Are you dreaming of light and fluffy pancakes covered in maple syrup? Well City Weekend is going to help make your dreams come true. Here are three of Shanghai's best pancakes.

Element Fresh | American

This ubiquitous eatery offers a hearty stack of three thick, homemade pancakes (¥38) for breakfast and brunch from (7-11am on weekdays, 7am-4pm on weekends). Maple syrup and fresh fruit come on the side of each order to ensure that your day has a sweet start. If the maple syrup isn’t enough, tack on an extra portion of bananas, blueberries or strawberries for ¥10.
Where: Rm. 112, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Tel: 6279-8682

Jing’an Restaurant | European

Priced at ¥95, the palm-sized buttermilk pancakes here don’t come cheap. But you’re not just paying for the pancake itself–it comes with the restaurant’s earthy ambiance, tree-top views and five-star service. The thick little pancake arrives a perfect golden brown and topped with house-made blueberry sauce, blueberries, maple syrup and an enormous dollop of butter that’s nearly the size of the cake itself.
Where: 1 Changde Lu, The PuLi Hotel and Spa, Tel: 3203-9999

Mr. Pancake House | American

Where else would you expect to get some of the best pancakes in town? The flapjacks (¥22-28) at this homey joint are thick and fluffy, and they come with your choice of toppings, including blueberry, raspberry, banana walnut and chocolate sauce. The fruit is fresh and the chocolate generous. The pancakes come in two sizes–they’re five-inches when you order them as part of the omelet (¥28-35) or American-style breakfast (¥28) plates and eight inches when ordered by themselves.
Where: 877 Wuding Lu, Tel: 6255-1648

Words by Lea Zhang, Geoff Ng and Sophie Friedman.

Did we miss your favorite place for pancakes? Where do you go to get your pancake stack fix?