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Fancy a genuine American breakfast or brunch with pancakes, waffles, maple syrup, coffee, eggs and bacon, you name it … the real thing ?
Head for the street where the Property Register is located (ask any taxi) and opposite to the Howard Jonson hotel is a small, cozy and beautifully decorated place called Crepes N Coffee.
For tourists and people not familiar with Loja, this part of the city, close to the university UTPL is nicknamed “la pileta” (the fountain). It has an abundance of cafes, bars, restaurants and discotheques and contributes to Loja vibrant night life especially on week-ends.
Note that this is not a place for lunch, it is open from 8AM to 12PM and then from 4PM until 22PM.
The owner
Denis is a young entrepreneur who has the essential and complementary qualities to make it: a background in marketing, the ability to think big and aim at the sky while at the same time rubbing shoulders with his staff in the kitchen to learn the ropes. His enthusiasm is obvious and contagious.
“I love being with the people and learning … at my age I want to learn … ” at this moment Denis stops in mid sentence and leaves his chair to go help a client with the front door. This is the right attitude !
Denis and his wife opened their cafeteria a merely 7 months ago, in July 2016 to be exact, after doing a proper market study in order to carefully and correctly craft their product and their brand. The results are extremely promising. The place is alive.
Crepes n Coffee also provide a delivery service, “servicio a domicilio”. Just call, make your order and they will deliver to your door in Loja.
Please check their latest offers on their Facebook page /crepesn.coffeeloja
The clients
“Our clientele starts in the womb“, he explains with a grin on his face. Pregnant women come here to satisfy their sudden craving for a pancake or a cappuccino ! We have students, young and not so young professionals, tourists, people of all ages …
“The client comes with this anxiety, this hunger, this craving for something sweet or savory, whatever that might be… I see sad faces like this [Denis makes a long face] when they arrive and faces like this [Denis makes a big smile] when they leave !”
Smiles and well being I have certainly witnessed first hand on the day of my visit.
The food
Crepes n Coffee main focus is on the so-called “American breakfast”, not what most places call “desayuno americano”, which means that they just add an egg to whatever they normally offer (juice, bread, coffee and cheese). Here we are talking about the full breakfast with a variety of crepes and waffles served with fruit, maple syrup, nutella or oreo on the sweet side or with chicken, bacon, meat, eggs, cheese on the salty side. A good looking presentation and everything spotless adds another touch of professionalism.
Loja is building an international reputation for its quality coffee. At Crepes n Coffee you will find the expected choice of popular espressos (short, cappuccino, mochaccino … ) as well as the traditional filtered coffee (cafe filtrado o cafe pasado), all made with pure Arabic coffee harvested in the mountains of the Loja province and freshly roasted in Loja.
Of course I could not resist.
What are you waiting? Go indulge yourself next time you are in Loja.
Contacts
Address: Zoilo Rodriguez (frente al Howard Johnson)
Tel: 07 606 1389
Email: crepesncoffeeloja@gmail.com
Facebook: /crepesn.coffeeloja
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