About Santa Fe

Come see why Clafoutis is Santa Fe's number one choice for breakfast, lunch and so much more! Serving up the finest pastries, coffees, and delectables this side of the Rio! Smiling service and a warm greeting happen each time you step inside this restaurant and bakery. Master hands working with the finest ingredients is what really sets this place apart from all others in town. Dining at Clafoutis gives us a front row seat to some of the most amazing sweet and savory tastes we know and love. Bring yourself, your family, your friends and let Clafoutis treat you to an amazing culinary experience; A little taste abroad.

There are so many superlative compliments that you can make about Clafoutis Bakery and Restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is always an applaud for small family businesses that start from humble beginnings and stay that way for generations. Such is the case with Clafoutis, owned and operated by Anne Laure and Philippe Ligier. They began their culinary adventure as teenagers in eastern France quite a few years, operating restaurants and bakeries in a number of different places over the years including southern France and Albuquerque before finding their way to Santa Fe. Anne Laure has become the ultimate hostess and Philippe a true maestro of French breads and pastries. Their oldest daughter, Charlotte Kolkmeyer, has worked with mom and dad all along the way becoming the consummate manager in charge of restaurant activities and the delightful and accommodating staff.

Everything at Clafoutis is fresh…the food, the delightful ambiance and the crisp aromas that waft through the newly designed restaurant. Friendliness is another hallmark of Clafoutis. From the warm “Bonjour” greeting from Anne Lauer as she serves up pastries, to the attentiveness of Charlotte and the occasional magic smile of Philippe as he pops out of the bakery area, the scent of friendliness mixes warmly with the remarkable tasty delights.The ultimate compliment that one can make about Clafoutis though, is that, while there is always green chile in something (which is de rigueur in Santa Fe) and the tasty Cuban sandwich on the menu, rest assured Monsieur and Madame Croque, Clafoutis is French, very, very French. A table!

A Parisienne couple, Anne-Laure and Philippe Ligier, owned an Albuquerque bakery for years. After a brief return to their native France they returned to New Mexico, this time to Santa Fe. They opened Clafoutis in 2007 and caught on almost from day one. It was the first of the new wave of European bakeries that sprung up in town. Anne- Laure works the counter and greets customers with a cheerful, “Bonjour.” It makes you want to speak French. Philippe, a classically trained baker, is tucked away in the kitchen plying his craft and he’s a master at it. This little slice of the French countryside offers breakfast, lunch and an array of fresh baked goods from Madeline’s, to baguettes to decadent French dessert. Walk if you can. Parking at peak times can be challenging.