Breakfast is more than a meal, it’s a state of mind. You can eat eggs, bacon, biscuit sandwiches, or pancakes at any time; breakfast can be the fuel you need to jump-start your day or the landing pad after a long night that’s bled into morning. You can have breakfast at a diner or even some bakeries; you can sit down and linger over coffee refills or grab a breakfast burrito for the car. It might not be the most important meal of the day, but it’s definitely the most fun, and Seattle has more than its share of spots where you can experience a great one.
In January 2026, we added the Breakfast Club, a cozy little spot up in Lake City, and the buzzy new Wayland Mill.
Know of a spot that should be on our radar? Send us a tip by emailing seattle@eater.com.
Harry Cheadle eats breakfast every day. His go-to diner order for about 10 years has been corned beef hash, and he thinks that the home fries are a yardstick by which you can judge an entire restaurant. (Bad home fries can ruin the whole plate.) He will always, when given the opportunity, upgrade from regular toast to a scone or some kind of biscuit. Speaking of, he’s been grateful that more good biscuit places have been opening throughout Seattle lately — when he was growing up here, if you asked for a biscuit you had no idea what you were going to get.