breakfast in Durham, NC

[pauldude_in_durham]

Dear Chowhound,
I live in Durham, NC, and have had a hard time finding a really good place for breakfast. Any suggestions?

[ToothTooth]

Rick's Diner serves breakfast all day, everyday. Are you looking for weekday breakfast places or weekend/brunch places?

For weekday options my order of preference would be Guglhupf, Foster's, Parker & Otis, Rick's Diner, or Saladelia Cafe.

For weekend/brunch places you will NEVER go wrong with Piedmont, Vin Rouge, Watt's Grocery, Rue Cler, Tonali, Guglhupf or Papa Mojos.

For what its worth, I went to Scratch bakery for the first time this past Saturday morning and they had some really good breakfast offerings. Not a huge variety of choices, but all high quality stuff. There were some egg dishes, but the real star was a slice of tomato pie (not pizza, a TOMATO PIE) that was out of this world. In fact, I ended up buying a whole tomato pie to take home.

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Rue Cler Restaurant
401 E Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC 27701

Vin Rouge
2010 Hillsborough Rd., Durham, NC 27705

Saladelia Cafe
4201 University Dr, Durham, NC 27707

Tonali Restaurant
3642 Shannon Rd Ste 1, Durham, NC 27707

Watt's Grocery
1116 Broad St Ste 100, Durham, NC 27705

Parker & Otis
112 S Duke St, Durham, NC 27701

Rick's Diner
4015 University Dr Ste A2, Durham, NC 27707

[bbqme]

I haven't been in awhile but I've enjoyed breakfasts at Rick's Diner too. It is a great place as a meat and two for lunch too.

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Rick's Diner
4015 University Dr Ste A2, Durham, NC 27707

[Remsleep]

Be aware that Rick's has moved from University -- the address given in the right-hand sidebar -- to Shannon Road by the P.O. I haven't been there since the move, but it was my hands-down favorite for a cooked breakfast in D/CH.

[jonfrank604]

Alivia's on main st is really good too!

[burgeoningfoodie]

I think Benetis (near Papa Mojos) does breakfast and I would imagine Scratch Bake does some form of breakfast. Rick's Diner I would believe also does breakfast. Are you looking for something special? Foster's does breakfast, but it's overpriced to me. I mean what are you looking for? I make my own breakfast and only do breakfast out on vacations or if I'm running late.

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Benetis Restaurant
5410 Nc Highway 55 Ste Q, Durham, NC 27713

Rick's Diner
4015 University Dr Ste A2, Durham, NC 27707

[TerryG]

Brig's is chain restaurant food to me (heavy and gussied up) and I've consistently been disappointed with Elmo's. I've never been, but I just learned that Parker & Otis (nr. Brightleaf Sq) serves breakfast every day and I bet it's fresh and good.

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Parker & Otis
112 S Duke St, Durham, NC 27701

[marisold]

Have you tried Brig's at the Park on Hwy 55? We drive from Greensboro to get breakfast there. They have interesting omelet creations--my favorite is the Ultimate Omelet with smoked turkey, cream cheese, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and broccoli--but they have more traditional ones, too. My husband goes for the skillets that combine fried potatoes, meat, cheese, and vegetables, and a fried egg. The pancakes and waffles are good, too.The menu is varied, the service is always good, and we've liked everything we've ever tried.

[jsb23nc]

I would rank Brig's #1 with Elmo's #2 (I prefer the Chapel Hill location to the Durham locatoin but they are equivalent). Unfortunately, Breadman's in Chapel Hill has dropped a bit in the past few years.

[jonfrank604]

Brig's is very good, lots of options...tons of different kinds of benedicts...We also like Mad Hatters on main street for breakfast, very fresh!...and you can get awesome deserts for later!

[mdv31616]

The best breakfast place in the Triangle is Breadman's in Chapel Hill. I think a bit better than Elmo's (Durhan/CH) but similar $$/type. They have great pancakes and omelettes. Choice of sunflower toast (biscuits are up and down). and not a breakfast item but try the chocolate cake, served warm, no icing but powdered sugar.
As to breakfast in Durham?? Watt's Grocery on broad street. Definately upscale compared to Breadmans. Amy (owner/chef) promotes local ingredients. My favorite in Durham.

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Watt's Grocery
1116 Broad St Ste 100, Durham, NC 27705