Who says pancakes, bacon, and eggs have to be reserved for before 10 a.m.? If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it deserves a spot on the menu at any hour. Luckily, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is packed with diners, restaurants, and cafés serving up all-day breakfast favorites.
This list of 10 includes everything from a New York-style deli and Tex-Mex staples to vegan-friendly bites and more—so no matter where you are in the Metroplex (or what you’re craving), you’ll have plenty of breakfast options to enjoy day or night.
Lucky’s
This retro Oak Lawn diner with the checker-board flooring offers all the diner classics prepared with locally sourced ingredients. Many items on the all-day breakfast menu are customizable, thanks to an array of farm-fresh produce. Diners can build their own omelets or order the All American and have their eggs cooked any way; they can also choose their bread for toast, their meat, and their sides. 3531 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, luckysdallas.com
Café Brazil
Check the hours of your nearest Café Brazil location to see if it’s one of the 24-hour outposts. If so, enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner in a bright, colorful space at any time of the day or night. The banana bread French toast is an iconic choice, in part because the banana bread is homemade, always fresh, and dipped in cinnamon-egg batter. Topped with plenty of fresh fruit and cream, the final product is sprinkled with almonds and powdered sugar. Multiple locations, cafebrazil.com
Cindy’s N.Y. Delicatessen
The three Dallas locations of this diner with the cozy red booths pay homage to New York City deli fare, offering everything from knishes to Reubens. The extensive all-day breakfast menu satisfies every craving. Go for standards like pancakes, waffles, and omelets, or for deli classics like blintzes and latkes. Multiple locations, cindisnydeli.com
E Bar Tex-Mex
With its warm, neighborhood-bar vibe and menu full of Tex-Mex comfort food, this is one of those restaurants that keeps its regulars and welcomes its newcomers. The all-day breakfast menu includes hearty Tex-Mex and Mexican favorites, like huevos rancheros, papas con huevos, and migas. A heaping platter of “Hangover Nachos” offers chips with plenty of melted cheese, eggs, bacon, and refried beans. 1901 North Haskell Ave., Dallas, ebartexmex.com
Original ChopShop
This fast-casual spot that prioritizes fruits and vegetables offers five all-day breakfast items on the go. Order at the kiosk and build your own bowl of grains, produce, meats, and cheeses. Or, enjoy hazelberry toast (Nutella and strawberry), avocado toast, or two different kinds of wraps. Original ChopShop is all about healthy eating and any menu item can be modified to fit vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free diets. Multiple locations, originalchopshop.com
Tribal All Day Cafe
Plants are everywhere in this cute little Bishops Arts café—all over the walls, hanging from the ceilings, and dominating the menu. Like everything else, the all-day breakfast items are plant-forward. Try a breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs, jasmine rice, jalapeños, pico de gallo, mozzarella, and avocado. For a couple dollars more, add some walnut-and-mushroom vegan sausage. 263 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, livetribal.com
Spiral Diner
Since 2002, this vegan diner in Fort Worth has served an all-day breakfast that includes made-from-scratch meatless versions of the classics. The breakfast quesadillas come with tofu scramble, grilled seitan, and vegan cheese, and the breakfast burrito includes soy chorizo and vegan sour cream. 1314 W. Magnolia Ave. Fort Worth, spiraldiner.com
Duro Café
The Duro Hospitality team owns some of the top restaurants in Dallas and Fort Worth, including El Carlos Elegante, Mister Charles, and Chumley House. This European-style “street café” offers a walk-up espresso bar, al fresco seating, and plenty of Old World wine. The all-day breakfast menu includes a breakfast pizzetta with wagyu gravy, a za’atar croissant, and a coconut chia parfait. 2804 Greenville Ave., Dallas, cafe-duro.com
Local Jonny’s
This hidden-gem general store and café in Addison offers a light-filled space with a boutique that sells everything from shirts and hats to jewelry. Local Jonny’s is known for its specialty coffee drinks, like the butterbeer latte, flavored with homemade butterscotch sauce and prepared with salted caramel cold foam. The all-day menu includes plenty of breakfast options, like monkey bread and fresh strawberry guava pop-tarts. 5471 Beltline Rd., Dallas, localjonnystx.com
Ol’ South Pancake House
A 24-hour restaurant with locations in Fort Worth and Burleson, Ol’ South Pancake House offers one menu at all hours of the day and night. It also offers a Pancake Challenge: If you can eat eight mega pancakes in an hour without leaving the table, you don’t have to pay for them, you’ll be photographed for the wall of challenge winners, and you’ll take home an “I conquered the Ol’ South Mega Pancake Challenge” t-shirt. Alternatively, you could skip the challenge and just enjoy waffles, French toast, or breakfast tacos. Multiple locations, olsouthpancakehouse.com…