Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Birmingham, AL

Breakfast and brunch in Birmingham at a glance

• Breakfast and brunch is the 17th largest food category in Birmingham, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.6% share compares with 2.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 18 listed below, 7 are independent and 11 belong to chains; 18 list a website.

Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Birmingham

• East of the Mississippi Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3103 Ensley 5 Points W Ave
• The Toasted Yolk Cafe
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 231 20th St S
• Ruby Sunshine
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5243 US-280
• The Original Pancake House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1931 11th Ave S
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 316 Valley Ave
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1676 Montclair Rd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1801 4th Ave S
• Bogue's
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3028 Clairmont Ave S
• Downstairs Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 7753 1st Ave S
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5243 Highway 280
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7748 Crestwood Blvd
• Marilyn's Deli & Dogs
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 715 18th St N
• Niki's Restaurant On 2nd Ave
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1101 2nd Ave N
• Over Easy
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 358 Hollywood Blvd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1034 20th St S
• Waffle Works
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1821 2nd Ave N
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 3415 Colonnade Pkwy
• Denny's
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 224 Daniel Payne Dr

Breakfast and brunch elsewhere in Alabama

Among the Alabama cities in this guide, the most breakfast and brunch listings are in Huntsville (32), Mobile (32), Montgomery (22), Tuscaloosa (13), Hoover (11) and Auburn (7).

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