Breakfast and brunch in Baltimore

Baltimore does breakfast big. These are places worth getting up for.

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Breakfast and brunch · Roland Park · $$

Miss Shirley's Cafe

Big breakfasts, chicken and waffles, crab dishes. The original location of a local breakfast and brunch favorite.

Diner · Remington · $

Papermoon Diner

All-day breakfast, milkshakes, wildly decorated rooms. A diner covered inside and out with toys, mannequins and found objects.

Breakfast café · Fells Point · $$

Blue Moon Cafe

Cap'n Crunch French toast, big breakfasts. A small, quirky Fells Point breakfast spot with a cult following for its Cap'n Crunch French toast.

All-day breakfast · Canton · $$

Iron Rooster

All-day breakfast, house-made toaster pastries. A busy all-day breakfast and brunch spot on the Canton waterfront, known for its house-made pop-tart style pastries.

Diner · Canton · $

Sip & Bite

Diner classics, crab cakes, breakfast anytime. A family-run Greek-American diner on Boston Street that has been a Canton landmark for decades.

New Mexican café · Hampden · $$

Golden West Cafe

Green chile, breakfast burritos, a funky room. A laid-back Hampden café on The Avenue known for New Mexico-style green chile, big breakfasts and a quirky, colorful dining room.

Pacific Island and pub cooking · Hampden · $$$

The Duchess

SPAM musubi, pork lumpia, ube pancakes, weekend brunch. The Foreman Wolf group’s restaurant in the former Cafe Hon building, mixing Guamanian and Pacific Island dishes with English pub touches.

Bakery and café · Remington · $

La Maison by Café Dear Leon

Crab dip bagels, almond croissants, coffee. A Remington bakery known for long lines and pastries like almond croissants, plus crab dip bagels.

American restaurant · Hampden · $$$

The Food Market

Creative comfort food, brunch. Chef Chad Gauss’s busy restaurant on The Avenue in Hampden, serving creative American comfort food at dinner and weekend brunch.

Farmers market · Downtown and Lexington Market · $

Baltimore Farmers' Market and Bazaar

Local produce, breakfast stalls, crafts. A big Sunday morning market under the JFX that runs from spring to late fall.

New American · Brewers Hill · $$$

Gunther & Co.

Dinner and brunch in a former brewery building. A restaurant in a converted brewery building in Brewers Hill, with a high-ceilinged dining room and a seasonal patio.

Oyster bar · Canton · $$$

Mama's on the Half Shell

Oysters, crab dishes, orange crush cocktails. A two-floor oyster bar on O’Donnell Square in Canton, with outdoor seating in warm weather.

Weekend waits can be long; go early or on a weekday.

Every place here was checked as operating in October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go. Ratings come only from readers.

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