Complete listing of breakfast reviews, organized first by state, then alphabetically. Reviews without active links are coming soon. For non-breakfasty writing, look to the Beyond Breakfast page.
ILLINOIS
West Egg Cafe (Chicago)
KENTUCKY
Alfalfa (Lexington)
Coffee Pub (Lexington)
Doodles (Lexington)
Ramsey’s Diner (Lexington)
Spalding’s Bakery (Lexington)
Winchell’s Restaurant (Lexington)
MARYLAND
Blue Moon Cafe (Baltimore)
Broadway Diner (Baltimore)
Cafe Hon (Baltimore)
MICHIGAN
Founder’s Brewery (Grand Rapids)
The Grant Depot (Grant)
The Koffee Kuppe (Fremont)
Marie Catrib’s (Grand Rapids)
Phoenix Street Cafe (South Haven)
Real Food Cafe (Grand Rapids)
Rowster New American Coffee (Grand Rapids)
San Chez Cafe (Grand Rapids)
Trillium Haven (Grand Rapids)
Van’s Pastry Shoppe (Grand Rapids)
Wolfgang’s (Grand Rapids)
NEW JERSEY
Time to Eat Diner (Bridgewater)
NEW YORK
Barney Greengrass (New York)
Bergen Bagels (Brooklyn)
The City Bakery (New York)
Dough (Brooklyn)
Jing Fong (New York)
Kitchenette (New York)
Magnolia Bakery (Midtown) (New York)
Ninth Street Espresso (Chelsea Market) (New York)
Sarabeth’s Bakery (New York)
Sullivan Street Bakery (New York)
Wafels & Dinges (New York)
NORTH CAROLINA
Bojangles (Williamston)
Dajio Restaurant (Ocracoke)
Diamond Shoals Restaurant (Buxton)
Gingerbread House Bakery (Frisco)
Island Perks Cafe (Buxton) – CLOSED
Oceana’s Bistro (Avon)
Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe (Buxton)
Out Back Kitchen (Avon) – CLOSED
OHIO
161 Diner (Dublin)
The Angry Baker (Columbus)
Auddino’s Bakery (Columbus)
Banana Bean Cafe (Greenlawn) (Columbus) – CLOSED
Banana Bean Cafe (German Village) - CLOSED
The Barnstormer (Columbus) – SEE BARNSTORMERS GRILL
Barnstormers Grill (Columbus)
Beechwold Diner (Columbus)
The Best Breakfast and Sandwiches (Westerville)
Bob Evans (Lewis Center)
Boston Stoker Coffee (Columbus)
Breakfast Barn (Columbus)
Buckeye Donuts (Columbus)
Cafe Brioso (Columbus)
Cafe Corner (Columbus) – SEE KATALINA’S
Cambridge Tea House (Grandview)
Capitol Cafe by Milo’s (Columbus)
Chef-O-Nette (Columbus)
The Clarmont (Columbus) – CLOSED
Clever Crow Pizza (Columbus) – NORTH MARKET LOCATION CLOSED
Colin’s Coffee (Columbus)
Cornerstone Deli & Cafe (Columbus)
Cotter’s Restaurant (Columbus) – CLOSED
Dan’s Drive-In (Columbus)
Danny’s Deli (Columbus)
Daybreak Diner (Columbus)
Dempsey’s Restaurant (Columbus)
de-NOVO bistro & bar (Columbus)
Der Dutchman (Plain City)
Destination Donuts (Columbus)
The Diner (Powell)
Dinin’ Hall (Columbus) – only occasionally serves bfast
Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace (Columbus)
DK Diner (Grandview)
Due Amici (Columbus)
Eleni Christina Bakery (Columbus)
Explorers Club (Columbus)
First Watch (German Village) (Columbus)
First Watch (Polaris) (Columbus)
Fitzy’s Old Fashioned Diner (Columbus)
Foodie Cart (Columbus) – Now doing business as Freshstreet
Gena’s Restaurant (Westerville)
German Village Coffee Shop (Columbus)
Grand Day Cafe (Columbus)
Hamburger Inn (Delaware)
Hang Over Easy (Columbus)
Hemisphere Coffee Roasters (Columbus)
Honey Dip Donuts (Columbus)
Jack & Benny’s (Columbus) (revisit)
Jack’s Sandwich Shop (Columbus)
Jury Room (Columbus)
The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls (Logan)
Katalina’s Cafe Corner (Columbus)
Kitchen Little (Columbus)
La Chatelaine (Worthington)
Legacy Pancake House (Dayton)
Linden Cafe (Columbus) – TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Lindsey’s Bakery (Circleville)
LJ’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant (Logan)
Luck Bros Coffee Shop (Grandview)
Market 65 (Columbus)
Mazah Mediterranean Eatery (Grandview)
Michael’s Goody Boy Drive-In (Columbus) – RE-OPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Mozart’s Bakery & Piano Cafe (Columbus)
Nancy’s Home Cooking (Columbus)
North Market Poultry & Game (Columbus) – SEE KITCHEN LITTLE
Northstar Cafe (Beechwold) (Columbus)
Northstar Cafe (Easton) (Columbus)
Northstar Cafe (Short North) (Columbus)
One Line Coffee (Columbus)
Our Lakeside Diner (Buckeye Lake)
Pirate Coffee (Columbus)
Pistacia Vera (Columbus)
Resch’s Bakery (Columbus)
RT’s Grill (Columbus) – CLOSED
Rise & Dine (Grandview) – CLOSED
Sammy’s New York Bagels (Columbus)
Schneider’s Bakery (Westerville)
Scrambler Marie’s (Cleveland Avenue) (Columbus)
Skillet (Columbus)
Sloopy’s Diner (Columbus)
Smothered Gravy (Columbus)
Starliner Diner (Hilliard)
Sunrise Cafe (Yellow Springs)
Sweet Clove Sunshine Cafe (Dublin)
Tasi Cafe (Columbus)
Taste of Belgium (North Market) (Columbus)
Taste of Belgium (Wexner Center) (Columbus) – CLOSED
Tee Jaye’s Country Place (Morse Road) (Columbus)
Tommy’s Diner (Columbus)
Village Crepe (Pickerington)
Warehouse Cafe (Columbus)
Whole World Restaurant (Columbus)
Wildflower Cafe (Columbus) – under new ownership
Worthington Inn (Worthington)
Yeah, Me Too (Columbus)
OREGON
Gravy (Portland)
Helser’s on Alberta (Portland)
The Tin Shed (Portland)
Voodoo Doughnut (Portland)
PENNSYLVANIA
Blue Sky Cafe (Bethlehem)
Cracker Barrel (New Stanton)
French Creek Cafe (Franklin)
Greenville Dinor (Greenville)
Kumm Esse Diner (Myerstown)
Lititz Family Cupboard Restaurant & Buffet (Lititz)
Paxton’s Family Restaurant (Greenville)
Risser’s Family Restaurant (Womelsdorf)
Square Cafe (Pittsburgh)
TENNESSEE
Aretha Frankenstein’s (Chattanooga)
City Cafe Diner (Chattanooga)
Porter’s Steakhouse (Chattanooga)
WEST VIRGINIA
Biscuit World (Winfield)
Cracker Barrel (Beckley)

I think that Shade’s on 5th Ave. has some of the best sausage and hot cakes in town. For certain worth a review… just a suggestion.
Thanks, Rob! I’ll have to get there soon!