The 4 best breakfast and brunch spots in Milwaukee

The 4 best breakfast and brunch spots in MilwaukeeBlue's Egg | Photo: Erin Z./Yelp
Hoodline
Published on March 30, 2020

Craving breakfast and brunch food?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top breakfast and brunch spots around Milwaukee, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.

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1. Blue's Egg 

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First on the list is Blue's Egg. Located at 317 N. 76th St. in Honey Creek Parkway, the breakfast/brunch and traditional American spot is the most popular breakfast and brunch restaurant in Milwaukee, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,555 reviews on Yelp.

Go traditional with the buttermilk pancakes or try the Bowl of Rejuvenation, which is made with farro, roasted mushrooms, roasted broccoli, sliced avocado, radish, wild wonder tomatoes, poached eggs or a tofu scramble and sofrito sauce.

2. Café Corazón

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Next up is Riverwest's Café Corazón, situated at 3129 N. Bremen St. With 4.5 stars out of 545 reviews on Yelp, the bar and Mexican and breakfast/brunch spot has proved to be a local favorite.

Dive into the chorizo and eggs or the breakfast tostada with a meat or vegan option, black or pinto beans, egg, rice, lettuce, tomato, crema, avocado and queso fresco. Craving something sweet instead? Try the Rumchata French toast.

3. Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern

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Brewer's Hill's Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern, located at 234 E. Vine St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the beer bar and breakfast/brunch and New American spot 4.5 stars out of 193 reviews.

Menu options range from chicken fried steak to caramel apple oatmeal to a fresh fruit parfait. Check out the full menu here. 

4. Smoke Shack

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Smoke Shack, a breakfast/brunch and traditional American spot that offers barbecue and more in Historic Third Ward, is another go-to, with four stars out of 769 Yelp reviews. Head over to 332 N. Milwaukee St. to see for yourself.

This spot offers a multitude of brunch menu options, such as build-your-own biscuits and gravy, sweet potato pancakes, chicken and waffles with homemade apple syrup and made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls. 

Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Fridays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at restaurants across the Milwaukee area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a small business CRM software provider. Last year, average daily transactions at restaurants surged to 43 per business on Fridays, compared to 27 daily transactions on average on Mondays.


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