The Ultimate Eastern & Central MA Breakfast Guide

At the end of January, I made a Tiktok talking about a few of my favorite breakfast spots within 30 minutes of Boston & it took off! Not only did people comment about the restaurants I recommended, but after 500 comments I’m left with endless restaurant recommendations – 115 to be exact.

So instead of making everyone dig through the comments, I have decided to compile a master list of Massachusetts’ top breakfast spots!

In Boston:

My top spots:

1. Tradesman, Boston & Charlestown
2. Earl’s, Prudential Center
3. Citrus & Salt, Back Bay
4. Buttermilk & Burbon, Back Bay
5. North Street Grille, North End
6. Bootleg Special, South End
7. South End Buttery, South End
8. Lincoln Tavern, South Boston

From Others:

1. McKenna’s Cafe, Dorchester
2. Roxy’s, West Roxbury
3. Thornton’s, Boston
4. Milkweed, Tremont St. Boston
5. Joe’s 320 Cafe, West Roxbury
6. Mike & Patty’s, Boston
7. Mike’s City Diner, Boston
8. Pink Taco, Boston
9. Angela’s, East Boston
10. Lucy’s American Tavern, Dorchester
11. The Bowery, Dorchester

North of Boston:

My Top Spots:

1. Davis Sq. Donuts and Bagels, Somerville
2. Union Sq. Donuts
3. Crack’d Kitchen, Andover
4. As good as it gets, Wilmington
5. Donut Villa Diner, Malden/Cambridge
6. Cibo Cafe, Melrose
7. Brother’s, Wakefield
8. Kane’s Donuts, Saugus/Boston
9. Vic’s Waffle House, Tewksbury
10. Country Chef, Wilmington

From others:

1. Ball Sq. Cafe, Somerville
2. Cafe Luna, Cambridge
3. Carol’s Cafe, Wakefield
4. The Neighborhood, Somerville
5. Blue Moon, Wakefield
6. Gulu Gulu, Salem
7. Ugly Mug Cafe, Salem
8. Harvest, Wakefield & Beverly
9. Honeycomb, Hamilton
10. Iron Town Diner, Saugus
11. George’s, Gloucester
12. Deb’s Diner, Salem
13. Goldilox bagel, Medford
14. LobstaLand, Gloucester
15. Sound Bites, Somerville
16. Andyman’s, Amesbury
17. Nick & Andy’s, Danvers
18. Kelly’s Diner, Somerville
19. North Ave Diner, Wakefield
20. Sofra, Cambridge
21. Vinal, Somerville
22. Tasty Cafe, Somerville
23. The Restaurant, Woburn
24. Rosebud, Somerville
25. Red’s, Salem
26. The Stone’s Common House and Kitchen, Stoneham
27. Dempsey’s, Medford/Everett
28. Agawam Diner, Rowley

South of Boston:

My Top Spots

1. Deag’s Local Diner
2. Farmer’s Daughter, Easton
3. Back Bay Bagels, Easton
4. The Toast Office, Westwood
5. 50’s Diner, Dedham
6. Il Massimo, Dedham + Providence
7. Amber Road, Canton
8. Joe’s Best Diner, Brockton/Easton line
9. The Beanery, Easton

From Others:

1. Yaz’s Table, Abington
2. Strawberry Fair, Norwell
3. Newcomb Farms, Milton
4. Spot, Norwood
5. Kristen’s, Braintree
6. McKay’s, Quincy
7. JJ’s Cafe, Brockton (potentially closed)
8. Toast, Hull
9. Old Town Cafe, Abington
10. Wheel House Diner, Quincy
11. Liberty & Main, Dedham
12. Jac’s, Rockland (temporarily closed)
13. Kelly’s, Norton
14. Murph’s, Norwood
15. Craig’s Cafe, Quincy
16. Zachary’s, Stoughton
17. Toast of the Town, Randolph
18. Sunnyside Cafe, Randolph
19. Alexander’s, Brockton
20. Granite Street Cafe, Quincy
21. Plane Jane’s, Plymouth
22. Grill & Eye, Weymouth
23. Rivershed, Scituate
24. Gather, Pembroke
25. Julian’s, Providence
26. The Rhody Hen, Pawtucket RI
27. Hanger 12, Mansfield
28. Idle Hour, Quincy
29. Good Days, Bridgewater

West of Boston (off of i95 belt):

My top spots:

1. In a Pickle, Waltham
2. Minutemen Diner, Bedford

From Others:

1. Delux Town Diner, Watertown
2. Johnny’s Luncheonette, Newton
3. Wilson’s Diner, Waltham
4. Villiage Cafe, Newton
5. The Diner at North Beacon, Watertown
6. Babico’s Diner, Maynard
7. The Knotty Pine, Newton
8. Jim’s, Brighton
9. Heidi’s, Waltham

Central MA (off of i90):

From Others:

1. Hangover Pub, Worcester
2. J&M Diner, Framingham
3. Sunny Side Cafe, Ashland
4. Star’s, Hingham
5. King’s St. Cafe, Franklin
6. Percy’s, Middleboro
7. Mel’s, Wayland
8. Breakfast at Stephanie’s, Upton
9. Altea’s, Worcester
10. Dave’s Diner, Middleboro