Best Breakfast Restaurants in Brooklyn Heights & Downtown Brooklyn (11201)
6 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Clinton St. Baking Company - Time Out Market New York
Iconic pancake-and-brunch counter inside a bustling DUMBO food hall.
Notable Picks
The Time Out Market outpost of Clinton St. Baking Company brings its famous pancakes and egg dishes to DUMBO’s waterfront food hall. It draws steady lines for blueberry pancakes, latke eggs Benedict, and breakfast sandwiches, turning the upper floor of the market into a de facto brunch destination.
Must-Try Dishes:
Blueberry pancakes with maple butter, Latke eggs Benedict, Breakfast egg sandwich
What makes it special: Iconic pancake-and-brunch counter inside a bustling DUMBO food hall.
#2
Butler
8.4
Butler in DUMBO runs on serious coffee and an all-day breakfast menu built around chef-designed cafe plates. It’s where locals and visitors line up for avocado toast, truffle breakfast sandwiches, and açaí bowls before walking the waterfront or heading into the neighborhood’s galleries and offices.
Must-Try Dishes:
Breakfast Sandwich with truffle aioli, Butler Avocado Toast, Açaí Bowl with seasonal fruit
What makes it special: Design-forward cafe where serious coffee meets chef-y breakfast plates.
8.3
Grand Canyon Restaurant on Montague Street is a full-scale diner where Mexican breakfast plates, pancakes, and challah French toast land on oversized platters. Families and longtime locals treat it as a default brunch choice when they want big portions, familiar plates, and friendly service from open to mid-afternoon.
Must-Try Dishes:
Challah French toast, Mexican breakfast platter, Giant Breakfast with eggs and pancakes
What makes it special: Always-on diner for huge breakfast plates, from Challah French toast to Mexican combos.
Worthy Picks
#4
Vineapple
7.8
Vineapple is a Brooklyn Heights cafe-wine bar that layers Italian-leaning small plates and brunch dishes onto an all-day coffee and cocktail program. It’s as much a neighborhood living room as a restaurant, with a backyard garden and enough menu range to work for breakfast meetings, casual dates, and group hangs.
Must-Try Dishes:
Breakfast burrito, Shakshuka with sourdough, Polenta fries with dipping sauce
What makes it special: Italian-inspired cafe plates, cocktails, and coffee served in a cozy brownstone space with a leafy backyard.
7.8
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Brunch Bliss Spots
Family Friendly Favorites
Clark’s is a classic Brooklyn Heights diner where burgers, club sandwiches, and breakfast plates almost always arrive with a mound of fries. The regular fries lean toward crisp and salty, while sweet potato fries show up frequently in online orders and reviews. It’s the kind of all-day spot where fries are less a specialty item and more a constant backdrop to neighborhood life.
Must-Try Dishes:
Cheeseburger with fries, Turkey club with fries, Sweet potato fries
What makes it special: Neighborhood diner where fries come with nearly everything on the menu.
7.8
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Quick Bites Champions
Family Friendly Favorites
Comfort Food Classics
La Bagel Delight at Court St is a busy bagel shop that fuels Borough Hall commuters with egg sandwiches, omelette platters, and lox on still-warm bagels. It’s more about speed and sheer volume than seating, but the bagels and breakfast platters keep regulars circling back.
Must-Try Dishes:
La Bagel Omelette Platter, Nova Lox Spectacular on everything bagel, Egg and cheese breakfast sandwich
What makes it special: High-volume bagel counter turning out classic New York breakfast builds.