Christy's looks like your typical neighborhood joint with its tiny quaint tables and menus on the walls. Don't let this fool you into thinking that you can't fall in love with it. I can picture walking into this place from the cold, windows fogged up on the inside with warm steam and enjoying a simple, but unique, Vidalia Chicken wrap at $6.99. Other award winning selections to the menu make this worth the trip, such as the Texana pizza topped with grilled steak priced at $9.49 for a small. Salads start at $4.99, and the breakfast omelets look absolutely delish. They also have good coffee! Catering is also available. Cash only for now, and the prices are very reasonable. By the end of the year, the owner plans to install a credit card machine.

This is a quaint bakery set back from the main street. Beautiful little area with tree-lined streets and a home-grown appeal. Early morning hours appeal to the metro commuter, so if you want your baked goods you'd better head there early! Cash only.

Pronounced 'zoomies'. Lots of comfortable seats, pop/rock music piping in softly, pleasant and mellow. Visit this place and wish you never had to leave. The chairs will let you sink in them, and the customers are hip and friendly. Never cross the street for Dunkin Donuts again! Their baked goods are brought in from all over Boston: Other vendors include Lulu’s Bake Shoppe in the North End, Danish Pastry House in Medford, Carberry’s of Cambridge and Petsi’s Pie’s in Somerville. Community events are hosted here, such as Sunday Story Time for kids. Co-managed by Doherty of Doherty's Flowers, a soulful little flowershop next door.

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Spacious cafe in a style reminiscent of Carberry's in Cambridge. A generous menu of yummy sandwiches will satisfy your need to nosh, as well as a beer and wine. Located in a plaza-type brick building on Chelsea Street off of New Rutherford Ave, you might miss it on your way into Charlestown. The pier is right behind the building, and Cold Stone Creamery next door. This is perfect for an afternoon experience, especially since it closes by 7pm in the winter. Wifi available.

Located within the Old Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank, the name says it all! This is a cafeteria-esque, no-frills, no-nonsense, straightforward (do you get the picture?) coffee shop. There's plenty of room for you to sit down for a spell and chat with the locals. Look for it next to the old-fashioned barber in the back, far away from the noisy foot traffic.