Pancake Day is fast approaching, and if you love the breakfast treat, we have good news for you. While it’s always a fantastic to wake up to the smell of batter, if you don’t fancy whipping them up yourself (or your pancake flipping skills aren’t up to much) on Tuesday February 25, Dubai has you covered.
Whether you’re after limited-time flavours and toppings or digging into stacks at a bargain price, you’re in the right place.
And if you fancy something else for brekkie, here are some brilliant breakfasts in Dubai you should definitely check out.
Without further ado, check out the list below and get your pancake fix.
Amongst Few
This one is for the plant-based breakfast fans in Dubai. The seriously cool café has plenty of vegan-friendly dishes, but if you’re visiting for breakfast on Pancake Day, try the banana pancakes. This stack comes sprinkled with blueberries, avocado, passionfruit and dark chocolate shavings and has a healthy dollop of vegan yoghurt to top it off. It’s so photogenic it’s hard to ruin it with the first bite, but it’s worth it.
Dhs49. Open daily 10am-10pm. Palm Strip Mall, Jumeirah Beach Road, www.amongstfew.com (04 386 9221).
Bread Street Kitchen
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen at Atlantis, The Palm will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday with a menu of pancakes, along with a signature mixed drink pairing to wash it all down with.
From Dhs50. Tue Feb 25, 6pm-10.30pmAtlantis, The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, www.atlantis.com (04 426 2626).
Café Social
Why have just pancake when you can have some waffles added to your plate? Head to Café Social at Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights to take on its ‘Waffle & Pancake Parlour’. Offering up golden waffles and a stack of mini pancakes with unlimited toppings such as strawberries, ice cream or rizzled chocolate for Dhs25. There’s also the ‘Golden Cents Mini Pancakes’ with strawberries, mixed berries and melted white amd dark chocolate sauce, along with the ‘Row-Your-Boat Waffle’, a triangular waffle topped with cream and drizzled strawberry, chocolate amd caramel.
Dhs25. Tue Feb 25, open 24 hours. Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights, Barsha Heights (04 381 8888).
Clinton St. Baking Company
The famed New York bakery in Dubai is celebrating Pancake Day with not one, but 13 different varieties throughout February. While Pancake Day 2020 might fall on Tuesday February 25, the bakery will be offering an array three-stacked pancakes on a rotating schedule – that means each one is for a limited-time only. Highlights include passion fruit and chocolate, Bavarian apple, strawberry shortbread and plenty more.
Dhs59 (stack of three). Dates vary, 8am-midnight (City Walk); Sun-Thu 10am-midnight, Fri-Sat 10am-1am (The Dubai Mall). Various locations including City Walk; The Dubai Mall, www.clintonstreetbaking.ae.
eggspectation
Buzzing breakfast spot eggspectation is combining its limited-edition pancakes together with its signature one for Dhs30. What does that mean? A huge stack of stack of red velvet, hot chocolate, and original pancakes – all in one. Come hungry for this one.
Dhs30. Tue Feb 25, times vary.Various locations including The Beach, JBR; City Walk; Matajer Mall, Sharjah, www.eggspectation.com.
Fuchsia Urban Thai
The Thai restaurant in Business Bay and Barsha Heights will be serving up their own signature take on pancakes, offering up a stack of coconut pancakes for Dhs25 throughout Pancake Day. All with an Asian twist, expect them to be sprinkled with coconut flakes with pandan custard. Yummy stuff.
Dhs25. Tue Feb 25. Open noon-11pm. Various locations including Two Towers Tecom, Barsha Heights; Bay Square, Business Bay, www.fuchsiame.com.
Mediterranean Kitchen
Mediterranean Kitchen wants to celebrate pancake day with all sorts of pancakes, boasting toffee and banana, peanut butter, brownie, lemon and sugar crepes and of course, classic style. But wait, those who get pancakes will also get a free cup of coffee to sip on. Not a bad deal.
From Dhs50. Tue Feb 25, open daily 10am-midnight. La Mer, www.medkitchen.me (04 557 8335).
Miss Tess Dubai
Miss Tess is pulling out all the stops to not just celebrate Pancake Day, but Pancake Week. Until Saturday February 29, take on all-you-can-eat traditional Asian pancakes for Dhs98. Expect Korean Buchimgae, Japanese Okonomiyaki and Thai Hoi Tod all on the menu, and be sure to take advantage of the happy hour deal drinks between 6pm and 8pm, and 11pm until 2am, where drinks are from Dhs30.
Dhs98. Until Sat Feb 29, 6pm-midnight. Taj Hotel, Business Bay, www.misstessdubai.com (050 498 8505).
Tania’s Teahouse
One of Dubai’s most Instagram-friendly cafés has added a few new dishes to its menu, but with Pancake Day fast approaching, Tania’s Teahouse has also added what they claim to be the prettiest pancake in town. For Dhs45, foodies can tuck into the lotus pancake boasting the venue’s signature buttermilk pancakes with multiple layers of lotus syrup, biscuits and whipped cream.
Dhs45. Open Sun-Wed 8am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10pm. 779A Jumeirah Road, www.taniasteahouse.com (04 324 0021).