Raleigh, North Carolina

The bagels available here are baked using a wood-fired oven and freshly milled flour. Benchwarmers offer 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.

Heirloom fuses different traditions from Laos, Japan and Taiwan 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.

Big Ed's is a restaurant serving breakfast items, sandwiches, hamburgers, salads and traditional Southern specialties. Try the meat biscuits, an omelette made with local eggs or the famous tuna salad, and then indulge in a piece of hot cake served with syrup and butter.

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.