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Baby Barnaby's

Montrose's tiny breakfast house on Fairview

The breakfast-only little sibling of Barnaby's Cafe, on Fairview, next door to the original, where Montrose has been eating eggs for years. Big plates, small room, happy regulars.

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Barnaby's Cafe is a Houston chain of neighborhood diners now, but Baby Barnaby's is the one that does only breakfast, right next door to the original Barnaby's on Fairview. The room is small and cheerful, and the menu is long and generous. Green Eggs are scrambled with spinach, artichoke hearts, two cheeses, and a little cream. Migas come loaded with tortilla strips and green chiles. The seasonal fruit pancakes rotate through flavors like lemon ricotta and apple pecan, and you can add fried wings to the buttermilk waffle for a Montrose take on a Houston classic. Weekday service ends at noon, so this is an early-riser spot, and on weekends the tables fill with regulars, strollers, and hangovers.

What to expect

  • The dining room is tiny, about a dozen tables, so small groups fare best.
  • When it is full, write your name on the clipboard list and wait to be called.

What to order

  1. Green Eggs
  2. Migas
  3. Lemon ricotta pancake
  4. Buttermilk waffle with wings
  • Next door to the original Barnaby's CafeSibling
  • Breakfast onlyMenu
  • 713-522-4229Phone

Close by as the crow flies.

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