HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT SINCE 2002

Made from scratch. Worth taking five.

Gourmet sandwiches, signature salads, homemade soups and daily specials-crafted fresh in the heart of Hartford.

Serving Breakfast and Lunch

Monday - Friday | 8:00 am – 2:00pm

Our coffee shop located in the Gold Building Lobby is open

Monday – Thursday | 7:30am – 3:30pm

RECIPES REFINED OVER FIVE DECADES

01/ THE STANDARD

Excellence is not an extra. It is the recipe.

Everything is made from scratch, guided by recipes developed over more than 50 years of restaurant cooking.

We own our commitment to true excellence: predictable quality, kind and genuinely friendly service, uncompromising freshness, and fair value from product to price. It is why guests consider Take Five one of Hartford’s best restaurants a genuine gem of the city.

01

PREDICTABLE QUALITY

02

GENUINE KINDNESS

03

ABSOLUTE FRESHNESS

04

FAIR, HONEST VALUE

"A GEM OF THE CITY."

01/ THE STANDARD

Excellence is not an extra. It is the recipe.

Everything is made from scratch, guided by recipes developed over more than 50 years of restaurant cooking.

We own our commitment to true excellence: predictable quality, kind and genuinely friendly service, uncompromising freshness, and fair value from product to price. It is why guests consider Take Five one of Hartford’s best restaurants a genuine gem of the city.

01

PREDICTABLE QUALITY

02

GENUINE KINDNESS

03

ABSOLUTE FRESHNESS

04

FAIR, HONEST VALUE

"A GEM OF THE CITY."

02/ FROM MORNING TO MIDDAY

Made here. Generous by nature.

MORNING

Scratch-made breakfast sandwiches-famously ample.
Bagels Bialys Muffins Danish Avocado Toast
Fresh breakfast specials, made that morning.
Two local coffee roasters.

MIDDAY

Self-serve homemade soups – Fresh gourmet salads, changed daily
World-cuisine hot rice bowls – Healthy quinoa bowls
From-scratch gourmet sandwiches – House-made condiments
TACO TUESDAYS- Authentic recipes and imported ingredients

AWARD-WINNING

OUR NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Proudly placed 3rd in the Nation’s Largest Chowder Festival and awarded Best Chowder by Hartford Magazine.

3RD PLACE THE NATION’S LARGEST CHOWDER FEST | BEST CHOWDER – HARTFORD MAGAZINE

01/ THE STANDARD

Downtown Hartford, this is your table..

We are a restaurant serving breakfast and lunch to the Downtown Hartford area.

Serving our city since 2002.

FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR CATERING IN DOWNTOWN HARTFORD.

October 19, 2026

TODAY'S BLACKBOARD

     

   

From The Kitchen

Hot Oven Grinder with Roast Beef, Hard Salami Provolone Cheese, our Santoro Relish featuring Diced Tomatoes, Dill Pickles and Onions, and 3 Pepper Relish with Roasted Red Peppers, Hot Cherry, and Pepperoncini Peppers (a little spicy) and Shredded Iceberg Lettuce, Served on a Toasted Grinder Roll      

13.99

Today’s Panini Special

Sliced Roasted Turkey, Thinly Sliced Granny Smith Apple, Smoked Gouda, Red Onion, and Mustard Maple Aioli, with Mixed Greens on a Ciabatta Club Roll          

13.99

04/ TODAY AT TAKE FIVE

Fresh from the blackboard.

Made this morning. Posted fresh from our kitchen. Available while it lasts.

UPDATED TODAY – 8:12 AM

Featured dish

05 / TAKE IT HOME

Downtown Hartford, bottled.

Our homemade chipotle sauce-smoky, bold and unmistakably Take Five.

KEVMAN'S SAUCE

“It is spicy…oh so good spicy. It stands alone or as a foundation for your own imagination, a secret ingredient that makes your dishes magical”

Lori | Cleveland, OH

Take five. Stay a while.

Breakfast, lunch and catering in Downtown Hartford.