City: Savannah, GA

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (912) 233-4683

Address: 39 Barnard St.

Description: Owner Beth Meeks has been operating this popular European-like cafe with so much success that she’s now offering it as a franchise. A former hangout for writers and editors (including myself) from the Savannah Morning News (once located a stone’s throw away), this eatery offers so many delicious items that some of us have been known to dine there twice in one day. Our favorites for breakfast? The bread pudding (although not for the calorie-conscious), is outstanding! The Belgian waffles are beautiful and tasty! There is fresh fruit with yogurt, as well as several variations of oatmeal combinations (like apples and cinnamon). For lunch, try the stuffed croissants, especially the spinach and feta or any of their trademark sandwiches such as the Hermitage, with cream cheese, cucumbers, sprouts, and tomatoes on multigrain bread. Winter begs for their tasty soups served in homemade bread bowls and accompanying sandwiches exploding with fresh vegetables. Be forewarned that you must stand in line (sometimes long, but always moving fast) to order. You’ll take a tray with your drinks and a number and wait for your meal to be brought to the table. The Express opens at 7 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. weekends, closing at 2:30 p.m. every day.