Foodie City: Delicious Breakfast, Brunch, And Donut Spots Around Louisville

By LEO Weekly Staff on Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 6:02 pm

From biscuits to everything beyond, Louisville knows how to do breakfast.

Louisville is a foodie city, and that extends to the realm of breakfast, brunch, and donuts.

We may have missed a few spots that have a breakfast burrito on the menu, but this list is focused on places that specialize in breakfast or donuts or that reliably offer a Sunday brunch buffet.

If you love delicious eggs, fluffy pancakes or a classic donut, check out our (unranked) list.

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Plehn's Bakery

3940 Shelbyville Road

Plehn's Bakery is a Louisville staple, and it offers a variety of classic donuts and coffee cakes, as well as a few German inspired danishes and kuchens.

Featured in the photo are a selection of Plehn's donuts.

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The Silver Dollar

1761 Frankfort Ave.

This firehouse turned whiskey bar and restaurant specializes in Southern comfort food and that theme is continued in their brunch. For example, their cornbread pancakes that are both addictive and painfully filling.

Featured in the photo is their The Classic – two eggs, sausage or bacon, homefries, and Texas toast.

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The Raven Irish Pub

3900 Shelbyville Road

The recently renovated Raven in St. Matthews offers a classic Irish breakfast.

Featured in the photo is The Full Irish – Two eggs to order, with bangers, rashers, black and white pudding. Served with grilled tomato, baked beans, fried red potatoes and your choice of toast or muffin.

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Toast On Market

141 E. Market St., New Albany, IN

Toast on Market in Louisville may be gone, but Toast on Market in New Albany is still going strong. So next time you’re craving that hashbrown casserole, make a little road trip to New Albany.

Featured in the photo is the New Orleans Scramble – Scrambled eggs with shrimp, andouille sausage, peppers, onions, pepper jack cheese and topped with a housemade Creole hollandaise.

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Twig And Leaf

2122 Bardstown Road

If you’ve driven Bardstown Road, chances are you’ve passed Twig and Leaf. The diner-style restaurant has been a staple of Louisville and has reliably served The Highlands flapjacks and scrambled eggs for many years.

Featured in the photo is an over-easy egg on toast with tater tots.

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Walker's Exchange

West Tower, 140 N. Fourth St., 2nd Floor

If you’re looking for a little more upscale breakfast, head to Walker’s Exchange downtown.

Featured in the photo is the Hot Brown Hash – Turkey, thick cut bacon, roasted tomatoes and mornay over hash browns.

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Wild Eggs

Multiple locations: 121 S. Floyd St., 153 English Station Road, 1311 Herr Lane, 3985, Dutchmans Lane, 9010 Taylorsville Road

Chances are, there is a Wild Eggs in your area. The chain is popular because of its reliably scrumptious breakfast items. Not only the eggs, but the cinnamon rolls as well.

Featured in the photo is the House-Made Cinnamon Rolls – Wild Egg’s famous cinnamon roll is filled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, baked in a cast-iron skillet and topped with sweet vanilla bean icing.

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ZEGGZ

11615 Shelbyville Road

This Middletown breakfast spot does it all.

Featured in the photo is a collection of dishes offered by ZEGGZ – breakfast potatoes, hashbrown casserole, cheese grits, omelets and French toast.

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