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No. 40 in America · November 2026
Aaktun Coffee & Bar
No. 40The one to order
The breakfast sandwich
Chef Oscar Diaz, a two-time James Beard semifinalist, made sure the coffee-shop breakfast sandwich is never a reheated afterthought.
Where we found it: Islands, the best breakfast sandwich spots in the US (Jun 2026)
Make it at home
The bodega bacon, egg and cheese
15 min · 2. The one every corner store in New York makes a thousand times a morning. The trick is cheese melted into the egg, not laid on top.
The pin is Durham, not the door: use Directions for the address.
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