Where is a good breakfast in Port Washington?

Dockside on the marina serves breakfast and lunch on a patio, and Daily Baking Company on North Franklin Street makes breakfast sandwiches and pastries Friday to Sunday.

Is Dockside open for breakfast?

Yes, Dockside serves breakfast and lunch. Check its own page for current hours.

Which Port Washington coffee shop has a lake view?

Sacred Bean Coffee Co., which shares a space with Cavelier Wine Bar on East Jackson Street, has views of Lake Michigan and the port.

Tulip Cafe is inside Hollander Chocolate Co. at 1180 South Spring Street, about 1.7 miles southwest of the marina.

Is there a bakery in Port Washington?

Yes, Daily Baking Company at 211 North Franklin Street, open Friday to Sunday.

Port Washington WI Breakfast: Bakery, Deli and Lake Coffee

A marina deli with a pork belly BLT, a bakery open three days a week, coffee with a lake view, and two cafes that share a roof with a music shop.

Mornings downtown revolve around the marina and North Franklin Street, which is where most Port Washington breakfast spots sit: a deli on the water, a weekend bakery and several coffee bars within a few blocks of each other.

Breakfast here can mean a pork belly BLT on a marina patio, a breakfast sandwich and a morning bun from a bakery that opens three days a week, or a latte in a cafe that doubles as a music store. One coffee bar has a lake view, and one is inside a chocolate shop on the south side.

Here is where to go for a sit-down plate, a bakery run, a quiet coffee or a view, and what to bring home.

Breakfast on the marina: Dockside

For a breakfast you eat looking at the boats, Dockside on East Main Street is the place to start.

Dockside

Dockside, at 218 East Main Street, serves breakfast and lunch with patio tables on the marina, and Visit Port Washington lists its lakeside patio. Its listing singles out fresh-squeezed orange juice, big portions and sandwiches like the pork belly BLT and the Mother Trucker.

Dockside sits a block from the Saturday farmers market, which sets up on East Main Street between Franklin and Wisconsin streets in summer.

The weekend bakery: Daily Baking Company

Daily Baking Company is the reason to time a trip for Friday, Saturday or Sunday, because it opens those three days a week.

Daily Baking Company

Daily Baking Company, at 211 North Franklin Street, makes a breakfast sandwich called the Breakfast Bap with eggs, cheese and bacon, plus cinnamon donuts and morning buns, per its listing. Sourdough loaves and bagels sell out, so the listing's advice is to come early, and the bakery also caters, with options for dietary restrictions.

On Saturdays from June to October the farmers market sets up a block away on East Main Street, so a bakery stop and the Saturday market by the marina make one easy morning.

Deli breakfast and lunch: Breakwater Deli

South of the harbor on South Wisconsin Street, Breakwater Deli makes deli sandwiches, from tuna melts to Cubans, with German potato salad and pasta salad on the side. The dining room doubles as an antiques and collectibles shop, and Visit Port Washington lists patio seating.

It is also the closest food stop to South Beach, about a quarter mile from the sand.

Coffee with a view: Sacred Bean and Java Dock

Two coffee bars downtown are built for lingering, one with a lake view and one with a quiet upstairs.

Sacred Bean Coffee Co.

Sacred Bean Coffee Co., at 407 East Jackson Street, shares its space with Cavelier Wine Bar and makes specialty drinks with house-made syrups, per its listing. The listing describes quiet mornings that suit studying, views of Lake Michigan and the port, and a busier room as the day goes on.

Java Dock Cafe

Java Dock Cafe, at 116 West Grand Avenue, is the calm one, with an upstairs seating area and an acoustic guitar guests can play. The food side runs to breakfast burritos and bagel sandwiches, and Visit Port Washington lists sidewalk seating. Its listing says the baristas are happy to help you find a new favorite drink if you are stuck on the menu.

Coffee and a music shop on Franklin Street

At 115 North Franklin Street, a coffee bar shares the room with a music store, so you can try a guitar with your cappuccino.

Lakeside Music and Amplify Cafe pairs a music store with a coffee bar, and its listing notes vegan food options. Visit Port Washington lists it as Amplify Cafe, with sidewalk seating.

South side: Tulip Cafe at Hollander Chocolate

About 1.7 miles southwest of the marina on South Spring Street, Hollander Chocolate Co. & Tulip Cafe pairs a chocolate shop with a cafe.

Hollander Chocolate Co. & Tulip Cafe

Tulip Cafe at Hollander Chocolate Co. serves breakfast bowls, avocado toast and chicken salad sandwiches, plus drinks made with house-made syrup, per its listing. It sits off the downtown grid on the south side of town, which makes it an easy stop on the way in or out.

Buy a bar of chocolate on the way out; it travels better than a morning bun.

Sweet starts and coffee among the books

Not every breakfast here needs a plate.

Frankie's on North Franklin makes donuts alongside its ice cream, served from an Airstream trailer with outdoor seating, per its listing. At 123 North Franklin Street, Verbosity Bookhouse pours coffee and tea in a room set up for reading and working, so you can settle in with a book.

Breakfast to take home

Two downtown shops sell breakfast for the cooler.

Bernie's Fine Meats at 119 North Franklin is a vintage butcher shop whose listing names breakfast sausage and bacon among its house-made specialties. A block up at 223 North Franklin, DreamPort Harvest Market sells local pastured eggs, maple syrup and baked goods year-round.

Cupcakes and sweets to order

Two Port Washington bakers work to order rather than from a counter.

North Shore Cupcake Co. bakes made-from-scratch cupcakes in flavors like espresso with Jameson, cookie butter and bourbon maple, and The Cupcake-A-Rhee on Mineral Springs Drive makes custom cupcakes and cakes for weddings, per their listings.