High Street Market & Deli has stacked sandwiches in a 1927 corner grocery since before San Luis Obispo had a food scene, with a cult 4:20 pm discount.
Signature: Stacked deli sandwiches
Order: Any signature sando made stoney, which piles on extra ingredients.
Tip: After 16:20 every day the sandwich price drops; students with ID get the deal all day Tuesday.
Del Monte Cafe has run as a family diner in San Luis Obispo's Railroad District since 1981, cooking breakfast through dinner a block from the Amtrak depot.
Signature: Chicken fried steak, Breakfast plates
Order: The breakfast plates before an Amtrak departure two blocks away.
Tip: Sunday service stops at 14:00; on weekdays it is one of the few diners serving dinner.
Sally Loo's Wholesome Cafe has fed San Luis Obispo's Railroad District since 2009, baking in-house each morning inside a 1930s storefront by the depot.
Signature drink: Cacti Coffee pour-over
Tip: The walk-up window sells coffee and pastries without the queue; the breakfast burrito earns its following.
High Street Market & Deli drops sandwich prices after 16:20 every day, the 1927 corner grocery that feeds San Luis Obispo students on a budget.
Try: Stacked deli sandwiches
Tip: Tuesday is student day: any High St sando for $9 with college ID, one per card.
Sally Loo's serves seasonal brunch plates and in-house bakes by the San Luis Obispo train depot, the Railroad District's weekend gathering point.
Order: The breakfast burrito with sally sauce, plus a morning bake.
Tip: The walk-up window sells coffee and pastries without the queue; the breakfast burrito earns its following.
Bon Temps Creole Cafe brings beignets, gumbo omelettes and New Orleans noise to Osos Street mornings in San Luis Obispo's Railroad District.
Order: Beignets first, then a Creole omelette with the house hot sauces.
Tip: Order beignets the moment you sit down; they fry to order and take a while on busy mornings.