Raleigh, North Carolina

This café roasts its own coffee in Raleigh and specializes in Belgian waffles with yummy toppings like strawberry and whipped cream.

The bagels available here are baked using a wood-fired oven and freshly milled flour. Benchwarmers offers the simple experience with cream cheese and coffee, but you can also add bacon and spiced honey, among all the other options. They also have sandwiches on their menu, featuring avocado, smoked fish and duck rillette, as well as pizza nights every Thursday and Friday from 5.30pm to 9pm.

This café aims to fuse different traditions from Laos, Japan and Taiwan in order to offer their tea, sake and coffee. Along with your iced or cold drinks you can have snacks like croquettes with tonkatsu sauce, mochi donuts in three different flavors as well as rice plates.

The Morning Times serves craftily brewed coffee in a tranquil environment. Try a home-made bagel, ask about the omelette "of the moment" or choose another of their delicious breakfast options like french toasts and pancakes. You can also check out the art gallery upstairs.

An ode to the 1940's, Hayes Barton offers timeless American dishes for lunch and dinner and has a rotating menu of award-winning desserts.

La Farm Bakery is a traditional French bakery offers 15 types of bread plus 20 seasonal types. They also serve coffee, tarts, pastries and sandwiches made with freshly baked bread, of course.

A cool, little place housed in the old Piggly Wiggly grocery store (thus the pig decor). The cafe has won many awards, including Best Bloody Mary, Best Brunch, Best Salads and Best Eggs Benedict. They also have a food market and a gift shop.