It's our favourite food holiday! Which means pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, amirite? While our own pancakes pans are going to get a serious workout today, here's the ones we most want to eat around town... (P.s. don't come at us for how many of these are in Dublin 8 - we don't decide who kills it on pancake day)
Alma, Portobello
Alma can be depended on for their dulce de leche pancakes 52 weeks of the year, but there's a savoury special today too - the Jamon Serrano ones. We spy eggs, we spy pickled roasted chickpeas, we spy strawberry harissa, we spy limited numbers that won't last long in Portobello so don't delay.
Space Jaru, Dublin 8
Miso. Caramel. Pancakes. We have no other details, and we need no other details. A Korean spin on an Irish tradition from Space Jaru will always get our vote.
Flower & Bean, Dublin 8
Flower & Bean in Dublin 8 always go hard for our most special of food holidays, and this year as well as sweet pancakes with rhubarb and rose; protein pancakes with chilli, banana and bacon; and teddy bear pancakes for the smallies, there's also this ridiculously adorable baby pancake bowl with yoghurt, Harry's nutbutter, cinnamon, pomegranate and blood orange. Would you be well?
Fallon & Byrne, Dublin 2
Former Allta head chef Hugh Higgins is serving fresh pancakes from 8am-6pm today in Fallon & Byrne's Food Hall, where he's now the development chef. Traditional lemon & sugar are two for €5, and for the pistachio obsessives they'll have one with house-made pistachio crème & Irish strawberries. At lunchtime the savoury option features house-baked ham, Hegarty’s smoked cheddar and béchamel, and they're all made using Killadoon Farm milk.
Slice, Stoneybatter
Slice are bringing all the dessert pancakes to Dublin 7 this year. Their banoffee pancakes come topped with dulce de leche, banana cremeux and a biscuit crumb, while the apple crumble comes with caramelised apple, crumble, and cardamom custard.
Two Pups, Dublin 8 and Fairview
Two Pups have fluffy stacked pancakes on the go in Dublin 8 and in Fairview, with miso caramel, blood orange, homemade honeycomb and whipped ricotta. How's that for a combo.
Hidden, Smithfield
Hidden in Smithfield picked a good time of year to introduce their "Dubai chocolate pancakes to the menu", and they're reduced to €15 just for today. The whole thing is homemade, even the chocolate bar on the side, and their regular sweet and savoury pancake options are also reduced to €11 for one day only.
Ango's, Dublin 8
If you like more of a simple life, without all those fancy ingredients and exotic toppings, and just want a plate of pancakes like your mammy used to make, head to Ango's in The Liberties for thin, cripsy crêpes topped with whatever you'd like. Go fruit, go jam, go honey, go nuts, or ask them to rock out the lemon and sugar if that's how you want to play it.
The Bakery by The Cupcake Bloke, Rialto
Not into pancakes? Celebrate with a pancake cupcake instead from The Bakery by The Cupcake Bloke. There are four flavours available - vanilla, red velvet, oreo and chocolate, and each is topped with three mini pancakes, a chocolate drizzle and sprinkles. Happy Pancake Day to all who celebrate.
At Home - Ottolenghi's fluffy stack and Nigella's crêpes
Can't get to any of these places? Make the fluffy stacks served in Ottolenghi's cafés at home, and top with whatever you've got to hand. Find the recipe here. For crêpes Nigella's version never fails, and if you're more of a savoury person, this recipe for Okonymiyaki is one of the best.
