Pignone’s Cafe

Pignone’s Cafe is a family-owned breakfast and lunch cafe in Stoneham that makes much of its menu in-house with an eye toward clean ingredients. The kitchen makes its own ghee, roasts with single-source olive oil and bakes only with organic avocado and coconut oils, with no seed oils in its family-recipe baked goods. Scones are made from scratch daily, along with house-made ricotta, yogurt and cashew butter.

The cafe also produces organic, small-batch almond milk with just three ingredients, sweetened naturally with dates, plus avocado-based mayo, sauces and a potato salad with lemon and fresh dill. The family takes pride in both food quality and customer service, and the business is closely tied to the town, cheering on Stoneham’s Spartan sports teams and supporting the local community. The owners invite people to stop by and see what the cafe is all about.

What to Know

• The cafe is a member of the Stoneham Chamber of Commerce.
• Takeout is available.
• About half of its packaging is World Centric compostable, and the cafe is working toward 100 percent.