The excitement of watching the sun come up, feeling the cool, crisp morning air, and starting the day off with a sense of calm that few people get to experience is what makes breakfast rides so wonderful. Lay off the snooze button and head for your motorcycle. It’s time to smell the coffee– and the bacon, the biscuits, and the huevos rancheros. With the help of Ride Texas readers, we’ve complied a list of some of the forty-plus best places to meet, chat, and chew in the morning — some even serve breakfast 24 hours a day. Hopefully, these will give you a good reason to get up (and ride!) in the morning.
BREAKFAST ALONG THE WAY
EULESS
IHOP
2710 TX Hwy. 121
817-283-7070
Try:
CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, BREAKFAST SAMPLER
FORT WORTH
ESPERANZA’S RESTAURANT AND BAKERY
2122 N. Main St.
817-626-5770
joets.com
Try:
TWO SLICES OF TOASTED BOLILLO, HUEVOS RANCHEROS
OL’ SOUTH
PANCAKE HOUSE
1509 S. University
817-336-0311
olsouthpancakehouse.com
Try:
BUILD-YOUR-OWN PANCAKES, BUILD-YOUR-OWN OMELET
GRANBURY
FIREHOUSE CAFE
1462 U.S. Hwy. 377 E.
817-279-1160
Try:
FIREHOUSE OPEN-FACED SCRAMBLER,GIANT PANCAKES, LOADED OMELET
JUSTIN
LONESOME SPUR
218 FM 156
940-648-2600
Try:
PECAN WAFFLES, BREAKFAST SANDWICHES, BUILD-YOUR-OWN OMELET, CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK OR CHICKEN
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
THE EGG AND I
9159 TX Hwy. 26, Ste. 360
817-427-3444
theeggandirestaurants.com
Try:
VIVA LA FRANCE FRENCH TOAST
ROANOKE
DOVE CREEK CAFE
204 U.S. Hwy. 377 S.
dovecreekcafe.com
817-491-4973
Try:
TEXAS HASH, CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, JUMBO BISCUITS AND GRAVY
SANGER
THE OLD WEST CAFE
711 N. 5th St.
940-458-7358
oldwestcafe.us
Try:
THE CHEYENNE, THE TRAIL BOSS
BIG BEND COUNTRY
BOYZ 2 MEN
220 W. San Antonio St.
(behind Padre’s)
Marfa
432-295-3494
CRAVE KITCHEN & BAR
300 Cincinnati
(plus 2 other locations)
El Paso
915-351-3677
cravekitchenandbar.com
EL RINCON DE CORTEZ
3415 Sun Bowl Dr.
El Paso
915-544-2808
H&H CAR WASH &
COFFEE SHOP
701 E. Yandell Dr.
El Paso
915-533-1144
K-BOB’S STEAKHOUSE
2800 W. Dickinson Blvd.
Fort Stockton
432-336-6233
GULF COAST
THE BREAKFAST
KLUB
3711 Travis St.
Houston
713-528-8561
thebreakfastklub.com
DOT COFFEE SHOP
7006 Gulf Fwy.
Houston
713-644-7669
pappas.com/restaurants/
dot-coffee-shop
FOUNTAIN VIEW CAFÉ
1842 Fountain View Dr.
Houston
713-785-9060
fountain-view-cafe.com
HARRY’S
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
318 Tuam St.
Houston
713-528-0198
harrysrestaurantcafe.com
HOTEL BLESSING
COFFEE SHOP
817 FM 616
Blessing
361-588-6623
hotelblessing.com
LA GUADALUPANA
BAKERY & CAFÉ
2109 Dunlavy St.
Houston
713-522-2301
MANUEL’S
313 E. Maxan St.
Port Isabel
956-943-1655
facebook.com/
ManuelsPortisabel
THE NOOK
RESTAURANT
1218 W. Main St.
Tomball
281-255-8406
OUISIE’S TABLE
3939 San Felipe St.
Houston
713-528-2264
ouisiestable.com
HILL COUNTRY
BENT RIM GRILL
657 RR 337 W.
Leakey
830-232-6649
bentrimgrill.com
BLUE BONNET CAFÉ
211 U.S. Hwy. 281
Marble Falls
830-693-2344
bluebonnetcafe.net
GRANNY D’s HOME
COOKING
14312 FM 306
Canyon Lake
830-964-4677
HIT THE SPOT CAFÉ
5121 Albert Brown Dr.
(inside the Garfield Library)
Del Valle
512-563-5765
THE MAGNOLIA CAFÉ
2304 Lake Austin Blvd.
and 1920 S. Congress Ave. Austin
512-478-8645 and
512-445-0000
magnoliacafeaustin.com
THE MONUMENT CAFÉ
500 S. Austin Ave.
Georgetown
512-930-9586
themonumentcafe.com
OLD SPANISH TRAIL
RESTAURANT (or OST)
307 Main St.
Bandera
830-796-3836
ROSIE’S
TAMALE HOUSE
13436 TX Hwy. 71
Austin
512-263-5242
PANHANDLE PLAINS
APPLE TREE CAFÉ
AND BAKERY
3501 50th St.
Lubbock
806-799-7715
GEORGE’S CAFÉ
5407 4th St.
Lubbock
806-795-6000
georgescafelbk.com
HITCHIN’ POST
210 Broadway
Roaring Springs
806-348-7205
LUBBOCK’S
BREAKFAST HOUSE &
GRILL
7006 University Ave.
Lubbock
806-687-8912
lubbockbreakfasthouse.com
THE RANCH HOUSE
CAFÉ
810 23rd St.
Canyon
806-655-8785
theranchhousecafe.com
YE OLDE
PANCAKE STATION
2800 Virginia Cir.
Amarillo
806-355-0211
pancakestation.com
PINEY WOODS
DOLLI’S DINER
116 S. Pecan St.
Nacogdoches
936-305-5007
dollisdiner.com
SIMPLY BERTIE’S
16075 FM 849
Lindale
903-881-9391
PRAIRIES & LAKES
ALFREDO’S STEAK
HOUSE RESTAURANT
111 U.S. Hwy. 80 E.
Forney
972-564-9925
alfredossteaks.com
ALL GOOD CAFÉ
2934 Main St.
Dallas
214-742-5362
allgoodcafe.com
CAFÉ HOMESTEAD
608 Dry Creek Rd.
Waco
254-754-9604
cafehomestead.com
KOFFEE KUP FAMILY
RESTAURANT
300 W. Second St.
Hico
254-796-4839
koffeekupfamilyrestaurant.com
LUCY’S ON
THE SQUARE
127 N. Ohio St.
Celina
972-382-1212
lucyscelina.com
MAXINE’S ON MAIN
905 Main St.
Bastrop
512-303-0919
maxinescafe.com
MEGG’S CAFÉ AND
HAMILTON BREAD CO.
1749 Everton Dr.
Temple
254-771-3800
meggs-cafe.com
NEWMAN’S CASTLE
AND BAKERY
504 E. Main St.
Bellville
979-865-9804
newmanscastle.com
PEACE OF BREAD
1708 Monroe
Commerce
903-246-3048
peaceofbread.net
PENNY’S DINER
1051 N. Market St.
Hearne
979-279-5599
oaktreeinn.com/pennysdiner
WANDA’S
RESTAURANT
1503 Fort Worth Hwy.
Weatherford
817-599-7421
WEATHERFORD
DOWNTOWN CAFÉ
101 W. Church St.
Weatherford
817-594-8717
ZAPATA’S TORTILLAS
& MORE
514 Morgan St.
Meridian
254-435-9977
SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS
GRUMPY’S MEXICAN
CAFÉ
1881 FM 2252
San Antonio
210-651-3444
MAGNOLIA
PANCAKE HAUS
606 Embassy Oaks and
10333 Huebner Rd.
San Antonio
210-496-0828
magnoliapancakehaus.com
MARY LOU’S CAFÉ
4405 McCullough Ave.
San Antonio
210-396-7909
MI TIERRA CAFÉ &
BAKERY
218 Produce Row
San Antonio
210-225-1262
mitierracafe.com
