Kittitas Cafe

In the small farm town of Kittitas, just east of Ellensburg, the Kittitas Cafe is where the day starts. This is craft coffee and a scratch kitchen wrapped into one bright Main Street room, the kind of place where the regulars have a usual and newcomers leave as regulars.

Come for breakfast served every morning from six, stay for a lunch that runs past midday, and do not skip the coffee flight, a local twist that lets you taste your way through the menu. Fresh baked goods round out the counter, and the whole thing has earned a Best of Kittitas County nod from the community that fills the tables.

Part cafe, part gathering place, the Kittitas Cafe pours craft coffee and serves honest food with a small town welcome that makes the quick stop off Interstate 90 worth the exit.