Breakfast is the meal Gatlinburg does best, and the line out the door is usually the tell. Here's where our team eats, and roughly when to show up if you'd rather not wait.
Crockett's Breakfast Camp
Crockett's Breakfast Camp in Gatlinburg serves big Appalachian breakfasts in a rustic frontier setting. Famous for Aretha's pancakes, fried cinnamon rolls, and cast iron skillets. Open daily 7 AM–1 PM.
Log Cabin Pancake House has served from-scratch pancakes, crepes, and all-you-can-eat biscuits and gravy in Gatlinburg since 1976. Featured in Southern Living. Open daily 7 AM–2 PM.
Tennessee's first pancake restaurant — 24 varieties, house-made crepes, and fresh syrups in The Village at 628 Parkway. Open daily 7 AM–3 PM since 1960.