Best value breakfast: The Post House

On bustling Main Street, the unassuming Post House is easy to miss. However, students and locals "in the know" have been pouring in and snagging stools at the counter since the Post House opened its doors in 1957.

One of three locations in New Castle County, the Newark Post House features the classic counter and barstool seating that typified diners built in the first half of the twentieth century. Luckily for patrons, its prices are also a leftover from that bygone era. For $4.50, or roughly the cost of a large espresso drink elsewhere, customers are treated to two eggs any style with a choice of breakfast meat, side of toast and a heaping serving of to-die-for home fries. In addition to the daily breakfast special, the Post House offers a complete breakfast and lunch menu, with nary an item breaking the ten-dollar mark.

In an age of energy drinks, Power Bars and breakfast on the go, the Post House offers as authentic a home- cooked meal experience as is to be had in Newark - at an incredibly reasonable price.

Stacey Garlic, a cook and resident ray of sunshine at the Post House, attributes the diner's success to its relaxed and comfortable vibe. "I just think it's the atmosphere. It's home cooking versus a restaurant," Garlic says. "We get mostly regulars - you see 'em once, you tend to see 'em again."

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