Open daily from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. a visit to this decades-old diner is like taking a step back in time. Find friendly service, affordable prices, and hearty classics like biscuits and gravy, chicken fried steak and eggs, and stacks of buttermilk pancakes. Order from the menu, but don’t forget to take a peek at the chalkboard specials too.

Part diner, part antique store, this Heights gem is worthy of a visit on a leisurely weekend morning. Snag a stool at the counter, or grab a booth or table, and order a breakfast of champions with choices like the three-cheese omelet, T-bone steak, and waffles with whipped cream and berries. After you eat, peruse the aisles of antiques that make up the other half of the store.

This reliable neighborhood diner has a vast menu of sandwiches, salads, pastas, and it serves breakfast all day. Spring for a Carolina pulled pork sandwich, or a stack of pancakes topped with fruit and candied pecans. For something truly special you won’t soon find at any other restaurant in town, order the day-after-Thanksgiving sandwich, which combines roasted turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce, and is available year-round.

This loud and lively Uptown diner is one of the most attractive in town, with comfortable booth seating, a soda fountain, fully-stocked dessert cases, and a dedicated bar area. Whatever your craving may be, there’s a good chance something on its oversized menu will more than satisfy. Breakfast is served all day, but it’s a sin to leave without trying the famed pastrami, cured in house daily.

Find guests often tightly packed in to this old-school River Oaks retail-strip diner, where coffee flows like water and breakfast is offered all day. Beyond traditional breakfast platters, find specialties like breakfast quesadillas and waffle sandwiches. Have a sweet tooth? Indulge in a malt or root beer float from the soda fountain.

This 24-hour diner is known for its catchy slogan: “Katz never kloses”. Visitors can stop by any one of its four Houston locations at any hour and score breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and more. Nosh on fried pickles or spicy meatballs before getting a deli sandwich or country fried chicken with mashed potatoes, and save room for a brownie a la mode.

Ball out for breakfast at this budget-friendly diner with fast and friendly service. Choose from hot and cold cereals, egg and meat breakfast sandwiches, waffles, plus heartier mains like the country breakfast with eggs and two center-cut pork chops. The weekends can draw in the crowds, so come early, or expect to wait in line.

This dependable 24-hour diner has been serving up belly-filling eats since the 1960s. Soak in all of the nostalgia of the old-school space while digging into comfort classics like chopped steak with eggs, huevos rancheros, and French toast with berries. Just looking for a nightcap? Try one of the homemade desserts, like mudslide cake or strawberry cream pie.