Breakfast
Breakfast Sandwiches
Omelets
Egg Plates
​French Toast
​Pancakes
Waffles

​Weekend Breakfast Specials
Pancakes (including our Bluebucks) 
Shrimp and Grits
Fresh Fried Fish Breakfast
Chicken & Waffle
Crab Cake Eggs Benedict
Lunch
 Crab Cakes, Fresh Fish, Fried Oysters, Shrimp, 
 Burgers, North Carolina BBQ,
Fried Chicken 
and more

GREAT FOOD, NO FRILLS

Since 1978, The Market Lunch has been dishing out hearty breakfast and lunch comfort food inside D.C.'s historic Eastern Market. Serving one of DC's best Crab Cakes, along with many other local seafood and regional favorites for lunch. The famous Blueberry- Buckwheat pancakes and "The Brick" breakfast sandwich, are standouts among the many breakfast favorites. The Market Lunch has been a staple establishment for locals and their out of town guests along with tourists from all around the world for nearly four decades. Having been featured in The New York Times, Southern Living, The Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler, Washingtonian Magazine, and Food & Wine Magazine, this cafeteria-style, no frills, D.C. dive is sure to fill your stomach and your soul. 

WEEKEND BRUNCH SPECIALS

Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes
Johnny Cakes (gluten free) Corn Flour Pancakes 
The Crab Cake Benedict
Chicken & Waffle with local Maple Syrup
Shrimp and Grits with sautéed Tomatoes and chopped Bacon
The Crab Cake Breakfast with 2 Eggs and Grits
Fresh Local Rockfish Fish with 2 Eggs and Grits
French Toast with Apple Cider Syrup and Streusel​
​ Big Greens Omelet
​
 *scrambled eggs may contain milk​

*SUBJECT TO CHANGE WEEKLY. 




HOMESTYLE LOCAL FAVORITES

The Market Lunch, an old style food counter 

HOURS & LOCATION
Tuesday — Thursday
8:am — 2:15pm
​Breakfast till 11:00 am
Friday-Saturday
8:00am — 2:30pm
 Breakfast till 1PM 
Sunday
9:00am — 2:30pm
​Breakfast till 1PM
The Market Lunch
Inside The Eastern Market
225 7th St. SE
​Washington, D.C., 20003
(202)547-8444
We Accept Cash,Debit, Credit
​and Apple Pay

Metro: Orange/ Blue/ Silver Line 
"Eastern Market" Stop