Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Durham, NC

Breakfast and brunch in Durham at a glance

• Breakfast and brunch is the 11th largest food category in Durham, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 2.6% share compares with 2.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 35 listed below, 17 are independent and 18 belong to chains; 34 list a website.

Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Durham

• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1821 N Pointe Dr
• Biscuitville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 3201 Hillsborough Rd
• Big Bad Breakfast - Durham
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 2608 Erwin Rd #120
• Elmo's Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 776 9th St
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7011 Fayetteville Rd
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5307 New Hope Commons Blvd Ext
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4233 Corners Pkwy
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4435 NC-55
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4203 NC-55
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 3500 Hillsborough Rd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 758 9th St
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 2100 N Roxboro St
• William's Gourmet Kitchen
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 2114 E NC-54
• It's A Southern Thing Ellis Crossings
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1051 Yunus Rd Ste 110
• Hope Valley Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3710 Shannon Rd
• True Flavors Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 5410 Nc Highway 55 Ste Aj
• Biscuitville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 2822 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
• Denny's
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7021 Nc Highway 751 Ste 901
• Silver Spoon Restaurant
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 5230 N Roxboro Rd
• Benetis Breakfast Grill
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Greenwood Commons Shopping Center, 5410 NC-55 Q
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5419 Page Road
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 112 E NC-54
• AC Kitchen
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 2800 Erwin Road
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 1607 TW Alexander Dr
• Brigs at the Park
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4900 NC-55
• Debbie Lou’s Biscuit Sandwich Shop
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 5410 NC-55
• Biscuitville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1129 W Club Blvd
• Country Junction Restaurant
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 4823 NC Highway 55
• Duke University Marketplace
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1324 Campus Dr
• Ma's Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 2818 Chapel Hill Rd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4406 N Roxboro St
• Biscuitville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 1806 Holloway Street
• Happy Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch
• Smashed Waffles
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch
• Biscuitville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3203 N Roxboro St

Breakfast and brunch elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most breakfast and brunch listings are in Charlotte (82), Greensboro (48), Raleigh (35), Winston-Salem (28), Asheville (28) and Wilmington (26).

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