Breakfast Menu

Served from 8 a.m.-noon, seven days a week!

Sunrise and a Side of Flavor

Breakfast By the Bridge

Frying up some eggs for a By the Bridge smash burger

Start your day at By the Bridge in Swansboro, NC, where our breakfast menu features a delightful mix of Caribbean and Latin flavors. Enjoy hearty plates, savory sandwiches, and wholesome breakfast bowls while soaking in stunning views of the sun rising over the White Oak River. A perfect morning awaits!

Appetizers

Fried Plantains

sweet plantains, honey drizzle

Fried Green Tomatoes

served with our signature sauce

Truffle Yucca Fries

yucca fries, parmesan cheese, truffle huancaina sauce

Wings

8 in-house smoked wings, choice of buffalo or jamaican jerk, ranch or bleu cheese

Calamari

flash-fried, sweet thai chili

Conch Fritters

conch and clam fritters, house sauce

Loaded Tater Tots

house-made cheese sauce, crispy bacon, fresh green onion

Breakfast Bowls

Super Bowl Brisket Smash

crispy brisket potato hash, two scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese; add hollandaise or chorizo gravy

Havana Bowl

roasted pork, black beans, jalapeno, lime, cilantro, two scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, served over home fries

Loco Moco

two smash burger patties topped with two over-easy eggs served over jasmine rice, green onion, and brown gravy 
substitute veggies burgers

Sweets

Add chocolate chips and/or whipped cream
Add bacon or sausage

Pancakes

three large buttermilk cakes served with syrup and butter

French Toast Batter

house cornbread or thick-cut brioche soaked in sweetened eggs and cream, with powdered sugar

Breakfast Sandwiches

Add grits, home fries, or has browns
Substitute gluten-free bun or veggie burger

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Smash

4-oz. patty, american cheese, one over-easy egg, bacon, signature smash sauce, served on a brioche bun

Pastrami, Egg, and Swiss

toasted and lightly buttered pastrami, two over-hard eggs, swiss

BTB Breakfast Sandwich

two over-hard eggs, choice of bacon, ham, or sausage, american cheese, served on a brioche bun

By the Bridge's famous breakfast smash burger
A By the Bridge breakfast sandwich

Breakfast Plates

Pimento Cheese Biscuits

two open-face buttermilk biscuits, house-made pimento cheese, fried green tomatoes, side of home fries

Chorizo Biscuits and Gravy

two open-face buttermilk biscuit, chorizo gravy, one over-easy egg, side of home fries

Avocado Toast

grilled multi-grain ciabatta, avocado pulp, pepitas, chia seeds, one over-easy egg

BTB Classic Breakfast

two eggs, choice of bacon, ham, or sausage links, side of grits, home fries or hash browns, choice of toast

Cornbread Eggs Benny

grilled cornbread, two fried green tomatoes, two poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, choice of bacon, sausage, or ham

Classic Eggs Benny

open-faced grilled english muffin, thick cut ham, two poached eggs with hollandaise sauce, side of home fries

Kids Breakfast

one egg, two silver dollar pancakes, and choice of bacon or sausage

The classic breakfast plate at By the Bridge
Cornbread eggs benny, a favorite breakfast dish at By the Bridge in Swansboro