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Where to Find Enjoyable Breakfast Sandwiches in Austin

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Austin will always have breakfast tacos, but breakfast sandwiches are just as satisfying a way to start the day.

Austin’s best options range from Better Half’s perfect English muffin creation with a hash brown patty, many options from Paperboy, bagels from Rosen’s Bagel Co., biscuit sandwiches from Bird Bird Biscuit, and others. This update adds Delicious AF.

For other morning needs, scope out Austin’s best bagels, best breakfast restaurants, cheap breakfasts, breakfast tacos, and coffee shops. For the weekends, check out the city’s essential brunch spots and brunch heatmap. Then, for more sandwiches, there are the best sandwich shops, spots for barbecue sandwiches, and great grilled cheese sandwiches.

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Little Ola's Biscuits

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Olamaie’s famous fluffy biscuits gained their own shop as a pandemic pivot. Try the biscuit with thin-sliced ham and melty cheese or the one with pimento cheese and tomato jam. Pickup and DoorDash delivery orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Heaven's Bistro Bakery

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The French halal bakery serves up excellent croissant breakfast sandwiches, with eggs cooked to your preference. The scrambled comes with a load of vegetables plus optional meat. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is an indoor dining area.

Rosen's Bagel Co.

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Rosen’s has become the city’s go-to bagels, and now it has its own physical cafe up in North Burnet. The bagels are the base of options like fried eggs, meats, cheese, hash browns, sauces, and much more. Pickup and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Biderman's Deli

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The Northwest Hills deli has a variety of bagel sandwiches, from corned beef, egg, and Swiss to bacon, avocado, and schmear. Takeout orders can be placed in person, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

épicerie café & grocery

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The breakfast sandwich at this cute neighborhood restaurant and market comes with sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar, jalapeño, and Urfa aioli on a freshly baked croissant. Try one of their buttery pastries, too. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Nervous Charlie's

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The New York-style deli slings up all sorts of bagels for breakfast, with optional fillings from eggs, lox, cheese, breakfast potatoes, and even Taylor ham. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

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A breakfast sandwich bagel from Nervous Charlie’s.
Nervous Charlie’s

Delicious AF

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The North Loop bakery and coffee shop has egg and cheese biscuit sandwiches with bacon, tomato, or sausage. Takeout orders can be placed in-person and there’s indoor dining available.

Spread & Co.

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Both locations of this cheese-centric counter-service cafe have breakfast sandwich options. The Jefferson Square cafe has two options on brioche: a breakfast sandwich with sausage, cheddar, and soft-scrambled eggs, or an egg sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and house hot sauce. The Laguna Gloria location has a cheddar biscuit sandwich with prosciutto and comté. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Cherrywood Coffeehouse

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The neighborhood coffee shop keeps it simple with egg and cheese plus a choice of bacon, grilled ham, avocado, or sausage on a choice of bread. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone, deliveries online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Mary's Cafe

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The small central Austin cafe serves up all-day breakfast sandwiches, with several options to customize your own. Try the bacon-avocado-tomato-egg-cheese combination on a bagel or the egg-ham-tomato-Swiss cheese on a croissant. Pickup orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Bird Bird Biscuit

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The small fast-casual Cherrywood spot is all about biscuit sandwiches, like the Bird Bird Bacon with cheddar cheese and bacon-chipotle mayonnaise and the popular Lovely Day with chicken sausage, eggs, cheese, and basil pesto. There’s a second location on Koenig, too. Pickup orders can be placed online.

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Bird Bird Biscuit’s biscuit sandwiches.
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Better Half

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One of the best breakfast sandwiches in Austin can be found at the West Fifth restaurant, where the English muffin houses a crispy hash brown patty, fried egg, arugula, and smoked paprika aioli. Amp it up by adding meat (bacon or sausage patty) or avocado. The restaurant is open for indoor and patio dine-in services.

Walton's Fancy and Staple

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The deli at Walton’s offers up a dependable ham and egg tartine as well as a biscuit sandwich with either bacon, ham, or sausage. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Paperboy

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The chef-adored trailer is now a restaurant in East Austin with a brunch-centric menu and rooftop patio. The breakfast sandwich on a sesame seed bun has egg, bacon, and pimento cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

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Paperboy’s breakfast sandwich.
Paperboy

Counter Cafe

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Another classic breakfast sandwich can be found at Counter Cafe, with nine-grain toasted bread, fried eggs, bacon, cheese, Bibb lettuce, tomato, and onions. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

P. Terry's Burger Stand

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The ubiquitous local burger stand has a cheap, solid breakfast sandwich. Served on a soft bun, it has a well-seasoned egg and American cheese, with the option to add meat or make it spicy.

A sturdy breakfast sandwich can be found at Cenote with eggs and cheese between ciabatta bread or a croissant, topped with bacon, chorizo, turkey, or avocado. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The breakfast sandwich from the South Lamar coffee shop comes with fried eggs, grilled tomatoes, bacon, and a spicy aji amarillo mayonnaise, all within a pretzel roll. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Bouldin Creek Café

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Choose either eggs or tofu spiked with spinach and chili flake before joining cheese, basil aioli, and tomato on ciabatta at the vegetarian-friendly cafe. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and dine-in services.

Wholy Bagel

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One of Austin’s go-to bagel stores offers plenty of breakfast bagel options and simple fillings like Taylor ham, Canadian bacon, pastrami, eggs, and cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online.

Brooklyn Breakfast Shop

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This South Austin breakfast trailer has a variety of breakfast sandwiches, from a classic bacon-egg-cheese on a house-made bagel to a biscuit with sausage, Fresno pimento, egg, and pickles. The trailer frequently sells out so plan ahead. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are outdoor seats and tables available.

Little Ola's Biscuits

Olamaie’s famous fluffy biscuits gained their own shop as a pandemic pivot. Try the biscuit with thin-sliced ham and melty cheese or the one with pimento cheese and tomato jam. Pickup and DoorDash delivery orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Heaven's Bistro Bakery

The French halal bakery serves up excellent croissant breakfast sandwiches, with eggs cooked to your preference. The scrambled comes with a load of vegetables plus optional meat. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is an indoor dining area.

Rosen's Bagel Co.

Rosen’s has become the city’s go-to bagels, and now it has its own physical cafe up in North Burnet. The bagels are the base of options like fried eggs, meats, cheese, hash browns, sauces, and much more. Pickup and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Biderman's Deli

The Northwest Hills deli has a variety of bagel sandwiches, from corned beef, egg, and Swiss to bacon, avocado, and schmear. Takeout orders can be placed in person, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

épicerie café & grocery

The breakfast sandwich at this cute neighborhood restaurant and market comes with sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar, jalapeño, and Urfa aioli on a freshly baked croissant. Try one of their buttery pastries, too. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Nervous Charlie's

The New York-style deli slings up all sorts of bagels for breakfast, with optional fillings from eggs, lox, cheese, breakfast potatoes, and even Taylor ham. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

A bagel breakfast sandwich.
A breakfast sandwich bagel from Nervous Charlie’s.
Nervous Charlie’s

Delicious AF

The North Loop bakery and coffee shop has egg and cheese biscuit sandwiches with bacon, tomato, or sausage. Takeout orders can be placed in-person and there’s indoor dining available.

Spread & Co.

Both locations of this cheese-centric counter-service cafe have breakfast sandwich options. The Jefferson Square cafe has two options on brioche: a breakfast sandwich with sausage, cheddar, and soft-scrambled eggs, or an egg sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and house hot sauce. The Laguna Gloria location has a cheddar biscuit sandwich with prosciutto and comté. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Cherrywood Coffeehouse

The neighborhood coffee shop keeps it simple with egg and cheese plus a choice of bacon, grilled ham, avocado, or sausage on a choice of bread. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone, deliveries online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Mary's Cafe

The small central Austin cafe serves up all-day breakfast sandwiches, with several options to customize your own. Try the bacon-avocado-tomato-egg-cheese combination on a bagel or the egg-ham-tomato-Swiss cheese on a croissant. Pickup orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Bird Bird Biscuit

The small fast-casual Cherrywood spot is all about biscuit sandwiches, like the Bird Bird Bacon with cheddar cheese and bacon-chipotle mayonnaise and the popular Lovely Day with chicken sausage, eggs, cheese, and basil pesto. There’s a second location on Koenig, too. Pickup orders can be placed online.

Two biscuit sandwiches one with eggs the other with bacon on individual plates on a wooden tray.
Bird Bird Biscuit’s biscuit sandwiches.
Chelsea Laine Francis

Better Half

One of the best breakfast sandwiches in Austin can be found at the West Fifth restaurant, where the English muffin houses a crispy hash brown patty, fried egg, arugula, and smoked paprika aioli. Amp it up by adding meat (bacon or sausage patty) or avocado. The restaurant is open for indoor and patio dine-in services.

Walton's Fancy and Staple

The deli at Walton’s offers up a dependable ham and egg tartine as well as a biscuit sandwich with either bacon, ham, or sausage. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Paperboy

The chef-adored trailer is now a restaurant in East Austin with a brunch-centric menu and rooftop patio. The breakfast sandwich on a sesame seed bun has egg, bacon, and pimento cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

A fried egg on top of a piece of bread.
Paperboy’s breakfast sandwich.
Paperboy

Counter Cafe

Another classic breakfast sandwich can be found at Counter Cafe, with nine-grain toasted bread, fried eggs, bacon, cheese, Bibb lettuce, tomato, and onions. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

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P. Terry's Burger Stand

The ubiquitous local burger stand has a cheap, solid breakfast sandwich. Served on a soft bun, it has a well-seasoned egg and American cheese, with the option to add meat or make it spicy.

Cenote

A sturdy breakfast sandwich can be found at Cenote with eggs and cheese between ciabatta bread or a croissant, topped with bacon, chorizo, turkey, or avocado. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Patika

The breakfast sandwich from the South Lamar coffee shop comes with fried eggs, grilled tomatoes, bacon, and a spicy aji amarillo mayonnaise, all within a pretzel roll. Takeout orders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Bouldin Creek Café

Choose either eggs or tofu spiked with spinach and chili flake before joining cheese, basil aioli, and tomato on ciabatta at the vegetarian-friendly cafe. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are indoor and dine-in services.

Wholy Bagel

One of Austin’s go-to bagel stores offers plenty of breakfast bagel options and simple fillings like Taylor ham, Canadian bacon, pastrami, eggs, and cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online.

Brooklyn Breakfast Shop

This South Austin breakfast trailer has a variety of breakfast sandwiches, from a classic bacon-egg-cheese on a house-made bagel to a biscuit with sausage, Fresno pimento, egg, and pickles. The trailer frequently sells out so plan ahead. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are outdoor seats and tables available.

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