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The Best Cheap Breakfasts in Nashville

Where you can find a quick meal for $5 or less.

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Nashville is full of great breakfast options, but it certainly doesn't have to cost a fortune. So for those days when all you want is a quick, cheap breakfast, we've got you covered with this select group of restaurants where you can find a meal for $5 or less.

For this update, we see Charlie Bob's Restaurant come off the list, as the longtime Dickerson Pike stalwart closed at the end of April.

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Listed in geographical order, north to south.

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Hermitage Cafe

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This Nashville institution won't hit you hard in the wallet, with most breakfast items ringing in between $4 and $7. Pancakes and a three-egg omelette clock in under $5.

Mitchell Deli

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The breakfast bar at Mitchell’s is a great choice for an inexpensive meal. Stop in and select from several different choices including eggs, grits, sausage and more, then pay based on the weight of your plate.

Nashville Biscuit House

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If you’re looking for the best bang for your buck it doesn’t get much better than Nashville Biscuit House, where you can find a variety of biscuit and toaster sandwiches for less than $5. Or get a three egg omelet with homefries or grits and toast or a biscuit for $4.75.

Pfunky Griddle- Berry Hill

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At this (mostly) cook-it-yourself spot in Berry Hill, each table comes equipped with a hot griddle (hence the name) so you can put your best chef foot forward. Order 2 eggs, 2 biscuits and toast for $4.60 to stay under that $5 mark.
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Sam & Zoe's

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This Berry Hill coffee shop offers a solid all-day breakfast menu, including a breakfast bagel with eggs, cheese and your choice of meat for $4.50.

Big Al's Deli

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At this neighborhood gem tucked between MetroCenter and Germantown, you can get a great sausage or bacon biscuit with egg and cheese for $3, six slices of french toast or four pancakes for $4.75, or biscuits and gravy for $4.50 to stay under that $5 mark.

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Hermitage Cafe

This Nashville institution won't hit you hard in the wallet, with most breakfast items ringing in between $4 and $7. Pancakes and a three-egg omelette clock in under $5.

Mitchell Deli

The breakfast bar at Mitchell’s is a great choice for an inexpensive meal. Stop in and select from several different choices including eggs, grits, sausage and more, then pay based on the weight of your plate.

Nashville Biscuit House

If you’re looking for the best bang for your buck it doesn’t get much better than Nashville Biscuit House, where you can find a variety of biscuit and toaster sandwiches for less than $5. Or get a three egg omelet with homefries or grits and toast or a biscuit for $4.75.

Pfunky Griddle- Berry Hill

At this (mostly) cook-it-yourself spot in Berry Hill, each table comes equipped with a hot griddle (hence the name) so you can put your best chef foot forward. Order 2 eggs, 2 biscuits and toast for $4.60 to stay under that $5 mark.
< a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-pfunky-griddle-nashville-2?start=60"> Yelp/Pfunky Griddle

Sam & Zoe's

This Berry Hill coffee shop offers a solid all-day breakfast menu, including a breakfast bagel with eggs, cheese and your choice of meat for $4.50.

Big Al's Deli

At this neighborhood gem tucked between MetroCenter and Germantown, you can get a great sausage or bacon biscuit with egg and cheese for $3, six slices of french toast or four pancakes for $4.75, or biscuits and gravy for $4.50 to stay under that $5 mark.

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