Brunch may get a lot of shine, but breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. Whether you’re in search of a lazy Saturday morning spot, or a quick place to grab bagels and a coffee, these 17 essential breakfast spots in Houston will satisfy any A.M. cravings.
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Houston’s 17 Essential Breakfast Spots
Where to eat the most important meal of the day

1. NY Deli
Houston, TX 77096
Find bagels, of course, but also dishes like corned beef hash, sweet and savory cream cheeses, challah french toast, cheese blintzes, and potato pancakes with sour cream and apple sauce.
2. Dish Society
Houston, TX
A farm-to-table breakfast and lunch spot with multiple locations, Dish Society brings local flavor to classic breakfast dishes. The menu includes smoked salmon avo toasts, brisket and eggs, house beignets and more.
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3. Dandelion Cafe
Bellaire, TX 77401
Dandelion focuses on scratch-made breakfast with local ingredients, including Greenway and Amaya coffees. Go classic with an omelet, or try something different, like the turkey chili topped with an egg, or black bean tostada with avocado and queso fresco.
4. The Buffalo Grille
Houston, TX 77005
Buffalo Grille serves up all the basics, from eggs of all manner to build-your-own omelets, plus pecan-smoked sausage, hot cakes, french toast and more.
5. Tiny Boxwoods
Houston, TX
This restaurant’s pared-down breakfast menu focuses on the basics with pastries, along with quiche, avocado toast, and migas. The dining area’s large windows and expansive patio overlooking the garden make it perfect for Sunday Funday hangs.
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6. Pondicheri
Houston, TX
Pondicheri’s menu features delicious Indian-inspired takes on breakfast with gluten-free and vegetarian options. Try the gluten-free jaggery coconut pancakes (a weekend item), vegan morning oats, masala eggs and dosa waffles. In a hurry? Head upstairs to the bake lab for grab-and-go pastries and coffee.
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7. Kraftsmen Baking
Houston, TX 77008
Kraftsman serves up lots of standards with attention to detail, like the woodsman omelet, made with caramelized shallots, spinach, mushrooms, raclette, and Truffle oil. Coffee service lasts until close, at 6 p.m., in case you need an afternoon pick-me-up.
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8. Empire Cafe
Houston, TX
This gas station turned cozy cafe serves up hearty breakfast staples, like DIY omelets, breakfast tacos, and Italian-inspired frittatas. Round out the most important meal of the day with mozzarella-smothered potatoes and a prickly pear margarita.
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9. Common Bond Cafe & Bakery
Houston, TX
Be sure to leave room for dessert when visiting Common Bond for breakfast. The bakery sells baguettes, macarons and pain au chocolat, while the cafe serves everything from lox tartine to biscuits and gravy.
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10. La Guadalupana Cafe and Bakery
Houston, TX
This family-owned Mexican restaurant has an impressive breakfast menu and a casual atmosphere. Try the machaca nortena, shredded dried beef with scrambled eggs, or the vampire juice, made with orange, carrot and beet.
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11. Blacksmith
Houston, TX
The breakfast menu includes dishes like Vietnamese steak and eggs with house paté, chilaquiles with black beans and queso fresco, croissants with creme fraiche, coffee drinks, and w aide selection of teas.
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12. Barnaby's Cafe
Houston, TX 77019
Barnaby’s menu includes chicken fried steak and eggs, falafel scramble with hummus, ground buffalo scramble with mushrooms and egg, plus buttermilk waffles, red velvet pancakes, and a French toast breakfast sandwich with ham and Swiss cheese.
13. Lucille's
Houston, TX 77004
Lucille B. Smith invented the first boxed hot roll mix to be marketed in the United States, so it's no wonder the restaurant named after her (and founded by her grandsons) excels at breakfast. Here you’ll find three types of benedict, catfish and grits, chili biscuits, and even an omelet made with oxtails.
14. Harry's Restaurant
Houston, TX 77006
Harry’s serves up A.M. meals with a Greek twist, including the Larissa plate, two eggs, breakfast potatoes, tomatoes and sauteed onions topped with feta, and hotcakes mixed with banana and topped with Merenda, a chocolate spread popular in Greece.
15. The Breakfast Klub
Houston, TX
For a true Southern-style breakfast, come here for chicken and waffles, wings and grits and (no, really) green eggs and ham. Breakfast Klub also sells its own pancake mixes, so true believers can recreate their dishes at home.
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16. Brothers Taco House
Houston, TX 77003
Start the morning at this essential Houston taqueria, where tortillas are loaded up with egg, sausage, potatoes, and more into giant breakfast tacos priced at less than $2 each.
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17. Koffeteria
Houston, TX 77003
This EaDo cafe offers some of the most creative sweet and savory pastries in town, from aromatic beef pho kolaches to pumpkin spice muffing tops. Don’t forget coffee — a drink called Boots With the Fur is a flat white with a splash of liquid that was previously used to poach apples.
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