Cafe Madeleine is a French restaurant & cafe with two locations in San Diego, CA inspired by the sidewalk street cafes in France. From the sidewalk chairs to the mural of Toulouse-Lautrec-like decorative painting on the Juniper Street side of the building done by Alexandra Pastorino, a French artist now living in Los Angeles. The art nouveau style of the cafe, outside tables and crimson umbrellas lining the sidewalk, complete an ambiance fit for Paris, France.
At Cafe Madeleine, we specialize in the best sweet and savory crepes & paninis in all of San Diego. Certified Illy Artisti del Gusto Café that specializes in espresso drinks, crêpes and paninis.
Cozy, French-inspired cafe for crêpes, pastries, panini & espresso drinks, plus outdoor seating. Based on 565 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
2850 El Cajon Blvd suite b, San Diego, CA 92104
Phone: (619) 693-5733
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Hours
| Friday |
7 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday |
7 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday |
7 AM–4 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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7 AM–3 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
7 AM–3 PM |
| Wednesday |
7 AM–3 PM |
| Thursday |
7 AM–3 PM |
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Reviews
Sarah Wright
This place is the real deal! Truly feels like a little neighborhood bistro. Highly recommend the crepes. The lemon crepe is very simple, hardly sweet (in a good way).
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Wendolyn
The best gluten free crepe I’ve EVER tried! I added ham to the vegetarian crepe and it came in a perfectly wrapped square crepe with a little salad mix on top. Delicious! Staff are friendly and upbeat. Would recommend for a nice breakfast or mid day snack.
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I C
This place is the cutest little french bistro. The coffee is my favorite. They use Illy Products. I recommend the Cafe Cubano. I recommend you bring someone to share a treat, delicious food, treats, and coffee with a hipster/french vibe. Dog friendly with outdoor seating
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Maddy
Delicious food! Perfect for brunch or lunch. Wonderful French ambiance (we opted to sit inside to hear the nice music). Perfectly made chai lattes and pain au chocolat. We will definitely be returning for another brunch some day!
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Yessica Castrillón
Whenever I passed through the neighborhood I wanted to know the place and finally today I went to have Brunch and it took me quite a pleasant moment, first you order and then you choose the place outside or inside where you want to sit, yes the vegetarian crepe was quite good and the caramelized coffee a little sweet for my taste but the food came out pretty quickly and there were several tables available. a beautiful and unique place. and it is perfect to take a beautiful photo, highly recommended.
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Leo Deng
Nice brunch place, good food and great environment, a little bit hard to find parking though.
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Kalaya Mule
50 dollars on Ubereats just for them to forget half my order. No fruit in the crepes. Wrong drink. Thank you! Has happened more than once.
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MA Taylor
This is a true Artesian Cafe. Lots of coffee and tea selections. The lavender mint expresso late with coconut milk was Fabulous. The French Dark chocolate expresso was WOW.
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A J
Great Rose and Vanilla Latte. Also the simple breakfast is freshly prepared. All of our food came out fast. The interior is a nice shabby chic and staff are friendly. Overall, a great little café. Recommend!
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Xyna Catipon
Perfection at it’s finest! Most memorable café I have ever been to in my entire life… The drinks, the food, the customer service, the ambience, everything was wonderful about this place. I couldn’t stop taking photos of the food because it was all so perfectly meticulously cooked! I ordered the Benedict with salmon and it was just the right temperature, the asparagus was cooked perfectly, the bread was so easily cut by my knife and take a look at that perfect YOLK on those eggs!!! The coffees we ordered were lavender and rose and they were both really great. The madeleines are unique as they have some sort of orange zest in them, it surprised me because I’ve never had madeleines with a hint of tartness before. I also loved how they make their lemon tart, it was not super sour but very smooth to the palate, and the meringue, they were like clouds! I described eating there as a heavenly experience. Absolutely recommend!!!
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