Digging into the best breakfast joints in your neighborhood
I always hear people say, “There just aren’t any good places to go get breakfast.” While there certainly are fewer local restaurants specializing in breakfast than there are specializing in lunch and dinner, there are still tons of great options here in our communities.
One favorite of many early birds in Carmel is Bub’s Cafe located just south of Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream along the Monon Trail. Bub’s Cafe features an extremely inviting and cheery interior that matches the quality of their food. While the cafe prides itself on its Big Stack (12 pancakes), the menu also features a number of re-imagined breakfast staples including my favorite, the Bub’s Breakfast Bread Bowl (bread bowl filled with fried potatoes, choice of meat, sausage gravy, two eggs and cheese).
- Carmel:
- Jacquie’s (9840 N. Michigan Rd.)
- Price: $8 to $15
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 283-2776
- Sweet and Savory (4335 W. 106th St.)
- Price: $7 to $13
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Contact: 802-9004
- Bub’s Cafe (220 2nd St.)
- Price: $8 to $44
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 844-2822
- Brunchies (13732 N. Meridian St.)
- Price: $5 to $10
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 846-8820
- Eggshell Bistro (51 West City Center Dr.)
- Price: $10 – $15
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 660-1616
- Sunrise Café (11711 N. Meridian St.)
- Price: $7 to $12
- Hours: 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Contact: 575-9323
- Westfield:
- Marlow’s Cafe (112 E. Main St.)
- Price: $5 to $10
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., closed Sunday
- Contact: 847-6783
- Noblesville:
- Best Bet Breakfast & Lunch (14300 Mundy Dr.)
- Price: $7 to $12
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 776-1136
- Jim Dandy (2301 E. Conner St.)
- Price: $5 to $9
- Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Contact: 773-3288
- Fishers:
- The Roost at Sahm’s (7371 E. 116th St.)
- Price: $7 to $11
- Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Contact: 842-3735
- Sunrise Cafe (9767 E. 116th St.)
- Price: $7 to $12
- Hours: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 842-5414
- Zionsville:
- Big Dave’s Deli & Meat (1225 W. Oak St.)
- Price: $7 to $11
- Hours: Weekdays – 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Contact: 873-4255
The Roost at Sahm’s in Fishers offers a wide variety of breakfast staples including a number of great omelets featuring ingredients like chorizo, red onion jam and Feta cheese. Although the Roost opens as early as 6:30 a.m. during the week, breakfast is served all day.
Noblesville’s Best Bets Breakfast and Lunch is an interesting eatery with a casino motif. Featuring entrees like The Big Deal (three tacos filled with eggs and Spanish sausage) and The All In (a double order of fried potatoes mixed with three eggs, ham, sausage and more), Best Bets may have a smaller menu than other restaurants in the area, but it sets itself a part with its unique offerings.
See our extended listings on this page for more information on the great breakfast restaurants in your neighborhood.
