Ben Paris
The State Hotel's restaurant serves ricotta pancakes with fresh berries and vanilla anglaise for breakfast.
Downtown
Geraldine's Counter
This homey diner in Columbia City has earned a loyal following for its impeccable pancakes. They're always changing—past seasonal specials have included lemon ricotta, pumpkin, and blueberry.
Columbia City
Glo's
Opened by Gloreen Raineri in 1987, this dependable, shoebox-sized diner always draws lines for its perfectly executed breakfast classics, like their enormous buttermilk pancakes.
Capitol Hill
Happi Yammi
Many a tear was shed when longtime downtown diner Ludi's announced their closure in August—not least because of the brilliantly purple ube pancakes served there on weekends. Fortunately, owner Greg Rosas' daughter Rita Glenister will continue making the pancakes in miniature form for her new pop-up Happi Yammi at street fairs, possibly farmers markets, and other events (to be announced).
Traveling
Lola
The fluffy, golden-brown pancakes at Tom Douglas's Mediterranean-inspired spot come with a side of vanilla mascarpone and pork maple sausage.
Belltown
Maltby Cafe
The drive is worth it for this Snohomish breakfast destination's signature "Maltby-style" fruit-filled Swedish pancakes with creme fraiche. They've also got classic buttermilk pancakes, which you can get with blueberries or granola and maple pecan butter.
Snohomish
Miri's
This farmers market fixture is known for its poffertjes, a type of mini Dutch pancake made in a cast-iron griddle. Toppings, which change to highlight seasonal ingredients, range from sweet (seasonal fruit, butter with powdered sugar) to savory (lox, raclette cheese). Find them at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market and other events.
Traveling
My Sweet Lil Cakes
"So good you'll lick the stick" is the promise of this food truck, which purveys sweet and savory hotcakes on a stick. The unconventional flavors include beer and hickory smoked bacon, cherry-filled chocolate devil's cake, and red velvet buttermilk. You can find them downtown and at various events.
Traveling
The Pancake Chef
This retro holdover with a fetching yellow-striped awning serves up all manner of pancakes, including crepes, German pancakes, Swedish pancakes, cheese blintzes, and more.
SeaTac
Portage Bay Cafe
Anyone who's been to this enduring brunch favorite knows it's all about the breakfast bar. Order vegan and gluten-free banana pancakes, gluten-free buckwheat pancakes, Swedish pancakes with lingonberry compote, or classic pancakes with organic Bluebird Grain Farms heirloom wheat, then heap your flapjacks with all the seasonal fresh fruit, nuts, and whipped cream your heart desires.
Various locations
Shaker + Spear
The Palladian Hotel's seafood-focused restaurant serves blueberry lemon ricotta pancakes with lemon curd and yogurt for breakfast and brunch.
Downtown
Skillet
Skillet's griddle cakes come with seasonal compote, house-made brown sugar syrup, and lemon zest butter.
Various locations
Tilikum Place Cafe
You'll have to book reservations weeks in advance for this wildly popular downtown brunch spot, but it'll all be worth it for their famous Dutch babies, a large, fluffy pancake similar to a popover.
Belltown
