UrbanDaddy is a free exclusive email magazine devoted to keeping you in the know.
Boston Home > Food > Morning Glory
10/28/11
Morning Glory
The Best Power Breakfast Spots in the City
This time of year, the morning carries with it a certain magic (it also comes earlier). And since business must sometimes be conducted in the wee hours of the day, finding an appropriate venue is paramount. Thus, allow us to present the best spots for power breakfasting around the Hub.
THE CLOSER
Locking Up Contracts. In an Alcove.
Venue: Met Back Bay
Key Seat: A plush-backed table in the alcove booth on the second floor.
What You’ll Be Eating: Two fried eggs, Vermont cheddar, country ham, tomato and bacon on an English muffin (aka Met McMuffin). Espresso.
Type of Business: The kind involving you, one of your marquee blue-chip clients, a contract and a pen.
Key Seat: A plush-backed table in the alcove booth on the second floor.
What You’ll Be Eating: Two fried eggs, Vermont cheddar, country ham, tomato and bacon on an English muffin (aka Met McMuffin). Espresso.
Type of Business: The kind involving you, one of your marquee blue-chip clients, a contract and a pen.
- 411:
- Met Back Bay, 279 Dartmouth St, 617-267-0451
THE NEGOTIATOR
Settling Matters. With Egg Whites.
Venue: Eastern Standard
Key Seat: Table 114 in the Boardwalk Empire-ish Ann Corio Lounge.
What You’ll Be Eating: Egg white frittata with market vegetables. Protein = energy for intimidation.
Type of Business: New business meet and greets, negotiating the terms of future deals, or just squashing beefs between rival gangs, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Key Seat: Table 114 in the Boardwalk Empire-ish Ann Corio Lounge.
What You’ll Be Eating: Egg white frittata with market vegetables. Protein = energy for intimidation.
Type of Business: New business meet and greets, negotiating the terms of future deals, or just squashing beefs between rival gangs, if you’re into that sort of thing.
- 411:
- Eastern Standard, 528 Commonwealth Ave, 617-532-9100
THE AGENT
Sending NBA Players to China
Venue: Fóumami
Key Seat: Anywhere with your back to the white-on-white Chinese lettering (gets the client in a Zen mood).
What You’ll Be Eating: A bacon-and-egg sandwich on a fresh scallion pancake.
Type of Business: When you’re working out the yuan needed to send Rondo over to Beijing for a month.
Key Seat: Anywhere with your back to the white-on-white Chinese lettering (gets the client in a Zen mood).
What You’ll Be Eating: A bacon-and-egg sandwich on a fresh scallion pancake.
Type of Business: When you’re working out the yuan needed to send Rondo over to Beijing for a month.
- 411:
- Fóumami, 225 Franklin St, 617-426-8858
THE ENTREPRENEUR
Developing Your Startup Idea
Venue: Mike’s City Diner
Key Seat: At the counter.
What You’ll Be Eating: Mike’s Special: ham carved off the bone, two eggs, home fries, grits and toast. Black coffee.
Type of Business: 6am strategy session to iron out the details of the startup idea hatched the previous night over bourbon. This could be the next Slap Chop.
Key Seat: At the counter.
What You’ll Be Eating: Mike’s Special: ham carved off the bone, two eggs, home fries, grits and toast. Black coffee.
Type of Business: 6am strategy session to iron out the details of the startup idea hatched the previous night over bourbon. This could be the next Slap Chop.
- 411:
- Mike’s City Diner, 1714 Washington St, 617-267-9393
THE INFORMANT
Intelligence-Trading Over Pastries
Venue: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common
Key Seat: Right on the steps (give it a wipe first).
What You’ll Be Eating: A scone from the Thinking Cup café on Tremont. Coffee.
Type of Business: Political cloak-and-dagger information gathering with a high-level informant (something to do with Blackwater), á la Kevin Costner and Donald Sutherland in JFK.
Key Seat: Right on the steps (give it a wipe first).
What You’ll Be Eating: A scone from the Thinking Cup café on Tremont. Coffee.
Type of Business: Political cloak-and-dagger information gathering with a high-level informant (something to do with Blackwater), á la Kevin Costner and Donald Sutherland in JFK.
- 411:
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common
Only what you need to know.