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The World’s 100 Best Brunch & Breakfast Places · 2026

The Best Brunch & Breakfast in Europe

31 of the 100 places in The World’s 100 Best Brunch & Breakfast Places 2026 are in Europe, in 10 countries. The highest placed is Café Paolo in London, United Kingdom, at number 3 in the world. Tanoa Café in Lisbon, Portugal (number 15) and Holybelly in Paris, France (number 22) follow.

Café Paolo
N° 3 · Café Paolo, London

Madrid brunch rooms

Watts Cantina is a walk-in brunch café in the centre of Madrid, where the pancakes with eggs, bacon and syrup are the dish most often ordered. Le Praliné serves eggs, pancakes and toasts, with brunch available almost all day and menus in English and Spanish. La Primera is a restaurant on Gran Vía that serves Spanish tapas and breakfast dishes, and its Spanish omelet is the signature dish. Zurch pairs Mexican dishes such as chilaquiles and enchiladas suizas with classic breakfast plates.

Pancake cafés

HolyBelly in Paris's Gare du Nord area serves its pancakes with maple syrup and bourbon butter. Olya Café Opéra in Montpellier is known for chicken waffles, eggs Benedict and pancakes, and has a shaded terrace on a street near the Comédie. The buttermilk pancakes with cultured cream and butter are the signature dish at annelies in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. Nowhere Man in Brighton serves American-style pancakes, with fluffy stacks and a wide choice of vegan options.

Cooked breakfasts in Britain and Ireland

Café Paolo on Uxbridge Road in London serves large cooked breakfasts in cast iron skillets. Starfish & Coffee, beside Queen's Park in Brighton, offers hashes, eggs and English breakfasts with locally sourced ingredients. Olive's on Elm Hill in Norwich serves fry-ups, with fried bread, hash brown fries and white pudding on the menu. The Farm Cafe is a barn conversion in Maldon that serves cooked breakfasts, Sunday roasts and a menu of poached eggs and sourdough. Green Straw in Swords, County Dublin, is known for its crispy chicken Benny and Turkish eggs.

Places

99. boúkkoma 98. Eggs Benaddicted 94. Piekarnia Sąsiedzi Wrocławczyka 91. Das Klein’e Café 87. Nowhere Man 85. Arán 78. The Farm Cafe 76. Bread & Butter 72. NapNapCafe 68. Olive's 67. Smoozery 64. Pangea 63. La manière 62. Zurch café & kitchen 60. Sedici Bruncheria 59. annelies 55. Robinsons Cafe 53. La Primera 50. Olya Café Opéra 41. Le Praliné 40. LA Cafe 39. Deins & Meins 36. Green Straw 35. ellibesch 34. Starfish & Coffee 32. Cafe La Coco 27. Watts Cantina 24. Breakfastdream 22. Holybelly 15. Tanoa Café 3. Café Paolo 3
99. boúkkoma 98. Eggs Benaddicted 94. Piekarnia Sąsiedzi Wrocławczyka 91. Das Klein’e Café 87. Nowhere Man 85. Arán 78. The Farm Cafe 76. Bread & Butter 72. NapNapCafe 68. Olive's 67. Smoozery 64. Pangea 63. La manière 62. Zurch café & kitchen 60. Sedici Bruncheria 59. annelies 55. Robinsons Cafe 53. La Primera 50. Olya Café Opéra 41. Le Praliné 40. LA Cafe 39. Deins & Meins 36. Green Straw 35. ellibesch 34. Starfish & Coffee 32. Cafe La Coco 27. Watts Cantina 24. Breakfastdream 22. Holybelly 15. Tanoa Café 3. Café Paolo 3
  1. Café Paolo N° 3 Café Paolo London, United Kingdom Pancake house
  2. Tanoa Café N° 15 Tanoa Café Lisbon, Portugal Pancake house
  3. Holybelly N° 22 Holybelly Paris, France Pancake house
  4. Breakfastdream N° 24 Breakfastdream Hamburg, Germany Brunch café
  5. Watts Cantina N° 27 Watts Cantina Madrid, Spain Brunch café
  6. Cafe La Coco N° 32 Cafe La Coco Kilkenny, Ireland Pancake house
  7. Starfish & Coffee N° 34 Starfish & Coffee Brighton, United Kingdom Pancake house
  8. ellibesch N° 35 ellibesch Aachen, Germany Breakfast house
  9. Green Straw N° 36 Green Straw Swords, Ireland Brunch café
  10. Deins & Meins N° 39 Deins & Meins Nuremberg, Germany Brunch café
  11. LA Cafe N° 40 LA Cafe London, United Kingdom Pancake house
  12. Le Praliné N° 41 Le Praliné Madrid, Spain Pancake house
  13. Olya Café Opéra N° 50 Olya Café Opéra Montpellier, France Pancake house
  14. La Primera N° 53 La Primera Madrid, Spain Brunch café
  15. Robinsons Cafe N° 55 Robinsons Cafe York, United Kingdom Pancake house
  16. annelies N° 59 annelies Berlin, Germany Pancake house
  17. Sedici Bruncheria N° 60 Sedici Bruncheria Ravenna, Italy Pancake house
  18. Zurch café & kitchen N° 62 Zurch café & kitchen Madrid, Spain Brunch café
  19. La manière N° 63 La manière Vigo, Spain Brunch café
  20. Pangea N° 64 Pangea León, Spain Brunch café
  21. Smoozery N° 67 Smoozery Berlin, Germany Brunch café
  22. Olive's N° 68 Olive's Norwich, United Kingdom Brunch café
  23. NapNapCafe N° 72 NapNapCafe Kraków, Poland Brunch café
  24. Bread & Butter N° 76 Bread & Butter Kraków, Poland Pancake house
  25. The Farm Cafe N° 78 The Farm Cafe Maldon, United Kingdom Brunch café
  26. Arán N° 85 Arán Kilkenny, Ireland Brunch café
  27. Nowhere Man N° 87 Nowhere Man Brighton, United Kingdom Pancake house
  28. Das Klein’e Café N° 91 Das Klein’e Café Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany Brunch café
  29. Piekarnia Sąsiedzi Wrocławczyka N° 94 Piekarnia Sąsiedzi Wrocławczyka Wrocław, Poland Brunch café
  30. Eggs Benaddicted N° 98 Eggs Benaddicted Amsterdam, Netherlands Brunch café
  31. boúkkoma N° 99 boúkkoma Xyliatos, Cyprus Pancake house

Best by region

  1. EuropeCafé PaoloLondon, United KingdomN° 3
  2. AsiaAsakara Good StoreOsaka, JapanN° 7
  3. The Middle EastMenemenci BostancıIstanbul, TurkeyN° 1
  4. North AmericaBOBs BreakfastAbbotsford, CanadaN° 2
  5. Latin AmericaAmora Cocina SaludableSanta Marta, ColombiaN° 30
  6. OceaniaTatler LaneLaunceston, AustraliaN° 17

Best by country

  1. United StatesMartha On The FlyClevelandN° 5
  2. CanadaBOBs BreakfastAbbotsfordN° 2
  3. United KingdomCafé PaoloLondonN° 3
  4. GermanyBreakfastdreamHamburgN° 24
  5. SpainWatts CantinaMadridN° 27
  6. TurkeyMenemenci BostancıIstanbulN° 1