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Rise and Shine: Here’s Where to Eat Breakfast in Philly

Bagels, scrapple, egg sandwiches, doughnuts, and more early-morning options on weekdays

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Big, indulgent brunches are great and all, but they’re not for every day. Luckily, here in Philly, casual weekday breakfasts aren’t hard to come by, whether the morning calls for sit-down dining or a quick bite on the go.

Here are the best breakfast restaurants in Philly, featuring cafes, greasy spoons, diners, delis, bakeries, and even a few stand-out brunch destinations that are also open on weekdays (when it’s easier to score a table). You can also seek out Philly’s best weekend brunches, bagels, doughnuts, and bakeries for more wonderful pre-lunch options.

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At Cake in Chestnut Hill, savor breakfast classics like brioche French toast and a garden frittata as well as comforting baked goods (try the carrot cake) while you soak up vitamin D in an all-glass Victorian greenhouse bathed in sunlight. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and the restaurant offers a special brunch menu starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays. 

Sulimay's Restaurant

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Sulimay’s Restaurant in Fishtown has been slinging diner classics since 2002, with breakfast options like waffles, omelets, scrapple, and biscuits smothered in sausage gravy. The eggs start frying at 8 a.m. on weekdays.

Front Street Cafe

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A gorgeous, brick-accented garden patio is the true hero of Fishtown’s Front Street Cafe, a quiet and industrial-chic neighborhood favorite. Vegans and carnivores alike can find something to love; the cafe’s New American spin on breakfast ranges from classic huevos rancheros (with an optional vegan cheddar) to eggs benedict with a poached egg or tofu scramble to an excellent mushroom and lentil scrapple. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m., Wednesday through Monday.

Cafe La Maude

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Open daily from 8 a.m., Cafe La Maude is a legendary destination that brings the energy of a Parisian hideaway to Northern Liberties with a beloved menu of French Lebanese-influenced dishes. The cafe doesn’t take reservations, but shakshuka and red velvet tiramisu pancakes are worth any wait.

Cafe Lift

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Photogenic breakfasts are a highlight at Cafe Lift, a vibey coffee-forward spot in a refurbished industrial warehouse by the rail park. The cafe strives to source its ingredients locally and sustainably; beginning at 8 a.m. daily, get into the likes of eggs Benedict, toasts, and indulgent crespelles, or Italian-style crepes.

Heung Fa Chun Sweet House

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This modest storefront tucked away in Chinatown opens bright and early at 6:30 a.m. daily. Heung Fa Chun Sweet House serves flavorful Chinese breakfast fare at street-cart prices, like tofu topped with sweet and savory goodness alongside warming pints of congee and freshly fried crullers.

Dutch Eating Place

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Scoring a stool at the cramped counter of this Reading Terminal stalwart often requires a bit of patience, but once you’re seated you can’t help but smile at the homey, hearty Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast options. Dishes like egg platters and hotcakes are made on decades-old griddles, and the pricing is of another era. Dutch Eating Place is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m.

Honeysuckle Provisions

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Honeysuckle Provisions is an Afrocentric grocery store and cafe creating a community space one house-made breakfast sandwich at a time. Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, this West Philly gem rolls out a mighty takeout-only breakfast menu featuring a hot pocket stuffed with smoky collards and egg, heirloom grits and eggs, and a breakfast sandwich with a choice of maple-sage sausage or black-eyed pea scrapple.

Renata's Kitchen

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Located at the 40th Street trolley portal, Renata’s Kitchen on Baltimore Avenue is a West Philly go-to. The restaurant starts serving at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday, offering a mix of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and American breakfast dishes like shakshuka, omelets, and avocado toast.

Middle Child

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Open only for breakfast and lunch, the original Middle Child in Washington Square West serves eggs, hand-rolled bagels with house-cured lox, sandwiches (go for the short rib Reuben on rye), and Elixr coffee starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday and at 8 a.m. Friday through Sunday.

The Breakfast Den

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This South Street breakfast specialist with an unassuming name offers the best of two worlds, bringing together Vietnamese and American morning eats from 8 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The Breakfast Den’s eye-openers include bacon chocolate chip pancakes and brioche French toast sticks as well as savory treats like a rice-based breakfast bowl topped with vegetarian egg rolls and a banh mi filled with crispy eggs, bacon, sausage patties, and eggplant pate.

A list of Philadelphia breakfasts wouldn’t be complete without at least one bowl of pho, a Vietnamese morning staple. At Pho Ha, steaming bowls of beef broth and rice noodles are served with various meaty additions like rare steak brisket, beef balls, and plenty of fresh herbs and chiles. And don’t sleep on the Vietnamese coffee drink cafe sua da. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. daily.

The Tasty

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Unlike most diners in town, the Tasty is fully vegan; otherwise, this restaurant on Columbus Park maintains that charmingly dated diner look. The doors open at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday for house-made baked goods like doughnuts and a limited menu including tofu scrambles, omelets, and breakfast burritos. At 9 a.m. the full menu kicks in so you can order more meat- and dairy-free goodies like waffles, pancakes, and French toast.

The Dutch

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Brunch favorite the Dutch serves breakfast daily beginning at 8 a.m. The cozy eatery off East Passyunk Avenue offers fair prices on Pennsylvania Dutch food like Dutch baby pancakes cooked on cast iron, a crispy Lebanon bologna omelet, and the Strammer Max: sunny side up eggs, Gouda, and Canadian bacon over rye bread.

Korshak Bagels

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Near East Passyunk Avenue, Korshak Bagels offers an unlikely yet inspiring combination of hand-scrawled poems taped to the door and unforgettable bagels like the half poppyseed, half sesame seed Gemini. To poet and bagel-maker Philip Korshak, bagels are more than just a ring of boiled and baked dough — they’re part of a philosophy of life. Doors open at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday, but expect a line on weekends.

Machine Shop

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Machine Shop’s traditional French pastries are ultra-fresh and expertly laminated. Every pastry from this bakery in South Philly’s Bok Building has a delicate, crusty exterior that gives way to airy, buttery layers. The most popular item here is the croissant, naturellement, but if you’re looking for a more savory breakfast, snag the jammy egg pastry with mushrooms and Gouda. Doors open at 9 a.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Okie Dokie Donuts

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In South Philly, takeout-only Okie Dokie Donuts makes quirky flavors like upside-down pineapple cake and lavender strawberry. Best of all, these cakey doughnuts are all gluten-free and some are vegan. A walk-up window starts taking orders at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday, though you can preorder online.

Café y Chocolate

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Nobody does desayuno like this Mexican breakfast spot on Snyder. Classics like huevos a la Mexicana and molletes appear alongside tofu scramble burritos and chilaquiles. True to its name, Café y Chocolate also serves spiced hot chocolate and an extensive menu of Mexican-influenced espresso drinks, including coffee milkshakes. Breakfast starts at 9 a.m. daily.

Cake

At Cake in Chestnut Hill, savor breakfast classics like brioche French toast and a garden frittata as well as comforting baked goods (try the carrot cake) while you soak up vitamin D in an all-glass Victorian greenhouse bathed in sunlight. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and the restaurant offers a special brunch menu starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays. 

Sulimay's Restaurant

Sulimay’s Restaurant in Fishtown has been slinging diner classics since 2002, with breakfast options like waffles, omelets, scrapple, and biscuits smothered in sausage gravy. The eggs start frying at 8 a.m. on weekdays.

Front Street Cafe

A gorgeous, brick-accented garden patio is the true hero of Fishtown’s Front Street Cafe, a quiet and industrial-chic neighborhood favorite. Vegans and carnivores alike can find something to love; the cafe’s New American spin on breakfast ranges from classic huevos rancheros (with an optional vegan cheddar) to eggs benedict with a poached egg or tofu scramble to an excellent mushroom and lentil scrapple. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m., Wednesday through Monday.

Cafe La Maude

Open daily from 8 a.m., Cafe La Maude is a legendary destination that brings the energy of a Parisian hideaway to Northern Liberties with a beloved menu of French Lebanese-influenced dishes. The cafe doesn’t take reservations, but shakshuka and red velvet tiramisu pancakes are worth any wait.

Cafe Lift

Photogenic breakfasts are a highlight at Cafe Lift, a vibey coffee-forward spot in a refurbished industrial warehouse by the rail park. The cafe strives to source its ingredients locally and sustainably; beginning at 8 a.m. daily, get into the likes of eggs Benedict, toasts, and indulgent crespelles, or Italian-style crepes.

Heung Fa Chun Sweet House

This modest storefront tucked away in Chinatown opens bright and early at 6:30 a.m. daily. Heung Fa Chun Sweet House serves flavorful Chinese breakfast fare at street-cart prices, like tofu topped with sweet and savory goodness alongside warming pints of congee and freshly fried crullers.

Dutch Eating Place

Scoring a stool at the cramped counter of this Reading Terminal stalwart often requires a bit of patience, but once you’re seated you can’t help but smile at the homey, hearty Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast options. Dishes like egg platters and hotcakes are made on decades-old griddles, and the pricing is of another era. Dutch Eating Place is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m.

Honeysuckle Provisions

Honeysuckle Provisions is an Afrocentric grocery store and cafe creating a community space one house-made breakfast sandwich at a time. Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, this West Philly gem rolls out a mighty takeout-only breakfast menu featuring a hot pocket stuffed with smoky collards and egg, heirloom grits and eggs, and a breakfast sandwich with a choice of maple-sage sausage or black-eyed pea scrapple.

Renata's Kitchen

Located at the 40th Street trolley portal, Renata’s Kitchen on Baltimore Avenue is a West Philly go-to. The restaurant starts serving at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday, offering a mix of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and American breakfast dishes like shakshuka, omelets, and avocado toast.

Middle Child

Open only for breakfast and lunch, the original Middle Child in Washington Square West serves eggs, hand-rolled bagels with house-cured lox, sandwiches (go for the short rib Reuben on rye), and Elixr coffee starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday and at 8 a.m. Friday through Sunday.

The Breakfast Den

This South Street breakfast specialist with an unassuming name offers the best of two worlds, bringing together Vietnamese and American morning eats from 8 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The Breakfast Den’s eye-openers include bacon chocolate chip pancakes and brioche French toast sticks as well as savory treats like a rice-based breakfast bowl topped with vegetarian egg rolls and a banh mi filled with crispy eggs, bacon, sausage patties, and eggplant pate.

Pho Ha

A list of Philadelphia breakfasts wouldn’t be complete without at least one bowl of pho, a Vietnamese morning staple. At Pho Ha, steaming bowls of beef broth and rice noodles are served with various meaty additions like rare steak brisket, beef balls, and plenty of fresh herbs and chiles. And don’t sleep on the Vietnamese coffee drink cafe sua da. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. daily.

The Tasty

Unlike most diners in town, the Tasty is fully vegan; otherwise, this restaurant on Columbus Park maintains that charmingly dated diner look. The doors open at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday for house-made baked goods like doughnuts and a limited menu including tofu scrambles, omelets, and breakfast burritos. At 9 a.m. the full menu kicks in so you can order more meat- and dairy-free goodies like waffles, pancakes, and French toast.

The Dutch

Brunch favorite the Dutch serves breakfast daily beginning at 8 a.m. The cozy eatery off East Passyunk Avenue offers fair prices on Pennsylvania Dutch food like Dutch baby pancakes cooked on cast iron, a crispy Lebanon bologna omelet, and the Strammer Max: sunny side up eggs, Gouda, and Canadian bacon over rye bread.

Korshak Bagels

Near East Passyunk Avenue, Korshak Bagels offers an unlikely yet inspiring combination of hand-scrawled poems taped to the door and unforgettable bagels like the half poppyseed, half sesame seed Gemini. To poet and bagel-maker Philip Korshak, bagels are more than just a ring of boiled and baked dough — they’re part of a philosophy of life. Doors open at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday, but expect a line on weekends.

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Machine Shop

Machine Shop’s traditional French pastries are ultra-fresh and expertly laminated. Every pastry from this bakery in South Philly’s Bok Building has a delicate, crusty exterior that gives way to airy, buttery layers. The most popular item here is the croissant, naturellement, but if you’re looking for a more savory breakfast, snag the jammy egg pastry with mushrooms and Gouda. Doors open at 9 a.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Okie Dokie Donuts

In South Philly, takeout-only Okie Dokie Donuts makes quirky flavors like upside-down pineapple cake and lavender strawberry. Best of all, these cakey doughnuts are all gluten-free and some are vegan. A walk-up window starts taking orders at 8 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday, though you can preorder online.

Café y Chocolate

Nobody does desayuno like this Mexican breakfast spot on Snyder. Classics like huevos a la Mexicana and molletes appear alongside tofu scramble burritos and chilaquiles. True to its name, Café y Chocolate also serves spiced hot chocolate and an extensive menu of Mexican-influenced espresso drinks, including coffee milkshakes. Breakfast starts at 9 a.m. daily.

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