"After twenty years of service, the Byways Cafe is shuttering at the end of the year. Koin 6 broke the news that the Byways Cafe, a longstanding and beloved breakfast spot in the Pearl District, would be closing at the end of the year. In a post to Facebook, the cafe gave an all too familiar reason, writing, 'It’s been well known that our building has been for sale for almost 2 years and that we have never had the resources to buy it ourselves. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to work out a lease that will allow us to keep Byways moving along like it always has.' Predating the Pearl’s rapid development as a trendy, high-priced neighborhood, the Byways Cafe set down roots in 1998, serving a menu that has remained more or less constant: American breakfast and brunch classics like French toast, monte cristos, biscuits and gravy, and all sorts of egg scrambles and omelets, as well as a lunch menu of burgers and sandwiches. The vibe, too, is that of a classic American family-owned diner, with kitschy displays like decorative plates and license plates." - Alex Frane
