THE 7 BEST Breakfast Restaurants in Baguio City

Baguio City, Philippines — Breakfast in Baguio is always delightful. The combination of the cold atmosphere and the exposure to nature is the perfect ambiance to wake up to and eat breakfast in the morning. I will never forget my first breakfast in Baguio City, as I enjoyed sipping hot cocoa while watching the city’s early bustle and the fog hovering over the mountains.

Are you looking for the best places to eat breakfast in Baguio City? This list compiles the 7 best breakfast places in Baguio City. Baguio is home to many restaurants and dining options; therefore, it can get a little overwhelming. Not to worry, as this list can serve as your reference when choosing. With these delicious breakfast options, you would never want to skip the most important meal of the day in the City of Pines.

Hill Station

Hill Station, located in Casa Vallejo on Upper Session Road, is breakfast heaven for breakfast lovers. With an ambiance that is filled with old oak, cedar, and elegant oriental decor, your dining experience will surely be delightful.

Breakfast at the Hill Station is available from 7AM to 10:30AM and offers a wide variety. The breakfast menu is a combination of Asian-style cuisine (including Filipino-specific dishes) and Western breakfast dishes.

It offers exquisite flavors of Baguio longganisa and tapang usa, along with classic Filipino breakfast foods like sinangag (garlic rice) and scrambled eggs. For a more foreign option, there is the English breakfast, which includes traditional items such as smoked pork sausage, beans, ham, bacon, and whole-wheat bread.

If you prefer something to warm you up in this climate, there are Adlai Champorado and Adlai Arroz Caldo. For sweet tooths, stuffed French toast, Belgian waffles, and English muffins are also available.

This is an absolute breakfast paradise with a wide variety of options. Everyone in your group will surely be filled for the day at the Hill Station.

OZARK Diner

OZARK Diner is located on Bear’s Trail in Bakakeng, Baguio City. It’s a bit farther from the city and closer to nature. OZARK Diner is also attached to a bed-and-breakfast that could be one of your accommodation options when visiting Baguio.

It prides itself on an all-American Southern Breakfast available any time of day! Breakfast menu items include biscuits and gravy, ham and egg sandwich and fries, breakfast burger with fries, buttermilk pancakes, and French toast. While OZARK Diner boasts all-American cuisine, it also offers Asian options. These include Filipino breakfast plates, Yang Chow rice, and Kimchi fried rice.

A unique feature of OZARK Diner is that you can build and customize your own breakfast plate! You are given a variety of options priced per serving. These items include sausages, beef tapa, sweet ham, buttermilk pancake, French toast, fried potatoes, bacon, tocino, longganisa, and so much more.

Chocolate de Batirol

The next breakfast spot on our list is in Camp John Hay, a tourist landmark known for its golf course and villas atop the hills.

Chocolate de Batirol has a long history. It’s the only home of Chocolate de Batirol, a traditional hot cocoa made with a hot rod to create thick chocolate, the perfect hot beverage to sip in the cold Baguio weather. The ambiance of this garden restaurant is relaxing and captures the best qualities of Baguio in one place. It is an award-winning, recognized garden restaurant.

Breakfast options include the famed chocolate de batirol, daing na bangus, bibingka, tapa, longganisa, and other Filipino breakfast options.

You can also shop for their other cacao products and learn about cacao cultivation, gardening, and facts.

Café by the Ruins

Café by the Ruins on Shunting Road is considered an iconic landmark in its own right. It’s been talked about over and over and raved about by previous diners, so it’s now a household name for breakfast options in Baguio City.

It offers a calming ambiance, relying on furnished wood and subtle lighting. Food at Café by the Ruins is made from the freshest vegetables and ingredients sourced locally from the Cordilleras and neighboring areas. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are also utilized to their full potential. It is the perfect breakfast option for vegetarian diners.

There is a wide variety of pastries and breakfast items to choose from: banana muffins, blueberry muffins, pancakes, and French toast. These are some of the pastries available in Baguio, and they’re made with local ingredients, too! Other must-try breakfast menu items include: beef mami, champorado, and their unique kamote bread!

Solibao Restaurant

Solibao Restaurant is another treasure trove for breakfast lovers. There are 3 branches all over Baguio City —Session Road, Cedar Peak, and Burnham Park.

It is well-known for using the freshest ingredients and serving the best versions of classic favorite dishes.

Breakfast choices lean toward traditional Filipino, with menu items like scrambled eggs, tapa, longganisa, tocino, bangus, ham, bacon, and adobo, which can be paired with plain or garlic rice and coffee or tea. There are also options for salted egg with tomatoes and sinangag. If you prefer a lighter breakfast, you can have toast with a hot beverage of your choice. There are also soup options, from sinigang to noodle soups like sotanghon and pancit sabaw.

Café Adriana

Café Adriana, and the first breakfast place on this list—Hill Station—are run by the same owners. Therefore, it is no wonder that the quality of food in both restaurants is top-notch and not far apart.

Café Adriana is famous for their Spanish twist on traditional Filipino dishes like tapa and brick pizza.

Breakfast is served from 8AM to 10:30AM and is served with coffee, hot tea, or iced tea. There are three options: Pinoy breakfast filled with Baguio longganisa, pork tocino, garlic rice and pickled vegetables, or Country breakfast with eggs, bacon, fries and sausage, or omelettes with your side of choice. There are also family platter versions of these menu items.

If you’re not in it for a meal, you can choose from Adlai Grits’ options: champorado or chicken and seafood arroz caldo.

Tsokolateria

True to its name, Tsokolateria is best known for its native tablea blend, the perfect hot beverage to start your day of city sightseeing, shopping, and food in Baguio City.

Aside from its famed native tablea blend, another must-try dish at Tsokolateria is their tablea champorado. There are other options as well, such as pancakes topped with your choice of toppings, like bananas, nuts, and ice cream. Other sweet tablea options: churros, sili labuyo tsoko, and original chocolate eh. Savory options include crispy bacon and chili con carne.

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