The Friendly Toast – Cambridge

The Friendly Toast brings its colorful, retro-styled dining room and extensive breakfast menu to Harvard Square. Benedicts, French toast, pancakes and chicken with waffles cover several breakfast moods, while sandwiches and bowls give you somewhere to go when lunch sounds better. The menu includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten-friendly choices, with staff available to discuss specific dietary needs.

A full bar adds cocktails and tasting flights to the meal, so this can be a brunch outing as well as an early breakfast stop. The Cambridge restaurant is at 1230 Massachusetts Avenue. Check the location page for its virtual waitlist before setting out with a group. It opens early every day, but weekday service ends in the afternoon; weekend hours run later.