Toronto Brunch Guide: Where to find the best vegan pancakes in Toronto

Don’t let it being hangry get the best of you. Unfulfilled cravings for vegan pancakes, for instance, might make even a normally sane person act out.

While pancakes are typically laden with milk and eggs and fried in butter, more than a few Toronto locations have perfected vegan renditions.

Here’s where to find the best vegan pancakes in Toronto

Grasshopper Restaurant

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The location in The Junction serves brunch where blueberry chia pancakes grace the menu and arrive to the table dressed in blueberry compote and coconut whipped cream.

Address: 3080 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Phone: 416-604-3474

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Planta

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Brunch at this posh plant-based restaurant in Yorkville wouldn’t be complete without fluffy stacks of banana pancakes decorated with maple syrup and pecans.

Address: 1221 Bay Street, Toronto
Phone: 647- 348-7000

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Fresh Restaurants

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The popular chain of Toronto eateries offers a variety of vegan and gluten-free pancakes done plain or embedded with fruits and nuts. Find pancakes on the menu on weekends and holidays from 10:30 am to 3 pm.

Address: 894 Queen Street West, Toronto
Phone: 416-599-4442

Address: 147 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
Phone: 416-599-4442

Address: 326 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Phone: 416-599-4442

Address: 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto
Phone: 416-599-4442

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Doug’s Public Kitchen

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Vegan brunch is served weekends at Doug’s Public Kitchen and pancakes are often among the chef specials. Fantastical unicorn pancakes, Red Fife chocolate chunk flapjacks, and even festive egg nog griddle cakes have been featured in recent months.

Address: 561 Marlee Avenue, Toronto
Phone: 647-341-1736

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Lola’s Kitchen

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The vegan and gluten-free crepes will satisfy pancake cravings at this flexitarian restaurant in The Village. The cumin-scented crepes are drizzled with cranberry-maple and served with fruit compote and coconut cream.

Address: 634 Church Street, Toronto
Phone: 416-966-3991

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See also

• 23 must-try vegan dishes in Toronto
• Toronto's Vegan Food & Drink Festival is back this summer
• Sweet Hart Kitchen is opening its first storefront in Toronto