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Phantom Gourmet: Great 8 Breakfast Spots

Not only is breakfast the most important meal of the day, but it's also the tastiest. These are the 8 Greatest places to start your day right.

The Farmer's Daughter
Easton

Kicking off the Great 8 is The Farmer's Daughter in Easton. The bright and sunny restaurant is by no means a greasy spoon. They're serving upscale spins on breakfast favorites like luscious Lobster Benedict and Nutella Belgian Waffles. Nothing is more indulgent than the Hash Brown Waffle, smothered with crumbled bacon and melted cheddar cheese.

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Jakes
Northampton

Jakes has been serving the city of Northampton home style comfort foods for decades. They're best known for their hash, with over 50 varieties. They're all displayed on a board that greets you as you walk in, and the recipes rotate daily so you can feast on everything from traditional Corned Beef Hash to Shepherd's Pie, even Bacon Cheeseburger Hash.

As Good As It Gets
Wilmington

Another Great 8 winner is As Good as It Gets in Wilmington. This friendly spot serves breakfast and lunch 7 days a week with smiling servers, a bustling open kitchen, and complimentary coffee while you wait. Some of their signatures include the Wilmington Whopper sandwich, stacked with your favorite breakfast foods, and the Comfort Omelet, which brings diner staples like mac and cheese and meatloaf to breakfast.

Red's Kitchen and Tavern
Peabody

Red's Kitchen and Tavern in Peabody is a massive restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a space that's part diner, part bistro and part bar, with handcrafted cocktails and nicely-poured beers. Nothing quite tops the dishes they put out at breakfast like Eggs Benedict smothered in house made Hollandaise, Steak Tips and Egg, and ultra-fluffy pancakes that fill the plate.

17 State Street Café
Newburyport

17 State Street Café in Newburyport is situated inside an historic old building that was a cigar shop and news stand for decades. Now a busy restaurant, 17 State serves home style cooking at lunch and dinner, but its best known for breakfast. There's Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes, Hot Mess Home Fries loaded up with all the good stuff, and one of the best egg sandwiches on the North Shore.

The Rox Diner
West Roxbury, Newtonville

Another Great 8 winner is The Rox Diner in West Roxbury and Newtonville. This spot serves the kind of food that will make you want to come back for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Morning favorites include Classic Eggs Benedict served with thick cut homefries, pancakes made with fresh blueberries, and the ultra-decadent Tahitian Stuffed French Toast, breaded in coconut and stuffed with mango.

James' Breakfast & More
Wrentham

James' Breakfast & More in Wrentham serves all of the start of the day staples with a special spin. Eggs Benedict is made with two griddled English Muffins, grilled tomato, crab cakes, a pair of over easy eggs, and homemade dill hollandaise. Something called the Cast Iron Killer combines home fries with peppers, onions, and Jamaican jerk seasoning, plus a mound of homemade corned beef hash, and a couple butter fried eggs.

Kristin's
Braintree

Rounding out the Great 8 is Kristin's in Braintree. This no frills breakfast nook serves mouthwatering plates from morning to mid-afternoon. The house made Corned Beef Hash is some of the best Phantom has ever sampled, and the 25 varieties of pancakes will have your head spinning. There's everything from Blueberry to German Chocolate to the 'Birthday Cake' pancakes topped with frosting, sprinkles and a candle. Each can be ordered as a stack or individually so you can sample a few.

Watch Phantom Gourmet on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 and 11 a.m. on myTV38.

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