Where to get pancakes in London 2022: best cafes and restaurants near me for Pancake Day
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Pancake Day is fast approaching, with the widely celebrated day falling on the first day of March.
Shrove Tuesday can be made or fall apart as it all falls on the inevitable flip. If you land it, you’re treated as a king, if you fail it, Pancake Day is ruined.
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My Old Dutch
Addresss: 131-132 High Holborn, London WC1V 6PS & 16 Kensington Church St, London W8 4EP
My Old Dutch really caters for all. They have a children’s menu, a vegan, gluten free menu, my butterscotch menu, and an a la carte menu.
On the children’s menu, they offer a pancake and juice deal for a bargain price of £7.65. You can choose from a savoury pancake that includes meats, or a more traditional sweet pancake.
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Opening Times:
Holborn
Mon - Fri 11:30am - 7pm
Saturday: 10am - 7pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Kensington
Monday: 10am - 8pm
Tue - Sun (Excl. Saturday): 10am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 7pm
Where The Pancakes Are
Address: Arch 35a, 85a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ & 7-9 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1RG
If you do not fancy one here, but your family or whoever you’re with do, then not worry as they serve things such as Welsh rarebit, and a Class Full English.
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Opening Times:
Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm
Sat - Sun: 9am - 6pm
Pancs
Address: 32, Covent Garden Market The Piazza, South Hall Lower Ground Floor, London WC2E 8RE
Located in the trendy spot that is Covent Garden, Pancs Cafe offers savoury options too.
Want bacon with your pancakes? No problem. Want strawberries, Nutella and chocolate sauce? Also, no problem.
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Opening Times:
Mon - Weds: 11am - 7pm
Thurs - Sat: 11am - 8pm
Sunday: - 11am - 6pm
Dutch Pancakes
Address: Camden Lock Pl, London NW1 8AH
Located in a beautiful market inside the hustle and bustle that is Camden Market, Dutch Pancakes caters to those pancake lovers on the go.
A perfect place to pick up a pancake and swiftly get on with your day.
Opening Times:
Mon - Thurs: 11am - 6pm
Fri - Sun: 11am - 7pm
The Breakfast Club
Address: 33 D’Arblay St, London W1F 8EU
Founded in locations such as Brighton, Oxford, London Bridge and Soho, to just a name a few, The Breakfast Club has been going strong for 17 years.
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Hide AdServing a variety of items like burritos, chicken wings, fry-ups and more, The Breakfast Club also pulls through with their pancakes serving many sweet treats.
They were also nominated for, and won the UK Festival Award for Concession Of The Year Awards.
Opening Times:
Mon - Fri: 8am - 3pm
Sat - Sun: 8am - 4pm
Bill’s Soho Restaurant
Address: 36-44 Brewer St, London W1F 9TB
Bill’s Soho Restaurant is offering a special deal on their exclusive pancake day menu, how does all you can eat pancakes for just £7.45 sound? We know.
Opening Times:
Mon - Thurs: 8am - 11pm
Fri - Sat: 8am - 12pm
Sunday: 9am - 10pm
Senzala Creperie
Address: 41-42 Coldharbour Ln, London SW9 8PS
A bit more left-field, as this place, as per the name sell crepes, not pancakes. There’s an age old debate over if crepes are just thin pancakes, and we think they are.
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Opening Times:
Monday: 11am - 5pm
Tue, Weds: 10am - 10pm
Thursday: 10am - 10:30pm
Friday: 10am - 11pm
Saturday: 9am - 11pm
Sunday: 9am - 10pm
Granger & Co King’s Cross
Address: Unit 1, The Stanley building, 7 Pancras Sq, London N1C 4AG
The Google reviews for this are great, saying “one of the best pancakes in London”, “amazing pancakes” and “the butter pancakes are amazing - very good”.
Opening Times:
Mon - Sat: 7am - 11pm
Sunday: 8am - 10pm
La Petite Bretagne
Address: 5-7 Beadon Rd, London W6 0EA
Offering both sweet and savoury Crepes, there’s something for everyone at La Petite Bretagne.
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Opening Times:
Mon - Sun: 8am - 10pm
The Diner - Spitalfields
Address: 4 Horner Square, London E1 6EW
An authentic American diner situated in London, you’ll be tasting pancakes from the heart of where many believe pancakes originated, America.
Fried burgers, fried chicken and of course, those sweet pancakes, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Opening Times:
Mon - Thurs: 11am - 9pm
Fri - Sat: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 8pm
Fuwa Fuwa
Address: Unit 18, London WC1N 1AF
We agree these aren’t pancakes, but Fuwa Fuwa had to be included. Do you remember those dreamy pancakes that went viral on TikTok? That’s Fuwa Fuwa pancakes.
Specialising in souffle pancakes, Fuwa Fuwa when translated is ‘fluffy fluffy’ and seems like a very niche take on the traditional pancake.
Opening Times:
Mon - Sun: 11am - 8pm