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What makes San Antonio a great place for breakfast and brunch?
- Peppered with Tex-Mex restaurants, cozy coffee shops, and family-friendly eateries, San Antonio is an excellent place for breakfast and brunch-lovers who love the first meal of the day.
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What breakfast options are available in San Antonio?
- From dozens of variations of breakfast tacos to fluffy omelets, egg scrambles, and decadent waffles topped with strips of roasted duck, the city has a wealth of excellent places to head to for breakfast.
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1. El Milagrito Cafe
This humble family-run eatery serves traditional Mexican fare and tequilas in a bright and colorful setting with friendly service and a cozy ambiance. El Milagrito Cafe offers a hearty Tex-Mex all-day breakfast menu that has been satisfying customers since 1969 and features a variety of breakfast tacos with different fillings and breakfast plates served with refried beans, papas with chorizo and two hand-made tortillas. Other items include huevos rancheros, migas plates of crispy tortilla chips mixed with two scrambled eggs, chilaquiles plates, machacado plates, and huevos ahogados, along with pancakes, oatmeal, and an array of sides.
El Milagrito Cafe, 521 E Woodlawn Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, Phone: 210-737-8646
2. Eggspectation
Eggspectation is a stylish Canadian breakfast chain established in the 1990s that specializes in all-day breakfast with a comprehensive egg-focused breakfast menu as well as lunch and dinner fare. Located along Loop 1604 near Blanco Road in San Antonio, Eggspectation boasts a menu with more than 100 items, including many selections of eggs and egg-based dishes such as Benedicts, scrambles, omelets, and French toast. Signature plates known as Great Eggspectations include the Uneggspected, a six-ounce New York strip steak served with two eggs in any style, and homemade Lyonnaise-style potatoes. Another favorite is the Montreal Benny with corned beef, Swiss cheese, and two poached eggs served on a toasted English muffin and smothered in hollandaise sauce.
Eggspectation, 402 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78232, Phone: 210-545-3199
3. Jim's Restaurant
Jim's Restaurant is a popular chain that offers comfort food and friendly service at moderate prices. Young entrepreneur G. “Jim” Hasslocher began selling ice-cold sliced watermelon next to his bike stand in 1974, which then evolved into a drive-in that sold burgers, onion rings, and milkshakes. He named his business Frontier Enterprises, and with its loyal following it grew into the successful restaurant chain it is today with locations all over Texas. Homestyle breakfasts include the Texas Two Step Breakfast of two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs cooked in any style, and two strips of bacon, Texas French toast, cowboy waffles, and buttermilk pancakes.
Jim's Restaurant, Fredericksburg & Loop 410: 3319 Hillcrest, San Antonio, TX 78201, Phone: 210-732-5491
4. La Panaderia
La Panaderia is a lauded Mexican bakery with several locations around the city that serves 30 different kinds of pan dulce along with a wide selection of homemade soups, fresh salads, tortas on fresh, long-fermented bread, and specialty coffees. The breakfast menu boasts signature dishes such as French toast with berries, eggs done in several ways, scrambled eggs, eggs Benedict, vegetarian scrambles with pickled jalapenos, and a variety of tortas. The menu also offers individual croissants for kids and a range of hot drinks, coffee, tea, fresh fruit juices, and sodas.
La Panaderia, 8305 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209, Phone: 210-375-6746
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