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Cafe This Way

This is the kind of breakfast and lunch joint where they know how to turn out creative, globally-influenced dishes with simple ingredients. It has the feel of a hip coffeehouse, yet it’s much more innovative than that. Bookshelves line one wall, there’s a small bar tucked into a nook, and very charming outdoor seating. Go for the corned beef hash with eggs, build-your-own Benedict, or the calorific Café Monte Cristo: a French toast sandwich stuffed with fried eggs, ham, and cheddar cheese served with fries and syrup. Specials are always good and surprising: mascarpone French toast doused in Baileys liqueur? Breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs and pork belly? Yum. Talk about eclectic.