Of the European countries I've lived in, pancakes aren't a very breakfast thing - but France inparticular definitely has its own substitutions.

Neither are crepes, heck in France a proper savoury crepe can be an entire meal on it's own, followed by a sweet crepe for dessert.

An afternoon coffee with some form of cake isn't unheard of in France either, likewise Tea & biscuits is traditionally a very afternoon thing in the UK. Breakfasts in Ireland tend to be of the cooked variety (way more so than the English fry-up)

So a cultural thing I guess?