(This list does not include best brunch spots — that’s another list!)
These are BlogAsheville’s hand-picked Best-of-Asheville new-school breakfast joints, where bacon and eggs meet creative fusion, tofu, tempeh, farm-raised meats and organic veggies.
Looking for a taste of Asheville’s creative and innovative side at your morning meal? Huevos rancheros with free-range eggs, a wild-salmon omelet with a side of sweet-potato home fries, eggs over easy with guacamole and local goat cheese? Fresh-baked scratch-made biscuits with farmer’s market blackberry jam, coffee with turbinado sugar and organic half-and-half?
At these handpicked spots you won’t get called “hon” by the watiress, you CAN order a latte, the food is likely organic or locally sourced, you can substitute tofu bacon or soysage for the farm-raised real thing, and the flavor? Usually off the chain.
- Sunny Point. The undefeated champion of Asheville breakfasts, period. Bar none. Worth the wait. Breakfast all day. West Asheville.
- Early Girl. Another don’t-miss spot. Farm-to-table southern-inspired food. Downtown.
- Mayfel’s. New Orleans-influenced nouveau American. Downtown.
- Over Easy Cafe. Try the lavender french toast. Downtown.
- The Asheville Public: The new kid is off to a great start with pancakes, eggs, bacon, french toast, a salmon omelet and eggs benedict. East West Asheville on Clingman Ave. in the former Silver Dollar location.
- Chorizo: A killer Latin fusion breakfast menu, served daily until 4 p.m.! Eggs, stone-ground grits, beans, tortillas and guacamole. This underrated breakfast spot is downtown in the Grove Arcade.
- Rise ‘n’ Shine. Omelets and creative pancakes. North Asheville next to The Hop on Merrimon.
- The Green Sage. Coffee shop with a good menu, including omelets, biscuits and eggs. Breakfast all day. Downtown on Broadway.
- Homegrown (Sun-Fri only). Traditional southern food with an Asheville twist. North Asheville/Merrimon Ave.
- Clingman Avenue Cafe. Breakfast sandwiches and bagels. River Arts District
- Tod’s Tasties: Don’t forget this hipster hangout serves b’fast ALL DAY. Do NOT let hipsters have all the fun. A favorite hangout for Band of Horses during their Asheville recording sessions. Breakfast bowls, breakfast sandwiches and more. Montford.
Local natural foods grocers Earth Fare and Greenlife both have good breakfast bars (oatmeal, pancakes, scrambled eggs, egg strata, grits, taters…) and good coffee.
What’d we miss? Leave a comment!
