Best BLT

Avenue B Grocery

Walking over to the Avenue B Grocery, nestled in among houses in historic Hyde Park, is an adventure in itself. And going inside the grocery, which has been in operation for over 92 years, is a history lesson. But wandering past the bottles of Coke and bars of ice cream to the deli counter and asking Ross Mason to make you up a BLT may be the smartest thing we do all week. Some people will swear by the vegetarian Queen Bee sandwich, but we’re all about bacon. We take a seat at one of the picnic tables, open the waxy paper, and dig in. There’s no skimping at the Avenue B; three slices of bread are toasted and piled high, tomatoes are sliced thin, and there’s plenty of bacon to keep you going on the walk home.

Avenue B Grocery
4403 Avenue B, 512/453-3921
www.avenuebgrocery.com