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No. 27 in America · November 2026

Paperboy

1203 E 11th St · East Austin · Austin, Texas

a breakfast sandwichNo. 27
A photo like it · Renee Comet (Public domain) (a breakfast sandwich, not from Paperboy) · source

The one to order

The pimento cheese bacon, egg and cheese

Good to know: It is Austin's toughest daytime reservation. Book ahead.

A breakfast spot that fills up like a dinner place. The BEC gets a thick layer of pimento cheese.

Where we found it: The Infatuation, best breakfast sandwiches in Austin (Sep 2026)

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Make it at home

The bodega bacon, egg and cheese

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.

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