Best Breakfast Restaurants in Fairfax
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Fratelli Cafe
Long-running Melrose cafe where croissant French toast and big breakfast plates headline a deep menu.
Notable Picks
8.5
Fratelli Cafe is a Melrose Arts District staple for all-day breakfast plates, croissant French toast, and big salads on a busy corner patio. Thousands of reviews point to consistently solid food and a neighborhood feel that works for everything from solo coffees to group brunch.
Must-Try Dishes:
Croissant French Toast, Organic Breakfast Scramble, Buttermilk Pancakes
What Makes it Special: Long-running Melrose cafe where croissant French toast and big breakfast plates headline a deep menu.
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Next door to the osteria, Angelini Alimentari functions as an all-day Italian café and market with espresso, panini, salads, and a tight selection of wines and imported goods. It’s an easy stop for a lighter lunch, aperitivo, or takeaway lasagna when you want Angelini flavors without a full dinner reservation.
Must-Try Dishes:
Meatball Sub Sandwich, Chicken Milanese Panini, Pistachio Gelato
What Makes it Special: Italian café-market hybrid from the Angelini team where espresso, panini, salads, and gelato meet a compact retail wall of imported goods.
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Quick Bites Champions
The West Hollywood/Beverly Grove outpost of Benny’s serves a broad Mexican menu where tacos share space with rotisserie chicken, burritos, and breakfast plates. It’s a colorful, fast-casual spot that works for everything from quick tacos to family takeout and catered platters.
Must-Try Dishes:
Carne asada tacos, Chicken taco plate, California burrito
What Makes it Special: Mixes solid tacos with popular rotisserie chicken and big portions.
Worthy Picks
7.7
ATTITUDE CAFE is a poolside-adjacent New American brunch and cocktail spot just off 3rd Street, balancing buttermilk pancakes, Benedicts, and vegan-leaning plates. Guests use it as a casual hangout for mimosas, kimchi fried rice, and California Benedicts in a bright room with indoor and patio seating.
Must-Try Dishes:
California Benedict, Kimchi Fried Rice with Fried Chicken, Buttermilk Pancakes
What Makes it Special: Easygoing brunch cafe with vegan options and pool-adjacent patio.