Restaurant review: Pan de Pain, Tsim Sha Tsui – wonderful Japanese pancakes, savoury or sweet
The new restaurant offers a variety of Japanese desserts and snacks, crafted by a chef with a love for Japanese culture
Hongkongers have long had a love affair with all kinds of Japanese food, such as matcha desserts, ramen and sushi. Now there’s a place that specialises in Japanese pancakes too.
Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui mall K11, Pan de Pain Pancake and Sweets is headed by chef Muse Leung, who also runs a cooking school in Sai Kung.
A big fan of Japanese sweets, Leung draws inspiration from specialist pancake shops that can be found in Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka.
Its multi-layered pancakes are made with Japanese flour, Hokkaido milk and eggs, and topped with ingredients such as Movenpick ice cream, French butter and cream, or Canadian maple syrup. All are made to order in the open kitchen.
On our visit, we particularly liked the three-layered tiramisu pancake (HK$88), which melts in the mouth, and the super “kawaii” strawberry pancake (HK$88), a stack topped with fruit and pink cream.
