A real baguette is hard to find. They make them daily. The quiche was also excellent.
October 2024
We travel from Albuequerqe to Chama quite often. We stop by here as often as we can. It is one of our favorite breakfast/lunch establishments in New Mexico. If you like Frecnch bistros and amazing pastries you will not be disapointed.
October 2024
Food was fabulous. Presentation was beautiful and I appreciated the environmentally friendly containers that my Country plate came in. That pate'!
High-elevation baking might not always (ahem) rise to the occasion...but at Clafoutis, the French family that owns and cooks at this bakery/restaurant has acclimated perfectly to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. While it might be hard to tear yourself away from red-and-geeen-chile-on-everything while in New Mexico, if you do want to take a break from capsaicin for your morning eats, this is the place. Just to the northwest of the city's historic core, Clafoutis is one of Santa Fe?s morning institutions. You can get things to go, but if you wait for a table, you'll be served café au lait in a bowl along with ?Bonne Maman? jams to transform perfectly-textured baguettes into ?tartines.? ?Bonjour? greets you as you walk in the door, and your eyes will feast on the piles of pâtisseries beckoning from the counter. My wife and I had one of the best chausson-aux-pommes--in or out of France--that we've ever tasted. And, in a nod to local tastes, they even offered green chile to go with les oeufs... Be forewarned, though--parking is extremely limited, and weekend mornings are formidably popular. Un peu de patience: so worth the wait!
