In this guide we take you to the best restaurants for breakfast in Guadalajara. It is a tour of the city’s best morning spots, chosen to please even the most demanding diners. From cozy cafés and trendy restaurants to places serving traditional Mexican dishes, these are the places where you can start your day with a memorable meal.
How We Chose the Best Breakfast Restaurants in Guadalajara
To put this guide together, our team of food, beverage and hospitality experts visited more than 50 restaurants over a period of 4 months. On each visit we assessed the factors that shape a diner’s experience: the atmosphere, the quality of the food, the attention and service from the staff, the cleanliness of the whole place (restrooms included) and extra amenities such as valet parking. These detailed evaluations gave us objective information to offer our readers a complete, reliable guide to the best places for a great meal and great service.
The result is a selection of very different concepts that share high quality and the ability to win over their guests. Here is our pick of the best breakfast restaurants in Guadalajara.
Visit Rancho Los Tres Potrillos, the ranch of Vicente Fernández, a must for fans of ranchera music and Mexican culture. 🐴🎤
Where to Find the Best Breakfast in Guadalajara
1. Tercio Cocina
Located in Colonia Americana, named the coolest neighborhood in the world by Time Out, Tercio Cocina is a small place, the kind that puts tables on the sidewalk out of necessity rather than fashion, and it has a special charm. At breakfast, coffee is essential, and Tercio Cocina’s is very good. The breakfast menu includes classics such as chilaquiles (fried tortilla chips simmered in salsa), omelets and French toast, all well prepared. Our favorite, though, is the huevos rotos: three fried eggs served over French fries with serrano ham. Hard to beat.
Food: 5 | Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 4.5 | Instagram
C. Gral. San Martín 177, Col Americana
Explore Guadalajara’s food scene with our selection of the best restaurants in Guadalajara, with standout flavors and memorable meals. 🍽️
2. Bigol Bagel
Bagel purists will probably say these are closer to an English muffin and lack the dense chew of a true bagel. For the rest of us, Bigol’s bagels are excellent. Bigol Bagel welcomes you in a very “aesthetic” space and wins you over with bagel sandwiches made to order with fresh ingredients. Our recommendation? The morning bagel, with egg, ham, bacon and maple syrup. And if you cannot decide between fried Brussels sprouts or hash browns on the side, go with the sprouts; they are delicious.
Enjoy a great shopping day at the best shopping malls in Guadalajara, with exclusive brands, restaurants, entertainment and more. 🛍️👗
3. Brick Lane
A small but charming breakfast spot in Colonia Americana (look for the food truck; that is the place). When you arrive, they welcome you with a complimentary plate of seasonal fruit. The specialties are bagels and burritos, and we recommend the brickfast burrito. If you love chilaquiles, Brick Lane’s chilakillers are not to be missed. The drinks are just as good: the café de olla (coffee brewed with cinnamon and piloncillo, an unrefined cane sugar) is exceptional, and so are the fresh fruit juices. Service is not the fastest, but it is friendly and warm. Good things take time.
Discover great seafood with the best seafood restaurants in Guadalajara. Click to explore the city’s food scene. 🍤🐟
4. Pal Real
No list of the best breakfast restaurants in Guadalajara would be complete without this place, which has fairly earned a spot in the hearts of locals. Yes, it is one of those hipster places that opened back when hipster was cool. How hipster? Water comes in an amber bottle and the only sugar they have is mascabado (raw brown cane sugar). None of that takes away from the excellent cooking. The coffee is outstanding, easily one of the best in the city, and the pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) is just as good. That alone will convince many people, but there is more: their famous lonchecito de pancita (a small sandwich filled with tripe) is a treat you should not miss.
See the best places to eat birria in Guadalajara, the slow-cooked goat stew that is Jalisco’s signature dish, made with traditional recipes. 🐐🍽️
5. Café El Colibrí
We can sum up the experience in three words: good, pretty and affordable. That is more than enough to earn a place among the best breakfast restaurants in Guadalajara. Café El Colibrí, once a well-kept secret among residents of Colonia Las Fuentes, now has a reputation across the city thanks to its excellent, unpretentious breakfasts full of flavor. The menu has eggs cooked any way you like, several kinds of chilaquiles, omelets and other gems such as enchiladas suizas (chicken enchiladas in a creamy green sauce). For fans of café de olla, this is one of the best options in the city.
Explore the region’s cooking with our selection of traditional Guadalajara dishes and get to know the authentic flavors of the city. 🌮🥗
6. Las Originales Hermanas Coraje
If you are not a fan of decorative flowers on your chilaquiles, Las Hermanas Coraje is the place for you. Breakfast here feels like a meal on a real Mexican ranch. The most popular dishes include carne asada, chicharrón (pork cracklings), lengua en salsa (beef tongue in salsa), cecina (salted dried beef) and pork ribs, all served with soupy refried beans and freshly made tortillas. The menu also has molletes (open-faced rolls with beans and melted cheese), eggs any style, quesadillas and a delicious oxtail soup.
Explore the best buffets in Guadalajara, with variety, quality and flavors for every taste. 🍖🧀🍤
7. Piggy Back
This place has become a local favorite, and it is easy to see why: a pleasant space, friendly and efficient service, good portions and excellent food. The menu includes several kinds of chilaquiles, egg breakfasts, tamales, tacos, machaca (shredded dried beef) and molletes, plus good coffee. And save room for the pan dulce and cookies; we recommend the cinnamon roll, which is excellent.
Get a taste of the real thing with our selection of the best tacos in Guadalajara. Flavor in every bite. 🌮🌮🌮
8. Menudería La Familia
Menudo (a beef tripe soup in red chile broth) is a divisive dish, to put it mildly, and it is common for one family member to love it while another does not. That is why Menudería La Familia is a great choice: everyone will find something they like. Start with the menudo, which is delicious and served in very generous portions; have it with warm, freshly made tortillas. If menudo is not for you, there are chilaquiles, pellizcadas (thick corn cakes with pinched edges and toppings), quesadillas, burritos and eggs any style, plus fruit juices made to order.
Discover the traditional dishes of Jalisco: birria, tortas ahogadas, pozole and more. The authentic flavors that define Jalisco’s cooking. 🌮🍖🍽️
9. El Terrible Juan Café
El Terrible Juan Café is a pleasant, unpretentious place and easily one of the best breakfast restaurants in Guadalajara. The word “café” in its name is no accident: the coffee is very good and includes some unique drinks, such as the marzipan latte. Good coffee is only the start, because anything you order is a safe bet. The molletes, the chilaquiles, the famous lonche de serrano (a serrano ham sandwich), the toasts and, of course, the house-made bread are all excellent. On top of that, prices are reasonable and service is friendly and efficient. What more could you ask for?
10. Cachito Mío
Our list of the best breakfast restaurants in Guadalajara would not be complete without Cachito Mío, a charming spot full of color and flavor. Its bright, festive decor sets the mood for its Mexican cooking. The short menu includes chilaquiles, huevos norteños, burritos and omelets. The star is the chilaquiles: whether you order them red, green or in habanero salsa, you cannot go wrong. You can also top them with barbacoa de picaña (slow-cooked beef), machaca sonorense, cochinita pibil (slow-roasted pork), chicharrón prensado (pressed pork cracklings) or an egg. To wash it all down, the café de olla here is excellent.