Attention, Madame Claude is back! In Rennes! Obviously nothing to do with the famous pimp at the head of a luxury prostitution network in the 1960s and 1970s. Whatever… In Rennes, Madame Claude, since Saturday December 14, has been a crepe bar, rue de Penhoët, a stone's throw from Place Sainte-Anne.
At the head of the establishment, Jean-Baptiste Pirioux, who launched his first business there. “This name is a reference to my grandmother, who was called Claude and made the best pancakes and crepes in the world. And as I was looking for an original name, I told myself that Madame Claude would arouse the curiosity of those who have the reference. Many people, especially the oldest, ask me what Madame Claude is doing here. Even a police officer came to make a comment to us.”
Patties in a cone
The answer is simple: pancakes and pancakes. Except that here, the customer is not in a classic creperie, but in a crepe bar. The difference? “It is located in the container. Everything is sold in small recycled cardboard cones, which you can eat in or take away. We are halfway between fast food and traditional because our pancakes are as generous as in a classic creperie. We operate with 90% of products from around Rennes. Folding the cake allows you to put it in the cone and carry it around.”
The idea came from an observation. “It often happened to me that I wanted to eat a pancake, without having to spend an hour in a restaurant, but just take it and eat it outside. I wanted to offer this offer to Rennes. » Located a stone's throw from the Lices market and rue Saint-Michel, it is particularly aimed at students, but also, on Saturdays, at customers leaving the Lices market.
And clearly, the concept works. “We were very pleasantly surprised to see so many people last Saturday. We served continuously from noon to the end of the day. » After a good start, the manager hopes to be able to recruit an additional employee in a few weeks or months “to open in the evening, particularly from Thursday to Saturday”. In Rennes, student evenings are now likely to start at Madame Claude's.
Practical
Madame Claude, 23, rue de Penhoët, in Rennes. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact: 02 99 22 02 17 or [email protected].
Prices: pancake up to €11.50, full pancake at €8.50. Crêpe up to €7.50, butter-sugar crepe at €3.10. Lunch menu complete pancake – caramel or chocolate crepe – bowl of cider or apple juice for €15.
