G.A. Benton
Please inform me you’re not nonetheless consuming leftover Halloween sweet for breakfast.
I get it. Having a good “most essential meal of the day” isn’t a snap when the day begins off by speeding round for work or college.
Why not let professionals assist typically? Even higher: Why not let professionals with wonderful substances whip you up a handheld breakfast-of-champions deal with — a high-end morning sandwich that permits you to eat whereas multitasking?
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From a brand new Worthington eatery that’s all the trend to an elite bagel store to state-of-the-art cafes — one whose breakfast sandwich has change into iconic— these locations can remodel a busy morning right into a out of the blue promising day.
Fox within the Snow Cafe
A number of areas, www.foxinthesnow.com
In the event you haven’t tried the souffled egg sandwich ($8.25) but — it’s the “indie” breakfast sandwich that helped hearth up a neighborhood pattern — I recommend getting one ASAP. Whereas ready for that masterpiece (strains aren’t unusual inside Fox’s three fashionable cafes) you may phone-access myriad Instagrammed photographs of the sandwich between gazes at Fox’s house-made pastries, which style even higher than they give the impression of being. When your meal arrives, count on a crackly but pliable toasted ciabatta roll with wealthy, zesty, sweet-and-salty accents courtesy of a clean and ethereal omelet-like block, melted Swiss, candied bacon, arugula and a creamy-perky Dijon sauce.
Joya’s
657 Excessive St., Worthington; 614-468-1232, www.eatatjoyas.com
This Worthington scorching spot was soft-opened to crowds in late August by Avishar Barua — Columbus’ present “it” chef, and a well-liked former contestant on “Top Chef” who beforehand cooked at Veritas and Service Bar. A spare however trendy eatery with restricted seating, at Joya’s, hard-earned cooking chops enhance easy-to-love dishes influenced by previous favorites, a number of from all through Asia. Joya’s breakfast sandwich ($13) — the uncommon non-spicy entree right here — resembles a beloved New York bodega sandwich given main upgrades: splendidly puffy house-baked poppy seed roll, softly scrambled tacky eggs, peppered bacon, rich-yet-zippy house-made condiments. Anticipate a full Joya’s evaluate in these pages quickly.
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The Lox Bagel Store
772 N. Excessive St., 614-824-4006; www.theloxbagelshop.com
The best bagel shop in Columbus is a hip little Short North operation with light-colored wooden and ornamental wave-like graphics, but it surely makes bagels the old style means: They’re boiled, then baked in a live-fire oven. The outcomes — beautiful wheels with crinkly crusts and delightfully chewy interiors — advantage any painstaking efforts. The lox ($13; add egg to any bagel sandwich for $2) is a scrumptious brunch-style traditional with righteous house-cured salmon, cream cheese, capers, onion and cucumber. Don’t like salmon? The pastrami ($13) is much more particular: heat slabs of excellent house-cooked meat, melted Swiss, pickled onions and mustard.
Emmett’s Cafe
A number of areas, www.emmettscafe.com
The Open Air branch of Emmett’s Cafe (inside a classic brick college brilliantly repurposed within the College District) is newer and has extra seating than the unique Emmett’s within the Brewery District, however each cafes are equally forward-looking. And each supply an elaborate sandwich with an elemental title: the dynamic Meat + Tato ($12.50). It’s a fried egg, spicy chorizo, melted Monterey Jack, crispy house-made tots, house-pickled onions, arugula and zesty home scorching sauce all (someway) contained inside a toasted and terrific “every little thing” roll domestically baked by superior Matija Breads.
Dough Mama
3335 N. Excessive St., 614-268-3662; www.dough-mama.com
Dough Mama premiered about seven years in the past as a buzzy, cute cafe and top-tier bakery whose rustic touches and complicated sensibility cohered into what may be referred to as a “heartland-cosmopolitan” aesthetic. The now-trendy Clintonville operation continues to be baking improbable pies and nonetheless providing its signature avocado biscuit ($13). That excellent sandwich’s sturdy house-made basis — a fantastic cheddar-scallion biscuit — is additional enriched by a fried egg and avocado offset by daring pickled onions, tomato, designer greens and a vibrant, standout facet salad.
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Cravings Cafe
114 N. Entrance St. 614-670-4439; www.cravingscafe614.com
Shiny, puffy and buttery house-baked brioche rolls holding premium and domestically sourced fillings propel Cravings Cafe to the higher echelon of Downtown sandwich makers. The small, upbeat and charming cafe tweaked its beloved “traditional breakfast roll” not too long ago by substituting scramblers for fried eggs, and the marginally altered sandwich was rechristened “breakfast roll 2.0” ($8.95). It may’ve been named “instant-classic breakfast roll.” The scrambled eggs be a part of melted cheddar, rosemary aioli and bacon or a sausage patty (each fairly good) within the loving embrace of griddle-toasted home brioche.
