Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Athens, GA

Breakfast and brunch in Athens at a glance

• Breakfast and brunch is the 10th largest food category in Athens, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 2.5% share compares with 2.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 16 listed below, 5 are independent and 11 belong to chains; 16 list a website.

Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Athens

• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1310 Oconee St
• Another Broken Egg Cafe
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 2375 W Broad St Ste B
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 140 Alps Road
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1180 Baxter St
• Mama's Boy
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 197 Oak St
• Metro Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 3075 Atlanta Hwy
• Pauley's
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 134 E Clayton St
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4881 Atlanta Hwy
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 2034 S Milledge Ave
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1825 Barnett Shoals Rd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 461 Calhoun Dr
• Kumquat Mae Bakery Cafe
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1155 Mitchell Bridge Rd
• The Farm Cart
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1074 Baxter St
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 140 W Clayton St
• Biscuit Basket Athens
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 723 Boulevard
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1310 Oconee St

Breakfast and brunch elsewhere in Georgia

Among the Georgia cities in this guide, the most breakfast and brunch listings are in Atlanta (101), Savannah (34), Augusta (30), Macon (27), Columbus (21) and Sandy Springs (20).

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