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NYC’s Best Pancakes guide
Top 16 locations in New York City
byJackie Gebel
Live update: Updated August 1, 2021Copy link
Copy link1. Champs Diner, Meserole Street, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Jackie GebelThis 100% vegan restaurant offers six varieties of pancakes, including the "Sunday Morning," topped with vegan fruit loops and sprinkles. For those who prefer something a little simpler, there's a classic hand-sifted pancake with the option to add fruit, chocolate chips, or marshmallows; a cinnamon swirl variety topped with candied pecans, a "Bananarama," and two different cookie-inspired concoctions.
2. Bubby's
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe stacks here are so good they serve them in two different batter styles: James Beard (sour cream—they're super-fluffy) or sourdough—topped with bananas and toasted walnuts, tart blueberry sauce, chocolate chips, Nutella with concord grape jam, and/or fried chicken with bourbon maple syrup. Need we say more?
3. Vinegar Hill House, Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe fluffy yet crispy pancakes here are made with sourdough, poured into massive rounds — each order is comprised of a single flapjack — with a bit of seasonal fruit, like sliced apples or pears, added to the bottom of the pan and cooked into the crunchy disks, which are then doused in maple syrup and topped with salted butter.
4. Tom’s, Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelA beloved neighborhood spot that has been open since 1936, their lengthy selection of flapjacks include a cinnamon roll variety and a sweet potato version. There’s also the Danish pancake, constructed from ricotta and, surprisingly, some parmesan cheese, plus blueberries and lemon zest.
5. Yves, Greenwich Street, New York, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe pancakes here are reminiscent of the ones we grew up eating: thin oversized in diameter, and cooked golden. They come with either chocolate chips or blueberries mixed into the batter; and best of all: served à la mode.
6. Chez Ma Tante, Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThese pancakes are exceptional: hot and fluffy in the center with super crisp edges that are slightly burnt (in the best way possible). The batter is salty-yet-sweet flavor with a richness achieved from a few extra yolks in the batter. They come served with Normandy butter and pure Vermont maple syrup.
7. Aita Trattoria, Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelWe love their buttermilk berry pancakes served with citrus-ricotta cream.
8. Cafe Luluc, Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe stack at this French Bistro are more cakey, each pancake is thick and crispy on the outside, and fluffy and buttery on the inside. Cooked in a cast iron pan and topped with fresh fruit, powdered sugar and local maple syrup.
9. Good Enough To Eat, Columbus Avenue, New York, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelA wide variety of fluffy pancakes are on the menu, including the place’s namesake four-grain version, (apple pancake topped with apple-raisin compote and sour cream), Peter Paul stack (trimmed with chocolate & toasted coconut). Bonus: they're all served with a homemade strawberry butter!
10. Locanda Verde
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe lemon ricotta pancakes are a must order at Locanda Verde: they are fluffy, tangy, studded with blueberries both inside and out. Their housemade meyer lemon curd makes these stand out among the others.
Julia ShablaevaYour description is something!!..😍I need this lemon ricotta pancake..Two😋🙈
11. Five Leaves, Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe ricotta pancakes here are great: fluffy, yet rich and served with a healthy array of fresh fruits (banana, strawberries, blueberries), pure maple syrup, and their housemade honeycomb butter.
12. Clinton St. Baking Company
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe most famous pancakes in the city, as underscored by the long lines of people vying for a stack on any given Sunday. Here, the wild Maine blueberry pancakes are the big draw: They’re light and fluffy, made with egg whites, and accompanied by warm maple butter.
13. Flipper's, West Broadway, New York, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelWe fell in love with soufflé pancakes in Japan, and lucky for us the popular Japanese pancake chain opened their 1st US location right here in NYC. They are light as air, and have been dubbed “miracle pancakes” for their fluffy texture and soft edges.
14. Rule of Thirds, Banker Street, Brooklyn, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelYou can’t leave Rule of Thirds without an order of their Hottokeki Japanese Souffle Pancake. It's light as air, and extremely fluffy, served with honey maple butter and sesame.
15. Sunday In Brooklyn
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThey are the epitome of "Table Pancakes". Sunday in Brooklyn's famous malted pancakes are served with hazelnut maple praline sauce that’s like a chunky hazelnut butter, plus a pat of brown butter.
16. Shopsin's, Essex Street, New York, NY
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Jackie GebelThe pancake concoctions at this legendary spot come loaded with everything from mac & cheese, peanut butter ricotta, raspberry-peach pie, and more rib-sticking ingredients, while accompaniments include everything from maple syrup to spicy barbecue sauce.
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