The printed banner along the front of the counter: HAPPY CRÊPES in fat yellow letters outlined in red on an off-white vinyl ground, with a cartoon smiley, the words Best in town, and two photographs of filled crepes at the right.
Happy Crepes

Himarë · Albania

A crepe cart on the seafront, with a griddle at the front.

No dining room, no shopfront and no waiting for a table. The cart stands side-on to the walkway with its long off-white board facing the people going past, and everything happens across the counter while the crepe cooks.

DirectionsWhat to look for
The crepe counter standing out on the paving, its printed banner running the length of the front, a smaller printed panel of a chocolate-spread jar and bananas at the far end, and a glass display case beyond that.
The counter, standing out on the paving

Made in front of you

Onto the plate, filling on while it cooks.

A crepe on a round black griddle, chocolate spread across it and sliced banana laid on top by two gloved hands, a glass jug of chocolate standing on a second griddle plate behind.
Chocolate spread across the crepe, banana sliced onto it

The crepe cooks on a round black griddle on the counter. The chocolate goes across it there, out of a glass jug standing on the plate alongside, and the banana is sliced straight onto that by hand. Chocolate and banana are what the board leads with, but not all it does: the plates in these photographs also carry kiwi and a dark crumb.

Handed over

Folded into quarters, wrapped in checked paper.

A crepe folded into quarters and wrapped halfway in greaseproof paper printed with a coral grid, on a dark plate, a second plated crepe behind it.
Folded into quarters, wrapped in checked paper
A crepe folded over chocolate spread, sliced kiwi and a scattering of dark crumb, on a white plate on a timber table, a second folded crepe on a plate behind it.
Folded over chocolate spread, kiwi and dark crumb

The paper goes round the end you hold, which is the difference between eating a crepe on a promenade and wearing one. Both of these were photographed still on a plate, at the timber tables along the same stretch — that works too.

Questions

Where is the cart?

On the seafront at Himarë, in the run of places along the walkway. It is a cart rather than a shopfront, so look along the paving for the long off-white board with Happy Crepes printed across it in yellow.

Is it made to order?

Yes. The crepe cooks on a round griddle on the counter, the filling goes on while it is still on the plate, and it is folded and handed over there.

Can I take it away?

Yes — folded into quarters and wrapped halfway in greaseproof paper, made to be eaten walking. The same crepes also come out on plates, at the timber tables along the stretch.

Is there a menu online?

No. The cart carries its own board, printed with the name and with photographs of filled crepes, and a smaller panel at the end showing a jar of chocolate spread and bananas. What it is doing on the day is what you can see from the walkway.