In Charpentier's story, Crêpes Suzette was created at which Monte Carlo café?

In Henri Charpentier’s story, Crêpes Suzette was created at Monte Carlo’s Café de Paris.

Charpentier said he was preparing orange-flavored pancakes for the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, at the Café de Paris in 1895. According to his account, the liqueur caught fire accidentally; he then presented the flambé as an intentional new preparation and named it after Suzette, a girl among the prince’s party.

The Café de Paris detail belongs specifically to Charpentier’s origin story, not to an undisputed historical consensus. Other accounts credit a Paris restaurant chef, or connect the name with actress Suzanne Reichenberg. Historians have also questioned whether Charpentier, who was very young, could have served the prince personally.

The finished dessert combines crêpes with beurre Suzette, a sauce of caramelized butter and sugar, citrus juice and zest, and orange liqueur. The dramatic tableside flambé became its best-known feature, although early versions may not have been flambéed.