Direct from Osaka is Gram Café & Pancakes, which has attracted snaking queues in Japan from those eager to get a taste of its soufflé pancakes. Its signature item, the premium pancakes ($17.90), is a towering stack that is three layers thick. The dish is available at 11am, 3pm and 6pm daily, with servings limited to 30 portions each time. If you’re lucky enough to be one of the few, be sure to ‘gram the wobbling tower. It’s guaranteed to make everyone on your feed go green with envy.
Gram café also prides itself on making its butter, sauces and whipped cream in-house, and if you miss their premium pancakes, don’t be disheartened. Equally delectable offerings include the tiramisu pancakes ($15.90) – a fluffy concoction of espresso-soaked layers generously slathered with mascarpone cream and dusted with fine cocoa powder – and the mixed fruits and chocolate pancakes ($15.90). Savoury options like the turkey bacon and scrambled egg pancakes ($18.90) are also available for those so inclined.
