Breakfast and coffee in Chattanooga: North Shore, Southside and more

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Breakfast and coffee in Chattanooga cluster on the North Shore, along Frazier Avenue, North Market Street and Manufacturers Road, and downtown and on the Southside, on Broad, Market and Main streets. St. Elmo, Brainerd, East Brainerd, Hixson and Lookout Valley each have one or two more.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Chattanooga’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 18, 2026, and every address was checked against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city-limits map. A coffee shop on Dayton Boulevard turned out to be in Red Bank and is left out. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Be Caffeinated runs coffee shops on the North Shore and in Highland Park, with its own Morning Bee Bakery.

Big Bad Breakfast on Manufacturers Road calls itself a Southern scratch diner. It takes walk-ins only and has a pet-friendly patio.

Brothers Bagel, founded by Josh and Sara Pratt, bakes all-natural artisan bagels for breakfast and lunch at shops on Brainerd Road and Hixson Pike.

City Cafe Diner near the Tennessee Aquarium has served made-from-scratch comfort food for more than 20 years, with breakfast all day.

Frothy Monkey is an all-day cafe beside the Chattanooga Choo Choo with seats at the bar, on the mezzanine and on the patio.

Goodman Coffee Roasters has a flagship in the Warehouse Row shops and a St. Elmo cafe attached to its roasting plant.

IHOP on Highway 153 in Hixson serves pancakes, waffles and omelets, with takeout.

Keystone Breakfast + Lunch on Frazier Avenue makes its sauces and spice blends in house and caters.

Maple Street Biscuit Company downtown serves scratch-made biscuits.

Mean Mug has three shops, serving espresso, drip coffee, Kyoto-style cold brew and an all-day breakfast and lunch menu.

Milk and Honey on North Market Street is open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day.

Oaks Coffee House on Silverdale Road serves specialty coffee, breakfast and lunch, and rents event space.

Red Owl Coffee Company on East Brainerd Road posts a seasonal menu.

Rembrandts Coffee House in the Bluff View Art District has been open since 1994. It serves house-roasted drip coffee and offers patio dining.

Stone Cup on Frazier Avenue serves breakfast and lunch all day.

The Daily Ration on Dartmouth Street serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, with a patio.

Waffle House No. 626 in Lookout Valley never closes.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get breakfast in Chattanooga?

Breakfast places inside the city limits include Big Bad Breakfast, Milk and Honey, Keystone Breakfast + Lunch, Stone Cup and The Daily Ration on the North Shore; City Cafe Diner and Maple Street Biscuit Company downtown; and IHOP in Hixson.

Is there a 24-hour breakfast place in Chattanooga?

City Cafe Diner at 511 Broad St. downtown is open 24 hours and serves breakfast all day. Waffle House at 28 Birmingham Highway in Lookout Valley is also open 24 hours.

What is the earliest coffee shop open in Chattanooga?

Be Caffeinated on the North Shore, Mean Mug, Milk and Honey and Red Owl Coffee Company open at 6 a.m. on weekdays. Brothers Bagel opens at 6 a.m. Monday, its site says.

Which Chattanooga coffee shops are open in the evening?

Red Owl Coffee Company on East Brainerd Road is open to 8 p.m. daily, Frothy Monkey on Market Street to 8 p.m. daily and Rembrandts in the Bluff View Art District to 9 p.m. daily.