Where to Find the Best Pancakes in Sydney in 2024

Because sometimes, you just need a good stack of pancakes, and luckily, pancakes in Sydney come in all sorts of flavours, shapes, sizes and colours of the rainbow!

From decadent pancakes to gluten-free and kid-friendly pancakes, add these pancakes cafes to your brekkie bucket list, and make sure you scroll to the end of the post for our favourite one-cup pancake recipe! 

Where to Find the Best Pancakes in Sydney in 2024

1. Gram Café

The Gram Café pancakes hail from Japan and are a wobbly and delicious plate full of joy!

The Gram Café is the first of its kind to open in Australia, and the legendary soufflé creations are now considered some of the best pancakes in Sydney. In fact, the pancakes have become so popular, the Gram Cafe have opened up a second venue!

There are eight pancake concoctions on the menu to try, so we're guessing you'll be booking a table for the long haul.

Locations: Shop 67, Level 3 Chatswood Station, 436 Victoria Avenue & The Galeries on George Street

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2. Speedos

Perhaps the most colourful, Insta-worthy pancake cafe there ever was, head to this old Bondi favourite for the Caramelised Banana + Chia VEGAN Pancakes and the picturesque North Bondi view.

Speedos Bondi gets packed on the weekend, so a weekday visit might be your best bet for a family/mother's group feed. 

Location: 126 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi

3. Pancakes On The Rocks 

From the Butterfly Pancake to the Funny Face Pancake, complete with marshmallows, fresh strawberry, chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream, strawberry jam and 100s & 1000s, Pancakes on the Rocks know how to do pancakes well! 

Our top picks: Pancakes on the Rock's signature buttermilk or chocolate pancakes, and the Bananarama is to die for! We like that Pancakes on the Rocks do savoury pancakes too, which make pancakes perfectly acceptable for dinner, right? The kids' 'Ned Kelly' buttermilk pancake comes with whipped butter, scrambled egg and bacon. 

Location: Various locations across Sydney.

4. The Brothers Cafe

Another hotspot peddling incredible souffle pancakes in Sydney, The Brothers Cafe in Haymarket is the spot to go for a Japanese twist on classic pancakes.

If you aren't familiar with the drill, souffle pancakes are made by beating egg whites into a meringue, which gives them their funky wobbly texture, plus a delicious taste that is a must-try for all pancake fans out there.

The Brothers Cafe also serve incredible savoury treats, including sky-high burgers, crab croissants, fried chicken wraps, heavenly pasta dishes and more.

Location: Shop T.03/1 Little Pier St, Haymarket

5. Happyfield

Haberfield's bright yellow corner cafe from Jesse Orleans and Chris Theodosi has been serving up deliciously fluffy pancakes to the masses since it opened in 2020.

Breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee, and cocktails are how they run things at Happyfield, but since we're talking about pancakes, their traditional fluffy stacks are served with Pepe Seya butter and Canadian maple syrup. They've also got a fruity stack with strawberries, blueberries, raspberry coulis, icing sugar, and maple syrup. And for a mix of sweet and savoury, their savoury stack is served with eggs, crispy bacon, Pepe Seya butter and Canadian maple syrup - so good!

Location: 96 Ramsay St, Haberfield

6. Cooh

A must-try on this health-conscious cafe's menu, the pretty-as-a-picture Buckwheat Pancake is heaven and health on a plate. It's worth pre-booking a table if you're heading to Cooh on the weekend to avoid a 45-minute wait - yes, it's that popular!

Location: 90-96 Bourke Rd, Alexandria

7. Bills

Along with the not-quite-scrambled eggs, the fluffiest ever ricotta hotcakes are the signature brekkie dish that people keep on coming back for on celeb chef Bill Granger's menu.

The Darlinghurst, Surry Hills and Bondi locations are all pretty roomy and pram-friendly, but we'd highly recommend getting there early on weekends to avoid the standard Sydney line-out-the-door-for-a-good-morning-feed fiasco. 

Location: various locations across Sydney.

8. Cafe Bella Dee

Did you say all-day breakfast? Head to Cafe Bella Dee, not far from the water at Sans Souci, for an epic stack of pancakes no matter what the hour.

Little ones will be all about the fairy floss-adorned Unicorn Pancakes... don't forget the Insta-snap before digging in! 

Location: 36 Tuffy Avenue, Sans Souci

9. Air Lab Souffle

If your pancakes need to be extra fluffy and wobbly, you can't go wrong at Air Lab Souffle in Cabramatta.

Their deliciously silky souffle pancakes are so popular, it's not unusual to find a line snaking out their door on weekends. The wait is totally worth it for their heavenly takeaway pancakes that come in several sweet varieties, including creme brulee, tiramisu, matcha chocolate, strawberry, and Nutella chocolate - yum!

Location: 5/85 John St, Cabramatta

10. Bay Vista

Western Sydney's home of the best desserts is also home to some of the best pancakes in Sydney. 

Bay Vista are famous for their desserts, but we reckon their pancakes and waffles are the real heroes here. With two locations in Parramatta and Brighton Le Sands, you'll always be able to grab a table and order a stack of their Strawbana, Hey Honey (Comb)!, Blueberry Ricotta, or N.Y.S.B Cheesecake waffle/pancake creations - yum!

Locations:
Brighton Le Sands - 83 The Grand Parade
Parramatta - Shop 1, 330 Church Street

How to Make Pancakes

Jamie Oliver's One-Cup Pancakes

An ellaslist pancake recipe favourite, there's no measuring equipment needed other than one cup so the kids can help out. Thanks, Jamie Oliver for the recipe! See the original pancake recipe here. 

Pancake Ingredients:

• 1 large free-range egg
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 cup milk
• sea salt
• olive oil
• OPTIONAL:
• 1 punnet blueberries
• yoghurt, to serve 

Pancake Recipe Method

1. Crack the egg into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add the flour, milk and a tiny pinch of sea salt. Whisk everything together until you have a lovely, smooth batter. Fold through the blueberries, if using.

3. Put a large frying pan on medium heat and after a minute or so, add ½ tablespoon of oil. Carefully tilt the pan to spread the oil out evenly.

4. Add a few ladles of batter to the pan, leaving enough space between each one so they have room to spread out slightly – each ladleful will make one pancake, and you’ll need to cook them in batches.

5. Cook the pancakes for 1 to 2 minutes, or until little bubbles appear on the surface and the bases are golden, before flipping with a spatula. 

6. When the pancakes are golden on both sides, use a spatula to transfer the pancakes to a plate.

7. Repeat steps 5 to 9 with the remaining batter, adding ½ tablespoon of oil to the pan between batches, if needed.

8. Serve immediately with your favourite toppings - we like yoghurt, berries, a drizzle of honey or maple syrup and chocolate chips...anything goes! 

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