Fuwa Fuwa Japanese Pancake Restaurant

Fuwa Fuwa is Toronto’s best Japanese pancake restaurant.

If you’re a Toronto brunch fan looking for a new spot to line up this weekend head to Bloor and Brunswick in The Annex. Fuwa Fuwa is a bustling restaurant serving stacks of fluffy Japanese souffle pancakes.

Fuwa Fuwa Signature Pancake is topped with strawberry, blueberry and banana. — The restaurant’s Signature Pancake is topped with strawberry, blueberry and banana.

About Fuwa Fuwa Pancake House

The restaurant’s trendy, soft-as-a-cloud pancakes originated in Osaka and are traditionally served in Japan as a wedding dessert.

The Japanese love their culinary symbolism. During my recent visit I learned that soufflé pancakes are given their distinct airy texture by separating yolk from white, whipping the whites into a meringue until they are soft as a pillow and then reincorporating. It’s clear that the chef’s sublime “marriage of yolk and white,” has found its destiny (in many of Toronto’s breakfast bellies).

The all day breakfast restaurant’s name translates to “fluffy fluffy,” and since air is the star of the show, expect to wait as long as 20 minutes for your order as both the batter and each pancake are made fresh to order.

Creme Brulee Pancake at Fuwa Fuwa in Toronto. — Creme Brulee Pancake.

Visit Fuwa Fuwa Restaurant in Toronto

The restaurant offers a bright and airy petite space that seats just 20 diners at a time. The all day breakfast restaurant’s interior design offers a clean, minimalist aesthetic featuring wood panels and white walls.

The ideal time to visit the restaurant is in the evening, after the crowds die down. I suggest visiting with a group of foodie friends and ordering every dish on the menu. As the parade of pancake’s fly through the dining room you’ll have an opportunity to taste each of the chef’s creations without feeling too full once you waddle out onto the street.

The popular Japanese pancake restaurant recently opened a second location in Toronto’s Midtown at 2471 Yonge Street.

Latte's and Fuwa Fuwa fruit water. — Latte’s and fruit-filled detox water.

Fuwa Fuwa Toronto Menu

Start things off with a frothy cappuccino and match latte, then sip the restaurant’s signature fruit-infused water to whet your whistle. Tiny jars of creme caramel are fun to spoon through while you’re waiting for your pretty pancakes to arrive.

Drink Menu

Berry Detox Water: blueberry, raspberry
Tropical Detox Water: pineapple, pear, apple
Sunshine Detox Water: strawberry, orange, lime
Hot Chocolate
Lemon Ginger
Apple Cider
Hojicha Latte
Sesame Late
Ice Strawberry Latte
Iced Matcha Latte
Iced Mango Latte
Iced Latte
Sesame Latte
Signature Matcha Red Bean Latte

Tiramisu Pancake at Fuwa Fuwa Japanese restaurant. — Tiramisu Pancake.

Japanese Souffle Pancakes

Each pancake is made-to order with free-run eggs delivered fresh to the restaurant each morning. Diners can enjoy watching pancakes as they are made via the restaurants semi-open kitchen. The intensive “from scratch” process takes approximately 20 minutes.

Souffle Pancake: original pancake, butter, maple syrup
Fuwa Fuwa Signature Pancake: original pancake, strawberry, blueberry, banana
Tiramisu: original pancake, tiramisu cream, coffee syrup
Creme Brulee: original pancake, creme brulee sauce, vanilla ice cream
Raspberry and Caramelized Banana: original pancake, raspberry, blackberry, banana, raspberry sauce
Blueberry Cheese: original pancake, cheese, blueberry cream cheese, caramelized lemon
Match and Red Bean: original pancake, japanese red bean, kyoto match cream
Cookes and Cream: original pancake, cookies and cream, oreo cookies, milk
Nutella Banana: original pancake, nutella chocolate sauce, hazelnut chocolate, fresh bananas