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Main Cafe

520 Main St., New Harmony, IN - (812) 682-3370
Just sitting in this town cafe is a Roadfood joy. Despite the lively table-to-table conversations (everybody who eats here knows everybody else), it is a meditative sort of place, ideal for getting centered, as well as nicely fed, before a day of travel along the Ohio River Valley.
100% Approval Rating (2 votes)

Scorecard

4 - Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip
Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip

Highlighted Reviews

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Michael Stern - Photos (5)
Roadfood.com Editor
"6:30 am at the Main Cafe: Four men are seated around one of the two communal tables in the old, tin-walled dining room discussing politics and whether or not stress makes you fat or thin. They're eating bacon and eggs, smoking cigarettes, and getting up every once in a ..."   [Read More]

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Map & Web Site

520 Main St., New Harmony, IN
(812) 682-3370

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Breakfast, Lunch
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:No
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:No
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:No
Cream-rich coconut pie is available shortly after the cafe opens at dawn. Our breakfast slice was still warm from the oven.
"Cream-rich coconut pie is available shortly after the cafe opens at dawn. Our breakfast slice was still warm from the oven."
Michael Stern





Where the locals eat in New Harmony, Indiana. We had breakfast at the Main Cafe three days in a row, and by the third day, we knew them and they knew us.
"Where the locals eat in New Harmony, Indiana. We had breakfast at the Main Cafe three days in a row, and by the third day, we knew them and they knew us."
Michael Stern


Tenderloin and eggs: a true heartland way to start the day
"Tenderloin and eggs: a true heartland way to start the day"
Michael Stern


Getting a slice of raisin pie was a photo-finish event for us at 6:45 in the morning. When we sat in a booth, the waitress said she wasn't sure if it would be cool enough to slice by the time we finished breakfast. We lingered over our tenderloins, eggs and pancakes, and when finally we were finished, she announced the pie was ready. It was almost too hot to eat when it arrived at our table, but we managed to clean the plate.
"Getting a slice of raisin pie was a photo-finish event for us at 6:45 in the morning. When we sat in a booth, the waitress said she wasn't sure if it would be cool enough to slice by the time we finished breakfast. We lingered over our tenderloins, eggs and pancakes, and when finally we were finished, she announced the pie was ready. It was almost too hot to eat when it arrived at our table, but we managed to clean the plate."
Michael Stern


Originally founded by 19th century utopians, New Harmony is a strange and exotic place. But its Main Street cafe is archetypal Midwest Americana.
"Originally founded by 19th century utopians, New Harmony is a strange and exotic place. But its Main Street cafe is archetypal Midwest Americana."
Michael Stern



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