Harry's Coffee Shop
Coffee shop · San Diego ·
Classic diner serving all-day breakfast & the famous B.W. Benny
Classic diner serving all-day breakfast & the famous B.W. Benny
"This nostalgic diner is La Jolla’s oldest family-owned restaurant, which has a newer offshoot in Del Mar. The famous B.W. Benny is a favorite, featuring a thin waffle embedded with bacon morsels and topped with more bacon, ham, and two poached eggs with hollandaise sauce. Try it with the horchata, made in-house daily." - Candice Woo
"This family-owned coffee shop has been serving breakfast for over 60 years and remains a perfect slice of old school La Jolla. Known as a locals hangout, the place buzzes with regulars reading the newspaper in their beloved bar seat during the week. On weekends, you’re likely to notice families checking out the black-and-white photos of San Diego hanging above their leather-cushioned booths. Their standout dish, the B.W. Benny, brings together a bunch of typical breakfast foods for something great: a golden-brown bacon waffle is piled high with poached eggs, grilled ham, creamy hollandaise, and a drizzle of maple syrup for good measure. It’s a diner we wouldn’t mind spending all day in, but they’re only open from 7am to 2:30pm." - Sabrina Medora
"This family-owned coffee shop has been serving breakfast for over 60 years, and it remains a perfect slice of old school La Jolla. Known as a locals hangout, the place buzzes with regulars reading the newspaper in their beloved bar seat during the week, and families checking out the black-and-white photos of San Diego hanging above their leather-cushioned booths on weekends. Their standout dish, the B.W. Benny, brings together a bunch of typical breakfast foods for something great: a golden-brown bacon waffle is piled high with poached eggs, grilled ham, creamy hollandaise, and a drizzle of maple syrup for good measure. It’s a diner we wouldn’t mind spending all day in, but they’re only open from 7am to 2:30pm. " - sabrina medora
"Another La Jolla-based breakfast specialist, Harry’s Coffee Shop recently arrived in Del Mar and joins the Cottage as part of the plaza’s growing roster of morning-focused spots." - Candice Woo
"I've long regarded this as one of San Diego’s essential diners and a La Jolla fixture for decades, and the family-run Harry’s Coffee Shop is now expanding to Del Mar: owners Liz Rudolph-Gotfredson and her brother John are taking over the spaces on Camino Del Mar (formerly Americana and Elixir). They've already assumed operations of Americana and will change its signage to Harry’s by the end of September, and the revamped menu will bring popular diner items like the BW Benny, a bacon-studded waffle topped with ham and poached eggs. The Del Mar location will also be open for dinner, serving elevated bistro dishes along with wine and cocktails, as the siblings plan to expand the menu and incorporate favorites from the La Jolla spot; the business continues a family legacy that began when their parents, Harry and Catherine, opened the original New York-style diner in the ’60s after moving from Brooklyn to follow the Dodgers." - Helen I. Hwang