Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but snoozing an alarm clock is often more tempting than slaving over the stove.
With so many delectable breakfast joints in Tucson, why bother making it yourself at all? If money is your excuse, it shouldn’t be. Many local restaurants offer breakfast specials that don’t even cost $5.
Feast on our list below.
Includes: Two eggs, hash browns, toast, and your choice of ham, sausage patty, or two strips of bacon.
When Available: 6 – 8 a.m weekdays.
For more information, visit bajacafetucson.com.
Includes: Waffle with bacon bits cooked into the waffle.
When Available: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily.
For more information, visit biscuitscountrycafe.com.
Includes:Â Two eggs, home fries, and toast.
When Available: Before 8 a.m. on weekdays.
For more information, visit bobostucson.com.
Includes: Two eggs, hash browns, and toast, served with two pieces of bacon, sausage links, or sausage patty.
When Available: Daily.
For more information, visit brawleysrestaurantaz.com.
Includes: Two eggs served with your choice of pancakes or biscuits and gravy or hash browns and toast or grits and toast.
When Available: 5:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily.
Keep up with Cappy’s Breakfast Cafe on Facebook.
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Includes: Two eggs, two slices of bacon, a small orange juice, and your choice of either two pancakes, a slice of French toast, grits and toast or home fries and toast. An additional beverage is included.
When available: 6 – 11 a.m. Monday – Friday. Dine-in only.
For more information, visit theeggconnection.com.
Includes: Two eggs, home fries or hash browns, and a biscuit, slice of toast, or tortilla.
When Available: Before 9 a.m. on weekdays (holidays excluded).
For more information, visit franksrestaurant.com.
Includes: Two eggs, house potatoes, bacon or sausage, and toast on the side.
When Available:Â 8 – 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 – 11 a.m. on Sundays.
Keep up with Jeff’s Pub on Facebook.
Includes: Two eggs, hash browns, and toast.
When Available: 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily.
For more information, visit jerrybobs.net.
Includes: One egg, Jethro Taters (red potato home fries with onion and green pepper), hash browns, or grits, toast.
When Available: 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday.
Keep up with Jethro’s Cafe on Facebook.
Includes:  French toast, egg, two bacon strips or two sausage links.
When Available:Â 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit joespancakehouse.com.
Includes:Â Two eggs, choice of home fries, hash browns, sliced tomatoes, or fruit, toast or biscuits and gravy.
When Available: Served all day from 5:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 7:00 a.m. on Sunday.
For more information, visit lavernascoffeeshop.com.
Includes: Two eggs, home-fried potatoes, and toast. If you’re ditching the carbs, opt for the 2 Eggs, Sliced Tomatoes, and Cottage Cheese for $4.75.
When Available: 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily.
For more information, visit milliespancakehaus.com.
Includes: An egg, two strips of bacon or one sausage patty, homemade toast (yes, the bread is made from scratch), jelly, and coffee or tea.
When Available: 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For more information, visit robertstucson.com.
Got a favorite breakfast special that’s under $5? Let us know in the comments.
[This article was previously published on June 30, 2016, and most recently updated on October 3, 2019]
Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon...
