158 Pickett Street Cafe

Best overall breakfast we've experienced in a long time. The service was friendly and quick, the establishment was very clean, the food and coffee were excellent. We ordered a variety of food and coffee items over the few days we were in Portland. We had a bagel sandwich, a plain bagel with schmear, and the home fries.The all were excellent. We would return here again when in Portland.

Love this place! Really good food, good prices. Small inside, but there is seating. Very busy while we were there - a popular place. Staff was very nice. Highly recommended!

This place is highly exceptional and rightfully so.

The coffee and the home fries are beyond expectation...STELLAR!

The know don’t skimp out on ingredients and quality for sure. (See picture)

Great job 158!

One of my all time favorite places to get breakfast or lunch with friends! They have amazing bagels and home fries, and their specials are always sure to please. Between the vibe and the food, this place will always be five stars to me.

Friendly staff and environment! Love the backyard picnic style area! Get there early to get the fresh bagels.

What a hidden gem! We got breakfast sandwiches and cookies (no judging please) and Sat out back. The prive, food, and atmosphere easily earn the 5 stars. Go check it out!

*The*Best*Bagels*You've*Ever*Tasted* Seriously, this is where bagels were born. Bagel Prime. Drove 45 minutes in the wrong direction today, just to grab some of these bagels. Kept it simple today, just bacon/egg/cheese on a Garlic and they still amaze me at the quality. Insanely good prices, great COVID safety (online/phone-only ordering and pick-up window only). I miss sitting inside their beautiful store or on the sun-dappled back deck, but we will get those back someday soon. Stop reading this review and start driving here RIGHT NOW. You'll thank me!

Best home fries ever!! Just like how my mom made them- melt in your mouth delicious. Even better loaded with all the fixins’. Great espresso drinks and the staff is so friendly!

Vibe is effortlessly cool. Food is always bomb. Perfect setting. Great staff. Plus the tattoo flash sheets plastering the wall near their bagel case just seals the case that this is the best cafe in all of the greater Portland area.

After stopping at Scratch Bakery for some bagels, we headed over to 158 for a late breakfast/lunch on a Sunday. The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly. You've got to try this place. Great coffee too!

Take out was awesome. We took avo toast with salmon and great coffees to bug light to enjoy the ocean view and beautiful morning. My favorite people and dogs made it exceptional !!

Always a spectacular experience! Everything bagels are the best here

Awesome breakfast/lunch...homies with queso bacon sour cream and scallions is the best. Always quick, fresh, delicious with the same staff year after year! If you haven't been, your missing out!!!

Such a cool little place.

I've tried pretty much all of the bagels on the menu by now, and all are excellent. Add in the friendly staff, and the awesome back yard to sit out in and enjoy your tea/coffee and bagel.......just heaven. In fact, no - it's horrible, don't come...........I want to keep it all to myself. Muahahahahaah.

This place, the hippie on an everything bagel, is just divine intervention. I have so many great memories of this place for the 5 years i lived in Maine. I wish I could go back every day. The vibe is just 'so cool' I am very uncool, but don't feel out of place squaring up the joint. But seriously i cannot believe these bagels they make me cry when I eat them because they are so divine. It really transcends words.

Incredible! Low key vibe with the focus on serving you up something delicious and interesting. Bagels are phenomenal. Unique mix of college students, locals and people in the know from across the bridge. Outdoor seating in the summer.

One of my favorite places, despite the short hours they're open. I'm very much NOT a morning person, especially after a long week, but I will set an alarm & drive down from Brunswick to have brunch at 158. If you've never been there you should know a couple of things ahead of time so you can just have a great experience.

1) 158 is TINY. If you arrive during a busy time for them then the line may be out the front door and if you're in line inside, the door or people may bump into you. Seating is almost always an issue. I discovered 158 in 2004 and it has been that way since then. In warm months it's easier with extra seating outside but inside seating may require patience to get.

2) There is no dedicated parking and they're right next to SMCC so parking is tight. You may need to park at the school and walk (its less then a 5 minute walk but I'm mentioning it in case someone can't do the walk).

3) Without a doubt, the bagels at 158 are some of the most AMAZING I've ever had and bagels are typically the breakfast I have when I'm on the go or traveling (which I've done a lot). I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but they'd rival some bagels I've had in NYC! If I'm just grabbing a quick bagel and coffee, I will grab a black coffee & plain bagel with plain cream cheese and be very content with my breakfast despite the blandness because It's so great. When you have more time, I highly recommend exploring the menu and spending the time to eat there. Hands down the atmosphere is great, the coffee is CBD & strong (but no iced coffee, unless something has changed) and the food is the best.

If you've never been to 158, run there first chance you can; whatever the wait time or travel time is, it will be guaranteed to be worth it 😁

Excellent breakfast sandwiches. Other stuff is good, too. Service has gotten slower since the menu expanded, but still very much worth it. Come early if the weather is bad because there's not a ton of seating indoors

This place friggen rocks! Great atmosphere — warm and welcoming; attentive and kind serving; superb food and drink! I wish all restaurants I went to exuded this same energy. Big thank you to the business owners. I’ll be back!

I drive out of my way for the bagel sandwiches here. Another "popular" cafe in Portland is two houses down form my apartment but I would rather get in my car and drive across the bridge for these. Try a bagel with cream cheese and olives, it comes open face with plain CC and diced greek olives on it, magical!!