Nothing beats a good pancake. The combination of milk, wheat, and egg makes us go crazy, combined with fruit, sugary toppings, and drizzled syrups to make our eyes swell and bellies full.
Follow our guide to know your desserts with the best pancakes in Hong Kong, notably including fluffy Japanese soufflé pancakes, delicate French crepes, and loaded American hotcakes. You’ll be visiting this article a lot, we bet!
The best pancakes in Hong Kong
PHI Coffee & Pancake
With eight locations dotted across the city, PHI has a stronghold over the pancake scene in Hong Kong with its gloriously bouncy Japanese-style soufflé pancakes and strong caffeinated drinks. PHI’s pancake flavours are interesting and deserve your attention, such as the unicorn taro soufflé (HKD158), strawberry mousse soufflé (HKD136), and classic Earl Grey soufflé (HKD158).
PHI Coffee & Pancake, multiple locations across Hong Kong
The Diner
The Diner bills itself as “Hong Kong’s best American diner”, and their pancakes do the talking. Featuring seven types of American-style diner pancakes, this Soho spot knows its stuff. A big shout-out to the blueberry pancakes (HKD108), with fresh blueberries and whipped cream sweetening the hotcakes. We also love the Big Breakfast Stack (HKD158), which brings out salty and sweet flavours with sunny-side-up egg, bacon, hash browns, Cheddar, and caramelised onion.
The Diner, G/F, Winning Centre, 48 Wyndham Street, Central, 3585 7455, book here
PAN de PAIN Pancake & Sweets
PAN de PAIN’s soufflé pancakes and desserts are some of the prettiest-looking treats on offer in Hong Kong, designed with Instagrammers in mind. In Causeway Bay, Kwun Tong, and Tsim Sha Tsui, savour their inventive Uji matcha soufflé (HKD118), strawberry mochi soufflé (HKD118), and citrus soufflé (HKD118) flavours.
PAN de PAIN Pancake & Sweets, multiple locations across Hong Kong
A Happy Pancake
These pancakes have long made Japanese foodies go crazy, and so too with Hong Kongers when the brand opened here in 2019. With a branch at Lee Garden Three, A Happy Pancake’s soufflé pancakes are made to order and topped with Hokkaido cream butter and manuka honey sourced from New Zealand. The flavours are pretty funky, including the pancake with cheese mousse & berry sauce (HKD138) and pancake with milk tea sauce & homemade granola (HKD142).
A Happy Pancake, Shop 203–205, 2/F, Lee Garden Three, 1 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay, 2338 4315, book here
FLIPPER’S
Founded in Tokyo, FLIPPER’S brings the Japanese soufflé love to Hong Kong with ooey-gooey pancakes made with Japanese eggs, locally grown wheat, and maple-butter cream. The kiseki pancake (from HKD129) is their star product, featuring three plump cakes drenched in a variety of toppings, including hazelnut, chocolate, caramel, and banana. We also recommend the mini soufflé pancake (HKD88) for fruity infusions of banana, mango, or strawberry.
FLIPPER’S, i.t Orange Forest, 2/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2815 2390
HoiHoi Pancake House
HoiHoi Pancake House is a top Japanese pancake brand famous for its bouncy and soft pancakes. The soufflé cakes are pretty to look at and taste uber sweet. Try the plain soufflé pancake (HKD88) for classic flavours. As for their American-style pancakes, the plain Hawaiian pancake (HKD88) is pleasantly firm, just right for soaking up the butter and maple syrup toppings.
HoiHoi Pancake House, Shop 117, 1/F, Citywalk, 1 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, 2383 3860
Green Waffle Diner
Identifying as a “Hong Kong Canadian” restaurant, we can’t argue that Green Waffle Diner has a link to the Great White North, but they do a great job cooking up American-inspired Reuben sandwiches, mac ‘n’ cheese plates, waffles, egg dishes, and, of course, pancakes. The fresh fruit pancakes (HKD118) look perfectly pancakey, topped with fruit, chocolate, and whipped cream. Be sure to order the unique pandan pancakes (HKD148), loaded with condensed milk, green apple, strawberry, blueberry, and toffee cinder.
Green Waffle Diner, 43 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, 2887 9991, book here
Green Waffle Diner, 13/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, 2880 5123, book here
Café Crêpe
Down in Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Tsueng Kwan O, Café Crêpe dominates the crepe scene with nearly 20 flavours of sweet and savoury French-style pancakes, alongside breakfast plates, salads, burgers, and more. For the sweet-toothed, we recommend the peach cobbler (HKD95) and pear and salted caramel (HKD78). The West Coast (HKD125) with sockeye smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion, and spinach is a noteworthy salty option by the Canadian chain.
Café Crêpe, multiple locations across Hong Kong
SOUTH LANE
Opening their inaugural space in Shek Tong Tsui, SOUTH LANE launched their charming Mid-Levels location in April 2023, wowing foodies with their signature sweet potato coconut pancake (HKD158). This stack of vegan pancakes, made with sweet potato purée and coconut, is topped with caramelised banana and coconut flakes, making for perfect earthy and sweet bites.
SOUTH LANE, 14 South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui, 5744 8390
SOUTH LANE, Shop B1–B2, G/F, Peace Tower, 30–32 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, 2723 8808
Tera Pancake House
Influenced by the Japanese with attention to detail on fluffiness and decorations, like many on this list, Tera Pancake House dishes out the classic fluffy pancake recipe in Yuen Long, Tai Wai, and Jordan, sharing multiple versions each with a sweet touch. Their Tera’s Original (HKD88) souffle pancake is their strongest, pairing up three pancakes with chantilly cream and honey. Their Banana Speculoos (HKD108) amps up the sweet touch with inclusions of cookie crumble, butter cake crumble, and caramel crispy banana.
Tera Pancake House, multiple locations across Hong Kong
IHOP Hong Kong
America’s favourite pancake brand of IHOP came to our city last year and has since impressed on the classic flavours of hotcakes drenched in sauce. For the die-hards and traditionalists, their original buttermilk pancakes (HKD68, two pieces) hit the spot with two slabs of buttery, sugary goodness with maple syrup and butter topped above. Chocolate Chocolate Chip pancakes (HKD83, two pieces) brings a crunch and chocolatey touch to their signature pancake recipe.
