Barry’s Cafe, Inc.

Barry’s Cafe is a family restaurant on Jones Franklin Road in Raleigh, known for breakfast served all day and hamburgers that do not come off the grill overcooked. Barry Doyle opened it in 1992 with a straightforward idea about what a neighborhood restaurant should be, and the place still runs on it.

Regulars have been coming for thirty years and more, which tells you most of what you need to know. The staff are used to families, and the kitchen is patient with diners who need the menu adjusted.

What to know

• It opened on May 19, 1992, in the Swift Creek Shopping Center in Cary with only 50 seats.
• The cafe has since grown from 50 seats to 130.
• Gluten-free and vegan options are wide, and almost anything on the menu can be adapted.
• The team helps plan group gatherings and private events.
• A 1994 phone call led to emergency response food deliveries and later a foundation with an international trademark.