We hope that everyone reading this is ready to take a deep dive into the best places to eat breakfast in Charleston. Our only real goal is to help you find the right meal to kick start your day.
The best all-around brunch and breakfast restaurants in Charleston will be where we begin. We know that many of you will be trying to find delicious eggs, omelets, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, wraps, bacon, sausage, or more and the spots on that list will have what you are after.
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Up next we will get into healthy vegan and vegetarian breakfast options in your area. Our next few subjects are pretty similar with local bakeries, donut, and bagel shops.
Drinks will be our next focus as cafes to get your coffee as well as some more healthy options like smoothies and juice bars get a mention. All day breakfast restaurants near you will wrap this up because we know that the morning hours are not the only time to indulge, and we will try to mention any brunch buffets throughout the post when applicable.
Towards the conclusion you will find a map with every place we mention pinned on it, and anyone that wants to check out our other posts on this area of the country is welcome to do so right here.
Best Charleston Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants
You will have a good chance of finding the best bacon, eggs, waffles, pancakes, omelets, and more if you eat at the best Charleston breakfast and brunch restaurants:
- Another Broken Egg Café at 99 S Market St
- Millers All Day at 120 King St
- Toast All Day at 155 Meeting St
- Big Bad Breakfast at 456 Meeting St
- Daps Breakfast & Imbibe at 280 Ashley Ave
- The Junction Kitchen at 4438 Spruill Ave
- Trotters Restaurant at 2008 Savannah Hwy
- The Swamp Fox Restaurant at 387 King St
Another Broken Egg Café has been satisfying locals with Southern inspired breakfast, brunch, and lunch for over 10 years. Millers is a refined bistro, bakery, and bar serving all day breakfast food like cinnamon rolls, waffles, and eggs.
Toast is a popular laid back spot that makes some of the best French toast, pancakes, waffles, eggs Benedicts, and other breakfast classics near you all day. You can also get waffles, biscuits and gravy, and other hearty breakfasts all day at Big Bad Breakfast.
Many people love Daps Breakfast & Imbibe’s delicious hash browns, pancakes, and egg sandwiches. The Junction is a rustic chic kitchen offering all day breakfast including sandwiches, tacos, burritos, and French toast.
If you’re looking for a full breakfast buffet in Charleston on weekends you should head to Trotters Restaurant where they offer scrambled eggs, pancakes, buttermilk biscuits, and more from 7:30am to 11:30am. The Swamp Fox Restaurant is another solid option for a breakfast buffet that starts at 7am daily.
Vegan & Vegetarian Breakfasts
Have your first meal at one of these healthy vegan or vegetarian breakfast spots if you want to live your best life:
- Annie O’ Love’s Cookie Café at 1901 Ashley River Rd
- The Gathering Cafe at 1124 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
Annie O’ Love’s Cookie Café sells waffles and smoothies.
Donut Shops In Charleston
Or just eat something delicious at one of these donut shops near you:
- Duck Donuts at 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd #16B
- Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts at 481 King St
- BKeDSHoP at 99 Westedge St #1950
- Krispy Kreme at 1491 Savannah Hwy
Local Bagel Shops
Expect to find a wide variety of bagels and probably even some breakfast sandwiches at:
- Blondies Bagels & Café at 245 Seven Farms Dr #130
- Bagel Nation at 520 Folly Rd #60
- Charleston Bagel at 656 Long Point Rd
Bakeries
There are lots of bakeries around town that have good early morning options:
- Brown’s Court Bakery at 199 St Philip St
- The Cake Stand at 1328 Trenholm Dr
- WildFlour Pastry at 1750 Savannah Hwy
- Baguette Magic at 792 Folly Rd
- Sugar Bakeshop at 59 1/2 Cannon St
Cafes In Your Area
Kick your day off with a caffeine blast at one of these cafes:
- Sightsee Shop at 125½ Line St
- Kudu Coffee at 4 Vanderhorst St
- Second State Coffee at 70 5 Beaufain St
- The Harbinger Cafe & Bakery at 1107 King St
Smoothies & Juice Bars
Wraps, sandwiches, bowls, and other healthy food for your morning should also be available at these smoothie and juice bars:
- Blend Juice Bar at 320 W Coleman Blvd
- Clean Juice at 168 Calhoun St
- Tropical Smoothie Café at 1808 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
All Day Breakfast Restaurants
When you want your bacon and eggs on your own schedule visit an Charleston all day breakfast restaurant:
- Bear E Patch Cafe West at 1980-A Ashley River Rd
- Marina Variety Store Restaurant at 9 Lockwood Dr
- Mercantile & Mash at 701 E Bay St
- Queen Street Grocery at 133 Queen St
More options for all day breakfast in your area include Millers All Day, Toast All Day, Big Bad Breakfast, and The Junction Kitchen from our top list. Just in case you were interested we have also written about:
- All-Day Breakfast & Buffets in Columbia
- All-Day Breakfast & Buffets in Atlanta
- All-Day Breakfast & Buffets in Orlando
- All-Day Breakfast & Buffets in Tampa Bay & St Petersburg
Enjoy Your Breakfast In Charleston
For now that is all we have to mention but check back often because we plan to update this page throughout the year. Now that you know about all of those local breakfast spots to get your eggs, omelets, bacon, pancakes, or waffles as well as buffets, healthy vegetarian and vegan options, donut and bagel shops near you, cafes, smoothie and juice bars, and all day restaurants you can tackle the morning.
Don’t be afraid to mention if we got anything incorrect in the comments, and feel free to share any early morning meal tips for your area that you may have too. Now go have fun enjoying your breakfast in Charleston.
