South Street Cafe — Restaurant in Waltham

The cafe from the outside is wonderfully inviting with nice porch and plenty of outdoor seating. However, the inside looks like an 80s cafeteria/deli. Minimal decor, and a few rows of long tables and chairs. They sell Dietz and Watson meats and I assume cheeses, but the signs are pretty faded and old looking. Great selection of chips and cold drinks and the coffee station looked like it was still set up for full service even though it was 1:30pm, and there were still several muffins and cookies available. The lady making sandwiches was so kind and when asked what she suggested she looked over at her station and said with excitement “the chicken pesto panini”. It was delicious, but the pesto was mayonnaise based I’m pretty sure, not complaining bc I love mayo, just surprising. She also offered me a sandwich card, 10 punches and you get a free sandwich....

South Street Cafe is officially OPEN again! The staff is very kind and working hard to sanitize everything frequently between customer visits. They even put up plastic barriers across the entire counter space! I felt very comfortable coming here for my lunch and coffee. The hours are a bit different now, so make sure to check out the new sign in front of the door. This cafe has a very nice selection of sandwiches, soups, bakery sweets, and beverages/coffee. Be sure to stop by to support this local business...

Adorable little cafe. Feels very mom-and-pop shop-like.

There are tons of sandwich options and cofee and tea (I think I saw about a dozen flavors of Stash tea).

They had muffins and homemade cookies. They were closing within the hour so maybe that’s why the case was pretty empty, but the cookies were gooey and soft. No complaints.

Plenty of cooler drinks too (like four massive coolers).

And the seating on the street out front is GORGEOUS. Look at those trees!

Plenty of parking and the t is just...