Kiss the Cook Restaurant

(4915 W. Glendale Ave., 623/939-4663, 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun., $5-$8)

If you’re in the northwest valley around breakfast time don’t miss Kiss the Cook Restaurant, which serves the old American favorites in an antique-shop interior.

The Spicery

(7141 N. 59th Ave., 623/937-6534, www.thespicery.com, 11 a.m.-3p.m., Mon.-Sat, closed Sun, $6.95-$9.50)

You can have tea, or an excellent breakfast or lunch at the The Spicery, in an elegant old bungalow in Glendale’s Caitlin Court Historic District.

Haus Murphys

(5739 W. Glendale Ave., 623/939-2480, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-8 p.m. Sun., $10-$20)

Or try the authentic and tasty German food (and don’t miss the beer garden) at Valley favorite Haus Murphys.