Encinitas Cafe on South Coast Highway 101 in Old Encinitas has served American breakfast and comfort food from a building that has housed a cafe since the 1930s, with the current operation established in 1989. The menu runs three-egg omelets, buttermilk pancakes, chicken fried steak with country gravy, and homemade meatloaf alongside grilled sandwiches and fish tacos — a diner-format depth that shares the Old Encinitas breakfast corridor with The 101 Diner a few blocks north on Coast Highway 101. Sidewalk tables line the 101 frontage with dog-friendly seating, and the historic interior preserves the original diner layout in a building that predates most of the commercial structures on this stretch of Old Encinitas. The brunch program runs eggs Benedict, huevos rancheros, and corned beef hash on weekends, pulling the same morning crowd that queues for pastry at Leucadia Donut Shoppe up the highway in Leucadia. San Diego County Environmental Health lists the 531 South Coast Highway 101 kitchen at a 91-out-of-100 inspection score across its most recent evaluation cycle.