• Question: What is Wichita known for in terms of food?
  • Answer: The beating heart of Kansas’ farm country, Wichita has some fantastic places to enjoy hearty breakfasts and lazy brunches.
  • Question: What types of restaurants can be found in Wichita?
  • Answer: Boasting a diverse variety of restaurants from old-fashioned diners and charming cafés to cozy coffee shops and farm-to-table eateries, Wichita has no lack of great spots for early morning munchies or Sunday brunch feasts.
  • Question: What types of dishes are popular for breakfast and brunch in Wichita?
  • Answer: From made-from-scratch biscuit sandwiches to creative and delicious vegetarian and vegan fare, here are some of the best spots to break the fast in Wichita.

Harvest Kitchen-Bar

Harvest Kitchen-Bar

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Located in the Hyatt Regency Wichita, the Harvest Kitchen-Bar is an elegant eatery that celebrates the bountiful harvest of the Midwest with seasonally inspired menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Built around fresh, seasonal, locally grown produce and ingredients, the menu features innovative twists on classic breakfast dishes, such as ricotta pancakes with lemon ricotta, fresh strawberries, and maple syrup; apricot French toast with white chocolate artisan bread, apricot compote, and Yoder whipped butter; and a smoked salmon skillet with asparagus, spinach, fried eggs, and creme fraiche.

Harvest Kitchen-Bar, 400 W Waterman St, Wichita, KS 67202, Phone: 316-613-6300

Jimmy's Egg

Jimmy's Egg

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Jimmy's Egg is a casual diner chain with locations around the city that serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Founded over 35 years ago by a Vietnamese refugee seeking asylum in America, Jimmy’s Egg has grown to become a breakfast staple with hearty dishes prepared from fresh, locally sourced ingredients and made to order. Boasting a warm and welcoming atmosphere, Jimmy’s Egg serves a menu of traditional breakfast plates such as omelets and egg skillets, stacks of pancakes, thick waffles with fresh fruit or chicken, eggs are done in ten different ways, hearty burgers, and fresh salads. Signature items include the sweet cinnamon roll pancakes, which are best enjoyed with a hot cup of coffee.

Jimmy's Egg, 106 S. Hydraulic Street, Wichita, KS 67211, Phone: 316-252-8937

Country Cafe


Country Cafe

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Country Cafe is a family-owned diner that serves breakfast all day in a casual, comfortable setting. The laidback eatery is owned by the Delgado brothers, whose Hispanic background shines through in their creative dishes, which are served alongside classics such as biscuits and gravy, chicken-fried steak, homemade bread, and chicken-fried chicken. A daily breakfast special of two eggs, bacon, and hash browns is popular with the working crowd, while other favorite dishes include stacks of pancakes, Belgian waffles, omelets with various fillings, eggs done in several ways, and French toast.

Country Cafe, 2804 S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67217, Phone: 316-719-3837, Facebook

Dempsey's Biscuit Co.

Dempsey's Biscuit Co.

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Dempsey's Biscuit Co. is one of Wichita’s new kids on the block and is fast becoming one of the city’s favorite places to breakfast or brunch. Located on E Douglas in the heart of the town, the inviting café serves made-from-scratch biscuit sandwiches, freshly prepared salads, chicken and waffles, French toast biscuit sandwiches, homemade quiche, and chicken pot pie. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner during the week; however, weekend brunches are very popular, with diners flocking to enjoy the sumptuous fare in a casual and laidback setting.

Dempsey's Biscuit Co., 550 N Rock Rd #105, Wichita, KS 67206, Phone: 316-260-8579

Doo-Dah Diner

Doo-Dah Diner

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The award-winning Doo-Dah Diner is famous for having the best breakfast in Wichita, and it doesn’t disappoint. The cozy café-style diner’s walls are adorned with photographs and memorabilia from the past and present, and the all-day breakfast menu is a delight with classic dishes such as crab cake Benedict served with asparagus, poached eggs, and jalapeno bacon crumbles, and the banana bread French toast served with candied apples and pecans. Diners are treated to pull-apart monkey bread before every meal and Sundays offer an extensive brunch menu of gourmet sandwiches, egg dishes and omelets, stuffed French toast, Belgian waffles, and stacks of pancakes. The Doo-Dah Diner is open for breakfast and lunch, Wednesday through Saturday.

Doo-Dah Diner, 206 W. Kellogg Drive, Wichita, KS 67202, Phone: 316-265-7011

HomeGrown Wichita

HomeGrown Wichita

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Set in the New Market Square strip mall, HomeGrown Wichita is a delightful daytime eatery with spacious open-plan interiors that are bathed in natural light from large floor-to-ceiling windows and feature a full-service bar with bar seating and a vast open kitchen where diners can see the chefs at work. Breakfast offers such unique dishes as the homemade strawberry pop tarts, red velvet pancakes, blueberry streusel, and a bacon, egg, and cheese hand pie. The French are celebrated with Cinnamon Swirl and Croissant French toast, while healthy options range from avocado toast with crushed red peppers, eggs, and grape tomatoes to baked oatmeal with fresh berries and pecans and LoLo's granola and yogurt with Greek yogurt, fresh berries, and local honey.

HomeGrown Wichita, 2835 N Maize Rd, Wichita, KS 67205, Phone: 316-351-5783

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