Breakfast and coffee in Gainesville: downtown, Butler Plaza, NW 16th

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Breakfast in Gainesville clusters around Butler Plaza and SW 34th Street, where three of these places sit, and in the northwest along NW 16th Boulevard and NW 25th Place. Downtown has two Opus Coffee cafes, one of them an Airstream trailer in the 4th Ave Food Park.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Gainesville’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 9, 2026. Opus Coffee runs several more cafes inside UF Health hospitals and campus buildings; we list the two open to everyone downtown. Places whose own website we could not reach, or whose site points only to social media, are left off for now. 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. For weekend brunch, see our brunch guide.

The list

The places

43rd Street Deli & Breakfast House on NW 25th Place has served Gainesville since 1984, when Terri and Paul Cakmis opened it. Breakfast is served all day, and lunch runs from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays. Its site says the food is made to order, nothing is frozen and no reservations are needed. It also caters.

Another Broken Egg Cafe is in University Town Center on SW 34th Street, minutes from the University of Florida. It serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, with dine-in, a pet-friendly patio, and online orders for takeout and delivery. It closes on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Flying Biscuit Cafe on NW 16th Boulevard has been in Gainesville since April 2009. It serves breakfast, brunch and lunch in the dining room or on the patio, with free on-site parking, delivery and carryout.

Foxtail Coffee in Butler Plaza is the chain’s first Gainesville cafe, a few minutes from the UF campus. Its site lists indoor seating and outdoor courtyard seating.

Keke’s Breakfast Cafe is in Butler North on Plaza Boulevard. Its menu centers on pancakes, omelets and paninis, made to order for breakfast and lunch, with takeout, delivery and catering. It closes on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Opus Coffee roasts its coffee in Gainesville. Its 1976 Airstream in the 4th Ave Food Park downtown pours the regular menu plus an Adventure Series of internationally inspired drinks. Opus @ Innovation, between campus and downtown on SW 2nd Avenue, is set up for studying and has its own Slayer Series of drinks. Both take orders ahead online.

Waffle House on NW 13th Street is the Southern breakfast chain’s store north of campus. Its location page lists it as open 24 hours every day.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get breakfast in Gainesville?

Eight places inside the city limits are on this list. Another Broken Egg, Keke’s and Foxtail Coffee are around Butler Plaza and SW 34th Street; 43rd Street Deli and the Flying Biscuit are in the northwest; two Opus Coffee cafes are downtown; and Waffle House is on NW 13th Street.

Where can I get breakfast all day in Gainesville?

43rd Street Deli & Breakfast House serves breakfast all day, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every day. The Waffle House at 5130 NW 13th St. is open 24 hours.

What time do Gainesville breakfast places open?

Most open at 7 a.m.: Another Broken Egg, the Flying Biscuit, Keke’s, 43rd Street Deli, Foxtail Coffee and the two downtown Opus Coffee cafes. Waffle House never closes.

Where can I have breakfast outdoors in Gainesville?

Another Broken Egg lists a pet-friendly patio, the Flying Biscuit serves on its patio, and Foxtail Coffee at Butler Plaza has outdoor courtyard seating. The Opus Coffee Airstream is in the open-air 4th Ave Food Park.