Breakfast and brunch near Blue Ridge.

Diner on the Blairsville square serving breakfast all day since 1931, with big plates of Southern breakfast and housemade pies. The oldest restaurant in Union County.

• diner since 1931
• on the square
• breakfast all day
• expect a wait

Hours: Mon to Sat 7 AM to 3 PM; Sun 7:30 AM to 2 PM

• Monday7 AM to 3 PM
• Tuesday7 AM to 3 PM
• Wednesday7 AM to 3 PM
• Thursday7 AM to 3 PM
• Friday7 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday7 AM to 3 PM
• Sunday7:30 AM to 2 PM

Get: The Moonshiner, country ham with red-eye gravy or stuffed New York style French toast, and a slice of pie

Weekend mornings fill up fast; arrive before 9 AM or expect a wait.

• Google 4.6 from 2,789 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.3 from 604 reviews, #4 of 54 Restaurants in Blairsville
• TikTok 31K views across 2 videos: Small Blairsville diner
• Reddit recommended in 6 threads: Breakfast all day on the square; solid biscuits and gravy

The McCaysville location of the Blue Ridge Cuban cafe, a short walk from where the Scenic Railway stops at the Georgia and Tennessee line. A better lunch on the layover than the train's box lunch.

• cuban food
• near the train depot
• state line
• indoor and outdoor seating

Hours: Mon 11 AM to 3 PM; Tue and Wed closed; Thu and Fri 11 AM to 5 PM; Sat and Sun 10 AM to 5 PM

• Monday11 AM to 3 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• WednesdayClosed
• Thursday11 AM to 5 PM
• Friday11 AM to 5 PM
• Saturday10 AM to 5 PM
• Sunday10 AM to 5 PM

Get: Cuban sandwich or ropa vieja with plantains and green sauce, a cortadito, and flan or a red velvet rum cake

Closed Tuesday, Wednesday.

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Opens at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends.

• Google 4.7 from 1,175 reviews
• TikTok 2.2M views across 5 videos: Cuban sandwiches and rum cakes

Family-run Southern restaurant on NC-141 in Murphy with an all-day breakfast menu next to the lunch and dinner plates. Scratch biscuits with apple butter come with the meal.

• southern cooking
• all-day breakfast
• on NC-141

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sat 11 AM to 8 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 8 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Biscuits with apple butter and a breakfast plate, or country fried steak and fried pickles if you come later

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Opens at 11 AM and is closed Sunday and Monday, so it is a late breakfast or lunch.

• Google 4.7 from 1,222 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.2 from 50 reviews, #10 of 57 Restaurants in Murphy
• TikTok 3.2K views across 1 video: Favorite local restaurant in Murphy

Biscuit counter inside The Dogwood on West Main Street serving oversized biscuit sandwiches on a big covered patio. A good fill-up before the Scenic Railway, which leaves a few blocks away.

• biscuits
• downtown
• order at the counter
• patio

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sun 8 AM to 1 PM

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday8 AM to 1 PM
• Wednesday8 AM to 1 PM
• Thursday8 AM to 1 PM
• Friday8 AM to 1 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 1 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 1 PM

Get: The Sasquatch (fried chicken, sausage gravy, cheddar, egg), The Yeti or The Bigfoot, with breakfast tots and a creme brulee donut

Closed Monday.

Closed Monday and done by 1 PM. Weekend lines go out the door.

• Google 4.3 from 336 reviews
• TikTok 147K views across 2 videos: Biscuits and breakfast tots, '#1 food rec' in Blue Ridge

Small country diner on Old Highway 5 south of downtown Ellijay with big portions and low prices. It opens at 6 AM on weekdays, early enough for a pre-hike start.

• country diner
• opens at 6 AM
• south of downtown

Hours: Mon to Fri 6 AM to 2 PM; Sat 7 AM to 12 PM; Sun closed

• Monday6 AM to 2 PM
• Tuesday6 AM to 2 PM
• Wednesday6 AM to 2 PM
• Thursday6 AM to 2 PM
• Friday6 AM to 2 PM
• Saturday7 AM to 12 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Biscuits and gravy, the trash can omelet or chicken fried steak with eggs and grits

Closed Sunday.

Closed Sunday. Saturday hours are only 7 AM to noon.

• Google 4.7 from 850 reviews

Coffee shop and breakfast spot on Main Street in Andrews with dine-in, a drive-thru and outdoor seating with a swing set for kids. Also serves lunch burgers.

• coffee
• breakfast
• bagels
• drive-thru

Hours: Mon 6:30 AM to 3 PM; Tue closed; Wed to Sat 6:30 AM to 3 PM; Sun 8 AM to 3 PM

• Monday6:30 AM to 3 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday6:30 AM to 3 PM
• Thursday6:30 AM to 3 PM
• Friday6:30 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday6:30 AM to 3 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 3 PM

Get: A latte with a bagel, scone or cinnamon roll; the hiker burger or smash burger at lunch.

Closed Tuesday.

Closed Tuesday. Open 6:30 AM to 3 PM, from 8 AM on Sunday.

• Google 4.9 from 428 reviews

Family restaurant on US 64 east of Murphy serving Southern home cooking from 7 AM, with a buffet and plate lunches through the afternoon.

• southern
• breakfast
• buffet
• home cooking

Hours: Mon and Tue closed; Wed to Sat 7 AM to 7 PM; Sun 11 AM to 3 PM

• MondayClosed
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday7 AM to 7 PM
• Thursday7 AM to 7 PM
• Friday7 AM to 7 PM
• Saturday7 AM to 7 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 3 PM

Get: Country fried steak, chicken and dumplings, catfish, or a Reuben, with peach cobbler.

Closed Monday, Tuesday.

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Sunday hours are 11 AM to 3 PM, so no Sunday breakfast.

• Google 4.5 from 822 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.3 from 119 reviews, #11 of 57 Restaurants in Murphy

Family breakfast and lunch spot in a rustic cabin on East First Street with a garden and porch seating. The pancakes are the reason to go.

• family breakfast
• garden porch
• dog-friendly patio
• east first street

Hours: Mon and Tue 8 AM to 2 PM; Wed closed; Thu to Sat 8 AM to 2 PM; Sun closed

• Monday8 AM to 2 PM
• Tuesday8 AM to 2 PM
• WednesdayClosed
• Thursday8 AM to 2 PM
• Friday8 AM to 2 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 2 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Pancakes or a custom omelet; country fried steak or the apple pecan chicken salad if it is closer to lunch

Closed Wednesday, Sunday.

Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Open 8 AM to 2 PM.

• Google 4.3 from 956 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4 from 179 reviews, #22 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge

Downtown Ellijay takeout counter open since 1979, best known for made-to-order breakfast biscuits and, later in the day, burgers, Phillies and milkshakes.

• burgers
• biscuits
• milkshakes
• takeout

Hours: Mon and Tue 6 AM to 2 PM; Wed to Fri 6 AM to 8 PM; Sat 7 AM to 2 PM; Sun closed

• Monday6 AM to 2 PM
• Tuesday6 AM to 2 PM
• Wednesday6 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday6 AM to 8 PM
• Friday6 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday7 AM to 2 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: A breakfast biscuit in the morning, or the Paradise burger with a milkshake.

Closed Sunday.

Closes at 2 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, and is closed Sunday.

• Google 4.5 from 660 reviews

Old-school waffle and biscuit diner on GA-515 that is open around the clock Wednesday to Saturday. Nothing fancy, but it is the reliable option when everything downtown is closed or full.

• diner
• on GA-515
• open early and late
• 24 hours wed to sat

Hours: Mon and Tue 7 AM to 10 PM; Wed to Sat Open 24 hours; Sun 7 AM to 10 PM

• Monday7 AM to 10 PM
• Tuesday7 AM to 10 PM
• WednesdayOpen 24 hours
• ThursdayOpen 24 hours
• FridayOpen 24 hours
• SaturdayOpen 24 hours
• Sunday7 AM to 10 PM

Get: Waffle with a side of hash browns, biscuits and gravy, or chicken fried steak and eggs

Service can be slow late in the evening.

• Google 4.2 from 923 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.2 from 257 reviews, #6 of 57 Restaurants in Murphy

Cafe and general store on Aska Road near the Shallowford Bridge, handy before a hike on the Aska trails or a day on the Toccoa River. Simple Southern breakfast and milkshakes.

• aska road
• near the toccoa river
• general store
• order at the counter

Hours: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 6 PM; Sun 8 AM to 5 PM

• Monday8 AM to 6 PM
• Tuesday8 AM to 6 PM
• Wednesday8 AM to 6 PM
• Thursday8 AM to 6 PM
• Friday8 AM to 6 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 6 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 5 PM

Get: Fried bologna, egg and cheese sandwich, a breakfast burrito or pancakes; a milkshake later

The kitchen can pause between breakfast and lunch; get there before 10:30 AM for breakfast.

• Google 4.5 from 512 reviews

Railroad-themed breakfast and lunch restaurant on East Main Street cooking everything from scratch with bread from a local bakery. It is the most polished brunch in downtown Blue Ridge.

• from scratch
• downtown
• patio
• long waits

Hours: Mon 8 AM to 3 PM; Tue and Wed closed; Thu to Sun 8 AM to 3 PM

• Monday8 AM to 3 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• WednesdayClosed
• Thursday8 AM to 3 PM
• Friday8 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 3 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 3 PM

Get: Sourdough French toast, short rib hash or the vegetable Benedict, with fresh orange juice and the cinnamon roll

Closed Tuesday, Wednesday.

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Waits can reach an hour or more; join the waitlist before you arrive.

• Google 4.9 from 233 reviews

Small cafe on Merchants Walk off the Blairsville square with a short breakfast menu that runs into lunch, plus homemade soups and desserts. Good for a slow late breakfast.

• late breakfast
• off the square
• small dining room
• dog menu

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sat 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Wednesday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Thursday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Friday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Saturday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Mountain Top French Toast on Cuban bread or the bacon, egg and cheese croissant; soup and a Monte Cristo later

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Open Tuesday to Saturday only, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Seating is limited for groups.

• Google 4.9 from 228 reviews

Country store and grill south of Blue Ridge near the Toccoa River, the only food for miles on the back roads toward Suches. Stop here for breakfast, ice and supplies before a river or riding day.

• country store
• near the toccoa river
• biker friendly

Hours: Mon 8 AM to 3 PM; Tue closed; Wed to Sun 8 AM to 3 PM

• Monday8 AM to 3 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday8 AM to 3 PM
• Thursday8 AM to 3 PM
• Friday8 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 3 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 3 PM

Get: Fried bologna sandwich, the double BLT or a club with tots; local jams and candles from the shelves

Closed Tuesday.

Closed Tuesday. Kitchen hours are 8 AM to 3 PM.

• Google 4.7 from 262 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.4 from 72 reviews, #25 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge

Small breakfast and lunch spot on US 64 run by the owners, who cook and serve. Everything is cooked to order with big portions and homemade bread.

• breakfast
• cinnamon rolls
• mom and pop

Hours: Mon and Tue closed; Wed to Sun 8 AM to 1 PM

• MondayClosed
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday8 AM to 1 PM
• Thursday8 AM to 1 PM
• Friday8 AM to 1 PM
• Saturday8 AM to 1 PM
• Sunday8 AM to 1 PM

Get: A cinnamon roll, biscuits and gravy with home fries, or the western omelet.

Closed Monday, Tuesday.

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 8 AM to 1 PM only. Food can take a while when it is busy.

• Google 4.6 from 354 reviews