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About this place
If you prefer a satisfyingly chewy crepe to a crisp, thin one, Bateau offers a range from a simple butter-and-sugar crepe to versions with cream and fruit. One that diners have singled out is the crepe with vanilla ice cream and butter caramel. They describe warm, chewy dough paired with buttery, bittersweet caramel and ice cream, with the caramel flavour balancing the sweetness.
For a straightforward taste of the dough and butter, try the butter-and-sugar crepe (500 yen). For something richer, there is a butter-caramel crepe (600 yen) or a banana-and-whipped-cream crepe (690 yen). Other options pair fruit and cream, including chocolate banana with whipped cream and caramel banana with whipped cream. Diners who have tried the whipped-cream crepes have praised the combination of chewy dough, cream and fruit; one also remarked that the portion was generous enough to share between two.
Baked treats and cakes are available alongside the crepes, and some customers return for the weekly specials. Weekend crepes have included strawberry with whipped cream and strawberry-banana with whipped cream, so it can be worth seeing what is on offer that day. One diner described the strawberry milk shaved ice as both smooth and generously sized. It is an option when you fancy a chilled sweet rather than a crepe.
The shop is in Nukui, Nerima Ward, and opens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 19:00. Takeaway is available. Diners have also reported eating at the outdoor seating, giving you the choice of taking your crepe away or enjoying it there.
