Best Breakfast in Hilton Head Island, SC
Breakfast on Hilton Head is a real meal.
All-day breakfast diners
Southern-style breakfast and lunch staples at two locations, Port Royal Plaza on the north end and Pope Avenue on the south end.
Coffee-shop cafés and bakeries for breakfast
Brunch on Hilton Head Island
For a slower Sunday, these restaurants run brunch menus. Reservations help on weekends.
Donuts on Hilton Head
A coffee shop with donuts, pastries and New Jersey-style bagels in Coligny Plaza.
Scratch-made donuts and pastries near Forest Beach.
About this list
The island’s diners open early and serve pancakes all day, the cafés roast their own coffee, and a few marina and resort restaurants set out a full breakfast with a view. Many places close by 2 or 3 p.m., so breakfast here often runs straight into lunch.
The guide below sorts the best breakfast in Hilton Head by style: all-day diners, coffee-shop cafés and bakeries, and Sunday brunch. Every card gives the area, price range and phone number. If you mostly want coffee, see the coffee shops guide.
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Lunch Hilton Head guide: waterfront seafood, quick counters, beach bars and golf-club lunches, with hours notes and phone numbers for each spot.
Coffee shops Hilton Head Island guide: local roasters, bakery cafés, gelato and coffee bars and a drive-thru at the bridge, with phone numbers.
Best dessert Hilton Head guide: French bakeries, ice cream, gelato, chocolate and fudge shops, donuts and restaurant desserts, with phone numbers.
Kid friendly restaurants Hilton Head Island: playgrounds, lawn games, kids menus, game rooms and early-bird dinners for a family vacation.
The best restaurants in Hilton Head Island, sorted by dinner, lunch and breakfast, with the area, phone number and reservation link for every listing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best breakfast on Hilton Head Island?
Watusi Cafe, Hilton Head Diner, Palmetto Bay SunRise Cafe and Corner Perk are the ones reviewers and locals name most. Watusi and SunRise serve breakfast all day.
Where can I get breakfast near Coligny Beach?
Watusi Cafe, Gringo’s Diner, Carolina Coffee & Crumbs, Skillets Cafe & Grill and Bad Biscuit are all a short walk from Coligny Beach.
Which breakfast places open early?
Corner Perk, Origin Coffee Bar, Carolina Coffee & Crumbs and Watusi Cafe open at 7 a.m., and the Seacrest Restaurant at Sonesta serves breakfast from 6:30.
Where can I have Sunday brunch on Hilton Head?
Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks, ELA’s on the Water, Chez Georges, Reilley’s Grill & Bar, Terrapin and Sea Grass Grille all run Sunday brunch menus.
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