Mamm Goz
12 Anhe Road, Section 1, lane 112
tel: 2709-6636
open from 11:30am-10pm
Closed Monday
They are located in the first lane to the north of Xinyi road near the intersection of Xinyi and Anhe.
Mamm Goz is a cozy little place that opened about one month ago and serves galettes and crepes from the Bretagne region of France. It is run by two brothers; Stephane who handles the bar and Fred who is the chef. Frank, who handles the PR and tables, provided friendly service. There is seating for 18 people inside and 10 on the terrace. The front of the restaurant opens up allowing the place to become very comfortable and airy. Smoking is allowed on the Terrace. There is also a small bar with 4 stools.
Galettes are similar to crepes but are made from buckwheat. This gives them a much more rustic texture. There are about 10 or so types of galette on the menu ranging from NT$300-450. Unfortunately, my choice of a salmon with leek sauce galette wasn’t available as the sauce wasn’t finished. I was looking forward to trying it because I saw Fred preparing the sauce using fresh imported leeks which looked amazing.
I switched to a chorizo (imported from Spain), emmenthal cheese, and egg galette. A spoonful of tomato sauce topped it. The chorizo was slightly spicy and was balanced by the cheese and egg. My companion had a lardon (also imported), mushroom, and cheese galette which was topped with a cream sauce. The cream sauce made the galette more flavorful than the drier chorizo galette. However, both were very tasty. The lardon had a great smoky flavor.
Note – each galette comes with a side lettuce salad. Unaware of this we ordered a nicoise salad for a starter. While the salad was made from very fresh produce, it was let down by the use of standard black olives rather than premium olives.
For desert we had a chocolate, coconut, and banana crepe that was flambéed. The sweet crepe was delicious. The crepes are in the NT$150-200 range and there are about 10 types available.
For beverages (among the usual non-alcoholic drinks) Mamm Goz has Breton Cider and three Breton Beers! The beers are all from the Lancelot brewery. They include Lancelot, Duchesse Anne, and Telenn Du.
The beers are NT$165 each and the cider is NT$110 for a cup and up to NT$420 for a bottle. The cider is available in sweet (2%), half-dry (4%), and original (6%).
The Lancelot was my favorite of the three but all are very drinkable. The Duchesse Anne is similar to the Lancelot but includes honey. The Telenn Du is a dark beer with a unique flavor. All three are worth going to Mamm Goz for the beer alone. It is nice to have some new kids on the block.
Besides the beer and cider they have a small supply of Chouchen! Stephane introduced it to us and provided two complimentary glassfuls.
Much of the atmosphere of Mamm Goz is created by Stephane. He is very friendly and talkative and loves to tell everyone about Bretagne. I had such a good time at Mamm Goz that I left with a bottle of Chouchen for home. Recommended.