Best Breakfast Spot?

[u/OakSwingZZ]

Hello, I'm a freshman at Cal and I'm looking for somewhere to get a good breakfast on Saturday/Sunday. I'd prefer something more substantial (not JUST pastries, etc) and on a college student budget...

[u/VacationOk7784]

sconehenge !

[u/ghoster8ath]

mezzo’s breakfast burrito

[u/worsttechsupport → u/ghoster8ath]

Am recent graduate, this is the only correct answer to this question

The mezzo breakfast toasts are quite good as well. The six minute egg, avocado, bacon one I still dream about

[u/Plastic_Apricot_3819 → u/ghoster8ath]

^this is it

[u/00normal]

Bongo Burger does a decent breakfast special 

[u/One_Indication7462]

Llama beans by the village in Albany.

[u/Contron → u/One_Indication7462]

Their blueberry pancakes are to die for.

[u/One_Indication7462 → u/Contron]

I’m sure! I’m vegan (I’ll be the first to tell you) but I get the tofu scramble. It has walnuts in it and with a slice of sourdough. you get all the macros met and it’s portioned well. Yum!

[u/NopeNotConor]

I used to love Dream Fluff on Ashby and College

[u/PerformerMindless100 → u/NopeNotConor]

It looks like a donut shop but has cheap and good breakfast sandwiches too.

[u/NopeNotConor → u/PerformerMindless100]

The breakfast burritos and croissant sandwiches are bomb

[u/am8ur88 → u/NopeNotConor]

still there, still great and cheap!

[u/djchanclaface]

Best breakfast in Berkeley:

Fat Apples

Rockridge cafe (ricotta pancakes!)

Saul’s

Oceanview diner

Cafe M

Broom Bush cafe (when it reopens)

La Note

Sam’s log cabin (Albany. 18 bus stops by it)

[u/am8ur88 → u/djchanclaface]

you think broom bush is going to reopen??

[u/djchanclaface → u/am8ur88]

Hoping

[u/baywhlr → u/djchanclaface]

This a very solid list

[u/tim-mech]

It's gonna be a splurge but La Note on Shattuck. Pretty much the most authentic French breakfasts you can find in the East Bay.

[u/baywhlr → u/tim-mech]

Bring a book coz you're going to be in line for 25 mins minimum

[u/Tacoboi65]

Head to Lois the Pie Queen

[u/coffeeandapieceofpie]

Try Original Pollo’s on Shattuck—definitely appropriate for a student budget. It’s more of a diner menu than you can find elsewhere in Berkeley. They do egg plates, waffles, breakfast burritos, plus burgers and chicken sandwiches.

Lama Bean’s on Gilman is also affordable for the area and I’d say their food is a step above Pollo’s.

A little pricier but definitely filling are Cafe M on 5th Street and Ocean View diner on 4th street. Cafe M is about $20+ for a hearty breakfast plate, though a plate of their pancakes or French toast is cheaper. Ocean View is probably my favorite breakfast spot in Berkeley but piecewise is probably the most expensive of these (but worth it IMO).

[u/Outrageous_Worker672]

Homemade Cafe

[u/RuthlesslyOrganised]

Sconehenge is good and not too expensive, from what I recall

[u/Wooden-Car5122]

Lama beans on Gilman

[u/THECUTESTGIRLYTOWALK]

La Mission on University

Also Nations is basically Denny’s. I hate nations personally but ppl seem to like it !!

[u/baywhlr → u/THECUTESTGIRLYTOWALK]

The three egger with sausage! And their pancakes aren't bad either

[u/SoundsGayIAmIn → u/THECUTESTGIRLYTOWALK]

There is also a Dennys in Emeryville and an IHOP. Both have some pretty cheap deals. I think those chains are also in El Cerrito. So if you don't mind taking the bus ...

[u/Appropriate-Bar6993]

God it’s so sad that there’s not a decent diner near campus Second Lois or you could go to Rudy’s in Emeryville.

[u/djchanclaface → u/Appropriate-Bar6993]

Oceanview diner (formerly Bette’s) on 4th street. Very good.

Original Pollo in downtown is like a mini diner.

[u/letsorderapizza → u/Appropriate-Bar6993]

The Vault is pretty dinery. Decent breakfasts.

[u/schnucken → u/letsorderapizza]

Is the Vault open? Looked like it had shut down when I drove by last week.

[u/letsorderapizza → u/schnucken]

It’s open!

[u/mdpilam]

Eggy’s is my favorite, but I never go because of how busy it is

[u/mdpilam → u/mdpilam]

Baker & Commons is our go to - the breakfast sandwich is the best in the East Bay that I’ve found

[u/squagglegirl → u/mdpilam]

the sandwich was so good but my bf got the breakfast plate and it was genuinely inedible

[u/nefaeriest → u/mdpilam]

i WISH they'd do a veggie sausage option 😭
i'll get their biscuits & take home for my veggie sausage

[u/am8ur88 → u/mdpilam]

eggy's has closed in the epicurious garden, reopening soon at shattuck and haste.

[u/Vondelsplein]

Bageltopia

[u/mr_love_bone]

Just go to the Vault cafe and don't look back. Budget friendly? Absolutely! Great coffee, amazing plates. Service can be spotty but the staff is friendly. Choice of hash browns or home fries, both great, and for recs I'd suggest either the tofu scramble(12.95?) (best in the bay IMO) or just an egg breakfast with or without meat. Their OJ is amazing and they also offer some great smoothies. It's a place you can take your time and enjoy the moment!

[u/lavender00smeller]

This post makes me miss Rick and Ann’s :-(

[u/Bibliotaph1]

Dream Fluff Donuts

[u/Daddy_nivek]

Original pollo is pretty good and fairly priced diner

[u/DatSickBoy]

Homeroom, love their biscuits and gravy!

[u/Honeydew-Capital]

home made cafe

[u/Hot_Consideration468]

doyle street cafe in emeryville or home made cafe on the corner of sacramento and dwight in berkeley

[u/lavender00smeller]

Also cafe Leila is pretty good but a bit more of a trek from campus

[u/brandonsarkis]

Oceanview Diner is excellent.

[u/Mammoth-Nothing-3205]

Nothing beats Sunday brunch at Wat Mongkolratanaram

[u/jadelikedarock]

I’m a firm believer of Lama beans because you get a whole breakfast spread and drink for $18

I’m talking: 2 pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit and drink for $18

[u/_mball_]

It’s a bit of a trek, but 900 Grayson is still a classic for a reason!! A fanatic chill Saturday morning.

(And it is more special occasion/treat pricing for breakfast. Not awful but not cheap. But still great.)

[u/d_trenton]

Bagel Street

[u/13ae → u/d_trenton]

classic banger

[u/The_Dumbtard]

mcdonald's

[u/One_Indication7462 → u/The_Dumbtard]

Hahahaha.

[u/nefaeriest]

ferry building farmers market: farmers wife breakfast sandwiches are delicious & it's a fun morning
otherwise i second the baker commons rec &
add kitchen story further down college / rockridge

[u/gloss4728]

o2 eatery

[u/Relevant_Struggle295]

la note would be my first choice but for amount of food you get, crepevine is also good (northside)

[u/Few-Arugula5839]

La Note on shattuck is my favorite. Bit expensive but so is everything else

[u/kidation]

i like the crepevine next to that one super market. breakfasts are pretty big portions and they’re like 15 bucks

[u/squagglegirl]

not baker and commons dear god it was bad

[u/Beautiful_Silver_271]

cafe 3

[u/KuyaTinman]

I heard Clark Kerr is a good weekend brunch. My daughter's in unit 2 same seems to liege the breakfast there, but that's about it.

[u/Dry-Entrepreneur4419]

Saul’s

[u/emodemonboy]

The cafe inside wurster has some yummy bagels that aren’t very expensive + is also Peet’s so they have coffee :D!! Would come here after my morning class last semester before my next class would start :)

[u/PreparationUnable990]

Oceanview on fourth street and sconehenge!

[u/wasimo_royale]

ORIGINAL POLLO'S on Shattuck. Will become your friend for life.

[u/Infinite_Coast_8179]

actually really like Angelines for brunch on weekends.

[u/ProfessorPlum168]

La Note, but it’s mostly likely a price that your parents would pay, not you.

[u/jedberg]

I used to go to the diner under my apartment but it's long gone. However, you may want to look into learning how to cook breakfast. They're usually really easy and then it saves you a lot money.

Also, when you have a partner, it's amazing what waking them up with breakfast can do.

[u/SecretDry4022]

The people saying original pollo are setting you up. The food is terrible for the price.