The pancakes here are fluffy and smoother than your skin on a good skincare day, and the real fun starts when you get to build your own plate. Sweet, savoury, or a chaotic but completely justified mix of both. Ice cream, hash browns, whatever calls to you, nobody here is going to question your choices. In fact, everyone at Shikomi has their own order, their own combination, their own thing they always come back for. That’s the kind of place this is. No wrong answers, just really good pancakes and the freedom to eat them exactly how you want.

Construct began in Haermana’s home kitchen. She kept making pancakes for friends and family, and they kept coming back for more, until it turned into something bigger. Everything is still homemade from her own recipe, and you can taste it. These days it runs by reservation at The Stories of Taman Tunku, with the odd gathering or small event. Get a seat on the balcony if you can, it’s a lovely place to slow down over breakfast.

For the ones who believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day and refuse to compromise on it, Hot Buns Co. in APW Bangsar is your spot. The breakfast menu only runs from 9am to 12pm, which means you’ll actually have a reason to get out of bed before noon for once.

The fluffy buttermilk pancakes here come with lightly crisp edges that give way to a soft, pillowy centre, topped with maple-soy glaze, honey-maple butter, and fresh strawberries and blueberries that make the whole plate look as good as it tastes. It’s breakfast that makes you feel like you have your life together, even if the only thing you did right that morning was show up here. It’s three hours, one menu, zero excuses.

There’s something about watching whipped butter melt right in front of you that makes a pancake feel like an event. At Alta Cafe, the Cast Iron Buttermilk Pancake arrives with whipped butter sitting on top, and before you’ve even picked up your fork, it’s already doing its thing, melting into every layer, pooling at the edges with the maple syrup like it was always meant to end up there. The edges are crisp in a way that makes the first bite genuinely satisfying, and the rest of the pancake is everything a buttermilk pancake should be. Simple, done properly, and something you’ll order again without even looking at the rest of the menu.

Yes, you read that right. Mokky’s Pizza made it onto a pancake list, and before you scroll past, hear us out. While the pizza here has its own well-earned following, the pancakes are the kind of discovery that makes you feel like you’re in on a secret. The menu reads like a diner that fully committed to doing pancakes its own way.
OG Pancakes, Chicken and Cheese Pancake, Tenders & Pancakes, Snow Pancake, Beef & Maple, and a full big breakfast with eggs, bacon and sausages for anyone who believes pancakes should come with a proper supporting cast. Everything is served diner-style, generous and unapologetic about it. For everyone who’s ever looked at a stack of pancakes and wished it came with something more substantial, Mokky’s just answered that.