Best of Boston

1998 Best Breakfast, Cheap

The Neighborhood

Do the math: $4.39 = orange juice, three eggs, home fries, fresh fruit or cream of wheat, toast, coffee and a plateful of pastries. All this served at no extra charge in the grapevine-canopied patio during the summer. Sometimes, though, the slow seatings make us want to sneak in our own table and chairs.

25 Bow St., Union Square, Somerville, 617-623-9710,