The Ruby Slipper is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

1. The Ruby Slipper

8.6
204 Decatur St (at Common St), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · French Quarter · 335 tips and reviews

Gloria C.Gloria Chin: great for brunch! try the bananas foster french toast, eggs blackstone, shrimp & grits

Javier C.Javier Castorina: Best French Toast we ever had. We will come back!

Amanda T.Amanda Thau: WELL WORTH THE WAIT! Try the Migas and the Milk Brandy Punch (add the espresso!) The best breakfast I've ever had in Nola!

Surrey's Cafe & Juice Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

2. Surrey's Cafe & Juice Bar

9.1
1418 Magazine St (btwn Terpsinchore & Eutepre), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · Lower Garden District · 183 tips and reviews

Amanda A.Amanda Au: One of the best breakfast spots around. Shrimp grits = amazing!

Roman E.Roman Emshanov: Delicious Bananas Foster French Toast - crispy outside, creamy inside. Shrimp & Grits, and Crab Omelet are good choices too.

GurulogyGurulogy: All we had was amazing! Shrimp and Grits said to be the best in Nola! Banana pancake was huge and tasty. Huevos Rancheros was amazingly good too!

Willa Jean is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

3. Willa Jean

9.2
611 Okeefe Ave (Girod St), New Orleans, LA
Bakery · Central Business District · 109 tips and reviews

Eitan L.Eitan Lidergot: Get there before 10:30 am so you can order the breakfast menu. Get the fried chicken and biscuit sandwich with Tabasco honey, blue crab with poached eggs and hollandaise, or avocado toast with eggs.

Megan AllisonMegan Allison: Grits with crawfish gravy and buttery biscuits, amaze. Adorable place, staff and customers. Best breakfast I could find in the area. Loved!

iPau_iPau_: Amazing breakfast & coffee! Try the Croque Madame and Flat White. 👌👌👌

The Ruby Slipper is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

4. The Ruby Slipper

8.4
1005 Canal St (Burgundy), New Orleans, LA
American Restaurant · Central Business District · 69 tips and reviews

Matt28800 @.Matt28800 @: Delicious traditional southern breakfast menu. Brace for biscuit! - these freshly made (every 30 min) biscuits are as large as an infant's head and will be the biggest thing on your plate!

Christine C.Christine Cardoso: Really awesome and plentiful brunch. Try the fried chicken with poached eggs or the shrimp and grits with rosemary sauce. Biscuits come with both and they are phenomenal.

Kimberly B.Kimberly Barnett: Amazing grits! Life changing. Delicious french toast and a really good double mimosa.

Ruby Slipper is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

5. Ruby Slipper

8.5
2001 Burgundy St (Touro), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · Marigny · 55 tips and reviews

Snow A.Snow Aeris: Just opened this week! Great food, good location, and the service is great! The omelettes are delicious and they cook their buttermilk pancakes perfectly!

Brandi B.Brandi Bruce: Great breakfast stop in the Marigny! AND early morning happy hour?! Yes please! Go for the egg cochon

Abel D.Abel Delgado García: Amazing old fashioned pancakes. Go early in the morning ;)

Elizabeth's is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

6. Elizabeth's

8.7
601 Gallier St (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bywater · 178 tips and reviews

no one n.no one no one: Get the eggs florentine and praline bacon. Best breakfast spot hands down

MelMel: Breakfast tacos are DELICIOUS! They are so good they will get you pregnant. And your food baby will want more breakfast tacos. Ask for extra napkins.

Cosssette G.Cosssette Garcia: Woww amazing breakfasts and place. Shrimp omellette With grits and Elizabeth eggs

Café Fleur de Lis is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

7. Café Fleur de Lis

7.5
307 Chartres St (Bienville St), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · French Quarter · 120 tips and reviews

Michele O.Michele O'Connor: My favorite breakfast in the quarter. Hash browns are a must. Everything is delicious and a good price. Don't stress about the line or getting a table. The hostess makes it work out!

BrianBrian: Excellent breakfast pancakes breakfast sand country omelette to good to share

Melissa K.Melissa Kok: Hot damn, best breakfast we had! Bourbon street pancake platter is a must and the shrimp & grits were perfect!

Wakin' Bakin' is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

8. Wakin' Bakin'

8.1
4408 Banks St (S Alexander), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · Mid-City · 36 tips and reviews

Stephanie L.Stephanie Lewis: Seriously legit. Took 30 mins to get the food, but worth it completely. The breakfast bowl with bacon, hash browns and cheese was perfect and make your own omelet was phenomenal. Fresh ingredients!

Val M.Val McGinley: Breakfast bowl, fresh squeezed orange juice & French Truck coffee. A worthy successor to Huevos.

Allie S.Allie Spears: Breakfast bowl, the big John, and boxed breakfast are all solid. Daily specials on fb also!

Brennan's is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

9. Brennan's

9.1
417 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 161 tips and reviews

Becky H.Becky Hagedorn: French toast, grits, bread pudding!

Brad H.Brad Hager: This place is AMAZING, great brunch. Everything is good here, great Bloody Mary, grits, French toast, & my favorite the bananas foster, the BEST you'll ever eat, it was invented here 😄❤️👍

Matt K.Matt Knust: Awesome breakfast. Great food and service. A little fancy (no hats or sandals allowed)

Jimmy J's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

10. Jimmy J's Cafe

8.0
115 Chartres St (btwn Canal St. & Iberville St.), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · Central Business District · 89 tips and reviews

Malissa P.Malissa Parrish: Bacon bloody mary, cucumber mojito, best breakfast ever - croissant with ham & cheddar. Home fries to die for, plus an amazing lunch menu too. EAT HERE!

ChrisChris: Great place for reasonably priced breakfast (served all day) in the FQ and they deliver. I had the french toast Monty Cristo and it was fantastic.

Elroy K.Elroy Knight: Best meal I've had in New Orleans so far! Get the fried oyster and shrim poboy or the 3 little pigs sandwich, they're both dope. Their Oreo pancakes are great too!

Who Dat Coffee Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

11. Who Dat Coffee Cafe

8.6
2401 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA
Coffee Shop · Marigny · 50 tips and reviews

Christopher C. B.Christopher C. Brown: Great breakfast ! Great Coffee!

Josh V.Josh Von Ruden: Very good breakfast! Crab cake Benedict was amazing!

Jake J.Jake Jones: Great breakfast spot. I would stick to drip coffee. Cappuccino milk texture was meh.

Mother's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

12. Mother's Restaurant

7.9
401 Poydras St (at Tchoupitoulas St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Business District · 478 tips and reviews

Jason W.Jason Williams: Three thumbs up for the crawfish etouffe omelet, best NOLA breakfast yet

Christy Z.Christy Zurkawicz: Get the breakfast special from 7-9am for about $7. Scrambled eggs, grits, smoked sausage, coffee, and the best biscuit you'll ever eat anywhere with homemade jam.

Deepti A.Deepti Alla: Very delicious bread pudding and breakfast waffles with peach topping! Yummy

Meals From The Heart Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

13. Meals From The Heart Cafe

8.3
1100 N Peters St #13 (French Market), New Orleans, LA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · French Quarter · 44 tips and reviews

Ivan L.Ivan Lee: Amazing place, food and service. Strongly recommend for a real Nola experience at French Market. mr Roland and staff are fabulous. Best crab cake and pancakes ever.

Ivan L.Ivan Lee: Best crab cake and pancakes ever. Strongly recommend it.

Brian B.Brian Butler: They have gluten free pancakes & a excellent crab cake(gluten free too!) and poached egg breakfast

DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew. is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

14. DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew.

8.8
2209 Magazine St (Jackson), New Orleans, LA
Donut Shop · Irish Channel · 198 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This coffee and doughnut shop makes a great addition to your breakfast rotation; just know that the sandwiches, like the fried chicken and five-spice duck sliders, may just bring you back for dinner.

Tim S.Tim Summers: Looking for a sugar high or a killer breakfast sandwich/taco, this stylish place is a perfect way to start the day. But get there early to avoid the twisting line out the door.

Dan M.Dan Mongosa: Try any of the grilled "croquenut" breakfast sandwiches or go for one of the dessert topped doughnuts.

Satsuma Maple is one of The 15 Best Places for Breakfast Food in New Orleans.

15. Satsuma Maple

9.2
7901 Maple St (Fern), New Orleans, LA
Café · East Carrollton · 36 tips and reviews

NeilNeil: Delicious, fresh food! Iced coffee is best in the city: not bitter or burnt. And breakfast food all day!

Elevine B.Elevine Berge: Great fresh green juices, and their own ginger kombucha. The Green Breakfast w fries egg, avo, salad in a croissant is amazing! Salads good too. Friendly staff. Do the outdoor seating!

Kathryn D.Kathryn D: Plenty of vegetarian options, including the Green Breakfast Sandwich, which is top notch.