Readers voted for the best eggs benedict at a Bellingham restaurant known for its brunch, breakfast and pancakes.
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We asked readers where to find the best eggs Benedict in Whatcom County and the votes are in.
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The poll had 10 local restaurant options in Whatcom County including Skylark’s Cafe, Avenue Bread, Ten Mile Cafe at Bellewood Farms and The Black Cat.
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The unscientific poll received 166 votes.
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Best eggs Benedict in Whatcom
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The Birch Door Cafe received 37 votes to top the list of the best eggs Benedict in Whatcom County.
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The cafe also recently won reader polls for best brunch and best pancakes in Whatcom County.
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For eggs Benedict lovers, The Birch Door Cafe serves five styles of the classic breakfast dish. Its classic eggs Benedict has eggs, Canadian bacon, and English muffin and hollandaise sauce. The country-style Benedict has eggs, sausage patties, an English muffin and mushroom bechamel sauce. The California Benedict has eggs, avocado, tomatoes, an English muffin and hollandaise sauce. The Northwestern Benedict includes eggs, and English muffin, salmon, dill and hollandaise sauce. The homestead Benedict has eggs, bacon, an English muffin and country gravy.
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The cafe is also popular online, receiving a 4.5-star rating from 826 reviews on Yelp.
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The Birch Door Cafe is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and is at 4192 Meridian St. in Bellingham.
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Following The Birch Door Cafe with 33 votes was Mount Bakery Cafe.
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Mount Bakery Cafe has two locations in Bellingham and serves pastries, crepes, breakfast, sandwiches and also has five eggs Benedict dishes.
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Each Benedict dish is made with two eggs, Swiss cheese, roasted potatoes, hollandaise and a choice of a Belgian waffle or focaccia bread.
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The restaurant’s original “Best Benny” is served with ham. The tomato Benedict is served with tomato, basil and spinach. The Blackstone Benedict includes applewood-smoked bacon, tomato, spinach and black pepper. For seafood lovers, the wild smoked salmon Benedict has smoked salmon and arugula. Lastly, the cafe’s portobello eggs Benedict includes a balsamic marinated roasted portobello mushroom.
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Mount Bakery Cafe is also popular online, receiving a 4-star rating from 337 Yelp reviews.
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The Mount Bakery Cafe locations are open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. The Fairhaven cafe is at 1217 Harris Ave. and the downtown cafe is at 308 W. Champion St.
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In third place for the best eggs Benedict was Diamond Jim’s Grill with 28 votes, followed by Avenue Bread and The Daisy Cafe with 15 votes.
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Alyse Smith is a reporter for the Bellingham Herald covering retail, restaurants, jobs and business. If you like stories like this, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to our newspaper.
