COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
Best of Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA
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Breakfast

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"Cafe chain for health-minded breakfast, brunch & lunch options such as omelets, salads & soups."

8.8/10 overall scoreExcellent
4.5
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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★5 months ago

This was My 1st time ever visiting this location and establishment. We walked in and it was full of people. We had a wait time for about 5 mins., which wasn't bad at all. We sat outside because it was a lot of folks on the inside. No back ground music playing so you could he…

Sèmone P

★★★★★2 months ago

We absolutely loved this place and went back a few times during our visit to Georgia. The BEC is delicious, definitely recommend. It has all the flavors and a little spice. The seasonal steak hash was also delicious. However, it definitely doesn’t come out looking like the pic…

Mariah McHolland

★★★★★3 months ago

This was a great visit! Liz offered amazing service and made us feel welcomed the entire time. Definitely would enjoy having her as our server again. It was busy when we arrived so it took almost 30 mins to get seated but it was worth the wait.

Grace Wells

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Excellent

8.8/10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 10%

#168

Category Rank

of 301 in Food · Top 25%

#36

Subcategory Rank

of 6 in Breakfast · Top 25%

#1

Online Presence

Good

7.5/10

Website Rating

Good · tap for breakdown

7/10
Mobile Score
97/100
Desktop ScoreNot measured
Page Load (LCP)
2037ms

Notes

no HTTPS

Rank in Breakfast

#1of 6Top 25%
1
8.8
First Watch
2
8.5
CC's Place
3
8.5
Harvest Coffee Co.
4
8.5
The Seed Coffee + Cafe
5
8.4
Flying Biscuit Cafe
6
7.1
Breakfastology Cafe
Category average: 8.3/10

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