Downtown Tempe Lifestyle
Downtown Tempe Equals Great Breakfast
If you’ve lived in the Downtown Tempe area for any length of time, then you know how long the citizens of this great city have longed for restaurants that serve breakfast. Ever since “Stan’s” closed their doors, there’s been a pancake sized hole. Finally, in 2011, the folks at NCounter brought breakfast back to our Downtown at 3rd Street & Mill Avenue. It established itself as the go-to-spot for the Saturday & Sunday morning crowd. If you’ve been to NC on any given weekend and waited in that line, then you know what we mean! NCounter offers a tasty selection to be sure, albeit a bit pricey for their portions one might argue.
Fast forward to September 2014 and Downtown Tempe is in the midst of a breakfast revival! Three new spots are about to open or have already opened:
Délice Bistro, Orange Table & Snooze AM Eatery
Délice Bistro opened their doors about a week ago. The “soft” opening of this French inspired bistro was a smart choice since not all of their selections are available yet. However, having tried their pastries, breads, crêpes once, we’ve already been back to try them again... and again. They make all of the these items “in house” and it certainly shows! Illy coffee is also served and we can’t think of another place on Mill Avenue where that popular coffee brand is available. Whoever they’ve hired as their pastry chef is superb and we think they will do quite well if they continue to make such delectable items at fair prices. When you eat there, you’ll likely think the owner is from France. You’d probably be surprised to know that he’s actually from Syria! Who would of expected that?!
The Orange Table recently moved to Tempe after a very successful run in the Civic Center in Old Town Scottsdale. Their new location is on the SE corner of 7th Street & Forest. The owner’s live in Tempe and feel like this is a bit of a “coming home” for their restaurant. Choosing to quietly open their doors just this past week, some of the restaurant space is still planned for remodel. (An outdoor patio is envisioned in connection with “park-lets” that will be find a home in 2 of the parallel parking spaces outside along 7th Street). Their menu was left essentially the same, save for a few minor, but welcomed tweaks. (Ex. Thanks to a fryer in the new kitchen, sandwiches are all now served with french fries instead of chips.) The food in their Scottsdale location was always great and we’ve found their new location to be no different. The bonus, for now, is that not many folks know that they have opened, so there isn’t a wait... YET!
Finally, there is Snooze, an AM Eatery which will blast open their doors within a month or so in the re-hab’d brick “Art Annex” building on College & 7th Street. If you’ve been to any of the multiple “Snoozes” (Their Arizona location is at Town & Country in Phoenix), then you know they serve up large portions of scrumptious morning goodies. Given their College Avenue frontage and boasting Postino’s as their next door neighbor, there’s no doubt that their location is more high profile than the other 2 new breakfast venues. We expect this breakfast spot to be jam packed with ASU students on any given weekend... save for maybe during the Summertime?
There you have it! Three new delectables for Downtown Tempe residents. Now, quickly forget we ever said anything. We want to be seated more quickly! :)
No matter what your Downtown Tempe preferences are, you can be sure of this... Urban Realty has it! For more information on living, working, and playing in Downtown Tempe, contact the Broker who has specialized in only that for over 18 years!
Email Tom Tokoph | 602.549.9000
Designated Broker | Urban Realty & Development
Tuesday, September 30, 2014