New Orleans, LA
For Breakfast in New Orleans, the local food press points to Toast, Molly's Rise and Shine, and Brennan's. Picks from The Infatuation, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated July 2026.
Toast · Gentilly
The Infatuation's #1 New Orleans breakfast, aebelskivers are the real star near the Fairgrounds.
Molly's Rise and Shine · Irish Channel
Mason Hereford's playful Irish Channel diner, biscuits, tunnel cakes, and a great breakfast burrito.
Brennan's · French Quarter
The 1946 Creole institution that invented bananas foster, egg sardou, hussarde, and benedicts.
Surrey's Café & Juice Bar · Lower Garden District
Worth the consistent line for the crab-meat omelet, get a biscuit to sop up the sauce.
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