Stella's Cafe

Head to Stella’s during the weekday lunch rush, and you’ll see eager customers — regulars and newbies — lined up out the front door, waiting to sink their teeth into one of Stella’s gourmet-style yet moderately priced ($8) sandwiches, like the longtime favorite tofu banh mi. Since Tony Brown and his mom Marti opened the cafe in 2012, they've more than doubled the seating and added a savory breakfast menu to complement the café’s eclectic sandwiches, rotating soups and salads and scratch-baked goods. (May 2013)