2025 Best Breakfast Restaurants in Chicago Area

Where to Find the Best Breakfast in Chicago

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so start your morning off right with a fluffy omelet, spicy breakfast burrito or stack of pancakes.

Browse GAYOT's Best Breakfast Restaurants in Chicago, presented in alphabetical order.

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Beatrix

American, Breakfast, Healthy
Beatrix
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Streeterville spot offering American fare, from nightly dinners to weekend brunch. See More

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Beatrix Fulton Market
14/20
Outpost for healthy dining inside the fashionable Fulton Market District. See More

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The Breakfast Club
11/20
Cozy breakfast nook --- a one-time cottage --- serving a.m. favorites plus sandwiches during lunch. See More
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Doughnut Vault
QB
Sweet tooths sate cravings at this buzzed about doughnut slinger from Gilt Bar's Brendan Sodikoff. See More
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Eleven City Diner
11/20
Relatively inexpensive, authentic, New York-style Jewish deli that serves a mean corned beef sandwich. See More
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Kanela Breakfast Club
13/20
Hip spot for the brunch bunch, with invitingly updated a.m. eats. See More
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Lou Mitchell's
11/20
A breakfast institution with ahhh-inducing omelets and homey lunch specials. See More
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Perilla Korean American Steakhouse
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Sophisticated Korean-American steakhouse in L7 Chicago. See More

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Phoenix

Chinese, Dim Sum, Breakfast
Phoenix
12/20
The early morning dim sum is a draw at this Chinatown favorite. See More
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Southport Grocery & Cafe
13/20
Bustling spot for breakfast plus grab-and-go baked and gourmet goods. See More
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