Shrove Tuesday 2026: 10 Best Places For Pancakes In London
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Superior stacks in the capital
It’s just a few days until one of the most delicious days of the year: Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Pancake Day, it falls on 17 March in 2026, and offers a great excuse to feast on a stack or two. Sure, you could whip up some batter and make your own at home, but if your flipping skills aren’t up to scratch, leave it to the professionals. London is home to an abundance of top-notch pancake spots, serving everything from the classic lemon and sugar and fluffy American-style to French crêpes and more. Read on for C&TH’s pick of the best pancakes in London for 2026.
Shrove Tuesday: Best Pancakes In London For 2026
Apple Butter
This brunch favourite, which has outposts in Seven Dials and Langham Place, offers a signature pancake dish year-round. But for one day only (17 February 2026) diners can take the reins and build their own stack, choosing from a range of sauces and fillings – think caramel, candy berries, pretzels, oreo and dulce de leche.
Where? 32-34 Monmouth St, London WC2H 9HA / 4-5 Langham Pl, London W1B 3DG
BOOK: applebuttercafe.com
Milk
If you can bear to queue, Milk in Balham offers one of the city’s most delicious breakfasts – and pancakes are a staple dish. Made with buckwheat (giving the pancakes extra depth), and sumac strawberries, they’re topped with miso caramel and vanilla chantilly for a unique, delicious treat.
Where? 18-20 Bedford Hill, London SW12 9RG
BOOK: milk.london
The Table
With outposts in Battersea and Southwark, The Table is one of the city’s most beloved brunch spots. This Shrove Tuesday, both locations are offering a special £10 pancake menu, with an array of sweet and savoury options. If you’re in the former camp, there’s a fruity stack topped with strawberries, blueberry compote and crème fraîche, or a banana and bacon number drizzled in maple syrup. Prefer something savoury? The Finger Lickin’ Chicken is a decadent pancake dish featuring fried chicken, fried egg, pickled red onions and a blue cheese dressing, with the option to add halloumi or avocado.
Where? 35-37 Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HG / 83 Southwark St, London SE1 0HX
BOOK: thetablecafe.com
Where the Pancakes Are
The clue’s in the name: this restaurant group is dedicated to all things pancakes, so naturally the chefs have mastered the dish. Here they’re made using a special buttermilk batter, created with 12 ingredients including panela sugar, high welfare eggs and buckwheat (with vegan and wheat-free options available too). Diners can choose from an extensive pancake menu which includes everything from pulled beef pastrami to miso pear caramel – but if you prefer yours with no frills, simple lemon and sugar is available too.
Where? Multiple locations including Fitzrovia, Battersea and Flat Iron Square
BOOK: wherethepancakesare.com
Granger & Co
The hotcakes at Aussie-inspired brunch favourite Granger & Co are the stuff of legend – so what’s the secret? Well, they’re whipped with ricotta to ensure maximum fluffiness, then topped with honeycomb butter, banana and maple syrup. If you haven’t tried them yet, Pancake Day is the perfect excuse – head down to one of the various locations across London and prepare to be wowed.
Where? Multiple locations including Chelsea, King’s Cross and Notting Hill
BOOK: grangerandco.com
Sunday In Brooklyn
This buzzy NYC brunch hotspot arrived in Notting Hill in 2021, with a second branch recently opened in Marylebone. The most famous dish? Its Sunday Pancakes, which are served in dripping hazelnut maple praline and brown butter – heaven.
Where? 98 Westbourne Grove, London W2 5RU / 10-12 James St, London W1U 1EE
BOOK: sundayinbk.co.uk
My Old Dutch
You can’t go wrong with My Old Dutch, London’s original pancake house, which was established all the way back in 1958. This is the ideal spot for lovers of a savoury pancake, with an extensive menu to choose from: highlights include the eponymous My Old Dutch, featuring crispy bacon, chicken, mushrooms and sweetcorn, and the Chilli Con Carne, which sees pancakes topped with the Mexican dish alongside guacamole. More of a sweet-toothed diner? Fear not: there’s also a selection of butterscotch pancakes on offer including The Biscoff, a decadent stack topped with biscoff biscuit crumbs, fruit and vanilla ice cream.
Where? 131-132 High Holborn, London WC1V 6PS / 221 King’s Rd, London SW3 5EJ
BOOK: myolddutch.com
Drunch
The brainchild of Syrian relatives Hom and Aboudi, Drunch was set up with the aim of creating a social hub for friends and family. Dishes are designed to be eaten at any time of day (hence the name), so naturally the versatile pancakes are on the menu. Choose between Nutella and strawberries; banana, pistachio and maple syrup; cheese, turkey bacon and fried egg; and banoffee, banana and dulce de leche – with a choice between pancake, crepe or French toast style.
Where? Locations in Mayfair, Oxford Circus and Regent’s Park
BOOK: drunch.co.uk
Senzala
Every Pancake Day, in-the-know South Londoners flock to Senzala, renowned for its impressive offering of crepes and galettes (the former is made from white flour, the latter from buckwheat flour). A whole host of fillings are on offer, with favourites including the Caramelised Goat, made with goat’s cheese, rocket and caramelised onions, and the Picante, a zingy number with spicy minced beef and jalapeno peppers. Sweet highlights, meanwhile, include Maple Dream, which features grilled banana, hazelnuts and whipped cream, and the Ferrero, filled with Nutella, cognac and mascarpone.
Where? 41-42 Brixton Village Market, Coldharbour Ln, London SW9 8PS
BOOK: senzalacreperie.co.uk
Mildreds
London’s beloved veggie restaurant, Mildreds, has an impressive pancake offering on its breakfast and weekend brunch menus. Here it’s all about big, double stacks of super fluffy buttermilk pancakes, topped with a choice of berries and cream, morello cherries and whipped chantilly cream or bananas and biscoff sauce, with the option to add a scoop of ice cream or maple syrup. Feeling extra hungry? Make it a triple.
Where? Multiple locations including Camden, Dalston and Soho
BOOK: mildreds.com
