Coffee · Breakfast · The Buford morning
Coffee & Breakfast in Buford
Buford's morning map splits along the same line as the rest of the city: the downtown coffee rooms on and near Main Street, and the breakfast tables on the Buford Drive and highway corridor. The names below are real, verified counters, and the guide keeps the list short on purpose.
Hours around breakfast are the most changeable in the guide, so check the room before you drive.
The coffee rooms
Coffee first: the verified counters
Tchin Tchin Coffee
179 E Moreno St · downtown
The downtown coffee room on East Moreno Street, a short walk from the Main Street tables.
The Baking Grounds Bakery Cafe
4360 S Lee St
The bakery and cafe on South Lee Street, coffee with the pastry case.
The 5 Spot Cafe
940 Gainesville Hwy
The cafe and restaurant on the Gainesville Highway side, coffee and a full counter.
Brightside Cafe Buford
554 W Main St
The cafe on West Main Street, part of the downtown morning scene.
The breakfast tables
Breakfast that sticks
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
2925 Buford Dr · Mall of Georgia
The breakfast and brunch restaurant at the Mall of Georgia address, the dressed-up morning table on the corridor.
Antoinette's Cafe
1630 Buford Hwy NE
The cafe and restaurant on Buford Highway, a long-standing breakfast room on the north side.
IHOP
4122 GA-20 · Buford
The pancake house on the State Route 20 corridor, the dependable chain table for the morning.
Pair it with a plan
After the coffee
Pair the morning with a plan for the day: the parks page gets you moving after the coffee, and the things to do page holds the rest of the week.
An editorial guide, not a listings site. Updated September 13, 2026. Real-estate guidance on this page is provided by Rob Dietrich, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC.