Tryst Cafe
21050 North Tatum Boulevard, #1084205 South Gilbert Road, Chandler
Tryst Cafe in north Phoenix and Chandler is an all-day restaurant with a vibe that is strongly breakfast if you sit on the patio in the morning. The breakfast menu is sprawling, with some refreshingly original offerings. Whimsical selections include a Monte Cristo sandwich with strawberry jam and sweet potato tots; a Hawaiian breakfast that makes use of smoked pork, jasmine rice, and wontons; and a lox spread with avocado and daikon sprouts. Pancakes are fluffy and on the rustic side, and omelets are solid. As for drink offerings, Bloody Marys come in five or so versions, utilizing vodkas infused with flavors like cucumber and basil.
A plate of poached eggs, grains, squash, asparagus, and more.
Chris Malloy
The Canal Club
4925 North Scottsdale Road, ScottsdaleThe Scott hotel's Cuban-inflected restaurant showcases broadly Caribbean flavors. Scrambled eggs contain chorizo and queso Oaxaca. Plantains come in a Benedict. A hash made from purple potatoes comes with jalapeño hollandaise. Churro doughnut holes arrive with guava jam. The egg, which is ubiquitous at The Canal Club, crowns avocado toast with bee pollen, as well as a farro and freekeh bowl with shaved asparagus. Compelling sweet options include a pancake plate with citrus butter, French toast with coconut whipped cream, those churro doughnut holes, and other selections. The Canal Club is a solid destination for morning drinking, with rum-infused punch and sangria made with grapefruit and rosemary.
Chilaquiles rojo, with eggs over easy.
Chris Malloy
Comedor Guadalajara
1830 South Central AvenueSome days, you need a huge Mexican breakfast to change things up, keep them steady, help your hangover, or lift your mood. And on those mornings, consider Comedor Guadalajara. At this Mexican restaurant in south Phoenix, service is warm, sincere, efficient. The food at Comedor has a warm, homestyle essence. You can feel the aura of home in the hot sluice of beans, the velvety red sauce that drowns the chilaquiles, in the smooth tangy salsa and the hunks of tripe that bob to the surface of menudo. You can get eggs with shrimp, red or green chile, two kinds of steak, ham, bacon, chorizo, and lots more. You can get eggs with red chile and nopalitos. You can get huevos rancheros and breakfast enchiladas, breakfast chicharrones, and breakfast chimichangas. Come to Comedor Guadalajara if you're craving a huge Mexican breakfast.
Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 23, 2018. It was updated on June 3, 2019.
