10 Great Brunch Spots in Dayton, OH

The great city of Dayton, Ohio, is a hub for food, entertainment, and more. If you’re coming into the city to visit Performance Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Centerville and browse our inventory or get your vehicle serviced, you might as well stop by a brunch spot in the area to treat you and the family to some mid-morning guilty brunch pleasures. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite local brunch spots for you to try out the next time you’re craving your favorite breakfast foods. Keep reading to find delicious brunch restaurants in Dayton to add to your list.

The Brunch Club

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The Brunch Club is a cozy neighborhood nook that features a breakfast, brunch, and lunch menu all day long for patrons to enjoy. This restaurant has a standard breakfast menu that features several kinds of omelets, pancakes, French toast, waffles, potato pancakes, quiche, and baked goods, among other items. Their lunch menu includes a variety of wraps, several types of soups and sandwich combos, chili fries, patty melts, fried fish, burgers, and fried chicken.

For brunch, you can order from the breakfast or lunch menu depending on what you’d like to eat, and there aren’t any limitations for what you can order from either meal menu. The Brunch Club is also located near the University of Dayton, so you can consider walking the campus after you eat.

Lily’s Dayton

Lily’s Dayton is an American southern comfort, casual and budget-friendly bistro with something for anyone who loves brunch, breakfast, and lunch. Their special brunch menu, which is reserved for the weekend, is available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lily’s Dayton has a tasty menu featuring a variety of different items, including Café du Monde style beignets, three types of special eggs benedict dishes, different omelet of the day, shrimp and grits, fried chicken and waffle sandwiches, and homemade desserts, among other tasty brunch items. Lily’s gives patrons a taste of Southern-influenced food right here in Dayton.

Butter Cafe

The Butter Cafe is a charming, cozy, and eclectic breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant specializing in yummy, organic fare. During brunch time, you can order from either the breakfast or lunch menu to get whatever satisfies your needs and wants. The extensive breakfast menu features healthy omelets, pancakes, scrambles, chai, French toast, and yogurt parfaits, among other items. The lunch menu includes a variety of classic sandwiches and burgers. Butter Cafe also offers a selection of vegan options, so there’s something on the menu for everyone in your group.

Mudlick Tap House

Mudlick Tap House may not be the first place you’d look for brunch, but once you do, you’re in for a very pleasant, cozy, comfort-food, down-home surprise. This gastropub, which is known for its high-end beer, also has a tasty, southern-based brunch menu available for patrons. Their brunch menu includes a variety of tasty items including specialty drinks like mimosas and classic brunch entrees such as biscuits and gravy, yummy house-made banana bread, southern crab hash, and steak and eggs.

Lucky’s Taproom and Eatery

Lucky’s Taproom and Eatery is a casual, bar-style dining establishment that not only serves a variety of craft beers but also a high-quality and fresh brunch menu. A healthy trans-fat-free restaurant, it offers an avocado and goat cheese BLT, omelets, breakfast tacos, several types of eggs benedict dishes, bagels and cheese, chicken and waffles, and a variety of yummy sides to include in your brunch meal. Visit Lucky’s to enjoy a relaxed brunch atmosphere.

416 Diner

416 Diner combines a classy and elegant atmosphere with a selection of comfort food classics. The diner offers a standard breakfast plates menu for brunch guests. Each day of the week, excluding Monday, you can enjoy the restaurant’s classic brunch menu, which includes unique bacon-stuffed French toast, several types of yummy breakfast sandwiches, egg scrambles, biscuits and gravy, and breakfast burgers, all with a side of hash browns or fried potatoes and some tasty toast.

The Trolley Stop

The Trolley Stop is a historic tavern that offers a charming and unique dining experience for brunch lovers. The tavern first opened in 1839. Located in the Oregon District of Dayton, the restaurant specializes in locally sourced and made-from-scratch dishes, including breakfasts bowls, tofu scrambles, Belgian style waffles, breakfast tacos, brunch burgers, breakfast sandwiches, roasted potatoes, ham and cheese bagels, egg scrambles, and more. The Trolley Stop also has a fairly extensive brunch drink menu that includes signature trolley “mega-mosas,” Trolley Irish coffee, and Trolley peach bellinis.

Winds Cafe

Winds Cafe is your go-to place to pick up typical American brunch fare with a special, garden-inspired twist for a reasonable price. The restaurant offers a relaxed atmosphere and a sophisticated lunch menu for brunch-time patrons that includes an extensive list of delectable dishes, with something for any type of palette. Winds Cafe offers Scandinavian omelets, French toast, organic sandwiches of all types, trout piccata, Caesar salads, flat iron steaks, roasted root dishes, and beet terrine, among other tasty meals. Winds Cafe is also popular for its selection of quality wines.

Christopher’s Restaurant & Catering

Christopher’s Restaurant & Catering is a cozy, locally owned eatery that features locally sourced and organic fare. The restaurant, located in Woodlane Plaza, features a brunch menu that includes something for everyone who loves down-home comfort food to warm your belly and put a smile on your face. This menu includes their home-fried potatoes, homemade biscuits, hash browns, cheesy grits, pancakes, gravy, eggs, toast, and bacon. You can enjoy Christopher’s laid-back environment or order brunch through their drive-thru if you’re on the go.

Now that we’ve rounded up some of our favorite brunch spots in the area, we want to hear from you. Is your go-to brunch space on our list? Did we include your favorite mid-morning guilty pleasure? Contact us today to let us know what your top brunch restaurants and cafes are in Dayton, and we’ll be sure to add them to our list and try them out.

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