Meridian Cafe

Downtown Puyallup has a breakfast institution, and Meridian Cafe has earned the title the hard way. Everything on the plate is made in house, from the corned beef hash to the cinnamon rolls people drive in for, backed by more than 30 years of restaurant know how and a beautifully restored historic space.

Settle in over a pot of Dillano's dark roast and work through a fat omelette, a stack of waffles, or biscuits done right, then come back at lunch for the burgers and sandwiches. The room carries real character, the kind you only get in a building with a story, and this one came back better than ever after a fire that could have ended it.

Meridian Cafe is the sort of scratch made, family run breakfast spot a downtown builds its mornings around.