Leslie’s Retreat
96 North Street
978.744.9495
There is plenty of competition for breakfast in Salem, we went to Leslie’s Retreat so you don’t have to.
The first thing you notice about Leslie’s is that you just walked into a piece of history. Named after the famed Redcoat retreat of Colonel Alexander Leslie this rustic dining establishment looks [...]

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Nick’s Firehouse Coffee Shop
30 Church St
(978) 745-9432

The photo is a bit out of date but a new one is on the way @%*# digital camera
Calling themselves a “coffee shop” is an understatement. Nick’s serves up an affordable breakfast and lunch in a quaint atmosphere. The restaurant seats about 40 people but I’ve never [...]

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Fountain Place
232 Essex Street
978.744.9572
Salem has a host of breakfast nooks today we revisited Fountain Place, diagonally across from the Samantha statue on the corner of Essex and Washington.

It had been over a year since we last reviewed Fountain Place and with that information long gone the time had come again to try it out. [...]

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Over the past decade a cup of coffee has transformed to a “Grande Cinnamon Dolce Latte” and a cup of unleaded is now a “half cup of decaffeinated half caf“. There are still some solid places to get a good cup of coffee in Salem. Putting restaurants and breakfast joints aside for [...]

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Cafe Graziani
133 Washington Street
(978) 741-4282
With 16 years of history in down town Salem I figured Cafe Graziani had to be doing something right. Boy was I wrong.
Here at theSalemInsider.com we are always looking for a good breakfast. Nobody I talked with ever mentioned Cafe Graziani so I figured it’s time to [...]

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Taste of Thyme Cafe
122 Washington Street
Taste of Thyme is worth the trip as long as your not in a hurry. This quaint, bustling diner is easily found right in the middle of downtown. It’s a bit overly lit, always busy on the weekend & offers easy access for baby strollers and people with [...]

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Red’s Sandwich Shop
15 Central Street
978 745.3527
Often touted as the best breakfast in town, Red’s is housed inside the Old London Tea House, which was around during the Revolutionary war (but don’t worry the coffee was made 20 minutes ago). This is the place to be for breakfast.
On the weekends Red’s quick-moving line is out [...]

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