Nutella Filled Crepes, Cakes and Fondue in Madrid

International / Fusion — By Daniel Sz. on March 14, 2010 5:56 pm

L´art Creperie isn´t much to look at. Contrary to what its name may suggest, it does not look like a French restaurant or chic creperie—at most its a traditional Spanish tavern that barely bothers to put a few pictures of Paris on its walls. What it does have is a good location, low prices and a very long list of dishes to order from. In here you can eat from the normal menu or the run of the mill fixed priced menu, usually present in other restaurants. But you also have a wide variety of sweet and salty crepes to choose from as well as other dishes like fondue and tea selections that are hard to find in Madrid.

The normal Spanish food is good and varied, and for an 8.90 euros fixed menu that includes bread, a drink and dessert it´s not at all a bad idea. Starter options are usually green salad, asparagus soup, pasta with meatballs or tuna salad and main dishes include roast beef with fries, stuffed chicken or a crepe of your choice. Yet if you do make it to the L´art Creperie perhaps it´s better to use the occasion to gorge on rarer dishes like, say, the Miami Crepe: meat, cheese, ham, peppers and tomatoes wrapped in a huge crepe. There is also the Italian crepe that has ham, cheese, eggs and tomatoes, while other combinations have egg, spinach and ham or spinach and chicken. Present everywhere in Switzerland but as far as I know a rarity in Spain is fondues, and here you can get both a cheese and meat one for 16 and 18 euros for two people, respectively.

The real variety, however, comes when you enter the sweet crepes section. Crepes with sugar; nutella; white chocolate; dark chocolate; sugar and honey; marmalade; chocolate, cream and nuts; banana split…! Mouth watering yet? Think about the Jamaican crepe—a mix of ice cream, pineapple and Grand Marnier liqueur—the Viennese with sugar, chocolate, nuts and cream, or the Brazilian crepe that comes with vanilla ice cream, nuts and fruit. All the salty crepes cost between 5.00 and 7.00 euros, while the sweet ones are placed between 4.00 and 6.00 euros depending on your level of gluttony. You would think the chocolaty obsession ends here, but it goes on: fondue also comes with strawberries covered in melting hot chocolate at a price of 16 euros. Chocolate cakes are also available for 4.50 euros, 50 cents extra for a scoop of ice cream on the side.

Apart from crepes, this place also excels in variety when it comes to tea. With an endless list of options, you´ll spend more time choosing your tea than drinking it. All of them cost 2.00 euros, here are some options: black, spearmint, cinnamon, jasmine, orange, peach, lime, apple, rum, vanilla, Azahar water, almond and cardamom. Coffee delights abound as well with cups like the French café—Grand Marnier and cream—and the traditional Irish coffee, each costing 5.00 euros. So if you don´t mind the ordinary setting and rather mediocre service, then come discover an affordable menu full of plates that are anything but ordinary in Madrid.

L’art Creperie
91 547 52 28
Calle de Martín de los Heros, 6

By Daniel Sznajderman

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