Victor's delivers all flavors and soul of Havanna starting early every day. Dive into a creamy, sweet café con leche before tearing into perfect comfort foods like long braised meats with rice and beans.

Sun Street Breads has gorgeously fresh baked goods from award-winning bakery Solveig Tofte in this sunny room with cartoony cute walls. This little restaurant/bakery is delight personified.

Start with the famous bacon and go from there. The farm-fresh ingredients, harvested from the restaurant's actual farm, make for hearty, high-quality meals every single day of the week. The restaurant owners also operate the garden center next door, which means the room is lush with greenery and life even in the dead of winter.

An icon of downtown Minneapolis' early morning dining, the lemon ricotta pancakes, mahnomen porridge and oddball beloved sausage bread show that Hell's Kitchen doesn't bother with the expected and follows its own blissful tune to great breakfast. The Ralph Stedman art and gothic basement interior makes mornings in hell a killer kick off to the week.

The words “corn pancakes,” are a savory sweet trigger to anyone who has ever tasted one at Maria’s Cafe. A sweet little neighborhood gathering spot, the menu has plenty of other eye-opener options, but those pancakes are non-negotiable.

Alma's mellow cafe serves glittering baked goods from its pastry case and all kinds of hearty, middle-america approved breakfast options daily. If there is babka, start there.

An icon of Northeast, this tiny diner serves all the classics including eggs that are made just right and a slice of home made pie.

This undersung neighborhood joint is killing it in the breakfast game with scratch made fare that converts fans one after another. Come with a voracious appetite and tuck into a massive egg sandwich with bacon, tomato, and blue cheese on grilled sourdough.

This vintage diner car is churning out modern takes on classic roadside breakfast fare. Always order one of the signature Hi Tops, either for the table to share (breakfast dessert is a thing) or for decadent solo enjoyment. The doughnut mashup is topped with sweet and savory mixes like the irresistible Gary Coop-er, fried chicken and maple syrup and gravy.

On Grand Avenue the yeasty flappers and hearty biscuits and gravy continue to beguile diners, but there are also plenty of savory options to choose from as well. Grab something from the bakery case to nibble on later.

Modern comforts dominate the extensive menu at Highland Grill. Classics are done so well, with fluffy pancakes served alongside smoky-sweet maple syrup. Try the sweet potato hash with spicy hunks of Italian sausage, mellow kale, and kicky peppers.

First off, pie is a perfectly acceptable breakfast food and no one here will deny it. Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit is also a fantastic purveyor of biscuits, as the name would imply. Take one out for a spin on the perfectly proportioned breakfast sandwich with egg, cheese, and bacon or sausage.

This under sung West 7th Street gem has all the feel of a 1960s diner, with giant windows overlooking the busy street. Stop in for classics like eggs over easy and giant shreds of crispy, fresh hash browns.