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Breakfast in Washington, DC

A Guide to Restaurants Serving Breakfast in DC

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Looking for a hearty breakfast to start off your day? Here is a restaurant guide to help you find a full breakfast in Washington, DC. This guide is arranged by neighborhood and includes a wide range of restaurants from trendy hotel dining rooms to casual family friendly diners.

Adams Morgan

Leftbank
2424 18th Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 464-2100
Casual Bistro.

Capitol Hill

Bistro Bis
15 E Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 661-2700
Contemporary French Bistro.

Downtown

14K Restaurant & Lounge
Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 1001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 218-7575. Elegant dining.

American Grill
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC (202) 646-4433


Avenue Grill
JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC (202) 626-6970 Located next to the National Theater in heart of downtown Washington.

Cafe Du Parc
Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave.Washington, DC (202) 942-7000 French Café.

Cafe MoZU
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC (202) 787-6868


Cafe Promenade
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC (202) 347-2233
Mediterranean cuisine offering the flavors of Spain, Greece, Italy, North Africa & France.

Coeur de Lion
926 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC (202) 414-0500. Elegant dining.

Ici Urban Bistro
806 15th Street NW Washington, DC (202) 730-8700. French bistro cuisine.

Lafayette Restaurant
Hay Adams, 800 16th Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 638-6600 Elegant dining.

Metro Grille
775 12th Street NW Washington, DC (202) 824-6122 Regional American cuisine.

Morrison-Clark Restaurant
1015 L Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 898-1200 Elegant dining in a 19th Century Victorian mansion. Regional American cuisine with a Southern influence.

Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St NW Washington, DC (202) 347-4800.
Enjoy traditional pancake breakfasts, omelets, eggs benedict and more at the oldest tavern in Washington, DC.

Ollie’s Trolley
1426 L St NW Washington, DC (202) 628-3833. Casual with a counter-service grill. Located just blocks from the White House.

Poste
Hotel Manoco, 555 8th Street NW, Washington, DC (202) 783-6060 Progressive American cuisine.

Dupont Circle

Beacon Bar and Grill
1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, DC (202) 872-1126


Kramerbooks & Afterwards Café
1517 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The popular bookstore in Dupont Circle serves breakfast Monday – Friday and brunch Saturdays & Sundays.

M Street Bar & Grill
2033 M Street NW Washington, DC (202) 530-3621
Elegant dining.

Foggy Bottom

Circle Bistro
One Washington Circle Washington, DC (202) 293-5390.
French Bistro.

Dish
924 25th Street, NW Washington, DC (202) 338-8707.
Elegant American neighborhood restaurant set in historical Foggy Bottom.

Notti Bianche
824 New Hampshire Ave. NW Washington, DC (202) 298-8085
Italian.

Urbana Restaurant
2121 P St NW Washington, DC (202) 956-6650
Casual neighborhood restaurant, Mediterranean focusing on Northern Italian and Southern France.

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