Address: 8017 Winchester Ave., Margate. 822-1610.
Hours: 7am-3pm Sun.-Wed., and 7am-8pm Thurs.-Sat.
History: Sophie’s Margate Cafe has managed to preserve the history of the original establishment — simply called the Margate Cafe — while giving the restaurant its own feel. Having been taken over by new management about a year ago, the yellow building, most recently named Dilba’s Margate Café, has held onto the local pancake-house feel that popularized the establishment while slowly expanding its menu to include more lunch and dinner options. Open for breakfast, lunch and, recently, dinner, Sophie’s Margate Café strives to create a homey feel, offering comfort-food favorites like peanut butter and banana pancakes, spaghetti and meatballs, and all homemade dinner options. Reasonably priced with nothing over $12.95, Sophie’s is a family-owned establishment and encourages you to stop by with your own family. Sophie’s Margate Café describes itself as very kid-friendly — and dog friendly as well! Bring the whole family for a home-cooked meal you won’t have to cook yourself.
What to Know: Daily specials vary for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays. Recommended are the homemade crepes with fruit stuffed inside, or sample the pancakes with strawberries, bananas, and almost anything else your heart desires Dinner brings more homemade favorites like roast beef and chicken Florentine. There is outdoor seating and a kids’ menu available.
Tucked away in a narrow space across from fellow survivor Tony’s Baltimore Grill, Cafe 2825 has managed to carve out a special niche for itself in local dining lore. Founded and run by the Lautato family — originally of the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn — the cuisine is unabashedly southern Italian.
"I would like to be like Larry, the next-door neighbor on 'Three’s Company.' Come into a scene, get a few laughs, and leave."
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