Bakersfield has a little hidden gem of a breakfast-lunch place. This is called the 24th Street Cafe. It is located on 24th Street, as one might expect.
They are Toba-like in flavour and quality, but have a more extensive menu and only serve breakfast and lunch. The sandwiches are comparable to the crazy awesome ones that Kilometres invents with avocado on them. Their Belgian waffles are the size of Belgium with almond butter on them and fresh whipped cream. We had the best ever scramble there: prosciutto, brie and sun dried tomato! Sourdough bread that is toasted to perfection! Rusty tricycle decor! Fat chef sign! Waitresses that know how to wait! Who remember your order! Who are friendly and sweet and never let your coffee mug empty to the bottom! Who could ask for anymore?
Except that maybe they would be open for dinner...
3 comments:
Mmmm. Haven't found anywhere like that in Kenilworth. Or at the uni. Maybe in all of Britain? I wonder. Also bummed at the lack of great bakeries/patisseries here. They're SO CLOSE to France, you'd think someone might have picked up a pastry-making lesson here or there, but NO. Boooo.
Freedom toast? Do they serve Freedom toast?
The 24th Street Cafe, despite being nestled in the heart of conservative America, proudly serves... FRENCH toast! It makes me very happy to go there.
Heather - I can't BELIEVE there's no decent bakery/patisserie - what are those crazy Brits thinking? You're right! France is a mere ferry-ride away to pastry heaven! There must be a English Channel/La Manche triangle into which all traces of French pastry cooking vanishes forever without a trace...
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