We are all looking forward to a fun new event happening this Sunday over at The Lobster Shanty, Salem Rhythm and Booze. One of our occasional contributors, Forrest Frazier, has been working on a fun website that mashes up social networking and social drinking, SeeMyDrink.com. And if you know him you know that he used [...]
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 [...]
Nick’s Firehouse Coffee Shop 30 Church St (978) 745-9432 The photo is a bit out of date but a new one is on the way @%*# digital camera Calling themselves a “coffee shop” is an understatement.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 [...]
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 [...]
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 today I will [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]