Best Breakfast in Chicago
7 restaurants compared
Price range: $1.50 – $14.50
Avg recommendation: 88%
Top 5 Breakfast in Chicago (Quick Answer)
Based on diner recommendations across 7 restaurants:
- Bongo Room, $14.50 (Wicker Park)
- Valois Restaurant, $1.50 (Hyde Park)
- Valois Restaurant, $2.50 (Hyde Park)
- Valois Restaurant, $7.25 (Hyde Park)
- White Palace Grill, $7.50 (South Loop)
Scroll down for detailed comparisons, prices, and diner tips for each restaurant.
All 7 Restaurants Compared
#1
Bongo Room
Wicker Park·$$
Breakfast Burrito
$14.50
Savory breakfast burrito with eggs, cheese, and your choice of protein.
Tip: Ask for extra hot sauce — the kitchen is generous with the packets, and they complement the burrito well.
#2
Valois Restaurant
Hyde Park·$
Sausage Patty
$1.50
Breakfast sausage, seasoned and cooked to order.
Tip: Get two sausage patties instead of one if you're building a big breakfast—they're cheap.
#3
Valois Restaurant
Hyde Park·$
Bacon
$2.50
Crispy bacon strips served as a side with any meal.
Tip: Add bacon to anything—it's good and cheap.
#4
Valois Restaurant
Hyde Park·$
Pancakes
$7.25
Diner pancakes made fresh and served with butter and syrup.
Tip: Bacon is your best meat pairing with pancakes. Sausage can be hit or miss.
#5
White Palace Grill
South Loop·$
Pancakes
$7.50
Diner-style pancakes made to order and served hot.
Tip: Pancakes come with choice of bacon or sausage, making it a full breakfast plate.
#689% recommend
White Palace Grill
South Loop·$
Eggs & Hash Brown Platter
$8.50
Two eggs, hash browns, and sausage or bacon—the Obama favorite.
Tip: Get the hash browns crispy by asking the kitchen to let them sit—they hold together better and taste better.
#787% recommend
Valois Restaurant
Hyde Park·$
Eggs & Hash Brown Platter
$8.75
Two eggs, hash browns, and sausage—Obama's go-to.
Tip: Point at everything you want as you move through the line—bacon, sausage, toast, whatever looks good.