Portland Breakfast Place: Hawthorne Street Cafe

Portland Breakfast Place: Hawthorne Street Cafe
Hawthorne Street Cafe

I’ve got another review of a Portland breakfast place over on my breakfast blog, Breakfast in Bridgetown. It’s from a visit to the Hawthorne Street Cafe in Southeast Portland, which has been there for years and has a loyal following, but which never quite rises to the top of the Portland breakfast scene.

As for the former, it’s popular because it’s got charm and a nice vibe, and extremely (for some folks too) friendly staff. It really feels like visiting somebody’s house.

Portland Breakfast Place: Hawthorne Street Cafe
Interior of the cozy Hawthorne Street Cafe

As for the latter, it would be one of the most popular places for Portland breakfast … if only the food was better than “pretty good.” No matter how yummy this wild salmon Benedict looks — and it was yummy — it’s not one of the better Benedicts in Portland.

Portland Breakfast Place: Hawthorne Street Cafe
Wild Salmon Benedict at Hawthorne Street Cafe

For the whole review, head on over to the blog.