Best Breakfast Restaurants in Loop (60606)
5 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Beatrix - Loop
A polished all-day café where health-conscious plates and comfort favorites share the menu.
Notable Picks
8.6
Beatrix Loop is Lettuce Entertain You’s all-day Loop café where seasonal New American comfort meets lighter, vegetable-forward plates and a serious coffee program. Office regulars lean on it for reliable breakfast, power lunches, and pre-theater dinners that feel polished without being formal.
Must-Try Dishes:
Enlightened Caesar, Straight 'A' Salad, Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwich
What makes it special: A polished all-day café where health-conscious plates and comfort favorites share the menu.
#2
FARE
8.4
An all-day café built for Loop mornings: clean coffee, a tight breakfast-and-lunch menu, and a pace that works when you’re eating between meetings. It shines when you keep it simple—one hot breakfast item, one pastry, and a drink—then grab a table early before the office wave hits.
Must-Try Dishes:
Avocado toast, Breakfast sandwich, Seasonal pastry
What makes it special: A Loop café that executes fast, clean breakfast without chaos.
#3
Cafecito
8.3
Vibes:
Quick Bites Champions
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
Hidden Gems Heaven
A pressed-sandwich and café-con-leche counter that runs like a Loop institution—quick line, bold Cuban flavors, and plenty of grab-and-go energy. For breakfast, it’s strongest when you lean into coffee + something handheld and sweet, then save the heavier plates for lunch.
Must-Try Dishes:
Café con leche, Breakfast sandwich, Guava pastry
What makes it special: High-velocity Cuban café energy with a coffee-and-handheld breakfast rhythm.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Lotus Banh Mi is a fast-casual Vietnamese lunch spot in the Loop focused on bánh mì, pho, and rice bowls built for the downtown office crowd. Guests line up for honey grilled pork sandwiches, beef pho with all the fixings, and spring rolls that deliver solid flavor and value on a tight lunch break.
Must-Try Dishes:
Honey Grilled Pork Banh Mi, Beef Pho Soup, Fresh Spring Rolls with Pineapple Peanut Sauce
What makes it special: Vietnamese counter-service spot turning out dependable bánh mì, pho, and bowls for Loop lunchers.
7.8
Beatnik On The River is a boho-chic cocktail and Mediterranean-leaning restaurant perched over the Chicago River, known more for transportive decor and views than for purist regional cooking. Guests mix mezze, globally inflected mains, and elaborate drinks on patios and lounges that feel designed for date nights and group hangs.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken musakhan, Branzino al pastor, Baba ganoush with warm bread
What makes it special: Riverfront, plant-filled rooms and patios that frame mezze, Mediterranean-influenced plates, and cocktails against one of the Loop’s most theatrical backdrops.