London's best pancake joints
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Stack the odds in your favour this Shrove Tuesday and go out for pancakes. These sweet (and savoury) spots) will put you in a flipping good mood, without having to risk your own culinary skills falling flat.
Fortnum & Mason Pancake Café
A pop-up Pancake Café, with fresh bellinis accompanying buckwheat pancakes sourced from the famous food hall, including toppings such as smoked salmon (£9).
Info: February 23-28, 181 Picadilly, W1, fortnumandmason.com
Farmacy
Enjoy gluten- and sugar-free — but flavour-packed — buckwheat pancakes with fresh fruit, coconut “yoghurt”, chia berry jam and maple syrup — as well as Instagram-friendly edible flowers (£11).
Info: 74 Westbourne Grove, W2, farmacylondon.com
Where the Pancakes Are
Flat Iron Square set-up Where the Pancakes Are serves up lip-licking buttermilk pancakes including Welsh Rarebit (£9.50) and banana, chocolate and hazelnuts (£7.50).
Info: 85a Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, wherethepancakesare.com
The Vietnamese Kitchen
Mix up the standard Shrove Tuesday repertoire with a Bánh Xèo, a coconut and turmeric rice patty filled with Red Sea prawns, pork belly, mung bean sprouts and button mushrooms. It’s available on Pancake Day only (£9).
Info: Hackney and Soho, thevietnamesekitchen.co.uk
Café Miami
Shrove Tuesday is bigger than Christmas at new Café Miami, where forest fruits and crème fraîche (£7.50) or Nutella-filled pancakes (£8.50) are just the tip of the brunch menu.
Info: 24 Lower Clapton Rd, E5, cafemiami.co.uk