Rose's Sugarshack Cafe · San Clemente, CA
Big breakfasts, made by hand.
Since Rose opened the door.
A tiny corner diner where the French toast comes stacked, the burritos come stuffed, and someone remembers your order. Open every morning, 7 AM to 2 PM.
Chef’s picks
What regulars always order.
Stuffed French Toast
Thick-cut and piled high with whipped cream, fresh strawberries & powdered sugar.
Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, cheese & salsa wrapped around your choice of chorizo, bacon, sausage or gyro meat.
"T" Street Omelette
Spinach, mushrooms & cream cheese, named for the surf break down the road.
Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs & hollandaise over Canadian bacon, with home-style hash browns.
Our story
A little sugar shack on El Camino Real.
Sugar Shack Cafe — known to regulars as Rose's Sugarshack — is a small, family-run breakfast diner on the corner of El Camino Real in San Clemente. Rose and her husband run the shop themselves: hand-scrambled eggs, stacked stuffed French toast, and a warm word for everyone who walks through the door. It's the kind of place surfers stop into on the way back from the point, still salty, still hungry.
Read our storyMeet Rose
She runs the shop, and she’ll probably remember your name.
Rose and her husband run Sugar Shack together — cracking jokes with folks waiting for a table, calling regulars by name, and cooking most everything themselves. It’s a small shop with a big personality, exactly the way they like it.
More about RoseRose’s Sugarshack
Family-run, one plate at a time
What you’ll find here
Homemade mornings, no fuss.
Homemade, Always
Nothing comes out of a box. The gravy, the hash browns, the whipped cream on the French toast — Rose makes it herself, the same way she has for years.
Generous Portions
Plates come out stacked, not styled — this is a breakfast built for people who worked up an appetite before they got here.
Open Every Morning
Seven days a week, 7 AM to 2 PM. No reservations, no fuss — just show up and grab a table.
Small & Personal
It's a tiny shop, and that's the point. Rose knows the regulars' orders, jokes with everyone in line, and treats every table like family.
What guests say
From the regulars.
“The breakfast burrito is stuffed to the seams and the cinnamon roll on the side should be illegal. This is our go-to before every surf session.”
A regular, on the breakfast burritos
“Small, cozy, and the staff — especially Rose — make you feel like you've been coming here for years. The Eggs Benedict alone is worth the wait.”
A first-time visitor
“It's tiny and it gets busy, so go early. But it's the kind of quiet, friendly mom-and-pop spot that's getting harder to find on El Camino Real.”
A San Clemente local
★ 4.1 average · 364 reviews
Find us
El Camino Real,
San Clemente.
Open every day, 7 AM – 2 PM.
2319 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672
7 AM – 2 PM · dine-in, takeout & delivery
Directions & contact