14 delicious breakfasts you need to try in South Liverpool

You can’t beat a tasty breakfast for getting the day off to a great start.

So if you’re looking for somewhere new to try, here are 14 of the best places for breakfast in south Liverpool…

The Watering Can

The Watering Can in Greenbank Park is one of the most perfects spots to enjoy a hearty or a healthy breakfast. From a Full English, including vegan and vegetarian, to fancy smoked salmon & whipped goat’s cheese on toast or fruit salad with homemade granola, it has everything to fuel you for the day. Open from 9am, if you just fancy something quick, there’s always artisan toast.

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LEAF on Smithdown

There’s a lot to love about LEAF’s breakfasts, served every day until 3pm. Go big with a Grand English or veggie and vegan version. Take your pick of eggs on sourdough – including classic Benny, Florentine, Royale – or if you’ve got a sweet tooth don’t miss French toast with banana mascarpone, pecan crumble and toffee sauce.

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Skaus

Breakfast might be a bit early for Skaus’ signature hasselbacks, but there’s plenty more to tempt you at this Allerton Road indie. If you’re fed up with regular options and want to try something a bit different, Skaus is the place. How about miso wild mushrooms on toast, or homemade crumpets topped with roasted squash, fried egg and Cheddar?

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Three Piggies

From 10am every day, Three Piggies on Allerton Road is local favourite for breakfast. Decide between the Whole Hog or Half Piggies breakfast depending on how hungry you’re feeling, a veggie alternative full English, eggs your way and a choice of tasty French toasts including the PFC, with Piggies fried chicken! There’s also a Wee Piggies menu for kids.

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One Per Cent Forest

If you like your breakfast with a chilled Nordic vibe, One Percent Forest in Woolton Village is a top pick. At weekends you’ll find them mixing up late-night cocktails, but in the mornings from 8.30am every day, Rise + Shine with OPF’s house waffles, with Skyr yoghurt, morello cherry compote, berries, pistachios and honey or an Icelandic yoghurt bowl, among other tasty brekkie dishes.

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Bean There

Bean There’s got one of the most famous addresses in Liverpool, on the corner of Penny Lane and Smithdown, and its brekkies are worthy of the location. There are variations including a no carbs breakfast, veggie or vegan hash, smashed avo on toasted sourdough and a breakfast bun you can add as many toppings as you like to.

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The Tavern Co.

Breakfast at the Tavern Co. on Smithdown feels like a rite of passage for students, but it’s a go-to for locals too. The full English is an award-winner so that’s a no-brainer, but it’s definitely worth checking out a few US classics like the Boston bagel with cream cheese and crispy bacon, NY deli smoked salmon bagel, and pancakes stacks.

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52 Rose Lane

52 Rose Lane is famous for its breakfasts – where else in Liverpool can claim to have sold 100,000 full Englishes? Its menu has big, small, veggie, vegan and keto versions, alongside a choice of eggs (triple poached if you’ve got a decent appetite), waffles and breakfast burritos including salt & pepper which has a nice kick of chorizo.

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NOMAD

On Smithdown, opposite the junction with Ullet Road, NOMAD is little and cosy with a lovely friendly feel which is reflected in its breakfast hours – they basically go on all day. It’s all about coffee, bites and some late nights with live music. The menu kicks off from 9am with breakfasts, and the acai bowls are a big hit with regulars.

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FIKA

The whole Scandi concept of Fika is about taking a break with friends and family over coffee and food and this welcoming community-friendly coffee shop on Woolton Road in Childwall 100% lives up to that. Nobody leaves hungry after a FIKA breakfast and its best-selling three poached eggs, avo, chilli jam and feta on toasted sourdough is a real winner.

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The Reader Café

At the Mansion House in Calderstones Park, The Reader Café makes an ideal pitstop if you’re getting out and about in nature, and if you’re an early starter the good news is breakfasts are served from 8.30am every day including weekends. You can opt full English, try a roast tomato, guacamole and feta toasted bagel or keep it classic with a toasted teacake.

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The Old Stables

For a beautiful setting and food that’s just as good, The Old Stables at Allerton Manor Golf Club is a top choice and there’s a kids’ breakfast menu too so you can take the whole family. From 9am weekdays and 8am weekends, try warm buttered pancakes or Belgian waffles with maple syrup and a choice of sweet or savoury toppings.

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The Blackburne Arms

Sister pub to the popular Blackburne Arms in the Georgian Quarter, this has become a favourite for eating out along Allerton Road. It serves a wide breakfast menu Monday to Saturday but it’s the double stack pancakes and brioche toast that stand out, with super-indulgent toppings like tiramisu, Nutella, Biscoff and sticky toffee walnut.

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Space

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On the corner of Mersey Road in Aigburth, Space is an all-day, all-rounder, going from tasty breakfasts to evening mains, steaks, kebabs and burgers. At breakfast, along with the full options, there’s breakfast toasties, three-stack American-style pancakes, omelettes and a choice of eggs including scrambled on toast with chorizo, roast sweet potato and onion petal.

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