Why did breakfast become the toughest ticket in town? Long lines and media buzz have convinced us to spend our mornings waiting in line for the hottest bakeries and wine bars serving breakfast burritos. To be clear, we love those places too. We just want to help you beat the traffic.
Here are 17 solid weekday breakfast options across San Francisco. This time, Rose’s, Cinderella Bakery, Rad Radish, Manitas Cafe, Hungry Cafe, Lucho’s, Ann’s Doughnut Coffee Shop, and Cauliflower came off the list. Mo’s, Pork Store Cafe, Plow, Art’s Cafe, Le Sandwich, El Mis Amores, Mama’s Luncheonette, and The Art Bistro joined the mix.
Matt Tillquist cooks, eats, writes, and lives in San Francisco. He spends his mornings at Le Cafe Du Soleil in Duboce Triangle, his afternoons at Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe in North Beach, and his evenings at Pizzetta in the Richmond. In 2024, Matt published his chapbook, Where to Eat & Why, which he sells at Hole in the Wall Coffee in North Beach for $1.
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