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We’re so excited to share absolutely the greatest breakfast sandwiches in Chicago that make the right, scrumptious weekend brunch or weekday pick-me-up. These cafes and eating places are a must-try if you happen to dwell in Chicago or if you happen to’re visiting! You’ll acknowledge a few our favs which were featured in our earlier guides, so you already know they’re a tremendous go-to.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar from Sunflour Bakery & Cafe: 4250 N Marine Dr.
- Biscuit Egg Breakfast Sandwich from Hexe Coffee Co.: 2000 W. Diversey Pkwy.
- Steingold’s Basic Lox from Steingold’s Deli: 3737 N Southport Ave.
- The Bestest Vendor from Smack Dab: 6730 N Clark St.
- The Potato-Nator from Tempesta Market: 1372 W. Grand Ave.
- BLT + Egg on a Biscuit from The Biscuit Man: 1612 W Irving Park Rd.
Get every of the breakfast sandwich deets under!
Sunflour Bakery & Cafe
Abra first found Sunflour Cafe when she moved to the Buena Park neighborhood and fell in love with just about each menu merchandise. It’s positioned contained in the Go Grocer on the backside of an house constructing, so it’s actually a hidden gem. They’ve fantastic espresso drinks, scrumptious pastries sourced from across the metropolis, home made vegan hummus with enjoyable flavors, and tons of fantastic lunch & breakfast sandwiches. The sandwiches are tremendous contemporary and their contemporary baguettes are everyyyything.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar: this breakfast sandwich doesn’t fiddle. For these mornings the place you want some severe sustenance, choose up this delish sandwich with ham, scrambled eggs, cheddar, muenster, spinach, honey mustard and mayo on a toasted baguette. The baguette is sweet and toasty with the right, comfortable chew on the within. Abra isn’t an enormous mustard fan however the honey mustard provides a complete new component to the sandwich. Sure, it’s nice for splitting, too!
Hexe Espresso Co.
Howdy, previous good friend! Hexe is again in our information with one other must-order menu merchandise. We’ve shared their unbelievable vegan & gluten free chocolate chip walnut cookie in our cookie guide, and their scrumptious turkey sandwich in our authentic sandwich guide. They opened again in 2019 and have superb espresso drinks, baked items, cocktails, and naturally, sandwiches. Now it’s time to tug as much as their patio, order an excellent enjoyable espresso drink and get their well-known breakfast sandwich.
- Biscuit Egg Breakfast Sandwich: I attempted this magnificence a couple of weeks in the past and it was SO scrumptious and filling. Their savory biscuit has an ideal crumb they usually high it with scrambled egg, cheese, and your selection of bacon or sausage. I went for the sausage as a result of it’s home made proper there! Obsessed. Additionally they offer you jam on the facet as a result of who doesn’t love a candy & savory combo? Their biscuit sandwich is served till it’s bought out, so I counsel getting there proper within the morning to snag one!
Steingold’s Deli
Steingold’s opened again in 2017 and rapidly grew to become probably the most standard bagel locations in Chicago. They’re identified for his or her distinctive takes on conventional Jewish deli recipes, they usually had been named among the best eating places in Chicago by Meals Community final 12 months beneath the “Trendy Deli” class. You’ll discover the perfect, New York type bagels with that good chew, plus tons of sandwiches and sides like pastrami, lox, smoked whitefish salad, BLT, and extra. They typically launch restricted version bagel & cream cheese flavors on their Instagram, too! Every weekend in Might they’re that includes a blueberry buttermilk pancake bagel with lemon ricotta maple cream cheese. OMG YES.
- Steingold’s Basic Lox: we switched it up from eggs to share the superb signature lox sandwich. It’s piled excessive with home cured Skuna Bay lox, cream cheese, purple onion, tomato, capers and pickled cucumbers in your selection of bagel. We went with the every little thing bagel and chive cream cheese and the flavors had been *chef’s kiss*. They positively don’t skimp on the lox and the contemporary veggies add the right steadiness. In the event you’re a fan of lox, this sandwich is a should attempt in Chicago!
Smack Dab
We’re heading up north to Roger’s Park to seek out the coveted Smack Dab cafe. Abra found Smack Dab a few years again and it’s one among her all-time favs. Not solely have they got superb menu objects like biscuit breakfast sandwiches (we’ll get to that), donuts, breakfast burritos, enjoyable espresso drinks & Friday night time pizzas, however additionally they work laborious to profit the neighborhood round them. On the primary Wednesday of each month, they serve up a free neighborhood dinner with vegan & gluten free choices for anybody locally who desires/wants one. Additionally they donate $1000 value of meals to The Love Fridge every month — a mutual help group that works to put neighborhood fridges throughout the town.
- The Bestest Vendor: this unbelievable breakfast sandwich has scrambled egg, cheese, sausage, garlic chive mayo & bacon jam on their signature tacky biscuit. The garlic chive mayo is unbelievable and the candy & savory bacon jam takes this sammie to the following stage. Pair this sandwich with a scrumptious espresso drink just like the “Spring in Blue-m Latte,” which has superb blueberry sage syrup, and even a home made cake donut (rotating, enjoyable flavors!)
Tempesta Market
It’s possible you’ll acknowledge Tempesta from our sandwich guide as a result of they’re actually among the best within the biz for every type of sandwiches. You’ll additionally discover yummy sides, meats & cheese for charcuterie boards, wine & gelato out there, so there’s actually one thing for everybody. It’s one among Abra’s all-time favs, so we needed to get their well-known breakfast sandwich.
- The Potato-Nator: *warning* this breakfast sammie is massive, messy and completely scrumptious. It has an enormous hash brown patty, bacon, pickled purple onion, lettuce, tomato, American cheese, a sunnyside up egg, ‘nduja aioli and ‘nduja sizzling sauce on a butter brioche bun. WHOA. This child is extra of a knife-and-fork sandwich and we’re not mad about it. Get some additional napkins prepared and pull up a chair on their seasonal patio with this one!
The Biscuit Man
In case you’re questioning if breakfast sandwiches are made even higher on freshly baked biscuits, they’re. The Biscuit Man is counter-service type positioned inside the Lengthy Room in Ravenswood — a comfortable bar with distinctive cocktails, espresso & a spacious beer backyard. Zeeshan Shah began The Biscuit Man again in 2015 after working at many award-winning eating places and bars in Chicago. You’ll discover a go-to spot for distinctive breakfast sandwiches all on comfortable, completely flaky, housmade biscuits. Get pleasure from it on the Lengthy Room bar or patio with a espresso drink or a little bit brunch cocktail!
- BLT + Egg on a Biscuit: this excellent biscuit sandwich has a tacky scrambled egg, bacon, spring lettuce, aioli and tomato jam. The tomato jam provides a stunning sweetness paired with all the savory objects, and the biscuit is critically SO comfortable and scrumptious. There’s nothing worse than a dry biscuit, and The Biscuit Man actually knocks it out of the park. We propose splitting this sandwich and their “Fundamental Biscuit,” which has their signature tomato jam and goat cheese. The combo is unreal.
