Opened since 2017 in Hermitage, Nadeen’s opens for breakfast every day but Monday, and the chicken and waffles, huevos rancheros, and “the kernel” (open-faced biscuit crowned with sausage gravy and cheesey scrambled eggs) — all coupled with craft cocktails — make this quirky former pizza joint a worthy destination for those outside the Hermitage area.

Tucked away in the Salemtown neighborhood, Big Al’s Deli opens at 6 a.m. during the week, serving up classic breakfast items such as pancakes, French toast, and biscuit sandwiches to hungry commuters and next door neighbors alike. The full menu is available for curbside pick up or delivery. Just call ahead to order.

Don’t let outside appearances fool you — Nashville Biscuit House has one of the best breakfast biscuits in town. This little East Nashville restaurant opens at 6:30 a.m. during the week (closed Wednesdays) and has a drive thru, making it easy to grab a quick bite before work. Besides (obviously) the biscuits, NBH serves plenty of pancakes, French toast, omelettes, and more.

Long a Germantown staple, Monell’s serves country breakfast family-style, seven days a week starting at 8 a.m.. Breakfast includes sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, country ham, pancakes, eggs, grits, fried chicken, and more. 

Of course, people flock to Sean Brock’s casual homage to the fast food of yesteryear for bang-up burgers and buckets of fried chicken, but it’s also a solid spot to grab breakfast on the go. Brock’s fluffy Joyland biscuits — topped with everything from sack sausage to bacon to fried chicken — are easily some of the best in Nashville. Check Joyland’s Instagram to check for days with breakfast hours, as they change frequently.

Open Thursday through Monday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (with limited sidewalk table service) for dine-in or to-go morning meals, Sky Blue is an East side favorite. Long waits on the weekends are not unusual, so a weekday trip is a good game plan to try the stuffed French toast pancakes, hot chicken biscuits, or three egg omelets with signature home fries.

Nashville soul food staple Silver Sands Cafe is well known as a lunch time meat-and-three, but also for owner Sophia Vaughn’s time-tested homestyle breakfast recipes. Starting at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday through Friday, the third generation owner of Silver Sands serves up crowd-pleasing pancake stacks, country ham, and biscuit sandwiches.

Not every pretty place serves good food, but Pinewood does. The fun vibes and comfortable booths create a solid place for a “working breakfast” during the week. Be it challah French toast, bruleed grapefruit, or a smoked pork chop with red eye gravy — wash it all down with some Crema coffee, overlooking the six reclaimed wood lanes from the old Indiana Bowl O’ Rama.

Since it first opened its doors in 2015, Biscuit Love quickly became one of the most popular breakfast restaurants in town. The restaurant has since added two additional locations which have helped alleviate some of the traffic to the original location in The Gulch. The best way to avoid the crowds is to stop in during the week and get your bonut or ‘East Nasty’ biscuit sandwich fix.

*Opens daily at 8 a.m. for dine-in, takeout, and delivery.

When Wendell Lee Smith opened his Sylvan park restaurant in 1952, there was certainly no interstate in the skyline behind it. The restaurant is now in its eighth decade serving breakfast and lunch to the masses — morning favorites include western omelets, biscuits and gravy, and the big ole country breakfast.

John Currence’s Big Bad Breakfast expanded its wingpresence Nashville — complete with cathead biscuits and a Dolly Parton chicken plastered on the wall. Big Bad Breakfast features a menu of sweet and savory Southern dishes — fluffy omelets, house-cured bacon, buttermilk biscuits and stacked-high morning sandwiches, available all day every day. On the drinks side, BBB offers cocktails, including bloody marys, mimosas, and screwdrivers with fresh squeezed juice.

A breakfast go-to since opening in 1996, Fido starts serving at 7 a.m. seven days a week and offers breakfast all day long, including a reliable selection of scrambles, bagel sandwiches, pancakes, and French toast.

Ever since Proper Bagel opened in 2016, patrons have flocked to the Belmont restaurant to get their fix of fresh bagels, bagel sandwiches, salads, baked goods, and more.

The Nashville Jam Co.’s traditional southern menu is available daily for breakfast at 8 a.m. A few local morning favorites include the pimento cheese, bacon, and tomato jam chicken biscuit, fried green tomato wrap, and on the sweet side, the bronuts (fried cheesecake stuffed biscuits topped with blueberry compote).

Open every day except Tuesday at 8 a.m., people travel from far and wide to enjoy local stalwart Loveless Cafe’s famous biscuits and country cooking. In operation for over 65 years, a trip to this icon is just as much, if not more so, about the destination than it is about what’s on the plate.