Café Topes

The Best Restaurants and Bars in Carlsbad, California | Eater San Diego

"This all-day cafe has become an easy weekend choice for locals and travelers in Carlsbad. Coffee drinks like the Hawaiian Express with Ghirardelli chocolate and coconut milk or the lavender mocha kick the morning off properly, while breakfast plates offer a crowd-pleasing variety. Eggs Benedict, breakfast sandwiches and burritos, and scrambles all make the menu, while sweeter, griddled things like French toast and pancakes have a section, too. Lunch favorites include the roasted garlic burger, “crack salad” with tri-tip, and grilled or battered fish tacos. Don’t leave without ordering “Mom’s famous cinny roll,” a cinnamon roll heaped with icing that can be made “dirty” (given an extra extravagant layer of frosting) for $2 more." - Candice Woo