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Eat & drink · Cottonwood

Breakfast in Cottonwood

Breakfast here is decided by the clock more than the menu, so that is how this list is worth reading.

Pepe’s Cafe opens at 5 a.m., Tuesday through Sunday, and closes at 3 p.m. It cooks Mexican food on South Main. If you are starting work early, or driving to Phoenix before it gets hot, it is the only one of these four that will be open.

Annie’s on East Mingus runs 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and not every day of the week, so check the listing before you set out.

Old Town Red Rooster Cafe at 901 North Main opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 2:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Burgers and sandwiches as well as breakfast, and it sits in the middle of Old Town, which makes it the easy one to fold into a morning walking the street.

Denny’s on SR 89A is open all day, every day. It is a chain and you know what it is. It is also the answer at 2 a.m., and on a holiday when everything else in town is shut.

The pattern to plan around

Three of the four close by mid-afternoon. Cottonwood does not really do a late breakfast, and a Sunday at half past two is cutting it fine everywhere except Denny’s. Hours shift with the season and with staffing, so the times above are what each place published when we last checked, and each listing shows that date.

If you want somewhere to sit longer, the tasting rooms and cafés on North Main open around noon; our Old Town guide covers that stretch block by block.

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Breakfast

Annie's is a breakfast spot at 660 E Mingus Ave in Cottonwood. Hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with Tuesday closed, so a midweek trip needs care. The phone number on file is (928) 634-4121. Being straight about the limits of this page: we have no website for this restaurant, which means no menu, no prices, and no photos we can vouch for, and the hours above come from a map listing rather than the owner. Call ahead, and use the claim link if this is your business.

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Verde Village · Breakfast

American food is served at 1041 South Highway 260 in Cottonwood, and breakfast is part of what draws people in. This is a sit down restaurant rather than a counter service stop, so plan on table seating and a server. The phone number is (928) 634-8188. Daily opening and closing times are not posted here, so call ahead if you are coming very early or late, or on a holiday. Weekend mornings tend to be the busiest stretch for any breakfast place, and a wait is possible. Ask about seating for a larger group when you call, rather than arriving and hoping for a big table.

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Breakfast

Denny's Restaurant sits at 2211 AZ-89A in Cottonwood. Our listed hours show it open all day, every day, which matches how this diner chain usually runs. The phone number on file is (928) 639-3805. One limit is worth stating: the website attached to this listing is the chain's national locations page, not a page for the Cottonwood restaurant, so we have no local menu, staff, or seating details we can stand behind. Hours at a single location can also drift from the chain default. Call before a late-night trip. Records show this listing serving Cottonwood and Camp Verde.

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Breakfast

Breakfast is the main draw at Old Town Red Rooster Cafe, which also serves burgers and sandwiches. The doors open at 7:30 in the morning every day. Monday through Saturday the kitchen runs until 3 in the afternoon, and on Sunday it stops at 2. Orders can be taken to go, and there is outdoor seating. The building is wheelchair accessible. You will find it at 901 North Main Street in Cottonwood, and the phone number is (928) 649-8100. Menu items and prices change, so call ahead if you are after something specific. Hours can also shift around holidays, and a quick call saves a wasted trip.

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Breakfast

Pepe's Cafe cooks Mexican food at 324 S Main St in Cottonwood. Hours are 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with Monday closed, and the hours shown on the cafe's own page agree for the days it lists. That 5 a.m. open is unusual for the valley and makes this a genuine early breakfast option rather than a brunch place. The site describes traditional cooking and says dishes are made with care, but it posts no menu we could read, so prices are not on file. Call (928) 634-6262.

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