Morning Edition is a great breakfast place to go when you have time. But only when you have time.

ME is my fave breakfast place in Baltimore. While places like Blue Moon and Spoons are good, the location of ME a bit above the park and out of the way keeps the crowds down. As I said before, you do want to leave yourself plenty of time when coming here. ME advertises itself as a "Vermont Style" cafe. I don't know what this is supposed to mean, but after going there many'a'times I think it means slow service and super kitschy decor. I guess I take the slower service in stride, because at least I'm not waiting the 30-45 minute wait that I'd be doing at Blue Moon.

The real all star here is the food. I highly recommend any of their french toasts or studded pancakes. How can you not like chunks of meat in your carbs?!?! Most of the special toasts/pancakes come topped with fresh fruit, which is always of very good quality. I'm always impressed with ME's fresh foods. They also have a large selection of omelets, though I'm always going for the carby goodness so I can't comment on them. They look tasty enough though. Also, one huge bonus here is that you get fresh banana bread before your meal (for free!) and on each breakfast plate you also get a tootsie pop. How can you not love this place...