Uncovering North Dakota’s Best Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant-2025

Do you have a favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant in North Dakota?

We have a lot of good ones, that's for sure.  I love my small-town cafes and restaurants that often serve up breakfast all day long. I love my eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns any time of day.

A few of my personal favorite "hole in the wall" restaurant joints include:

The Cedar Inn Family Restaurant- Devils Lake, North Dakota. 

This restaurant/cafe is located right off Highway 2 in Devils Lake.  I have fond memories of this place thanks to numerous early morning duck hunting trips when I was a boy.

I'm not sure what they do to their hashbrowns that makes them better than any other hashbrowns you'll eat at a restaurant, but they sure go down easily.

Krolls Diner- Mandan-Bismarck, North Dakota.

I don't think I've ever had bad eggs from a Kroll's, and that's saying something.  Always made to perfection.  I also love the atmosphere at Krolls, it just screams breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Grama Butterworks-Grand Forks, North Dakota.

If you love pancakes and waffles, this is your breakfast nirvana.  Some of the best I've ever had.  This joint closes at 2 pm, so this truly is mostly a breakfast restaurant.

Little Cottage Cafe-Bismarck, North Dakota.

Great breakfast, but the BEST, and I mean best of the best, when it comes to caramel rolls.  Even our listeners crowned Little Cottage caramel roll kings.

(SEE ALSO: The BEST Caramel Rolls Joints In North Dakota)

And now, according to an article on Mashed, "The Best Hole-In-The-Wall restaurant in North Dakota is...

The title goes to The Shack on Broadway in Fargo. 

The article says The Shack lives up to its humble name, but often has a packed house because of its excellent home-style cooking. It especially gets praise for its hearty breakfasts, and they even have plenty of praise for their delicious caramel rolls.

They are speaking my language. Next time you're in the eastern part of the state, The Shack might be worth a stop!