Like many Australians, I have a mixed racial background. My father was born in France and is proudly patriotic, consequently I grew up listening to endless stories about the food, culture and history of my ancestors. One thing he taught me from an early age was that each region of France has their own signature dishes or types of cuisine that they proclaim to be famous for.
Brittany, or Bretagne is a historic province in the north-west of France that is rich in culture. In contrast to a lot of France where the locals will drink wine daily, the traditional drink of Bretons is cider with Brittany being the second largest cider producing region in France. They are also recognised for their crêpes and galettes which traditionally replaced bread as basic food. These are made with buckwheat flour and thus are gluten free.
Breizh Original Crêperie is a new pop up restaurant located on Leonard Street in Victoria Park. The building is used for a number of different pop up events over the course of the week with Breizh securing the venue for Saturday and Sunday nights.
Run by two French brothers this dynamic team aims to provide traditional French Bretagne food with a bit of a modern twist. They utilise simple, locally sourced ingredients and make everything in house themselves.
Although their savoury crepes are made with gluten free buckwheat flour, they do prefer that any severely intolerant or coeliac customers notify them 48 hours in advance so they can ensure to take extra precautions with the kitchen environment to avoid any cross contamination.
For our invited feast to follow with the tradition of Bretagne, the Boy organised some ciders for us to bring along and enjoy with our meals. Not exactly the most fructose friendly beverage but they do say when in Rome…
We started our meal with a serve of the apero; an appetiser galette to share with parsley, roasted garlic and olive oil with gooey melted Emmental cheese.
The buckwheat added a subtle nutty flavour and the crepes had a surprisingly crisp texture.
For our main we opted for the weekly special galette. Breizh post their changing weekly specials up on their website every week and include a new galette and crepe to keep the menu dynamic and interesting.
Our savoury galette was made with dried wild morel mushrooms, chestnut mushrooms, fresh tarragon and parsley with a luxurious white wine cream sauce. Added to this was some melted Swiss cheese and sprinkles of toasted pine nuts. Again the outer most edge of my galette had a paper thin crispiness to it yet the centre was soft, gooey and rich in flavour. A taste sensation for sure.
For dessert we both chose a different type of crepe. These crepes can be made with either normal flour or buckwheat flour. For those wanting gluten free, ensure to inform your waiter on ordering that you want the buckwheat option.
One of the permanent items on the crepe menu is the salted caramel crepe. This was our favourite, despite its simplicity. It is made with homemade salted caramel sauce, and I recommend to go for the option of an added ice-cream scoop.
The weekly crepe special was also a winner and was topped with a cube of velvety strawberry parfait, drizzles of strawberry coulis and fresh whipped cream. This was a crepe for those with a strong sweet tooth. It was a warm night and we had to devour this treat quickly before the parfait turned into a puddle of pink syrup.
I have been informed that Briezh Original Crêperie are attempting to secure a more permanent location in Vic Park but at this stage it is not set in stone. In the meantime they are happy to be working out of Leonard Street and are spending their time focusing on producing quality crepes and galletes.
The little pop-up restaurant fills up quickly each week and I highly recommend heading to their website and pre-booking a table. Don’t forget to advise them in advance if you are gluten free too.
Disclaimer: Chompchomp was an invited guest of Breizh. Given the fact that this restaurant is within five minutes’ walk from her front door, she will be sure to happily return as a full paying customer. Always happy to eat a piece of my heritage 😉 Breizh Original Crêperie Pop Up Event Every Saturday and Sunday night from 6pm to 9pm | 1 Leonard Street Victoria Park WA 6100 | breizhoriginal.com.au
I love these traditional crepes/galettes made with buckwheat – we had a French guy here who was at the Farmers’ Markets doing them and they were sensational – unfortunately he went back to France and does seem to have come back!
They have quite a different texture to the wheat based crepes don’t they. I hope the Frenchman returns to your markets soon!
Ermagerd. I literally said that aloud! This looks so good <3 I want!!!
Amazing photos huni x
Yup, twas pretty damn good. Am going to have to consider a holiday in Bretagne so I can live on this stuff lol
I adore buckwheat crepes but good ones are so hard to find. These look incredible!
Agreed. Some can be soggy and taste strange. These had a wonderful crispy edge like they are meant too. So good!
Wow, that looks stunning! Might need to pay it a visit…
Thanks Haley….was a great back street find!
I love pop ups… so awesome that this one is seriously close to home! Aaron and I constantly revisit the memories of eating hot crepes from street vendors in Paris. Awesome to think that there’s an authentic creperie that will (hopefully) stay in the Vic Park area. Big yays for BYO and buckwheat too!! P.S Happy New Year lovely Martine!! xx
Oh take me to Paris! Did you ever get to try the street vendors with freshly roasted chestnuts! You an buy them in a cone of newspaper and they are sooo good! And a Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you too lovely! xx
Gosh that looks so very tempting and a hard decision to make!
Thanks Leanne, there were so many delicious options!
Oh my favourite cider, the perfect accompiment to your delectable crepe feast. Pop up restaurants are so good, they always have a fun atmosphere. A gorgeous entree followed by a delightfully sweet dessert. I love the buckwheat component and your wonderful photographs 😀
I never knew cider and crepes would make such a great food and beverage pairing! It’s something I need to try again and again! 😉
I love real Breton crepes. They’re so feather light and crispy. Nothing quite like them and these look fantastic! If I hadn’t already eaten dinner, we’d be heading out to get crepes now 😛
DROOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL!! Chomp!!! I have been a big fan of this pop up concept! I can’t get enough of JBento, love Sarapan and now this! Can’t wait to be back home in Perth :)! Happy New Year to you too Chomp! To another great year eating happy :)!
Absolutely Weny, Vic Park is definitely that place to be!
I couldn’t choose!!! They all look sooo good! As with you, I will sample all and jump from one to the other!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
We just kept eating until we exploded!!
Wow… I’m speechless lol That place looks A-Mazing, will have to try!
Thanks Amanda, I have just been informed that Breitz are currently on holidays and looking for a new venue….Ill will let everyone know when they reopen/relocate