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Mae’s Cafe and Bakery

January 14, 2013

Mae’s Cafe offers a sun-filled breakfast and lunch menu that includes old favorites and new twists, with particular emphasis on vegetarian and gluten-free options. Service is friendly, the atmosphere is charming, and although the space fills quickly on a Sunday morning, it never felt overwhelming or disproportionate. Try the cinnamon buns and the pecan sticky buns.

The Bayou Kitchen

January 14, 2013

The Bayou Kitchen has been serving Louisiana-style breakfast and lunch favorites to Portland for more than 23 years — for a reason. Until Portland has a uniquely Cajun or Creole sit-down dinner restaurant, those looking for a bayou influence must content themselves with earlier hours, but the upside of this schedule is an authentic bayou flair applied creatively to brunch favorites. Go, and I doubt you will be disappointed.

Portland Pottery Cafe

January 14, 2013

An extension of the Portland Pottery studio and store, the cafe is filled with sturdy but attractive wooden tables and chairs, and lots of pottery is for sale on the shelves. The cafe serves breakfast items all day and also has a menu of sandwiches and wraps, salads and sweets.

Hot Suppa

October 25, 2012

There’s a lot of reasons people in Portland love going to Hot Suppa. Here’s one of them: breakfast arrives on a big blue platter in what seems like two minutes flat, and it’s fresh, hot and delicious. There’s local art on the walls and hot sauce on the tables. If you feel the need for a little hair of the dog, they do serve some eye-openers such as mimosas, a Cajun Bloody Mary and “The Dude.”

Maelily Ryleigh’s

October 25, 2012

Back when it was known as Kathy and Dave’s, this place drew commendation for its low prices, good food and friendly neighborhood service. And now that it is known poetically as Maelily Ryleighs, it still has low prices, good food and friendly service.

Katie Made Bakery

October 25, 2012

Along with its tempting, served-all-day breakfast sandwiches made with Blue Bell farm-fresh eggs, Katie Made offers three daily lunch sandwich specials. And it is indeed a bakery, boasting mouth-watering offerings of cheesecakes, layer cakes, pies, brownies, cupcakes, cookies and more.

Ohno Cafe

October 25, 2012

Situated in Portland’s West End, Cafe Ohno offers specialty breakfast sandwiches with ingredients such as maple glazed prosciutto, avocado, smoked Atlantic salmon, sriracha (a type of hot sauce), cucumber and grilled hanger streak. And lunch? Try the mango bourbon barbecue pulled pork sandwich.

Marcy’s Breakfast & Lunch

October 24, 2012

Over the years, Marcy’s has consistently served low-priced diner food quickly and with a smile. It has been a sort of oasis of comfort food in downtown Portland as more upscale eating options have come to town. The place also has lots of creative daily specials, which are usually posted on the Marcy’s Diner Facebook page.

158 Pickett Street Cafe

October 24, 2012

158 has a coffee shop or sidewalk cafe vibe, with lots of reading material and outdoor seating. There are chairs on the street side and picnic tables in the fenced backyard. Plus fresh-baked goods, a funky atmosphere and a great location.

You should try: Olde Post Office Cafe in Mount Vernon

October 21, 2012

We rolled up on the Olde Post Office Cafe, right on the main drag and sitting on Lake Minnehonk. Inside we found a quaint space with seating for about 20, an impressive menu of breakfast and lunch items, and a case full of homemade desserts, snacks, and takeout items.

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