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Upstairs Pancakes

  • March 1, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by esthergoes from New York, New York
Upstairs Pancakes

Pannekoekenuis is the name of this "upstairs pancake" house. We actually went to the wrong pancake house. Apparently there was one that is suppose to be the best. The original pancake house was recommended to me by four people who are totally unrelated to each other. It didn't surprise me to find out that we went to the wrong place. Once person described the place we should have gone as being so good that she went twice in one day.

This place is just okay. The crepes were good, but it was just the novelty of climbing up very steep stairs to enter a small dining area filled with trinky dinks, a cuckoo bird chiming the time every hour, and a man cooking and serving up crepes while wearing an apron.

I wish I had gone to the correct pancake house--I blame member ANDREW!!

From journal 24 Hours in Amsterdam

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Pannenkoekenhuis

  • February 4, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Andrew from Toronto, Ontario
Pannenkoekenhuis

Several people had recommended the Pancake Bakery to me before my trip. Instead, I went to this place. By accident, mind you: how many specialty pancake houses can one city have, I thought? At least two, it turns out. I didn't learn of my mistake until I got back, but no matter. This place was interesting to visit and featured some mighty delicious pancakes.

Finding the place was a bit tricky. It is hidden away on the second floor of a narrow building and marked by an unassuming sign that is easily missed. Yet, it seemed to have it own special magnetism: twice I stopped, just to get my bearings, only to see the sign for the pancake house right in front of me. If fate was that determined to feed me some tasty pancakes, I was not going to fight it.

After climbing the narrow and absurdly steep staircase to the second floor, we came to a small room with maybe three tables, dozens of teapots hanging from the ceiling, and a working cuckoo clock on the wall. (I was very excited to actually see the cuckoo come out and chirp the half-hour just before we left.) The whole operation seemed to be run by one guy (that might explain why it opens at noon, and only for a few hours each day).

The menu featured pancakes filled with a lot of things you don't normally find in a pancake--bacon, for instance, or eggplant. I made a conservative, but delicious, choice: a pancake with pears, eggnog, and chocolate. I was sorry that I didn't have an extra day, or a bigger stomach, so I could sample some of the other options.

This place is just not to be missed. Go now before it's replaced by an IHOP.

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