The building that Sunrise Cafe occupies has been part of Yellow Springs’ downtown dining scene since 1948, originally housing Dick & Tom’s, a neighborhood diner started by Dick and Babs Bullen after Brenner’s Meat Market went out of business. That restaurant was a local gathering spot for decades. Later it became the Village Coffee Shop before eventually being transformed into Sunrise Cafe in 1990 by Jonathan Brown.

The Sunrise Cafe name took root with Brown’s ownership, becoming a friendly, casual restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in the heart of town. The name “Sunrise” evokes the warm, welcoming vibe of an all-day café in a small community.  In 2004, Brian Rainey and his family purchased the restaurant from Brown. Under Rainey’s stewardship, Sunrise has grown in popularity, often drawing lines down the street on weekend mornings. Rainey focused on fresh, locally sourced ingredients, expanding partnerships with many area farms and significantly increasing the amount of organic food on the menu.

Here are the January specials Sunrise Cafe if offering:

(v)Miso Ramen

Perfect warming winter dish. Locally grown oyster and piopinno mushrooms from Guided By Mushrooms farm are sauteed and stewed with garlic, ginger, aromatics, spinach, rich stock and flavor dense red miso paste. Served piping hot with rice noodles and garnished with green onions just like a good ramen should be.

$15

Local short ribs from Flying Mouse Farm are lovingly braised in a Korean style jus made with gochujang, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, rich stock and love. Served over our wild rice blend and topped with our housemade kim chi, sesame seeds and green onions.

$32

(v,gf)Filet Of Beet

It’s back! A large beet is peeled, dry rubbed and slow roasted under a brick for hours until tender and with an uncanny resemblance to a filet mignon. Served with crispy garlic potatoes and organic broccoli. Finished with a flavor dense vegan mushroom demi glace. $22

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