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‘South Dakota’s best bistro’: Krave Café serves up a variety of tasty crepes in Aberdeen

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March 17, 2025

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‘South Dakota’s best bistro’: Krave Café serves up a variety of tasty crepes in Aberdeen

True to its Sips, Eats, Sweets motto, Krave aims to bring joy with every bite

Tucker Hermans
| Special to the Aberdeen News

Krave Café, opened in August 2024 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, has been named the state’s best bistro by 605 magazine.
Owner Dominika Blum, inspired by her Polish heritage and extensive travels, has created a menu featuring European-style pastries and a variety of crêpes.
Beyond its food offerings, Krave Café hosts evening events including painting classes, etiquette lessons, and live music performances.

Krave Café opened in Aberdeen in August of 2024. They are currently ranked by 605 magazine as South Dakota’s best bistro.

Krave is also the only location for crêpes in about four hours’ travel time from their current location on Eisenhower Circle.

Dominika Blum, the owner of the café, was inspired to open Krave by her extensive travels and early life in Poland. She has over 20 years of restaurant experience as well as a degree in architecture.

Krave’s atmosphere is akin to a local bistro in Europe.

“We take pride in cultivating a family-friendly yet elegant environment, where thoughtful touches like creative menu names, purse holders and various seating arrangements set us apart,” Blum said. “For us, it’s more than running a restaurant; it’s about fostering meaningful connections, building a legacy of care and delivering outstanding service that keeps our guests craving Krave.”

Blum said her goal for her business is to inspire joy with every bite and sip, referencing its tagline “Sips, Eats, Sweets.”

The restaurant’s baker, Mary Collins, arrives at four in the morning and makes all of Krave’s pastries.

“As for baked goods,” Blum said, “our biscones, a divine marriage between a biscuit and a scone, are a hands-down favorite, followed by our lemon bread and crinkle bars. Guests rave about them every time, and for good reason — they’re simply irresistible.”

The experience in Krave Café doesn’t stop at the food.

“One of the things I’m most excited about is seeing our incredible team continue to thrive,” Blum said. “Watching them grow both professionally and personally has been incredibly rewarding.”

She said she is looking forward to new opportunities for growth with both the restaurant and its employees. But for now, she is excited about the menu — which includes its best seller — crepes.

Krave’s best seller as far as crêpes go is the Monte Cristo, which features ham, turkey, white cheddar, Dijon mustard, raspberry jam, and powdered sugar. When it comes to teas, however, the coconut green tea is the cafe’s most demanded drink.

“Krave After Dark Series” is what Krave Café becomes after hours. The café becomes an event space, which hosts everything from painting classes to lessons in etiquette. Blum also aims to offer live music with local musicians at least once a month. For a schedule of events, find Krave on Facebook or at www.welovekrave.com.

“Whether enjoying a café con miel while studying, sharing a pot of tea with a friend, or sparking human connection and conversation, Krave was designed to fill that need,” said Blum.

Krave Café is located at 1801 Eisenhower Circle, Aberdeen. Its hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday.

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$7.8 million to fight substance use disorder in South Dakota

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April 2, 2026

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.8 million to fight substance use disorder in South Dakota

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2 new directors join SDNW board

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April 2, 2026

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South Dakota News Watch has added two new members to its board of directors.

Rita Edwards, of Madison, and Mark Millage, of Sioux Falls, fill seats left vacant when Christine Hamilton and Jon Hunter termed out of their positions last year. Many thanks to both of them for their years of service, which included Hunter serving as secretary.

Edwards is a retired lawyer whose most recent experience was in general and bank and financial institution practice at Davenport Evans Lawyers in Sioux Falls. She also serves on the South Dakota State University Alumni and Foundation Board of Trustees, the Prairie Repertory Theatre Board of Directors and on the board for Habitat for Humanity in Madison as well as on board and chair positions in the organization at the state and international levels.

Millage started as an intern at KELO-TV in 1983 and was promoted to news director in 1989, a position he held until 2008. Millage is currently director of community relations for Furniture Mart USA. He is also a community volunteer serving on several other boards, including Sioux Empire United Way, South Dakota Gaming Commission and co-chair of the St. Francis House community appeals campaign.

Other board members

Here are the full bios of Edwards, Millage and the other directors and officers of South Dakota News Watch:

Kristi Hine, chair, of Wessington Springs, is editor and publisher of the True Dakotan weekly newspaper after a career in marketing and public relations.
Travis Rhoades, treasurer, of Sioux Falls, and his wife, Kristen, operate multiple Scooter’s Coffee franchises in and around the Sioux Falls area.
Janelle Toman, secretary, of Pierre, worked as a journalist and then for 20 years with the media, state policymakers and the public to provide information about South Dakota’s system of public higher education as director of communications for the Board of Regents.
Marci Burdick, of Rapid City, who served as SDNW chair in 2023-2024, retired in 2018 after a 48-year career in broadcasting. In 2025, she received the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
Nancy Turbak Berry, of Watertown, is an attorney, former South Dakota state legislator (2007-2010) and longtime advocate of open government.
Tim Waltner, of Freeman, was publisher of the Freeman Courier before passing that title to his son, Jeremy, in 2016, although he remained active as a writer, editor and photographer before retiring in 2020.
Stephany (Beshara) Chalberg, of Rapid City, worked in local newspaper and television in South Dakota and Utah and now manages public relations for Monument Health in Rapid City.
Debra Jensen, of Black Hawk, is a fourth-generation South Dakotan. She worked in local television in South Dakota and Montana before operating Black Hills Bagels in Rapid City with her husband until 2024.

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America’s 250th South Dakota Commission Sets Out Items For National Time Capsule

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April 1, 2026

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America’s 250th South Dakota Commission Sets Out Items For National Time Capsule

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The planning for South Dakota’s celebration of the 250th birthday of America continues. The America’s 250th South Dakota Commission met Wednesday. State Historical Society Chair Dr. Ben Jones says South Dakota’s contribution to a national time capsule is coming together…

Jones says they are working to add a Native American element to the time capsule entry…

Jones says so far South Dakota is one of three states submitting a poem for the national time capsule…

The Commission also approved two-thousand dollars for items associated with the special poem for the state.

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