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Breakfast places in Varanasi
Bread of Life BakeryA dependable, clean bakery with genuine baked goods and coffee; a comforting, safe breakfast or sweet stop, and a feel-good charitable one.
Brown Bread BakeryThe city's landmark organic bakery, with real bread, artisan cheese and an ethical mission.
Ashish CafeOne of Assi's cleanest, highest-rated vegetarian cafes; a relaxed, laptop-friendly spot with reliably good veg food and river glimpses.
Aum CafeAssi's calm organic-and-vegan retreat, with healthy food, books and a peaceful rooftop.
Mona Lisa Cafe & German BakeryA veteran Assi cafe-bakery for Western comfort food, coffee and Wi-Fi.
Niyati CafeAn owner-run, spotless little kitchen with a loyal following for fresh, honest home-style vegetarian cooking steps from the main ghat.
Open Hand Shop & CafeAssi's most work-friendly cafe: good coffee, Wi-Fi and long, calm tables.
Pehalwan Lassi BhandarThe locals' lassi: a 1950s wrestler's shop, creamier and less sugary than the tourist spots.
Madhur Milan CafeA clean, cook-to-order veg standby by the temple, with a dependable South Indian breakfast.
Chachi Ki DukaanOne of Varanasi's most legendary morning kachori spots (going back to around 1915); everything is fried fresh to order with enormous turnover, making it a safe, quintessential Banarasi breakfast.
Kachori GaliThe atmospheric heart of Varanasi's breakfast culture, best at the busiest, freshest stalls.
Laxmi Chai WaleA generational Banarasi chai institution; the draw is charcoal-grilled malai toast and clay-cup tea, made fresh to order at a famously busy stall.
Rajaram LassiRepeatedly named among Varanasi's best lassi shops; a fresh, set-yogurt drink served in earthen cups at a busy, established old-city counter.
The Ram BhandarThe city's benchmark kachori-sabzi and jalebi breakfast: fresh, pure-ghee, cooked at dawn.
Markandey Sardar MalaiyoA generational, locally worshipped source of the city's fabled seasonal malaiyo (roughly November to February, mornings only); prepared fresh each day and one of the most authentic places to try it.
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