KREP Artisan Crêpes & Galettes & Coffee Shop | Street Food York | Pancake House — Restaurant in England

An understated branch of the York food scene is that of its street food.

As a historic town, with a well-to-do university, York has an upper-class, Oxford-of-the-North sort of air, where the dining options all involve a white tablecloth and a visit from the sommelier.

And whilst that does exist in places like The Starr Inn the City, Melton's, and Arras, there's still a place for the grab-and-go comfort food, which us less-than-high-society folk enjoy.

For the very best of York's street food, I would recommend a trip to Shambles Market, and specifically to KREP.

KREP is a street food stall, just off of the world famous medieval street, The Shambles. And, as you can probably tell by the name, they specialise in crêpes.

However, they don't simply offer the sprinkle of sugar, squeeze of lemon juice, and smear of Nutella options that most pancakes house do.

No. KREP sets itself apart with a number of sweet and savoury options.

My personal favourite is the Rillettes, with slow-cooked pork collar, cheddar cheese, pickled shallot, chilli pickles, and Dijon mayonnaise.

The pork is wonderfully fatty and mellow, the cheese has a great, salty tang to it, the pickled vegetables work perfectly, and the Dijon mayo cuts through very subtly.

Plus, the crêpe wrapping is like a delicate yet crispy cheese toasty. What's not to love?

And whilst I love the Rillettes crêpe, I would recommend anything on the menu here.

My one and only complaint is that the market can get a bit busy for my liking. And the more people there are, the grubbier the market tends to get.

That's not something that the good folks at KREP can control, though, so I wouldn't dream of holding it against them.

But if they one day decided to move to SPARK CIC or get their own little shop with a window to serve crêpes from, I would...

I really didn't like one of the guys attitude. I wanted to get something to drink real quick and I saw the couples lining in front of me are still deciding and googling so I asked if it is okay for me to go first, if they are still deciding. And the gentleman gestured me to go ahead but when I reach the counter, he was like they were queuing before you. And I explained that I asked their permission to come forward as they were still deciding. He didnt listen to me and told me again they I was cutting the line. And I repeated myself but he just went silent and kept working on his crepe. It is funny how all 3 of them working on their crepe versus come to check us out if they know they were waiting in front of me and it must have been a while for him to notice. So it is okay for you to not do your job and on top of that you have to mind other customers business. I debated if I should post this but it is really an unpleasant experience. After I told them what happened, the other guy just said "it is okay, we will get to you soon". It is not okay when you are being rude and not acknowledging it and putting it on your customer. I dont know if you think your are heroic or something but even you are trying to do the right thing. There are multiple ways to go about it and I feel you went with a rude and...

I used to really enjoy the crêpes here, but unfortunately, today’s visit left me quite disappointed. I ordered the Nutella and hazelnuts crêpe, expecting the same quality I was used to. However, it was immediately clear that what was used wasn’t Nutella at all. The chocolate had a noticeably different, cheaper taste, and it completely lacked the rich, smooth flavour that Nutella is known for.

On top of that, the crêpe itself was soggy and bland, which made the whole experience underwhelming. It’s disheartening to see a place I once liked, cutting corners, especially when the menu still says “Nutella” that feels quite misleading.

I hope the team takes this feedback seriously and considers reviewing the quality of their ingredients. Authenticity and transparency go a long way with loyal customers. Sadly, you’ve...