• Best Breakfast Spot

Runner-up: Street 14 Coffee, Astoria

Honorable mention: Osprey Cafe, Seaside

• Best Catering

Winners (tie): Astoria Coffee House & Bistro, Astoria; Baked Alaska, Astoria

Runner-up: The Depot Restaurant, Seaview

Honorable mention: The Cove Restaurant, Long Beach

Our readers chose Astoria Coffee House & Bistro as their favorite breakfast spot and — along with Baked Alaska, whom the coffee house tied with — their go-to caterer. Astoria Coffee House has long been one of the town’s favorite eateries, and Alec Evans, the executive chef since mid-2016, is continuing that tradition.

Evans said it has more to do with the whole crew at the restaurant. “I feel like anyone can be a great cook, but you need a great team. Here we’re a small family.”

Some might dispute whether anyone can be a great cook. Evans herself went to culinary school for two years and worked five years as a line cook at Astoria Coffee House before becoming executive chef.

The secret to their great breakfasts is simple. “We serve great food. It’s quick, beautiful and delicious, and our breakfast menu is so large,” she said. “We have everything you want.”

Take a seat, perhaps near the door where the pastries catch your eye, or in the cozy dining room and bar. Ask your server for a menu. Are you a breakfast traditionalist? Take your choice of biscuits and gravy, a Denver omelette, three kinds of eggs Benedict, or chicken fried steak. Looking for something a little different? Try the Monte Cristo, described as (“the ultimate breakfast sandwich”): French toast battered sourdough, turkey, pit ham, peppered bacon, melted Swiss, aioli and lingonberry sauce. Or try the “Cowboy Chow,” which no chuck wagon in the history of the West ever served anything like: red beans, peppered bacon, andouille sausage cassoulet, roasted red potatoes, eggs, Parmesan Texas toast and Cajun slaw. You get the idea.

As for the catering, Evans said Astoria Coffee House & Bistro primarily provides appetizers and small plates to parties and a few larger events, and they’re looking to grow that part of the business. Judging by the votes of Coast Weekend readers, that won’t be difficult.