliced Sourdough bread, other "goodie's" and I finished with one of the best: Coffee Lattes with Espresso mixed with steamed milk and a thin layer of foam. Before even trying their baked goods, my coffee latte was one of the best I've ever had, and I've had them all over the world. This little hidden gem on Wells St. now became our sourdough bread bakery!

Solid spot for pastries in Old Town! Throughly enjoyed my chicken and spinach quiche. (4.3/5)…read moreThe apple danish was nothing special. You can skip! (2.8/5) Staff were all extremely kind and friendly. They were fast despite it being busy! Tables outside as well as in.

Brü Chicago was such a lovely find! I stopped by for breakfast and tried the California Breakfast,…read morewhich was absolutely delicious. Tasted fresh, light, and perfectly balanced. The staff were incredibly friendly. Definitely a spot I'd happily come back to while in Chicago! I had take out but the dining area seemed nice enough too! I loved that they had plugs next to every seat.

I found this gem of a coffee shop located just next to Myopic Bookstore…read more Beverages: 5/5. You can't do espresso wrong, and it's a perfect mid-afternoon pick me up for further urban exploration. Service: 5/5. Cool. Ambiance: 5/5. Hella eclectic and dope vibe, similar to the infamous (and now closed) Bourgeois Pig in Franklin Village, L.A.

Service was super fast and friendly. I'm not sure if this place is still called crepe & bean or…read morecomplete converted to a Brü Chicago but either way it's worth a try. The space is great for studying too. The menu has so many choices and easy to eat while working. The crepes come in an ingenious container that can unravel as you eat and keeps your hands clean, letting me type this review while still eating. The yuzu honey matcha was great. The matcha on top was strong. The honey and yuzu was refreshing. Lots of milk options available. Minimal matcha sediment over time too.

Crepe & Bean is such a gem! Their crepes are always delicious, and I love that they serve BRÜ…read morecoffee. They also have some of the best smoothies around. My favorites are the Orange Line, Blue Line, and Green Line. They have a great selection of pastries, the service is always quick, and the staff is friendly. So glad to have them right in my building!

I wish I had pictures or a better location. What can I say? I was walking down Adams feeling more…read morethan a bit peckish but not wanting the usual fast food fare. And I passed this delightful cart being pushed back to wherever crepes are dreamed from. She wasn't in service but when I commented on the unusual street fare she was selling she told me she had banana Nutella crepes (a sweet offering) or mushroom, spinach, feta crepes (a savory offering). It seems the menu changes daily. I purchased a savory crepe and it was fantastic! The mushrooms were large, wonderfully sautéed and had a nice garlicky sauce. The spinach was wilted but not soggy (as it should be) and the feta brought the whole thing together with a spicy kick. The crepe was of a good, eggy flavor and texture. It didn't fall apart as I ate it and really filled me up. I regret that I don't know where this magical cart does their regular business because I want to go back for more.

These ladies are amazing. They catered our French themed baby shower last Saturday & all of the…read moreguests were raving about the crepes. They were very organized & kept everyone happy with a large selection of sweet & savory crepes. Everyone kept going back for more. It was the highlight of the shower!! Melissa was professional & very prompt on her communications with us. They showed up on time & were very personable with our guests. BOOK THEM!!!!

I am a critically acclaimed food reviewer. these officially win best crepes in Chicago, I've been…read moreto dozens of crepes shops in chicago and this is the best. I come every week to get my fI'll of crepes. try the gobble gobble crepe, the classic or the sea master... those are my favorite if you want I life- eat here

Boy oh boy, was this disappointing. I ordered the chicken Mediterranean and s'mores crepes. For so…read moremany fresh ingredients in the savory crepe, it still boggles my mind as to how bland it was. The sweet one was better tasting, but the crispiness on some parts of the crepe (that weren't the crushed graham crackers) threw me off. Prior to eating the crepes, I saw that they offered a punch card, so I elected to get it punched. I got one punch for two crepes purchases, which added to the disappointment. Ultimately, it wasn't a big deal since I don't plan on visiting again.