Popular Belmont brunch spot Honeycomb Cafe offers $20 mimosa pitchers

Why it matters: It’s a locally owned restaurant with locally sourced goods from North Carolina farms and butchers.

• Plus, they have a community garden behind the restaurant.
• And, as its decor suggests, they’ll have a beehive out back, too.

Context: Honeycomb is owned by Patrick Murphy, the chef that also owns nearby Heirloom.

What to expect: The menu at Honeycomb consists of traditional American favorites like farm-fresh bacon, and buttermilk pancakes.

• I shared the “Bee’s Best Breakfast” (two eggs with choice of bacon or sausage, toast with choice of side) and the French toast with a friend.

To drink, we opted for coffee, but Honeycomb’s popularity comes in part from its $5 pints and $20 mimosa pitchers. “We do craft mimosas, where you get a couple of different juices and a pitcher of Prosecco to kind of let the table create their own mimosa,” manager Michael Laarendi tells me. 

Details: Honeycomb Cafe is located at 31 N Main St., Belmont, NC.

• It’s open Wednesday through Friday from 9am-2pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am-2pm. 
• Pro tip: For a smaller crowd, check the place out on the weekdays. “We’re jam-packed on the weekends,” Laarendi says.

What’s next: Owner and chef Patrick Murphy has plans to open BumbleBee Bakery in Belmont soon.

Go deeper: 20 things to see, do, and eat in Belmont, 15 miles west of Charlotte