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18 Best Tallahassee Brunch Spots To Try

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Tallahassee's brunch scene has something for everyone, with fluffy pancakes dripping with syrup, unusual egg benedict, or rich chicken and waffles.

The restaurants here with imaginative cuisine provide extensive brunch menus, including intriguing foreign flavors and traditional Southern fare. So, let's discover the top brunch spots that will leave brunch lovers flying to Tallahassee.

1. The Egg Cafe & Eatery

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This eatery is locally owned and serves made-to-order breakfast and lunch favorites. It is best known for unique benedicts, scrambled delights, and specialty omelets including the Ponce de Leion and Gary's Smoked Alaskan.

This restaurant is a six-time winner of the best of Tallahassee Awards for best breakfast and best brunch. Not only the food is affordable, but they serve a large portion, much more than you pay.

Where: 3740 Austin Davis Avenue

2. Waffle House

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This restaurant was founded to provide the friendliest service in town while offering options for rewarding and quality careers. They have been serving good fast food since 1955.  

If you are craving waffles at 3 am, this place can be your savior as it operates 24/7 serving late-night brunches and after-party fuel.

Where: 3210 N Monroe Street

3. Liberty Bar and Restaurant

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If you want more than a standard breakfast, step into Liberty Bar and Restaurant. If not for the specialty cocktails, this place is famous for its weekend brunch.

Liberty's late breakfast special includes the basket of biscuits, house-made and served with jam and butter. Moreover, they have plenty of vegetarian options including mushroom patte. Try to reach early around the opening to beat the crowd.

Where: 1307 N Monroe Street

4. Sage Restaurant

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Sage Restaurant will indulge you in a wide array of American dishes. It creates healthy meals that are enticing to anyone's taste buds.

Relaxed attire is perfectly fine at this place as it is known for its laid-back atmosphere. You can choose any items from the menu without breaking the bank with prices averaging around $30. It is a must-visit restaurant to have a bite of deliciousness.

Where: 3534 Maclay Blvd S

5. Kool Beanz Cafe

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Kool Beanz has its own unique identity as a no-frills, easy-going restaurant with excellent food and service. You can stop in for lunch or dinner, and it's fun, quick, and delicious.

They have a few food choices on the menu, that change daily, including Cuban-Spiced Pork Chops with mango habanero salsa, Linguini with tasso ham, mushrooms, crawfish, and roasted garlic cream sauce.

Where: 921 Thomasville Road

6. Canopy Road Cafe

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Canopy Road Cafe opened its doors in April 2007 to welcome the community of breakfast lovers. Their top priority is to make sure everyone leaves their table satisfied every single time.

This eatery has grown into a staple for the Tallahassee community, which allowed it to extend its branches across Florida. Your coffee cup is always full and the food tastes as delicious as it should be.

Where: 1779 Apalachee Pkwy

7. The Blu Halo

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The Blu Halo is much more than just a restaurant. This eatery offers a culinary experience like no other with its unique ambiance, combined with a high-energy bar.

With their wine and martini bar and food options like steaks and seafood, they offer a high-end dining and brunch experience that everyone in Tallahassee can enjoy.

Where: 3431 Bannerman Rd Suite #102

8. Catalina Cafe

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Catalina Cafe serves freshly roasted coffee, in-house pastries, and sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. The coffees, lattes, and expresses are created by baristas who compete nationally.

They provide specialty coffees and coffee drinks from homemade flavors sourcing hand-selecting coffee from around the world with fairness and quality. Besides, the housemade pastries are out of this world.

Where: 603 W Gaines St #6

9. The Edison Restaurant

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The Edison is packed with history, surprises, and all manner of unique places to meet, celebrate, and have fun. The restaurant offers regional cuisine sources from vendors all over the great state.

The room features enormous arched windows with breathtaking views of Cascades Park. With the indoor-outdoor atmosphere welcomes all guests for a delightful meal or brunch, it is a the perfect choice for your next brunch. 

Where: 470 Suwannee Street

10. The Bada Bean

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Family-owned and operated, Bada Bean is a local favorite because of its all-day breakfasts, including cinnamon roll pancakes, classic deli sandwiches, salads, quiche, and home-cooked specials.

They also prepare homemade desserts. You can try the chai and coffee, which gave their shop a kick start.

Where: 2500 Apalachee Pkwy #B

11. Keke's Breakfast Cafe

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Keke's Breakfast Cafe in West Tennessee serves the freshest, most flavor-packed breakfast, brunch, and lunch options. Their made-to-order meals are prepared to kick-start your day or fulfill midday cravings.

You can indulge in fluffy, farm-fresh pancakes, hearty omelets bursting with vibrant veggies, and signature sandwiches piled with high-premium meats and cheeses. You can also try their perfect Keke's combo to satisfy your taste buds.

Where: 1861 W Tennessee Street

12. Ma's Diner

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Ma's Diner is a family-owned traditional diner serving breakfast and lunch with quick and friendly service. One thing you can rest assured of is their satisfying flavors with generous portions.

Chicken tender platters or French toast biscuits, you can enjoy them for under $15, making this place a budget-friendly option. Also, they have a special kid's menu for junior guests.

Where: 6668-9 Thomasville Rd

13. Jeri's Midtown Cafe

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Jeri's Midtown Cafe is all about love as you will feel that the moment you walk through their patio garden. Using high-quality ingredients, they serve inspiring dishes more like home-cooked than restaurant fare.

This eatery selects the freshest ingredients from local growers and merchants some from France and baguettes, especially from the Big Apple. They offer high-quality savory meals, succulent seafood, and vine-ripe fruits and veggies.

Where: 1123 Thomasville Rd

14. Freshroots Kitchen

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Freshroots Kitchen is a new breakfast and lunch restaurant where you can in for good food, made fresh and served fast. It provides phenomenal breakfast and lunch favorites to its customers using fresh ingredients, prepared quickly at affordable prices.

They also serve delicious meals for breakfast and lunch, along with creating your omelets. All their dishes are made with fresh and local ingredients, even the coffee is made from freshly ground locally roasted organic beans. 

Where: 1605 E Plaza Dr #101

15. Bonefish Grill

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Bonefish Grill specializes in market-fresh fish from around the world, savory wood-grilled specialties, and hand-crafted cocktails and drinks.

The guests receive chef's coat service and are guided through seasonal seafood menu, unique specials and locally created Neighborhood catch dishes with fresh ingredients.

Where: 3491 Thomasville Rd

16. Uptown Cafe

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Started in 1983 in the heart of Tallahassee, they have been serving healthy and homemade breakfast and lunch fare to loyal and varied guests.

They have proudly employed family, friends, and many students from all of the local universities over the years. Their regulars have now become their friends over the years and have been proudly serving the community.

Where: 1325 Miccosukee Road

17. Table 23

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Table 23 wants you to grow up gathering around a table which means you are always in for a good meal, easy conversation, and welcoming Southern hospitality.

This is the place where you come in time and time again to enjoy special occasions and quality time together. They deliver comfort food by welcoming you always at the table to savor.

Where: 1215 Thomasville Rd

18. Sweet Pea Cafe

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This is a locally owned and operated vegan restaurant with a casual counter service farm-to-table style cafe. Their daily lunch and dinner specials are available every weekday and brunch specials are available every weekend.

It is such a wonderful feeling to walk into a restaurant and order anything on the menu. They use organic ingredients, care about the environment, the staff is friendly, and the food is good.

Where: 832 W Tharpe Street