Good Taste
It's hard to believe that Beau Monde, the handsome Breton-style creperie, is already celebrating its decade anniversary this week in Bella Vista. Then again, with its cafe windows flung wide open to the spring breeze and the imported griddles turning out savory and sweet stuffed crepes, it's not hard to understand the elegant simplicity of its appeal.
It's hard to believe that Beau Monde, the handsome Breton-style creperie, is already celebrating its decade anniversary this week in Bella Vista. Then again, with its cafe windows flung wide open to the spring breeze and the imported griddles turning out savory and sweet stuffed crepes, it's not hard to understand the elegant simplicity of its appeal.
The corner space, with its glittery mosaic hearth and gilt-screen walls, has the carefree joie of a Belle Epoque salon. But it is the affordable crepes that keep the crowds coming. I lean toward simple classics, like French ham and cheese ($6) to start, and a crepe dusted with sugar and a squirt of lemon ($4) to finish. But when I tried my friend's heartier compositions - a buckwheat round folded over tender shrimp in creamy spinach seafood sauce ($17.50), followed by an apricot-chocolate tour de force for dessert, I have to admit: I had a hard time restraining my sneaky fork.
Creperie Beau Monde, 6th and Bainbridge Streets, 215-592-0656.
- Craig LaBan