Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Knoxville, TN

Breakfast and brunch in Knoxville at a glance

• Breakfast and brunch is the 13th largest food category in Knoxville, after bars and pizza.
• Its 2.0% share compares with 2.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 28 listed below, 10 are independent and 18 belong to chains; 27 list a website.

Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Knoxville

• Lunch House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3816 Holston Dr
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7128 Kingston Pike
• Eggspectation - Knoxville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 2201 Kerns Rising Way
• Metro Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 6546 Clinton Hwy
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 6474 Kingston Pike
• First Watch
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5144 N. Broadway St.
• Ruby Sunshine
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 37 Market Square
• Scrambled Jake's Breakfast Company
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 7428 S Northshore Dr
• Shoney's
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 4020 Rutledge Pike
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 411 N Cedar Bluff Rd
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 103 Stekoia Ln
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · EXIT 383, 6230 Papermill Dr NW I 75
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · EXIT 108, 119A Cedar Ln I 75
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7414 Strawberry Plains Pike I 40
• Waffle House
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5416 Asheville Hwy
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5604 Merchants Center Blvd
• Rami's Cafe
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3553 N Broadway NE
• Pete's Restaurant & Coffee Shop
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 540 Union Ave
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 7609 Mountain Grove Dr
• Aretha's Knoxville
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 3318 Chapman Hwy
• Inskip Grill
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 4877 N Broadway St Ste 5
• Oli Bea
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 119 S Central St
• The Egg & I Restaurants
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 5018 Kingston Pike
• Mimi's Cafe
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · 10945 Parkside Dr
• Wild Eggs
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 4451 Kingston Pike
• Fountain City Diner
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 3029 Tazewell Pike
• IHOP
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · Chain · University of Tennessee, Presidential Court Building
• Rankin Restaurant
  Restaurant · Breakfast and brunch · 2200 N Central St

Breakfast and brunch elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most breakfast and brunch listings are in Nashville (100), Memphis (65), Chattanooga (36), Clarksville (24), Murfreesboro (20) and Franklin (14).

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