CITY CENTER. This fashionable café is located on a central street in the heart of the city and features an array of breakfast choices and combinations. Meats and cheeses, coffee or tea, breads with butter and preserves, and orange juice are all available to tempt the senses and please the palate. First-rate service. Also features a good selection of desserts and a light Italian lunch and dinner menu.

CITY CENTER. Elbows on the table are de-rigeur as early morning hipsters lounge, stretch and sip coffee across the marble topped tables and park benches refurbished to banquettes with cushy leather seats at Karin's. Form follows fashion with a host of breakfast items including a goat cheese salad or whole-grain ratatouille crepes. Desserts and pastries to go with an afternoon macchiato, too.

CITY CENTER. Delightful continental dining spot that plays host to a variety of diners who come after attending a performance at the adjacent Alte Oper. In clement weather the dining area spills over onto the sidewalk for patrons to enjoy an array of dishes such as the Tuscan-inspired quail or Provencal sole. Excellent service from a knowlegeable staff only enhances the ambiance.

CITY CENTER. A sumptuous dining room hung with claret colored velvet drapes and small light fixtures festooned with roses that spill light directly over each table, set the scene for a deluxe breakfast experience at this festive and progressive eatery is in the heart of Frankfurt's arts and cultural scene. Named for Harvey Milk and standing tribute to his role as an activist, this place is the perfect spot to begin your day in high style.

SACHSENHAUSEN. Scrambled eggs at 7, french toast at 5pm, pancakes past 8, it is breakfast all day, every day at N.Y.C. American dining with international twists such as a Hawaiian topping of pineapple and bacon on the french toast or the Mama Mia which has prosciutto, pesto, mozzarella and eggs on ciabatta. Bagels are flown in regularly from a Jewish deli in New York. For those who prefer more standard fare at lunch or dinner, the menu is chock-full of salads, pastas and soups.