Breakfasts & Weekend Brunch Spots in Indianapolis

Located in a historic building dating back to 1938, the Metro Diner is a family-owned and operated restaurant that has been Jacksonville’s favorite place for breakfast for more than 25 years. Owned by Chef Mark Davoli and family, the charming eatery offers more than just great food – it provides a warm and welcoming place for people to gather and enjoy imaginative twists on old classics for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With over 80 years of combined restaurant experience, the Davoli family transformed the regular menu to include innovative new dishes created from fresh, locally sourced ingredients like the crab cake Benedict, Frisco breakfast sandwich with grilled deli ham, scrambled eggs, and cheddar cheese on grilled sourdough bread as well as the ever-popular 12-inch Metro Pancake with sweet or savory toppings.

7225 US 31, Indianapolis, IN 46277, Phone: 317-285-0149

Cafe Patachou is hailed as being a “student union for adults,” where customers can gather and socialize over delicious food and freshly brewed house-roasted coffee. One of several locations around the city, this favorite breakfast nook sits in a friendly neighborhood on the corner of 49th and Pennsylvania Street and whips up a hearty brunch worth writing home about. Its menu provides an array of warm farm-to-table fare such as savory omelets, thick breakfast sandwiches, hot-off-the-griddle pancakes, waffles, and French toast, and fresh salads along with a self-serve coffee with daily rotating flavors. Try the perfectly prepared omelet stuffed with brie, spinach, and mushrooms, served with thickly sliced homemade bread, or take your pick from warm bagels, scones, and cinnamon toast to have with your coffee.

4901 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205, Phone: 317-925-2823

Restaurants Offering Great Egg-Based Dishes

The A2Z Cafe is a family-owned and operated café that serves a menu of classic comfort food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Named after owners Ashraf and Zulma, the friendly café boasts comfortable seating and a light and airy atmosphere in which to enjoy a variety of breakfast fare. The menu offers healthy options like old-fashioned oatmeal and fresh fruit, thick smoothies with honey and yogurt, and Greek yogurt parfait along with favorite morning munchies like multi-egg omelets with various fillings, biscuits, sausage and gravy, corned beef hash, breakfast sandwiches, cinnamon swirl pancakes, Belgian waffles, and French toast.

4705 E 96th Street, #35, Indianapolis, IN 46240, Phone: 317-569-9349

Serving plain and simple food in a casual and relaxed setting in two locations in Indianapolis, Art's Skillet is a great place to go for a delicious breakfast and brunch. Named after the owner, Arturo, who prides himself on serving fresh, made-to-order fare prepared with only the highest quality locally sourced ingredients, the café serves a menu of traditional breakfast items, such as a variety of full egg and egg white omelets with different fillings, skillets layered with potatoes, and signature Benedicts. Also on the cards are French toast, pancakes, and waffles hot off the grill with sweet and savory toppings, egg scramblers, and healthy options like oatmeal bowls, fruit plates, and croissants. Items can be customized to diners’ tastes and are served with a selection of hot and cold beverages, including freshly brewed coffee and tea.

8255 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN 46226, Phone: 317-672-2367

Wild Eggs is a family-friendly restaurant chain that serves breakfast, sandwiches, salads, and homemade soups in a warm, contemporary setting. The charming eatery features comfortable tables and chairs with cloth linens, water pitchers and a pot of coffee on each table, and freshly cracked pepper offered with every meal by friendly staff and serves imaginative and inventive twists on classic breakfast fare. Menu favorites include bananas Foster waffles topped with banana rum caramel sauce and toasted sourdough bread topped with applewood smoked bacon, roasted turkey, fried egg, white cheddar cheese, and smoked paprika. Kalamity Katie’s Border Benedict is a winner with two poached eggs, green onions, avocado, chorizo, and queso fundido on top of two green chili cheddar corn cakes. The cuisine is paired with house-roasted and custom-blended coffee, in-house espressos, spirited coffees, Bloody Marys and mimosas.

314 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: 317-744-8283

Charlie Browns Pancake & Steak House is a classic down-home diner with leatherette booths, banquettes, and tables that are decorated with racing memorabilia and other eccentric décor that serves a traditional menu of breakfast and lunch favorites. Early bird breakfast begins at 6:00 am and offers all the usual dishes of filling-packed omelets made with multiple eggs, hearty breakfast sandwiches, plates of bacon, eggs, sausages and hash browns, and griddle specials like pancakes and waffles with sweet and savory toppings, plain or stuffed French toast, and freshly baked muffins. Freshly brewed coffee and tea can be enjoyed in or on the go.

1038 N Main St, Indianapolis, IN 46224, Phone: 317-243-2502

Restaurants for a Date

If it’s simple, unpretentious, and freshly prepared belly-filling food you are looking for, then Chef D’s Breakfast Restaurant is the place to go. Situated on Michigan Road and open for breakfast and lunch daily, Chef D’s menu features all the traditional breakfast favorites such as plates of bacon, eggs, sausages, and hash browns, and hearty breakfast sandwiches. Tuck into burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, omelets made with multiple eggs, and pancakes with sweet and savory toppings as well as plain or stuffed French toast. Chef D’s Breakfast Restaurant offers in-house and take-away dining with online ordering and delivery services.

8347 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268, Phone: 317-991-4982

Located in the hip “SoBro” area just south of Broad Ripple, Delicia is a stylish eatery that serves innovative New Latin cuisine and signature cocktails in a lively, light, and industrial-chic space. Boasting high ceilings with knotty exposed wood beams and a color palette of gold, white, and steel gray, the sophisticated area features a poured concrete and mirrored-back bar that serves some of the city’s finest cocktails, elegant Club Med-style seating, and a laidback beach club vibe ambiance. The menu features creative fare with Latin-American, Caribbean, and Spanish influences with dishes such as smoked salmon frittatas, Cuban toast with cinnamon, nutmeg, and walnuts, and dripping in condensed milk, syrup, served with heirloom breakfast potatoes, and chilaquiles rojos with mole oaxaqueño, guajillo chile sauce, fried eggs, Chihuahua cheese, and queso fresco. Sip caipirinhas or sangria or enjoy a samba with the little sister to Delicia, La Mulita, next door.

5215 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, Phone: 317-925-0677