3 min readWe’re lucky to have stacks of places in Bristol where you can fill up on pancakes.
If you don’t fancy faffing around with the frying pan and whisk at home this year, get yourself to one of these restaurants instead.
The Pancake Man
Tuck into a stack of pancakes at this little cafe in Wapping Wharf. All of the pancakes are gluten free, and there are plenty of options on the menu, from regular pancakes to mini bites, waffles and crepes. Choose from a range of sweet or savoury toppings, or you can even get your mini pancakes with fried chicken and maple syrup!
Fluffy Fluffy
Indulge yourself with these photogenic Japanese soufflé pancakes, topped with your choice of delicious flavours, from cookies and cream to matcha and strawberry.
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Coppa Club
Enjoy some kefir pancakes with a choice of either berry compôte, whipped mascarpone, pistachios and honey, or bacon and maple syrup, available for breakfast during the week or until 3pm on weekends.
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Chez Marcel
Enjoy a French twist on Pancake Day at this authentic Creperie in the Old City, serving savoury galettes made from buckwheat flour (which is gluten free) with choice of fillings, and a variety of sweets crepes.
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Mud Dock Cafe
Pay a visit to Mud Dock on the Harbourside for hearty, freshly made buttermilk pancakes, available on their breakfast menu. There are four toppings to tempt you in for a stack: streaky bacon and golden syrup; berry compote, Greek yoghurt and golden syrup; braised apple and salted caramel, and Nutella, banana and hazelnut. Gluten-free diners will be pleased to hear you can tuck into pancakes without gluten here at no extra cost!
Mollie's Motel & Diner
Get cosy in a booth or sit at the high-top country to enjoy a pancake stack in this modern take on a 1950s classic American Diner. Not in the mood for pancakes? You can opt for waffles instead, or other classic American food alongside sodas and hand-spun milkshakes.
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Cosy Club
Tuck into a stack of 3 or 6 buttermilk pancakes with smoked back streaky bacon, blueberries & maple syrup, or berries, banana & Greek yoghurt. Delicious! You can have pancakes as part of their Bottomless Brunch, which includes unlimited drinks for £25pp for 90 minutes from ordering and is available daily from 10am to Midday.
Aqua
On Aqua’s brunch menu you can find heavenly homemade pancakes, served with blueberries, strawberries mascarpone and maple syrup. Pancakes also make up the second course of Aqua's popular bottomless brunch, served every Saturday from 9.30am – 4pm.
Perfectly paired with one of their brunch cocktails, seek them out in one of their two Bristol locations – Welsh Back or over in Portishead.
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The Ivy Clifton Brasserie
Available on their daily breakfast menu or weekend brunch menu, try The Ivy's buttermilk pancakes topped with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, Greek yoghurt and warm red berry sauce.
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The Crepe and Coffee Cabin
Enjoy your sweet or savoury crepes with a fabulous harbourside view. This tiny cafe has just a couple of tables outside, or you can get your crepes to take away and enjoy elsewhere.
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