The Beehive Cafe

Restaurant

What it is:

A cozy cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and house-made desserts.

Where to find it:

Along Route 114 in Bristol, turn toward the water onto Franklin Street. Look for the white brick-face two-story building with a green awning.

What makes it a Rhody Gem?

Plastic toys as table numbers and a scrumptious foodie-forward menu that’s anything but pretentious, all add up to making The Beehive Cafe a longtime Bristol waterfront favorite. “The Beehive was my daughter Emily’s first job at 14 and all through high school, and the place where we ate most of our meals, so it felt a bit like fate when it came up for sale at the same time she was graduating from Johnson & Wales University,” says Sherry Scott, who purchased the business in 2021 with Emily. “It was important to us, both as longtime customers and members of the community, that The Beehive stay The Beehive.” Popular items include the Beehive Benny, butternut cornbread hash, and bacon brown sugar pancakes. And like any cafe worth its weight in beans, there are myriad drink options using New Harvest Coffee, plus smoothies, and a menu of teas. Beyond brekkie, enjoy classic sandwiches given the Beehive sting, plus soups, sides, and a plethora of scratch-made pastries. “We always want our customers to feel like they’re coming home to their favorite little hive,” says Sherry. Mission accomplished.

The Beehive Cafe

10 Franklin Street, Bristol

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