Want to follow in our footsteps? Here are the breakfasts we’ve encountered on our travels outside of Columbus! Please note: if you’re planning a visit based on one of my posts, please call the restaurant, check their website, or track them down on social media. Hours change, menus rotate, people come and go. I make every effort to keep this list updated regarding closed restaurants, but make sure you call ahead, too.
SEE ALSO:
Columbus Breakfast Guide | Beyond Breakfast | Beer | Mrs. Breakfast With Nick | Travel | The Ghosts of Columbus Breakfasts Past
GEORGIA
The Breakfast Club (Tybee Island)
Clary’s Cafe (Savannah)
Goose Feather Cafe & Bakery (Savannah)
Perc Coffee Roasters (Savannah)
Tybean Art & Coffee Shop (Tybee Island)
ILLINOIS
The Bongo Room (Chicago) **NEW POST**
West Egg Cafe (Chicago)
The Wormhole Coffee (Chicago) **NEW POST**
INDIANA
Love Handle (Indianapolis) **NEW POST**
Maxine’s Chicken & Waffles (Indianapolis) **NEW POST**
Milktooth (Indianapolis)
KENTUCKY
Alfalfa (Lexington)
Coffee Pub (Lexington)
Doodles (Lexington)
Ramsey’s Diner (Lexington)
The Silver Dollar (Louisville)
Spalding’s Bakery (Lexington)
Winchell’s Restaurant (Lexington)
MARYLAND
Blue Moon Cafe (Baltimore)
Broadway Diner (Baltimore)
Cafe Hon (Baltimore)
MICHIGAN
Anna’s House (Grand Rapids)
Brandywine (Lake Drive) (Grand Rapids) – CLOSED
The Cakabakery (Grand Rapids) – moving to a new location
Electric Cheetah (Grand Rapids)
Founder’s Brewery Breakfast Stout Breakfast (Grand Rapids)
The Gathering Place (Grand Rapids)
The Grant Depot (Grant)
The Koffee Kuppe (Fremont)
Madcap Coffee (Grand Rapids)
Marge’s Donut Den (Grand Rapids)
Marie Catrib’s (Grand Rapids) – CLOSED
Nonna Cafe (Ada)
Outside Coffee Co. (Grand Rapids) **NEW POST**
Phoenix Street Cafe (South Haven)
Propaganda Donuts (Grand Rapids) – CLOSED
Real Food Cafe (Grand Rapids)
Rowster New American Coffee (Grand Rapids)
San Chez Cafe (Grand Rapids)
Sundance Grill & Bar (Grand Rapids)
Trillium Haven (Grand Rapids) – renovated as Terra GR
Van’s Pastry Shoppe (Grand Rapids)
Wolfgang’s (Grand Rapids)
MISSOURI
Goody Goody Diner (St. Louis)
NEW JERSEY
Time to Eat Diner (Bridgewater)
NEW YORK
Barney Greengrass (New York)
Bergen Bagels (Brooklyn)
The City Bakery (New York)
Dough (Brooklyn)
Jing Fong (New York)
Kitchenette (Tribecca) (New York) – CLOSED
Magnolia Bakery (Midtown) (New York)
Ninth Street Espresso (Chelsea Market) (New York)
Sarabeth’s Bakery (New York)
Sullivan Street Bakery (New York)
Wafels & Dinges (New York)
NORTH CAROLINA
Bojangles (Williamston)
Dajio Restaurant (Ocracoke)
The Dancing Turtle Coffee Shop (Hatteras)
Diamond Shoals Restaurant (Buxton)
Duck Donuts (Kill Devil Hills)
Eduardo’s Taco Stand (Ocracoke) **NEW POST**
The Flying Melon Cafe (Ocracoke) – no longer serving brunch
Frisco Sandwich Co. (Frisco)
Front Porch Cafe (Nags Head)
Gingerbread House Bakery (Frisco) – currently not serving breakfast
Island Perks Cafe (Buxton) – CLOSED
Live Oak Coffee (Ocracoke) – CLOSED
Magic Bean Coffee Bazaar (Ocracoke)
Oceana’s Bistro (Avon)
Ocracoke Coffee Co. (Ocracoke)
Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe (Buxton)
Out Back Kitchen (Avon) – CLOSED
Poppy’s Bagels & More (Charlotte)
Shipwreck Grill (Buxton) – CLOSED
Sidney’s Cafe & Bistro (Elizabeth City)
Stu’s Donuts (Avon) **NEW POST**
Ugly Mugs Coffee Shop (Avon)
OHIO
CINCINNATI
Cheapside Cafe (Downtown) **NEW POST**
Holtman’s Donuts (Over-the-Rhine)
Maplewood Kitchen & Bar (Downtown) **NEW POST**
Orchids at Palm Court (Downtown)
Sleepy Bee Cafe (Oakley)
Sugar N’ Spice (Norwood)
Taste of Belgium (Over-the-Rhine)
Taste of Belgium (The Banks) **NEW POST**
CLEVELAND
BonBon Pastry & Cafe (Cleveland) – CLOSED
The Flying Fig (Cleveland)
Lucky’s Cafe (Cleveland)
Slyman’s Restaurant (Cleveland)
OTHER CITIES
Bill’s Donuts (Centerville)
Black Kite Coffee & Pies (Toledo) **NEW POST**
The Blue Door Cafe & Bakery (Cuyahoga Falls)
The Butter Cafe (Dayton)
Casa Nueva Restaurant & Cantina (Athens)
Clifton Mill (Clifton) **NEW POST**
Der Dutchman (Plain City)
Donald’s Donuts (Zanesville) **NEW POST**
Donkey Coffee (Athens)
Donut World (Lancaster)
Early Birds Breakfast (St. Louisville) **NEW POST**
The Golden Jersey Inn (Yellow Springs)
Hamburger Inn (Delaware)
The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls (Logan)
Kostas Restaurant (Hamilton)
Legacy Pancake House (Dayton)
Lindsey’s Bakery (Circleville)
LJ’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant (Logan) – CLOSED
Lucky Steer (Wapakoneta) **NEW POST**
Mike’s Place (Kent)
Mrs. Renison’s Donuts (Marysville) **NEW POST**
The Nutcracker Family Restaurant (Pataskala)
Our Lakeside Diner (Buckeye Lake)
Pasquale’s Cafe (Put-In-Bay)
Press Coffee Bar (Dayton)
Schuler’s Bakery (Springfield) **NEW POST**
Snapshots Coffee & Kitchen (Newark) **NEW POST**
Sunrise Cafe (Yellow Springs)
The Syndicate (Bellefontaine) **NEW POST**
OREGON
Blue Star Donuts (Downtown) (Portland) **NEW POST**
Gravy (Portland)
Helser’s on Alberta (Portland)
Pip’s Original Doughnuts (Portland) **NEW POST**
The Tin Shed (Portland)
Voodoo Doughnut (Portland)
PENNSYLVANIA
Blue Sky Cafe (Bethlehem) – changed to a new concept
Coal Oil Johnny’s Eatery (Pleasantville)
Clark’s Donuts Plus (Cranberry)
Cracker Barrel (New Stanton)
Dutch-Way Family Restaurant (Myerstown)
French Creek Cafe (Franklin) – CLOSED
Greenville Dinor (Greenville) – CLOSED
Kumm Esse Diner (Myerstown)
P&G Diner at the Lincoln (Millvale) **NEW POST**
Lititz Family Cupboard Restaurant & Buffet (Lititz)
Meat & Potatoes (Pittsburgh) **NEW POST**
Mel’s Diner (Lebanon)
Paxton’s Family Restaurant (Greenville)
Risser’s Family Restaurant (Womelsdorf) – CLOSED
Square Cafe (Pittsburgh)
TENNESSEE
Aretha Frankenstein’s (Chattanooga)
City Cafe Diner (Chattanooga)
Porter’s Steakhouse (Chattanooga)
VIRGINIA
Bagel Baker (Virginia Beach)
WASHINGTON
CJ’s Eatery (Seattle) **NEW POST**
La Marzocco Cafe (Seattle) **NEW POST**
Starbucks Reserve Roastery (Seattle) **NEW POST**
Top Pot Doughuts (Seattle) **NEW POST**
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Founding Farmers **NEW POST**
WEST VIRGINIA
Biscuit World (Winfield)
Cracker Barrel (Beckley)
SEE ALSO:
Columbus Breakfast Guide | Beyond Breakfast | Beer | Mrs. Breakfast With Nick | Travel | The Ghosts of Columbus Breakfasts Past