Food in 8th Ave South
Things to do in this neighborhood
Places
9 placesEverything we cover in 8th Ave South, A to Z. Pick a stop for somewhere to be before or after.
A bakery and cafe on 8th doing pastries, sandwiches, and coffee. There are a few tables inside and a counter to order from. It closes at seven most days, earlier on Sunday.
Mon to Sat 8am to 7pm, Sun 10am to 4pm
A diner named for Kevin Bacon's character in the 1982 film Diner, with 300 standing for a perfect bowling score and nodding to the Melrose Lanes that once occupied this strip. The bar was built from a repurposed bowling lane. Breakfast and lunch only, seven days.
Mon to Fri 7am to 2pm, Sat and Sun 7am to 3pm
Hot chicken at the Melrose end of 8th, ordered by heat level from mild up through Shut the Cluck Up. There is a bar attached and a patio on the side. The line moves, and it runs later than most of the corridor.
Until 10pm, 11pm Fri and Sat
Biscuit sandwiches and coffee at the Melrose end of 8th. You order at the counter and they bring it out. Daytime only, closing at two on weekdays and three on weekends.
Mon to Fri 7am to 2pm, Sat and Sun 7am to 3pm
Family-owned Thai in a tiny house-shaped building on 8th. The pad thai is the reason people wait. Get there when they open. Closed Sunday and Monday, so plan around it.
Lunch & dinner, closed Sun and Mon
A vegetarian restaurant in a converted house on Azalea Place, open since 2012. The menu runs from black bean burgers to Indian and Mexican plates. Closed Sunday.
Mon to Thu 11am to 9pm, Fri and Sat 11am to 10pm, closed Sun
Cold-pressed juice, smoothies, and a short menu of bowls and wraps on 8th. Orders come out fast and most people take them to go. Opens at seven on weekdays.
Mon to Fri 7am to 6pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 4pm
Vietnamese on Bransford with rice plates, vermicelli bowls, and pho. You order at the counter and find a table. Open eleven to nine every day, which covers an early bill.
11am to 9pm daily
Pizza and a full bar on Lindell, off the 8th Ave corridor. Slices and whole pies, plus salads and a draft list. Closed Monday, open late the rest of the week.
Tue to Thu until 11pm, Fri and Sat until midnight, closed Mon