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It all began as a happy accident. A couple of Francophile foodies at a party making crêpes for friends on their flash new crêpière. The joyful ensemble of the delightfully reminiscent taste of Breton holidays, married to the theatrics of the preparation, gave us serious food for thought. We knew we could take this further.
 
From that moment we realised the two core values on which everything must rest. Firstly, a lovingly crafted product, with carefully considered quality ingredients. And secondly, to have fun! To us, life’s about breaking bread with loved ones, and we want everyone to leave with a crêpe in hand and a smile on their face.
 

So after some thorough testing and research, we found people absolutely loved our offering at local food festivals. We went on to open a café at Sussex university, which was an instant hit.

 

And then along came the H van! Our first, named Lui, was bought in 2008. More of a project than we realised. We converted the van in summer breaks for a couple of years; it was ready in time for its launch, when we closed the café and focused our efforts on our four wheeled adventures.

The Vans

Our first dear Lui is a 1967 Citröen H van. First produced in 1947, the sardine can corrugation (derived from the Junkers airplane) made the flimsy metal more robust.

 

Lui was so much appreciated, that when another (1976 model) came along, I had to have it. And when it proved too difficult to keep the French number plates, we were offered UUI 8789. It seemed a good match for LUI 8785. And we realised we were now Creperie Oui!

 

And as of 2022 we’ve added a converted horse trailer to the growing fleet!

Oui Café Relaunch

We’re very happy to say we’re not done on the café front, and opened our Oui Café in 2023! For those who wished for our crêpes and galettes all week round, we listened! We’d love you to come and pay us a visit! 

 

We’re at 30 Grand Parade, Brighton, East Sussex. 

 

Join Us

We’re looking to grow our team!

 

If you’d like to get in on the action and enjoy working with food and people, you might be just the person we’re looking for. 

 

There are opportunities  from working in the café, to driving and managing vans on the road. 

 

Email us at enquiries@ouicreperie.co.uk