Munchi Pancakes (Lau Pa Sat)

An innovative take on traditional local treats, these chewy halal pancakes come with 3 choices: original, charcoal or green tea skin 🍵 We tried a mix of flavours, from the traditional red bean pancake to biscoff and black sesame ones 🖤

They also sell pouched-shape munchi (kinda similar to dorayaki) ✨ These pancakes come with thinner skin but an equally generous amount of fillings. Tried the matcha and thai milk tea variations 🧋 Worth checking out!

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An interesting item we found on the menu is the pouched-shape munchi, similar to a local take on dorayaki ✨ These pancakes come with thinner skin but an equally generous amount of fillings.

For this, we had
🍃 Matcha
🧋Thai Milk Tea
🧀 Cream Cheese
🍪 Biscoff
🍫 Belgian Chocolate

Our favourites turned out to be the biscoff and cream cheese flavours 🥯 For those with a sweet tooth, order the thai milk tea or matcha munchi with a mix of matcha and white chocolate fillings in the latter.

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Munchi Pancakes isn’t a particularly new name in the scene. Opening its doors first at Yishun Park Hawker Centre ever since the said hawker centre has started operations, Munchi Pancakes had gained popularity for its take on the local favourite Min Jiang Kueh. They have since recently opened a second outlet at Lau Pa Sat; taking over the former premises of the now-defunct Muffintory (best known for its Sourdough Muffins available in various flavours – the brand being a concept by the folks who brought to us The Soup Spoon; now operating as a online-based establishment), they are located within the air-conditioned area at Lau Pa Sat that shares a space with the retail section of the hawker centre. Serving up pretty much the same items that they offer at their Yishun Park Hawker Centre outlet, Munchi Pancakes serves up the usual Min Jiang Kueh here, as well as their signature Munchi Pancakes and Mini Munchi here — the latter two being their interpretation of the classic Min Jiang Kueh “in a different form factor”. Known for their pancakes that comes in a variety of modern flavours for its fillings, the opening of their Lau Pa Sat outpost also sees the addition of the Earl Grey filling — a flavour that is exclusive to the Lau Pa Sat outlet.

We made our visit to Munchi Pancakes’ Lau Pa Sat on a weekday afternoon during lunch hour — there was a decent variety of their Min Jiang Kueh-style pancakes available, and we found ourselves going for the Charcoal Black Sesame and Original Biscoff flavours. Both flavours were actually equally outstanding, but we liked how their Original Biscoff (i.e. Speculoos / Cookie Butter) was a flavour that could easily scratch the cravings of the OG Min Jiang Kueh spread with peanut butter particularly for those can’t really have peanut. Not only does the biscoff spread looks the part with its shade and sheen that it carried aesthetically, but the addition of crumbles add on to the textural aspect of the dish; provides for the crunchiness which replicates that of peanut crumbs. We thought the level of sweetness of the pancake was well-managed overall; the pancake itself carrying a chewy texture. That being said, those who love their Min Jiang Kueh to come with crisp edges around the side may be a tad disappointed with this one considering how this one seems to be a little lacking in that aspect.

Whilst Munchi Pancakes does seem to be pretty popular an option be it at Yishun Park Hawker Centre or at Lau Pa Sat, the waiting times for patrons to be served can be a little unbearable especially for office folks who are looking for a fast grab-and-go option once the queue starts to form. Much of the queueing is caused by patrons who are taking away a large quantity of pancakes as well as those who enquire on the different flavours and types of pancakes (i.e. Munchi Pancakes / Mini Munchi / Min Jiang Kueh), though it did somehow deter quite a number of patrons from attempting to queue and also resulted in some patrons dropping out of the queue — we found ourselves standing in line for around 30mins despite there being just a little less than 10 groups of people in the queue; a duration that can be considered a little long considering how almost all of the Min Jiang Kueh pancakes are made prior and picked up from the display case at the counter. Otherwise, the Lau Pa Sat outlet of Munchi Pancakes is a great place spot to give the various offerings of Munchi Pancakes a go — one that is definitely more convenient than making a trip down to Yishun Park Hawker Centre for those who do not live around that vicinity; if one has the time to wait though, of course.