PUB GRUB
44Stone
MISSOURI-THEMED MENUS
Meriwether Café & Bike Shop With dish names such as the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark, Meriwether Café’s breakfast is sure to please any Missourian. The Louisiana Purchase comes with two buttermilk pancakes, sausage or bacon, eggs and home fries. For beverages, try their Bloody Meri, a mimosa or a Fretboard coffee. Monday – Tuesday; Thursday – Sunday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Wednesdays.
VEGETARIAN & VEGAN CUISINE
Main Squeeze Whether you choose to be vegetarian or vegan for health or ethical reasons, you shouldn’t have to sacrifice taste. Main Squeeze’s breakfast offering are the perfect solution to what can be drab vegetarian cuisine elsewhere. Try the Vegan Egg Sandwich with Dave’s 21 Whole Grain Bread, Violife vegan cheddar, tomato, onion, spinach, avocado and chipotle mayo or the Egg Benedict Bomb with blackberry jalapeno jam, eggs, spinach, onion, tomato, tofu bacon, hollandaise sauce. Monday – Sunday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 110 INSIDE COLUMBIA MARCH/APRIL 2021
SWEET TREATS
Sophia’s
Six satisfying pub-inspired brunch dishes make 44Stone stand out. Try the bread pudding with Irish cream liqueur and whiskey custard, maple syrup, vanilla Chantilly cream, soft fried eggs and house-made bacon or the Smoked Salmon Hash with brown sugar dill cured smoked salmon, crisp seasoned potatoes, onion, baby arugula, poached eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce. Their rotating Sunday roast offering is always a hit as well. Drink offerings include a Bacon Bloody Mary, Sunrise Mimosa and traditional Bloody Mary. Along with, of course, all their awesome ales and brews.
Sophia’s takes on French toast will leave even the sweetest tooth satisfied. Try the tiramisu French toast with coffee-infused maple syrup, cocoa and powdered sugar or the Frangelico monkey bread with house-made dough baked with cinnamon, sugar and butter and topped with Frangelico cream cheese icing. Sophia’s also offers savory takes including a Lobster and white truffle quiche, basil asiago breakfast steak and truffled benedict mornay. Drink offerings are broad, and include brunch go-tos such as Mimosas and Bloody Marys, as well as a host of other options.
Sundays 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
FARM-TO-TABLE
Barred Owl Butcher & Table
Although, if you don’t like waffles, there is either something wrong with you or you’ve never had a truly amazing waffle. Günter Hans’ liege waffles made with Belgian pearl sugar, which creates a caramelized glaze are sure to convert you. For a sweet take on a classic indulgence, try The Monte, with ham, cheese and European jam nestled between liege waffles.
Columbia’s newest brunch offering just launched in January, but it’s already a local favorite. From unique takes on eggs benedict, such as the Trout Cake Benedict with a hominy and cornmeal cake, poached locally raised trout meat and poached eggs, hollandaise and home fries to Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp & Grits, Barred Owl’s offerings live up to their unique farm-to-table dishes they’ve become so popular for. With more than 10 breakfast cocktails (and a few more non-alcoholic options), it’s the perfect spot for brunch with girlfriends or just because. Sip on the Birdogey, made with lemon vodka, Rieger's Caffe Amaro, Montenegro Amaro, lemon juice, honey, club soda and double strength Fretboard coffee, Principal Bartender Andrew Ruth’s take on the lemon-coffee flavor combination trending right now.
Saturdays 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sundays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WAFFLES
Günter Hans