Breakfast at Balthazar

Balthazar, long a go-to spot for chick Soho dining, offers French style all day dining for people who have time to dine all day. Morning brings eggs in puff pastry, addictive bread baskets, and flaky croissants courtesy of the adjacent bakery.

I slide into a booth among a room of regulars for a latte in a bowl and house made granola with yogurt and fruit.Balthazar is more French than France -- a slice of a time gone by we tourist go dream of finding, but it's right here at home.