The Best Breakfast Spots In Grand Rapids (According to Locals)

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and even if you don't believe that, there is no denying that breakfast is the best meal of the day. Why? Simple. You can have breakfast any time of day, but you can't have dinner for breakfast. It's a simple fact.

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Plenty of places around Grand Rapids have recognized that breakfast is the best, so that can make narrowing down where you should go to enjoy your eggs (sunny side up) and sausage links easy. You're in luck: I've found nine of the best spots around Grand Rapids for you to go.

Locals Decide

My first job was at a breakfast place, which has had a major impact on my belief that a breakfast spot is the best place to eat. Yes, I am biased. However, all the following recommendations for breakfast or brunch spots come from other locals around Grand Rapids, thanks to a Reddit thread discussing this topic.

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The thread got nearly 300 comments. I did the dirty work of sifting through all of them and picked the 9 most common answers and explained what locals like about it. I have chosen not to include chains, so while Anna's House, for example, is known and well-liked, I'm leaving it off the list as it has locations all around the state. These are GR breakfast spots ONLY.

The early bird gets the worm or a seat at one of these great breakfast spots in Grand Rapids.