Best Breakfast/Brunch

McMinnville’s dedication to great food using local ingredients shines in these choices for a light breakfast or a bountiful brunch.

Eggs? Bacon? Fresh cinnamon rolls? Yes, please!

Crescent Cafe is warm, inviting and friendly … and serves up delicious egg specials, crepes, hash, and homemade cinnamon rolls. Fresh baked bread in luscious choices including molasses cornmeal. You can even add a mimosa or three to your brunch! Fabulous sandwiches on their homemade bread or soup or salades for lunch, too.

Just two blocks away at 526 NE Third Street, Open Wednesday through Monday, 7:30 am to 2 pm

Homemade tater tots (GFree!), goodies baked in-house, wonderful people

The Diner will entice you with their amazing tots, housemade bread and muffins, daily omelettes and gotta-try coffee drinks. Their Eggs Benedict is fabulous, and most days you can get shrimp and grits! Breakfast or lunch, and sometimes dinner on the weekends, it’s worth a brief drive. Lots of people rave about their burgers, too.

They were also the 2024 winner of the annual “Melt Down,” a Yamhill County fundraiser operated by and benefiting the YCAP Regional Food Bank. During February local restaurants create an unique version of a grilled cheese sandwich. Locals then vote for their favorite, and each restaurant donates $2 per sandwich. If you’re in McMinnville in February, look for your cheesy favorite!

Just off Highway 18 at 2580 SE Stratus Ave, open daily until 2 for breakfast and lunch