Looking for a tasty breakfast and brunch meal near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top breakfast and brunch spots around Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best places to meet your needs.
1. Amélie's French Bakery & Café
Topping the list is Amélie's French Bakery & Café. Located at 2424 N. Davidson St., Suite 102 in Villa Heights, this classic patisserie-café is the most popular choice for breakfast in Charlotte, boasting four stars out of 1,506 reviews on Yelp.
The coffee and house-baked pastries and treats like fruit tarts and éclairs are the big draw here; if you want to feel fancy, linger over a croissant and a latte rounded out with several mini macarons.
2. Duck Donuts
Next up is Dilworth's Duck Donuts, situated at 1710 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 220 With 4.5 stars out of 433 reviews on Yelp, it has proven to be a local favorite for its high quality and good value.
In addition to classic doughnuts, Yelpers recommend its more unusual combinations, like the maple glaze with bacon and peanut butter icing with chocolate sprinkles.
3. Tupelo Honey
Dilworth's Tupelo Honey, located at 1820 South Blvd., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the upscale Southern-inflected small-plates brunch spot, helmed by chef Eric Gabrynowicz, four stars out of 1,389 reviews.
On the menu, look for homemade biscuits, fried green tomatoes and sweet potato pancakes topped with pecans and bacon.
4. Smelly Cat Coffee
Smelly Cat Coffee, a coffee roastery and casual breakfast and brunch café in North Charlotte, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 401 Yelp reviews.
Head over to 514 E. 36th St. to see for yourself what Yelpers love about its parfaits, cold brew coffee, and bacon, egg and cheese biscuits, available for grab-and-go or made to order.
5. Owen's Bagel & Deli
Over in Dilworth, check out Owen's Bagel & Deli, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 315 reviews on Yelp. You can find the deli, famed among other things for its bagel breakfast sandwiches, at 2041 South Blvd.
Yelpers especially recommend the Marys Grubby Bubby: a sandwich on a bialy roll with egg, muenster cheese, tomato and avocado.
