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Breakfast Restaurants in Bradenton, Florida

Located on Florida's sunset side, on the Gulf of Mexico, this bustling seaside town has a plethora of attractions, outdoor activities and nearby beaches. Water sports are popular, including swimming, parasailing, waterskiing and fishing. Several local outfitters offer guided kayaking and fishing excursions. Downtown Bradenton is also home to the South Florida Museum with an aquarium and planetarium. There is a variety of accommodations and a slew of restaurants, including some favorite early morning eateries.

Country Pancake House
- This family-owned restaurant serves more than 100 varieties of supersize pancakes, 20 kinds of French toast and more than 50 kinds of waffles. There are granola pancakes, sweet corn pancakes, white chocolate chip pancakes, lemon-poppy seed pancakes, orange pancakes, cottage cheese pancakes, macadamia nut and white chocolate pancakes, potato pancakes, and more. If you have time, order the oven-baked, filled pancakes (these take 30 minutes to prepare). The waffle menu includes waffles with berries, sweet potato waffles, peanut butter waffles and a number of other varieties. Rounding out the extensive menu are several egg and omelet dishes, along with eight types of eggs benedict and 25 types of country egg frittatas.
  
  Country Pancake House
  8205 Natures Way
  Bradenton, FL 34202
  (941) 361-1117
  countrypancakehouse.com
First Watch
- The Bradenton branch of this privately owned breakfast restaurant chain offers standard egg and pancake dishes, along with a variety of specialty omelets, like the chorizo sausage and avocado omelet with green chilis and onions; the spicy Cajun chicken breast omelet with mushrooms and Monterey Jack cheese, and the gravy train omelet with bacon, sausage, onions and cheese topped with sausage gravy. The signature Floridian French toast is made with sourdough bread, bananas, kiwi and berries. There are also "crepeggs," a combination of crepes and whipped eggs stuffed with fillings, like turkey, avocado, bacon, mushrooms, spinach and cheese.
  
  First Watch
  7118 Cortez Road
  Bradenton, FL 34210
  (941) 792-6071
  firstwatch.com
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- This popular chain is chockfull of country store memorabilia, like old farm equipment, advertising signs, tools, pots, pans and antique kitchen appliances. The down-home atmosphere is complemented by the homemade, back-to-basics breakfast dishes. The usual breakfast standard fare is on the menu--like eggs and bacon, pancakes, waffles and smoked sausage patties--along with homemade butter biscuits and gravy, country-fried steak and grits, hash brown casseroles, hickory-smoked ham, buttermilk pancakes, fried apples, and house-made jams and preserves.
  
  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
  2203 Cortez Road North
  Bradenton, FL 34207
  (941) 753- 9433
  crackerbarrel.com