About Poste (Hotel Monaco)
Breakfast prices run steep at the Hotel Monaco’s brasserie. A
simple Irish breakfast costs $17—but with crisp blood sausage, charred
tomatoes, fried eggs, peppery potatoes, and a crock of perfectly seasoned
baked beans, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better fry-up in town. Even
more decadent is the egg-topped, béchamel-doused croque madame,
in which grilled ham and slightly sweet Comté cheese are sandwiched
between brioche slices. Monday through Friday 7 to 10 am, Saturday and
Sunday 8 to 3.
Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
