Breakfast restaurants in USA
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Eggs 'n Things
Never empty, this bustling diner specializes in hearty breakfast fare, from thick pancakes done up with whip cream to steak and eggs. The odd hours reflect its clientele, early morning tourists, graveyard shift workers and post-clubbers.
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Brother Juniper's
Trek down to the University of Memphis for a straight-up good eatin' Southern-style breakfast in a kid-friendly joint. Omelets, biscuits and grits oh my!
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Lou Mitchell’s
A relic of old Route 66 (it’s located a few blocks west of the road’s starting point), Lou’s coffee shop brings in elbow-to-elbow tourists for breakfast. The omelets hang off the plates, and the fluffy flapjacks and crisp waffles are prepared with practiced perfection. Cups of coffee are bottomless, just like the charm of the old-school waiters, who hand out free treats (doughnut holes, ice cream, Milk Duds) to young and old alike.
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Beth’s Café
The best – or at least biggest – hangover breakfast in the world is at Beth’s, and you can get it all day long. Key words: all-you-can-eat hash browns. You can’t smoke in here anymore, which, depending on your view, either ruins everything or makes it possible to enjoy Beth’s infamous 12-egg omelet while breathing. Feel free to contribute a piece of scribbled artwork to the wall, preferably one that’s strongly pro- or anti-pirate.
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Huey's 24/7 Diner
For top-notch breakfast chow anytime of day or night, Huey's your place. It's a tad fancier than a traditional diner, with a huge menu to match. If you aren't up for gut-busting omelette platters, you can drop in for a thick burger or a sandwich. Huey's strays from the concept by including a full bar that never closes, so if you came here to sober up, you can always decide to get drunk again. Not a bad deal.
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Griddle Café
Giant portions, friendly service and French-press coffee keep the wooden tables and U-shaped counter full all morning at this tasty breakfast joint favored by Hollywood’s young and tousled. Located just east of the dark-towered Directors Guild; look for the mobs huddled outside on weekend mornings. Arrive early.
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Lynn's Paradise Cafe
It's breakfast anytime at this psychedelic diner, marked by the 10ft-tall teapot outside. Don't miss the homemade biscuits with sorghum butter, or the Hot Brown sandwich, a Louisville classic invented in the 1920s at the Brown Hotel.
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Hash House a Go Go
This buzzing bungalow makes biscuits and gravy straight outta Carolina, towering benedicts, large-as-your-head pancakes and, of course, hash seven different ways. Come hungry.
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Cafe Fanny
North of University Ave is this café owned by Alice Waters. As you'd expect, it serves excellent cafés au lait, homemade pastries and poached-egg dishes.
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Zachary’s
The breakfast spot covetous locals don’t want you to know about (hide your guidebook). ‘Mike’s Mess’ is the kitchen-sink standout.
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Bardia’s
We have it on good authority (a bunch of stoners stumbling out of B&K newsstand; the next door head shop that’s one of DC’s most notorious pipe shops) that this New Orleans–style cafe is the best cure for munchies in town. But that stereotype’s a disservice; Bardia’s food – the po’ boys, the breakfasts and especially the beignets – is fantastic whatever your mental state. If you’ve lived in New Orleans (and yes, this author has) the stuff stacks up to the real thing: rich, silky luxurious, silly decadent, and while the setting isn’t as attractive as Faubourg Marginy, it’s pretty damn close.
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Café Pasqual’s
Make reservations for dinner if you’d like, but definitely wait in line to enjoy the famous breakfasts. We highly recommend huevos motuleños ($12), made with eggs and black beans, sautéed bananas, feta cheese and more; tamale dulce ($12), a sweet corn tamale with fruit, beans and Mexican chocolate; or the enormous Durango ham-and-cheese omelet ($13). They’re all served up in a festive, if crowded, interior. Grab a seat faster by sitting at the community table, where tourists and locals mix it up daily.
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Bluebird Café
Often packed with locals and staff from nearby hospitals, the Bluebird's calling card is breakfast. The menu goes beyond the traditional eggs and grits combos. The huevos rancheros are a spicy Mexican repast, and the 'powerhouse eggs' dish contains nutritional yeast, tamari and cheese. The Bluebird is also known for its malted pancakes and Belgian waffles. For lunch, sandwiches (burgers, vegie melts and BLTs) are available. Usually you'll wait for a table. Cash only.
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Yolk
Slinking into one of the custom booths at this cheerful diner is worth the long wait – you’ll dig into the best traditional breakfast in the South Loop. The omelets include lots of healthy options (the Iron Man is made from egg whites and comes loaded with veggies and avocado), and sweets lovers have stacks of cinnamon-roll French toast and peach-cobbler crepes to drench in syrup. Scores of big salads and burgers are on hand for those inclined to order lunch.
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Zazie
Zazie's narrow skylighted dining room and overgrown back garden is about as pleasant a spot for breakfast or lunch as you could find. Eggs, fluffy pancakes (with batter left to rise overnight) and gourmet sandwiches are the order of the daytime. It's also open for dinner, when the menu focuses on the Provençal version of comfort food - nothing spectacular, but not bad when you're shirking the kitchen.
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Square One Dining
Breakfasts here are so darn good you’ll want to lick your square white plate. The decor’s not much but thick slabs of bacon, fluffy egg dishes and unbleached heirloom grits confirm the focus is where it should be. Artists, couples and business brunchers fill tables for the all-organic menu, but for a different view, grab a window seat and watch the buttoned-down faithful at the nearby Scientology complex.
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Meli Cafe
Meli is the Greek word for ‘honey, ’ and it’s apt for this sweet breakfast spot. Skillet dishes made from cage-free eggs (served over a bed of potatoes), goat cheese and fig omelets, and the decadent French toast (made from challah bread dipped in vanilla-bean custard) start the day off right. Meli is also a juice bar, so you can gulp beverages from wheat-grass shots to banana-maple smoothies.
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Tweet
A dish of perfect biscuits and gravy is a surprise just steps from the city’s northern Asian enclave, but so are many of the reimagined breakfast standards made by former Charlie Trotter’s chefs at this cozy morning spot. The ‘Country Benedict’ adds two poached eggs and a thick slab of sausage for a decadent opening meal. For something lighter, try the organic buckwheat pancakes.
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Uncle Bill’s Pancake House
Nothin’ could be finer than a pancake in a diner known far and wide as Uncle Bill’s. Grab a stool, grab a booth, or best yet grab a table on the sun-drenched patio. In season, the pumpkin-spice pancakes are can’t-miss. Omelets are darn good too. Tousled hipsters, tottering toddlers, gabbing girlfriends – everybody’s here or on the way. Put your name on the clipboard, quick.
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Gaylord's
If you're curious about the life of a plantation baron, dine here at the Wilcox estate. The manicured lawn, white tablecloths and clubby tone match the menu, with dishes like filet mignon bathed in liliko'i sauce, and shiitake and prime rib salad featuring Maui onions and Kamuela tomatoes. Big breakfast eaters, try the generous daily buffet or Sunday brunch.
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Kalaheo Café & Coffee Co
First known for its breakfasts and melt-in-your-mouth 'cinnamon knuckle' pastry, this neighborhood café now serves gourmet, if eclectic, dinners. Hunan-style pork tenderloin is paired with pineapple marmalade and mashed potato, while the fresh-catch enchilada features herb polenta. Economize by ordering grilled sandwiches from the lunch menu till closing.
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Café Mambo
This upbeat, arty café adds a splash of innovation to everything it does. Breakfast, served until noon, features create-your-own omelets. At other times choose from fragrant Moroccan stews, mouthwatering kalua duck fajitas and tempting vegetarian selections. Mambo also packs box lunches in coolers for the road to Hana (for two people $17).
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That One Place
The owners of Bar Harbor Restaurant have turned the café at the New York Hotel into one of the best places for breakfast or lunch. Practically everything on the lunch menu is seafood related. Let's face it - if you're in Alaska long enough you'll eventually order halibut tacos. You might as well do it here, where the locals rave about them.
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Lahaina Coolers
Whether you swing by early in the morning or after the dance floor has emptied, this eclectic open-air restaurant always has a crowd. You can mix and match an endless variety of omelet options and opt to have breakfast any time of the day. Other top choices include the tasty kalua pig tacos, creative pizzas and Kula green salads.
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Costa's Diner
A bizarre little breakfast nook with a counter and stools inside and three tables in the hallway of the Merchant's Wharf. The food is good, the portions huge and there's no cash register. After finishing off a plate of eggs and smoked-salmon hash, you merely toss your money into a huge brass bucket on the counter and wave goodbye.
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