Walk into most American diners today, and you'll find the usual suspects: pancakes, bacon and eggs, maybe some avocado toast ...

Just a couple weeks in, crowds are flocking to the new Tacoma-area brunch restaurant. A full bar also mixes mimosas, mojitos and mezcalitas.

Hidden in Portland’s Northwest district sits a breakfast sanctuary that locals guard with the fervor of someone protecting the last slice of bacon at a Sunday brunch – Stepping Stone Cafe, where the ...