Max’s Deli Cafe

Max’s Deli Café on Milk Street serves a proper weekday breakfast, whether you have time for a plate or need a sandwich to carry out. Eggs come with home fries and toast, and the griddle turns out buttermilk pancakes, blueberry pancakes and challah French toast. Egg and cheese sandwiches and breakfast burritos give you more portable choices.

The family-run business has been here since 1992 and also does catering, but you can walk in for your own meal. Café hours start at 6 a.m. and finish at 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. That early opening is useful for downtown workers who want breakfast before the workday rather than waiting for a brunch service.