The Maltby Cafe, American restaurant in Snohomish County, United States.
The Maltby Cafe is an American restaurant set in the basement of a former schoolhouse in the small community of Maltby, in Snohomish County, Washington State. It serves breakfast and lunch with large, home-cooked portions prepared from traditional recipes.
The building was constructed in 1937 as a schoolhouse serving the rural community of Maltby and was used for decades as a place of learning. After the school closed, the basement was turned into a restaurant while keeping much of the original structure in place.
The name "Maltby" comes from the small rural community where the cafe sits, and the building still carries the look of a working schoolhouse from the outside. Inside, the low ceilings and original layout of the basement give the dining room a warm, close feeling that regular customers seem to enjoy.
The cafe opens early in the morning and closes after the lunch service, so planning an early visit is a good idea. On weekends, wait times can be long, and arriving early in the morning helps avoid the longest queues.
The cafe has become a known stop for long-distance cyclists who plan their routes specifically to pass through Maltby because of the size of the breakfast portions. Some riders treat it as a midpoint or endpoint of their training loops through the hills of Snohomish County.
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