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It's the Best Meal of the Day!
Dallas has quite the wide variety of restaurant options and I love going out to try new places. Figuring out a good place for breakfast to meet friends or colleagues or clients has always been a bit of a challenge, however, if you want to step out of the Cracker Barrell/IHOP/Waffle House box. So here's what I've found or sampled in the Dallas area divided by type of restaurant. I've tried to stay away from anything that's a chain, unless it's a local chain. Enjoy and save me a cup of coffee!!
My Perfect Breakfast
I love breakfast - I just wish it came a little later in the day! I'm rarely hungry when I first get up, so for me, the perfect time for breakfast is around 9:30 or 10. But life rarely works to have breakfast that late, so I often end up with nothing more than coffee.I've been on a low-carb way of eating for several years now (maintaining a 30-pound loss for three years now, thank you very much!) so I rarely sample the typical bread and sugar breakfast options at restaurants. But I love pancakes! With tons of syrup so I can get my sausage (patties, not links) doused as well. Yum! Breakfast is probably the meal that had to change the most for me with my way of eating - no more toast, grits, potatoes, cereal, milk. Sigh. But there are still so many wonderful options that I really have no room to complain.
My typical order at a restaurant will be some version of an omelet, however. My favorites always involve mushrooms and spinach with some type of weird cheese. I definitely prefer sausage patties to links and bacon above all on the meat side. And plenty of hot coffee, of course!
So pull up a chair and let's head out on a breakfast adventure in Dallas. If I've been to a place, there will be note of that. Otherwise, we'll just discover them together!
Coffee Houses in Dallas
You can find Starbucks by yourself. Here are other options to consider, some of which offer no more than a limited pastry menu, some of which give you some hot options as well. But all serve the most important part of breakfast - coffee!!
- Cafe Brazil
Multiple locations throughout the Dallas area, all open 24-hours a day and serving breakfast anytime. They offer specialty coffees as well. I love the spinach omelet - it's a little different, though as they pile everything on top of the eggs rather than stuffing them inside. - Legal Grounds
2015 Abrams Road
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:30 am-2 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-2 pm
All Major Credit Cards - Drip Coffee
4343 Lovers Lane
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:30 am-9 pm, Sat 7 am-9 pm, Sun 8 am-6 pm
Coffee and pastries - Gachet Coffee Lounge
2336 Victory Park Lane
New digs in the Victory development
HOURS: Daily 7 am- 10 pm
Don't expect much more than muffins here, however - Kaffa Coffee Roasting Company
10455 N. Central Expressway
HOURS: Daily 6 am-9 pm - Mugs Cafe and Bakery
500 Highway 377, Roanoke, TX
HOURS: Tue-Fri 7:00am- 6:00pm, Sat 8:00am- 3:00pm
Cash & Check only so come prepared - Murray Street Coffee Shop
103 Murray St
HOURS: Sun-Wed 7 am-7 pm, Thu-Sat 8 am-10 pm
Muffins, bagels, granola and more - Nodding Dog Coffee Co.
500 N. Bishop Ave.
Doggie water fountain
Pastries and wi-fi
HOURS: Mon-Thu 7 am-10 pm, Fri-Sat 7 am-midnight, Sun 8 am-9 pm - Opening Bell Coffee
1409 S Lamar St
HOURS: Open by 7 am during the week, Sat 8 am-midnight, Sun 10 am-2 pm
Biscotti, muffins and cinnamon rolls - Paciugo Gran Caffe
3030 Olive St
HOURS: Open by 7 am during the week, but not until noon on the weekend
Only a few pastries, but they have wi-fi - White Rock Coffee
10105 E. Northwest Highway
HOURS: Open by 6 am during the week, at 7 am on weekends
Diners in Dallas
Flo and Alice don't work here, but they're still some of the best places to get a hearty breakfast. Just don't come expecting fancy veggies or cheeses!
- Angela's Cafe
7979 Inwood Rd Ste 121
HOURS: Mon-Sat 6 am-9 pm, Sun 8 am-3 pm
All-day breakfast, including Tex-Mex options like migas - Buzzbrews
4154 N Central Expressway
HOURS: Daily 24 hours
Self-serve coffee bar - Mecca Restaurant
10422 Harry Hines Blvd
HOURS: Mon-Fri 5:30am- 2:30pm, Sat 5:00am- 2:00pm - Metro Diner
6144 Luther Ln
HOURS: Daily 24 hours - Oasis Restaurant
5945 Greenville Ave
HOURS: Daily 6:00am- 2:30pm
Cash only - Original Market Diner
4434 Harry Hines Blvd
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:00am- 4:00pm, Sat 6:30am- 3:00pm
Cash & check only - Original Pancake House
5100 Belt Line Rd Ste 256
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:30am- 2:30pm, Sat-Sun 7:00am- 3:00pm - Pitt Grill
710 Fort Worth Ave
HOURS: Daily 24 hours
Cash only, breakfast anytime - Waffle Iron Cafe
5181 Keller Springs - Kel's Kitchen
5337 Forest Lane
HOURS: Mon-Sat 6:00am- 9:00pm, Sun 7:00am- 2:00pm
This place is packed with area regulars on the weekends. Standard breakfast fare of eggs, omelets, pancakes and coffee, all quite yummy. Type of place where if you come often enough, they know what you want before you do. Since it's tucked away behind the car washes where Forest meets the Tollway, you might just drive past without noticing it's there. - Mama's Daughter's Diner
2610 Royal Ln
718 Wynnewood Village Shp Ctr
2014 Irving Blvd
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:00am- 8:00pm, Sat 6:00am- 3:00pm
Six locations in the entire area now - Sauseda's
940 N. Industrial Blvd.
HOURS: Daily 7 am-4 pm
Spam on the menu as a meat option, breakfast all day - Stan's Country Kitchen
300 Western Park Village
HOURS: Daily 6 am-3 pm
All-day breakfast, course the day is over at 3 p.m. here - Gold Rush Cafe
1913 Skillman St
HOURS: Mon-Sat 7:00am- 5:30pm, Sun 8:00am- 3:00pm
Cash & check only - Ferguson Cafe
HOURS: Open at 6:30 am during the week, 7 a.m. on Saturday and 7:30 am on Sunday
Cash only - Los Lupes
1400 N. Industrial Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75207
HOURS: Mon-Sat 6AM-3 PM, Sun 7 AM-4 PM
I've eaten at their Carrollton location many times, but never for breakast. Good standard Tex-Mex food to be found here. - Lulu's Authentic Mexican
1234 Newport Ave
HOURS: Daily 7 am-9 pm
Cash only - J's Breakfast & Burgers
14925 Midway Road
HOURS: Daily 24 hours
Cash & check only - Vice Versa Restaurant
6065 Sherry Ln
HOURS: Mon-Fri 7:00am-10:00am - White Rock Cafe
2929 N. Buckner Blvd.
HOURS: Daily 7 am-9 pm
Breakfast buffet - Barbec's
8949 Garland Road
HOURS: Mon-Sat 6:30am-10:00pm, Sun 7:30am- 2:00pm
Cash & check only - Bubba's Cooks Country
6617 Hillcrest Ave
HOURS: Daily 6:30am-10:00pm
Almost as diner as you can get and a great value, a given considering its location just north of SMU and right on Snyder Plaza. Order at the counter, fix your coffee then head for one of the red vinyl booths. Breakfast menu includes basic eggs, sausage or bacon, pancakes, gravy and huge biscuits. Mix and match.
Breakfast Cookbooks
Classy Joints in Dallas
Breakfast is my favorite meal for a business meeting. I'm fresh and ready to go, food options tend to be limited so ordering is easier. Here are the kinds of places you could take a client to without shame.
- Craft Dallas
2440 Victory Park Lane, in the W Hotel
HOURS: Breakfast served 6:30 am-11 a.m
I've been here for dinner and it was quite good. The menus are a little strange, however, mix-and-match style and they appear to be the same for breakfast. - The Bistro at the Adolphus
1321 Commerce St.
HOURS: Daily 6:30 am-10 pm - Landmark Restaurant
3015 Oak Lawn Ave., in the Melrose Hotel
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6:30 am-2 pm, Sat-Sun 7-11 am, Sun brunch 11 am-2 pm
Just a lovely place with great food. Plenty quiet for conversation. Valet parking on the back side of the hotel is your best bet, but you can try to snag a spot on the street where the taxis line up. - Dragonfly
2332 Leonard St., in Hotel ZaZa
HOURS: Daily 7 am-2:30 pm - Pyramid Grill
1717 N. Akard St., in the Fairmont
HOURS: Daily 6:30-11 am
Casual Cafes in Dallas
More casual than Classy Joints list and less predictable than a diner, but still a good set of places for business meetings or catching up with friends.
- Kathleen's Art Café
4424 Lovers Ln
HOURS: Mon-Fri 7 am- 3 pm, Sat-Sun 8 am- 3 pm
Truly eclectic type place - my omelet of choice includes chicken! - Tin Star
2626 Howell St.
HOURS: Open at 7 am during the week, 8 am on weekends
Breakfast tacos and the like - Dream Café
2800 Routh St.
HOURS: Mon-Thu 7 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 7 am-10 pm, Sun 7 am-8 pm
I've been working my way through the omelet menu here, while my friend always gets the famous Cloud Cakes - huge pancakes with crème fraiche and strawberries. We tend to visit the one in Addison rather than the Routh Street location. Hardly anyone there for breakfast during the week, which makes it a great place for conversation. - Garden Cafe
5310 Junius
HOURS: Tue-Sun 8 am-2 pm - Benedict's
4800 Belt Line Road
HOURS: Mon-Fri 6 am-2 pm, Sat-Sun 6:30 am-3 pm - Neuhaus Cafe
626 Preston Royal Shopping Center
HOURS: Open at 7:30 am during the week, 8 am on weekends - Opa! Grill
12829 Preston Road
HOURS: Mon-Sat 6:30 am-2:30 pm, Sun 8 am-2:30 pm
Greek restaurant, so expect lots of spinach choices! - Bread Winners Bakery and Cafe
3301 McKinney Ave
HOURS: Mon-Sat 7 am- 4 pm, Sun 9 am- 3 pm
All Major Credit Cards
I love sitting out in the interior courtyard, although I always seem to end up in a place where the bricks are uneven and my chair rocks. A little noisy for a business meeting, but great place to meet friends, although way too many bread temptations. - La Duni Latin Kitchen and Baking Studio
4664 Oak Lawn Ave.
HOURS: Breakfast: Mon-Fri 7-11 am, Brunch: Sat-Sun 9 am-3 pm - Henk's European Deli and Black Forest Bakery
5811 Blackwell St.
HOURS: Open at 7 am Mon-Sat, Sun 11 am-3 pm
Restaurant Review Books
Sunday Brunch in Dallas
The Sunday brunch is almost a religion in Dallas. Restaurants that don't normally serve breakfast of any type will pony up to offer a brunch menu. What you get in terms of "breakfast" food varies widely.
- Monica's Aca y Alla
2914 Main St.
HOURS: Sun 9 am-3 pm - Antares
300 Reunion Blvd
HOURS: Sun 10:30 am-2:30 pm
This is the restaurant up in the top of Reunion Tower, which rotates around so you can see the entire view. - Blue Goose Cantina
2905 Greenville Ave
Several locations around the Dallas area, brunch with a definite Tex-Mex influence - Blue Mesa Grill
7700 W Northwest Hwy Ste 740
HOURS: Sunday starting at 10 am
Slim strip of a door in the strip mall, so make sure you don't walk past! Buffet brunch with several different stations and a definite Tex-Mex flavor. I suggest going earlier rather than later. If you get there around noon, plan for a long wait. The buffet line can get quite crowded, make sure you check out all the offerings before you commit to what's at the beginning. I love the blue-corn enchiladas and the bean soup. Omelets made to order. In shopping strip on southside of Northwest Highway, across from NorthPark Mall. - Brooklyn Jazz Cafe
1701 S Lamar St
HOURS: Sat-Sun 11:30 am-4 pm
With live jazz and lots of seafood options - City Café
5757 W. Lovers Lane
HOURS: Sun 11 am-3 pm
Reservations are recommended for one of the most popular brunches in the area. - Dovie's
14671 Midway Road
HOURS: Sun 10:30 am-2:30 pm - Lawry's the Prime Rib
14655 Dallas Pkwy
HOURS: Sun 11:00 am - 2:30 pm - Loretta's Neighborhood Bistro
1001 W Jefferson Blvd
HOURS: Sat-Sun 10 am-2pm
Huevos rancheros along with breakfast standards such as pancakes and scrambled eggs. - Maguire's Regional Cuisine
17552 Dallas Parkway
HOURS: Sun 10:30 am-2:30 pm
One of our favorite places for Sunday night dinner as the wine list is half price. Jazz brunch - Ozona Grill and Bar
4615 Greenville Ave.
HOURS: Sun 8 am-11 pm - Parigi
3311 Oak Lawn Ave.
HOURS: Sat-Sun 10:30 am-3 pm - Popolos
707 Preston Royal Shopping Center
HOURS: Sun 11 am-2 pm
Live piano music, charming little place. Brunch is a fixed-price menu or you can order off the regular menu. - Renaissance Garden Café
5201 W Lovers Ln
HOURS: Daily 10 am- 5:30 pm - Saffron House
5100 Belt Line Road
HOURS: Sat-Sun 11:30 am-3 pm
Another new brunch option and definitely the place for something different as this is an Indian restaurant. - Terilli's Dallas
2815 Greenville Ave
Two locations in dallas, both with a jazz brunch
HOURS: Sun 11 am-3 pm - The Bronx
3835 Cedar Springs Road
HOURS: Sat-Sun 10 am-3 pm - Truluck's
2401 McKinney Ave.
HOURS: Sun starting at 11 am - Watel's Allen Street Cottage
2207 Allen St.
HOURS: Sun brunch 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Really enjoyed this restaurant for dinner in its old location. - Ziziki's
4514 Travis St Ste 122
11661 Preston Rd.
HOURS: Sun starting at 11 a.m.
Brunch is a buffet set up with complementary champagne or mimosas; menu limited to salads and souvlaki if you don't want the buffet.
Getting Excited about Breakfast
Sources of Online Restaurant Reviews of Dallas Restaurants
Excellent sources for complete reviews
I'm working on going to all the restaurants I mention above so I can give you my own opinions. But just for a more complete (and immediate) view, check out the below links
- Guidelive
- Restaurant reviews from the Dallas Morning News. Warning: this site isn't always the most helpful and is often quite slow. But it has almost every restaurant in the Dallas with links to websites and more.
- Dallas Dines Out
- Rather limited list of restaurants, but some good info here. Search by name, price, location or cuisine.
- DFW Menu
- Search by cuisine, neighborhood and/or zip. Don't bother with the "breakfast" link, though. It only listed Denny's and IHOP.
- Mr Breakfast.Com
- Mr. Breakfast ranks area restaurants on a 1-5 egg scale. He includes pedestrian fare such as Burger King and Whataburger, but also some of the better places in the area. Restaurants get a rating based on coffee refills and expense as well. Reviews are from registered users
- Chowhound
- Chowhound never disappoints! This post delivers lots of suggestions from users to a poster's question regarding where to have breakfast in Dallas. Do a search for "Dallas" if you're looking for something other than breakfast.
It's Not Breakfast Without ...
So what makes a meal say "breakfast" to you?
Breakfast Babble!
jshore wrote...
That's a lot of places you've gone to. I think I have a lot of catching up to do!
Posted September 04, 2008
proinvestorsblog wrote...
Mama's Daughter's Diner is the best breakfast in Dallas if you like down home southern cooking.
Posted July 24, 2008
chloecavanaugh wrote...
You have provided a wealth of information for those who will visit Dallas. I was there years ago, and absolutely loved it. Oh ya, Troy Aikman's pretty hot too!
*****
Posted March 21, 2008
GypsyPirate wrote...
Wonderful lens, you have great information in here! I'm glad you joined us in the Squidoo City Guide!
Posted September 24, 2007
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