What is the best place to get breakfast or brunch in Tulsa?
Some people have a whole separate stomach for breakfast. They can put away untold amounts of hashbrowns and fried eggs, they don’t really wake up until they’ve had toast, and there’s orange juice and champagne running through their veins.
I’m one of them. Breakfast is the best meal of the day, and Tulsa does it well. Here are my favorite places for breakfast and brunch in town. Your mileage may vary.
I first wrote this list in 2016. This year I went back through it, took out the places that have closed, and updated the rest.
Tally’s Good Food Cafe
Probably the most recognizable diner in Tulsa, and way more “diner” than “cafe.” It sits on Route 66 at 11th and Yale with great 50s decor, and it’s a regular stop for road-trippers and locals alike. Big menu, big portions, breakfast all day.
Try: the Golden Hurricane.
Brookside By Day
Open since 1991, this little Brookside breakfast joint has built up a loyal following and is still one of Midtown’s go-to breakfast spots. No frills here, and that’s the point.
Love: the pancakes and a plain cup of coffee.
Dilly Diner
“Downtown Tulsa’s Favorite Diner” sits at 2nd and Elgin in the Blue Dome District. Classic American food with a twist, good breakfast tacos, cute decor, and friendly people. Mimosas too.
Savor: chicken and waffles, brioche French toast, mimosas.
Ollie’s Station
Ollie’s holds down West Tulsa’s end of Route 66 in the big breakfast game. There’s a buffet, good prices, and a train theme with model trains running overhead that will keep most kids busy for the whole meal.
Come for: the buffet and the trains.