Japanese souffle pancake house A Happy Pancake shuts down its last store in HK

Japanese souffle pancake house A Happy Pancake (幸福Pancake) has shut down its final location in Causeway Bay after six years of operation in Hong Kong.

In a Facebook group that reports closures of retail stores and restaurants, "全港執笠結業消息關注組," a netizen posted a photo revealing that A Happy Pancake, situated on the second floor of Lee Garden Three in Causeway Bay, has closed. The image also features hoarding for a new designer furniture store named MyConcept.

This follows the closure of A Happy Pancake's other location at K11 MUSEA in Tsim Sha Tsui in February.

A Happy Pancake's status is marked as "closed permanently" on the local online food and restaurant guide OpenRice, indicating that the last location in Hong Kong has officially shut down, a check by MARKETING-INTERACTIVE saw.

Meanwhile, a Happy Pancake's Causeway Bay branch has not been updated on its official Facebook page since August of this year. The brand has not yet released any updates or confirmed if it will exit the Hong Kong market.

A Happy Pancake is a Japanese brand known for its soufflé pancakes, with locations across the country, including Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The restaurant focuses on made-to-order soufflé pancakes, using Japanese wheat flour and eggs. The company launched its first store in Hong Kong in 2018, and at its peak, it operated three locations in Causeway Bay, Sha Tin, and Tsim Sha Tsui.

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This year has seen an increase in the number of retail chains and restaurant groups shutting down operations. Back in November, CR Pharmaceutical Group’s healthcare chain CRcare (華潤堂) closed all of its 19 branches in Hong Kong due to external uncertainties and various operational challenges.

Meanwhile, Chicago popcorn chain Garrett Popcorn Shops closed its doors in October. “Thank you for the past 13 years of Garrett Popcorn Shops in Hong Kong. We love being part of your city and look forward to returning one day soon,” the Facebook post reads. 

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