From buttery biscuits to brioche buns, breakfast sandwiches aren’t just meals — they’re handheld happiness. When the day is dawning and you’re still yawning, these are some favorites you can always count on.
Best All Around
Concha — Tia Maria
This is my Holy Grail of breakfast sandwiches — a sweet pink concha paired with salty artisan bacon from Sonoma County Meat Co., soft scrambled eggs, and melty cheese all united under a sizzling sandwich press. Heavenly. 44 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. 707-540-9864, tiamaria.world
Best Pun on a Bun
The Fun Guy — Criminal Baking
Crimini mushrooms (Get it? Fungi), baked eggs, spinach, chèvre, and pesto on a housemade English muffin. A naughty, unexpected slather of lemon curd puts this in the breakfast hall of fame. 808 Donahue St., Santa Rosa. 707-888-3546, criminalbakingcompany.com
Best Meatless
El Peluche — Plank Coffee
Skip the avocado toast and dive into this fat French roll stuffed with eggs, cheese, and roasted potatoes (the name El Peluche translates to “stuffed animal”). Add tempeh bacon or meatless sausage with spicy mayo for extra sass. 227 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, 707-894-6187; 175 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, 707-395-0572, plankcoffee.com
Best Biscuit
Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich — Sunflower Caffé
It’s not just the sunny, secret patio that draws fans from far and wide to this stalwart on the Sonoma Plaza — it’s the fat biscuits stuffed with scrambled eggs, leek and shallot jam, cheddar, and gochujang aioli. 421 First St. W., Sonoma.
707-996-6645, sonomasunflower.com
Best A.M. Burger
Breakfast Burger — Acorn Cafe
Odd as it sounds, this burger gives brunch vibes from bun to bun — with a beef patty, bacon, crispy hash brown, aioli, and a sunny-side-up egg that drips fetchingly from the middle. 124 Matheson St., Healdsburg. 707-955-7001, acornhealdsburg.com
Best Brioche
The Petaluma — Eggspresso
Soft, buttery brioche bookends fluffy folded eggs, chives, and sweet caramelized onions. An added squeeze of Sriracha mayo will get your morning on the move. 173 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707-559-3313, eggspressoco.com