We hope that everyone reading this is ready to take a deep dive into the best places to eat breakfast in Indianapolis. 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 Indianapolis 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.
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.
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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 the Midwest is welcome to do so right there.
Best Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis breakfast and brunch restaurants:
- Lincoln Square Pancake House at 2330 N Meridian St
- Maxine’s Chicken & Waffles at 222 E Market St
- Good Morning Mama’s Cafe at 1001 E 54th St
- Milktooth at 534 Virginia Ave
- Denny’s at 8808 N Michigan Rd
- Rad’s at 4733 E 126th St, Carmel
- Wild Eggs at 13272 Market Square Dr, Fishers
- Eva’s Pancake House at 831 Broadway St, Anderson
- Uptown Café at 809 Conner St, Noblesville
Chicken and waffles, Belgian waffles, and catfish n’ grits are some of the breakfast items available at Maxine’s where daily specials are also offered.
Since 2007 Wild Eggs has been serving innovative dishes for breakfast and brunch in your area as well as gluten free items.
Fresh homemade local breakfast, brunch, and lunch items that are free of additives and preservatives including breads, biscuits, muffins, and rolls are offered at Uptown Café.
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:
- The Garden Table at 908 E Westfield Blvd
- The Healthy Food Café at 1155 E Stop 11 Rd #D
- Rize Fishers at 9705 Fishers District Dr #760, Fishers
Acai bowls, French toast, sandwiches, salads, blueberry hotcakes, biscuits, and many more vegan and vegetarian breakfasts near you are served at The Garden Table.
You can order breakfast burritos, tacos, protein steel cut oats, protein fiber waffles, and bagels at The Healthy Food Café Tuesday through Saturday.
Rize is open for early breakfast in Indianapolis every day at 7am serving breakfast bowls, sandwiches, French toast, yogurt, granola, and chia seed pudding.
Donuts Shops In Indianapolis
Or just eat something delicious at one of these donut shops near you:
- Jacks Donuts at 9105 E 56th St
- Rise’n Roll at 9705 Fishers District Dr, Fishers
- Deluxe Donuts at 520 S Scatterfield Rd #3605, Anderson
- Rebellion Doughnuts at 17677 Cumberland Rd, Noblesville
Jacks Donuts is open throughout the week starting at 6:30am except for Monday when they are closed.
You can get good donuts at Rise’n Roll Monday through Saturday.
Local Bagel Shops
Expect to find a wide variety of bagels and probably even some breakfast sandwiches at:
- Sidedoor Bagel at 1103 E 10th St #A
- Shapiro’s Delicatessen at 808 S Meridian St
- Bearded Bagel at 7305 E 96th St
- Ripple Bagel & Deli at 850 Broad Ripple Ave
- Bagel Fair at 1300 E 86th St #16
- Einstein Bros at 2350 E 116th St, Carmel
- Big Apple Bagels at 11675 Olio Rd, Fishers
Bakeries
There are lots of bakeries around town that have good early morning options:
- Taylor’s Bakery at 6216 Allisonville Rd
- Long’s Bakery at 1453 N Tremont St
- Gallery Pastry Shop at 4573 N College Ave
- Insomnia Cookies at 809 Broad Ripple Ave
- No Label At The Table at 111 W Main St #145, Carmel
- Crumbl Cookies at 8395 E 116th St #137, Fishers
- Sweet Petals Bake Shop at 9419 Casey Rd, Pendleton
- Busy Moms Can Bake at 1275 Division St., Noblesville
Taylor’s Bakery is open at 8am Tuesday through Saturday while Long’s Bakery is open early starting at 5:30am.
Some of Gallery Pastry Shop’s local breakfast and brunch items include croissants, biscuits and gravy, two egg hash, Tiffany’s omelet, and crème brulée crepes.
Gluten and dairy free baked goods as well as vegan soups, cheeses, side dishes, and entrées are all available at No Label at the Table except for Monday when they are closed.
Cafes In Your Area
Kick your day off with a caffeine blast at one of these cafes:
- Cafe Patachou at 225 W Washington St
- Another Broken Egg Cafe at 9435 N Meridian St
- Metro Diner at 7225 US-31 South St
- Jackrabbit at 525 W 11th St, Anderson
- Bica Café at 933 Conner St, Noblesville
Café Patachou is a good place to try made to order omelets, salads, soups, sandwiches, and desserts. Bon Appetit Magazine even named them as one of the “Top ten places for breakfast in the country”.
Another Broken Egg Café has been satisfying locals with Southern inspired breakfast, brunch, and lunch including biscuit beignets, gourmet omelets, and eggs Benedict for over 10 years.
European sweet and savory goods as well as Portuguese and Italian light bites are some of Bica Café’s specialties.
Smoothies & Juice Bars
Wraps, sandwiches, bowls, and other healthy food for your morning should also be available at these smoothie and juice bars:
- Greenleaf Juice at 4930 N Pennsylvania St
- Pure-Trition at 1957 N College Ave
- Twenty Two Juicery at 222 E Market St
- Healthy Happies at 20 Executive Dr #H, Carmel
- Clean Juice at 11670 Commercial Dr #500, Fishers
- Perfect Blend at 1902 Applewood Center Dr, Anderson
- Tropical Smoothie Café at 661 IN-32, Westfield
- Smoothie King at 6704 Whitestown Pkwy, Zionsville
Greenleaf Juice is open every day at 8am serving salads and steamed soups while Twenty Two Juicery is open at 9am Monday through Saturday.
Sandwiches, wraps, acai bowls, salads, and French toast are provided daily at Clean Juice.
Some of the items that you can get at Tropical Smoothie Café include toasted flatbreads, wraps, sandwiches, quesadillas, and bowls as well as smoothies and juices.
All Day Breakfast Restaurants
When you want your bacon and eggs on your own schedule visit an Indianapolis all day breakfast restaurant:
- First Watch at 143 N Illinois St
- Love Handle Indy at 877 Massachusetts Ave
- Brunchies at 13732 N Meridian St, Carmel
- The Roost at 7371 E 116th St, Fishers
- Perkins at 5033 Scatterfield Rd, Anderson
First Watch sells freshly prepared to order breakfast and brunch including some of the best pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, and cinnamon rolls near you.
The Roost serves breakfast and lunch all day featuring a wide range of egg and omelet recipes as well as delicious pancakes from 10:30am to 3pm.
Perkins Bakery offers all day breakfast in your area and a variety of artisan handhelds, soups, and salads as well as their most famous items including delicious cookies, mammoth muffins, fruit, cream, and dreamy pies.
Other places mentioned throughout the post serving all day breakfast in Indianapolis include Lincoln Square Pancake House, Wild Eggs, Milktooth, and Cafe Patachou.
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Enjoy Your Breakfast In Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis.
