1. Savor Elevated Comfort Food at B&O American Brasserie
Based in the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the B&O American Brasserie is where I go when I want a reliably tasty breakfast and good coffee. This is a chic, upscale restaurant that serves innovative, seasonal small plates and New American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Breakfast is a hearty affair at the B&O American Brasserie and sees dishes prepared by award-winning chefs using only the freshest locally sourced ingredients, including Belgian waffles and buttermilk pancakes, steel-cut oats and yogurt parfaits, sunrise wraps and three-egg omelets. Sip on fresh fruit juices, coconut water or freshly brewed coffee, espresso, latte, or imported teas in a casual yet elegant environment.
B&O American Brasserie , 2 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: 443-692-6172
2. Start Your Morning Right at Miss Shirley’s Cafe
Established in 2005 by Eddie Dopkin as a tribute to his personal friend, Miss Shirley McDowell, Miss Shirley's Cafe offers an exceptional award-winning culinary experience for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Using only the freshest locally sourced ingredients from the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, Miss Shirley’s Café serves an innovative menu of healthy cuisine created by Corporate Executive Chef Brigitte Bledsoe and her culinary team. Delicious breakfast dishes include breakfast banana splits, apple cranberry pie oatmeal, farmer’s market skinny quiche, three-egg omelets, pancakes, waffles, French toast and freshly brewed coffee and imported teas.
Miss Shirley's Cafe, 513 W. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21210, Phone: 410-889-5272
3. If You Love Laid-Back Eats, Hang Out at Alexander’s Tavern
Alexander's Tavern is a friendly neighborhood bar and restaurant located in historic Fells Point that is open for brunch, lunch, and dinner, seven days a week.
Exuding a warm and welcoming atmosphere and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, the restaurant offers a brunch menu with classics such as breakfast burritos and bowls, omelets and steak and eggs, waffles, pancakes, and breakfast nachos, as well as unique dishes such as sunrise pizzas, eggs Benedicts, and egg sandwiches. Alexander’s Tavern also serves morning cocktails and mimosas, for those who need more than a caffeine kick, along with freshly brewed coffee, tea, and other hot beverages.
Alexander's Tavern , 710 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, Phone: 410-522-0000
4. Taste Farm-to-Table Flavors at Maggie’s Farm
Maggie's Farm is an intimate bar and restaurant on Hartford Road in Baltimore that serves globally-inspired cuisine and cocktails.
Helmed by Chef Matthew Heaton, the restaurant is open for brunch on the weekends and dinner during the week with a creative menu that is served in a casual, laidback environment. The delicious brunch menu includes brunch burgers, chicken sandwiches, breakfast platters of eggs, bacon and biscuits, chilaquiles, fried eggs, fried chicken and buttermilk waffles, and vegetable hash browns. Maggie’s Farm can be rented for private functions and offers an exceptional catering menu of fresh, healthy cuisine.
Maggie's Farm, 4341 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214, Phone: 410-254-2376
5. Recharge with Rustic Brews and Bites at Artifact Coffee
Artifact Coffee is a rustic coffeehouse based in a reclaimed factory building that serves locally sourced and seasonal light bites for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner.
Located in the restored Union Mills complex across the light rail tracks from Woodberry, the casual stop-in for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner serves a variety of creative and innovative menus.
The Morning Kitchen menu features a smorgasbord of breakfast options, such as steel-cut oatmeal with candied pecans and fruit cups, egg sandwiches, grilled cornbread, dried fruit and cream and Pullman toast, toasted English muffins, and split biscuits with Five Seeds honey and homemade jam. Orders are taken at the counter and service is quick and friendly. Artifact Coffee is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner.
Artifact Coffee, 1500 Union Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211, Phone: 410-235-1881
6. Grab Fresh, British-Inspired Eats at Corner Pantry
The Corner Pantry is a relaxed, contemporary restaurant that serves a menu of locally sourced, modern British cuisine.
Located in Lake Falls Village, just north of the Mount Washington, the British-inspired Corner Pantry offers high-quality, locally sourced cuisine in a casual setting and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and also offers grab-and-go fare.
Breakfast is served Monday through Friday and features classic dishes such as avocado toast, croque madame, three-egg omelets, pancakes, egg soldiers, scrambled eggs, and quinoa bowls. Healthy options include yoghurt parfaits, smoothies, acacia bowls, and fresh fruit and are accompanied by fresh fruit juices, hot coffee, and imported teas.
Corner Pantry, 6080 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, Phone: 667-308-2331
7. If You Crave Casual Global Flavors, Stop by Dooby’s
Dooby's is a Korean-inspired café in Mount Vernon that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a casual, relaxed setting.
The restaurant serves breakfast every day until 11:00am and features classic and unusual dishes such as granola and yogurt, omelets, hash browns, chorizo burritos, steak and egg sandwiches, sausage and egg sandwiches, and spicy egg and cheese sandwiches.
Brunch specials include challah French toast, pork belly eggs Benedict, and brunch burgers with fries. Seasonal pastries are baked fresh every morning, including muffins, banana nut bread, scones and jam, honey oat granola bars, and there is plenty of freshly brewed coffee and tea.
Dooby's, 802 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: 410-609-3162
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