GREEN OWLCall (561) 270-7894

Downtown Delray Beach · since 1981

Good morning, Delray.

The Green Owl has been pouring coffee and cooking breakfast a block off Atlantic Avenue for more than forty years. Pull up a chair.

  • Breakfast & lunch
  • Closed Mondays

The counter

Coffee's on. Eggs are fresh.

Regulars come back for hot coffee, a quick order and the friendliest wait staff around. Same friendly faces, morning after morning.

  • 4.6 stars on Google
  • 546 reviews

Family run since 1983

Somebody's saving you a seat.

Dave Gensman has run the Green Owl since 1995, the same spot his mother bought in 1983. Some of the 250-plus owls on the walls were gifts from the people eating next to you.

  • Cash only
  • Patio seating
OpenTue to Sat 7 to 2Sunday 8 to 1
Find us11 SE 4th AvenueDelray Beach, FL 33483
Good to knowCash onlyATM inside
Since1981Family run since 1983

Our story

Forty-plus years of mornings.

Locals call it a real-life Cheers. The Green Owl started as a little health food counter, became a family breakfast place, and never stopped being the spot where Delray says good morning.

  1. 1981A health food spot called Natural Eats becomes the Green Owl.
  2. 1983Carol Savage buys the restaurant.
  3. 1995Her son, Dave Gensman, takes over the counter. He still runs it today.
  4. 2016After decades on Atlantic Avenue, the Owl moves around the corner to 11 SE 4th Avenue.
  5. TodayDowntown Delray lists the Green Owl as one of its Legacy Businesses.
The Green Owl storefront with its black awning on SE 4th Avenue
Patio tables under the palms outside the Green Owl
The patio on SE 4th Avenue

The owls

About 250 owls. Most were gifts.

Owls on shelves, owls on the walls, owls in every corner. Many came from regulars over the years. Find a new one every visit.

The Green Owl Delray owl painted on the tiled wall
Shelves filled with owl figurines
The dining room at breakfast
The open kitchen and flat-top grill
A table full of breakfast plates and orange juice

What regulars order

Simple food, done right.

  • The BLTCalled the best on this side of the I-4 corridor by New Times.
  • Egg sandwichesReviewers keep mentioning the fresh eggs.
  • OmeletsCooked to order on the flat-top.
  • Belgian wafflesStraight off the waffle iron.

Full menu and prices at the counter.

An egg sandwich on griddled toast with home fries

From Google reviews

4.6 stars from 546 neighbors.

We were seated upon arrival, very clean, friendly staff and our Breakfast was very Satisfying, Coffee was hot and this place has such a nice family vibe.

Gayle L.

Classic, quick order breakfast place for a very good price. Always busy, good food and very personable staff. We love it.

Christian P.

Awesome coffee, clean food and the friendliest wait staff around.

D. H.

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11 SE 4th Avenue, Delray Beach.

Around the corner from Atlantic Avenue. Cash only, with an ATM inside.

MondayClosed
Tuesday7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Wednesday7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Thursday7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Friday7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Saturday7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Get directionsCall the counter, (561) 270-7894
Outdoor seating in front of the Green Owl
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