Where to eat pancakes in London

You don’t have to wait ’til Shrove Tuesday comes round for your pancake fix thanks to this bright, buzzy venue. Flavours come hard and fast, with pulled beef pastriami pancakes featuring slow cooked brisket, cheddar, sauerkraut, 1000 island sauce, kale slaw with toasted fennel seeds and home pickles. We also like the rose harissa shakshouka, which comes with a polenta corn fritter, poached egg, salted yoghurt, dill and parsley. Sweet options include banana marshmallow and pear caramel, as well as a selection of oven-baked Dutch babies. 

(anyone for ‘1,000 baby greens’ or a combo of banana, praline and marshmallow?), and the owners also have what they call ‘another batter’ for those who require gluten-free and dairy-free versions. There's also outposts in Fitzrovia and in the Battersea Power Station redevelopment. 

If the very idea of ‘healthy eating in Notting Hill’ fills you with dread, fear not: this cute café from Aussie-born ‘farm girl’ Rose Mann is a little ripper. Colourful interiors and non-stop sunny service are matched by a menu that includes some fair dinkum ‘cherry ripe’ pancakes. These fluffy buckwheat and buttermilk creations come topped with maple syrup, raw cacao nibs, Greek yoghurt, toasted almonds, coconut and sour cherry jam. Apple and pear pancakes see the fruit baked in vanilla bean and rosemary, with toasted cinnamon oat crunch, maple syrup and coconut yoghurt.  

Bill Granger’s chain of sunny-side-up all-day restaurants preaches the gospel of bronzed healthy indulgence, with a line-up of goodness-packed dishes including some proper thick Aussie ‘hotcakes’. Find these ricotta-based pancake riffs among the breakfast and lunch ‘classics’, stacked up and served in mouthwatering modern style with banana and honeycomb butter.

Take your pancake game to the next level at The Beaumont hotel’s glamorous Mayfair restaurant with a clubby 1920s New York feel. Eat your way through stacks of fluffy pancakes drenched in maple syrup and cured bacon or sour cherries and clotted cream.

Breakfast at The Wolseley is one of London’s prime-time social events – and this mother of all the grand cafés never disappoints. Whether you’re a high flyer or along for the ride, no one feels out of place as the conversation crackles over bowls of muesli, kedgeree and pancakes loaded with berries, bacon and maple syrup. All that’s needed to complete the full Wolseley trip is a large Wolseley Imperial – Mandarin Napoléon and Cognac with a long espresso and hot milk topped with chocolate and whipped cream.
   

It’s fun, fun, fun all the way at this riotous Shoreditch spot – a cross between a chintzy curio-filled emporium and your Italian nonna’s parlour. You’re here for the good times, but there’s some very decent food on offer too, including airy ricotta 'Big Banana' pancakes for brunch, with fresh bananas and maple syrup. Sheer decadence. 

This one’s for those of you who like your pancakes with some stunning views thrown in. Boasting one of the biggest riverside terraces in London, Coppa Club occupies a prime spot with Tower Bridge in near sight – although tall windows mean you can soak up the vistas whatever the weather. Buckwheat and rye pancakes on the breakfast menu comes with berries, granola, seeds, coconut yoghurt or dry cured bacon, maple syrup and Netherend Farm butter. Oof. 

Fancy a pancake at 2am? Well, now you can get your pancake fix day and night at the 24-hour Polo Lounge. Their sharing pancake stacks come in a variety of sweet treat selections, from banoffee biscoff and cookies & cream to streaky bacon and mixed berries. An iconic food at an iconic joint.