Having pancakes at Prinsengracht

I know that I should stay away from pancakes after my sturdy Moroccan breakfasts a few weeks ago, but I happen to be in Amsterdam and it would be unwise to skip the infamous Pancake Bakery at Prinsengracht, just a few blocks from the Anne Frank house along the canal.

At the Pancake Bakery in Amsterdam.

Located in an old Dutch East India Company from the 17th century, this is a place that takes pancakes very seriously. They do have very interesting and odd items on the large menu.

Apart from the classics, there is the Hungarian (with chorizo and bell peppers), Indonesian (with chicken, onion, leek, prawns topped with a peanut sauce), Chilean (with kidney beans and minced beef), Norwegian (salmon and sour cream), Thai (chicken in spicy red curry) and many more.

Of course there also is a Dutch variant with stroopwafel chunks and cinnamon ice cream! “I want it all and I want it now”, as Freddie Mercury once sang.