For years, an early breakfast in east Pompano Beach could mean the diner at 2771 E. Atlantic Blvd. in Harbor Village. It opened as Jukebox Diner, became Athena Street Diner, and since August 2026 it has been Zeus Greek Sweets & Kava, with listed hours that begin at noon. The 7 a.m. pancake stack is still close by, but now it's on North Federal Highway.
That change is part of a pattern across east Pompano. This fall, the morning openings are landing on Federal Highway. East Atlantic Boulevard, between Federal and the beach, is filling in with places built for afternoons and evenings. If your weekday breakfast routine stopped at the Harbor Village corner, you'll now find it a few minutes west.
The Harbor Village Corner Now Runs Noon to Late
Helen Cartier bought Jukebox Diner in 2020 and renamed it Athena Street Diner. She and her son, Odysseus, then remodeled it into something different. In an interview with the New Pelican, Helen explained the thinking: "with the growing popularity of kava and other non-alcoholic beverages, we decided to pivot our space into a kava bar, while keeping the Greek element by offering Greek sweets."
The menu on Zeus's website has no eggs, toast or omelets. It's built around loukoumades, Greek-style fries, herbal tea, kava and coffee. Current listed prices include:
- Plain loukoumades for $5.20, or $8.32 for the signature versions
- Greek fries from $8.32 to $10.40
- Kava starting at $5
- A Greek frappe for $4.16
The hours show what the space is for now. Zeus's Google listing shows noon to midnight Monday through Thursday, noon to 1 a.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. The address that used to serve east Pompano's early breakfasts now stays open later than almost anything nearby.
Federal Highway Picked Up the 7 a.m. Slot
The closest replacement for a classic diner breakfast opened in early October at 14 N. Federal Hwy., just north of Atlantic Boulevard. The Sun Sentinel reported that GRUB, a Finer Diner, is an upscale spinoff of owner George Abbondante's Hen and the Hog brunch restaurants. Abbondante told the paper the menu is "real-deal comfort food with Southern soul."
According to Pompano Beach Insider, the kitchen is led by Chef Kinsler Josaime, a Miami native. Menu headliners include a Brown Butter Cast Iron Pancake, French toast on house-baked Japanese cinnamon milk bread, chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, and meats smoked in-house. There's also a coffee and tea bar and a list of signature milkshakes.
GRUB's hours are shorter than first announced. Before opening, the plan was 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with dinner service. GRUB's website now lists 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, covering breakfast, brunch and lunch, with takeout and delivery. That makes GRUB a morning-and-midday restaurant, which fits the pattern on Federal.
The Morning Clock, Corridor by Corridor
Here is what each open spot covers, using the hours each one currently lists:
| Spot | Address | Corridor | Earliest listed opening | What the first hour looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRUB, a Finer Diner | 14 N. Federal Hwy. | North Federal | 7 a.m. daily | Pancakes, milk-bread French toast, coffee bar |
| Prescott's | 1308 N. Federal Hwy. | North Federal | 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. weekdays | Breakfast plates, tapas from noon |
| Zeus Greek Sweets & Kava | 2771 E. Atlantic Blvd. | East Atlantic | Noon weekdays, 2 p.m. weekends | Loukoumades, kava, Greek frappe |
Among these three, GRUB is the only one serving at 7 a.m. on a weekday. The rest of the morning belongs to Federal Highway on weekends.
Prescott's Owns the Late Weekend Morning
Prescott's sits at 1308 N. Federal Hwy., where US 1 meets the 14th Street Causeway. Pompano Beach Insider described its promise as "breakfast early, tapas late, and good times always." The breakfast menu includes the Big Breakfast, avocado toast, a lox bagel and three-egg omelets. At noon the kitchen switches to tapas: ceviche, coconut shrimp, wings, mini smash burgers, French onion soup and fish and chips.
Its current hours run 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, according to the Prescott's website. That's a later start on Thursdays and Fridays than the August hours, so weekend mornings are where its breakfast menu matters most. Prescott's also has a Sunday brunch with singer Violet Jeffries and a happy hour that runs all day. It has on-site parking and is on the way home from the pier for much of east Pompano.
Together with GRUB, that makes two breakfast menus within a short drive of each other on Federal. Between them, early weekdays and slow weekends are covered.
What's Coming Fits the Same Pattern
The next announced openings follow the same split, with a bakery headed for Federal while a noodle kitchen and a seafood-boil restaurant line up along Atlantic.
Vicky Bakery, 1154 N. Federal Hwy. The Cuban bakery chain lists this address as "Baking Soon," and no opening date has been announced, Pompano Beach Insider reported on October 6. Antonio and Gelasia Cao founded the company in 1972. It has about 25 Florida locations, and the closest ones to Pompano Beach today are in Fort Lauderdale, Plantation and Hollywood. Expect guava-and-cheese pastelitos, croquetas, empanadas and Cuban coffee. The site is on the east side of Federal, north of Atlantic, the same stretch where GRUB just opened.
Pho Bar Vietnamese Kitchen, 2515 E. Atlantic Blvd. According to an October 11 Pompano Beach Insider report, the restaurant is being built in the Publix-anchored Pompano Beach Shopping Center, on the north side of Atlantic just east of Federal. A late-summer target has passed, and no new date has been set. It will be Pho Bar's first location in north Broward, after Davie and Pembroke Pines. The menu centers on slow-simmered broth and customizable noodle bowls, with cocktails, Vietnamese coffee and a bowl called the "Hangover Cure": pho broth with bone marrow and egg. Seating will be walk-in only.
RimLay Seafood, 3428 E. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach Insider and What Now Miami both report that this Thai-Cajun seafood boil restaurant is aiming for late November or December 2026, without a firm date.
None of the three has opened. If they open as described, East Atlantic gets a noodle counter and a seafood-boil room near the kava lounge, and Federal gets a Cuban bakery a few blocks from the new diner.
Two Fall Dates That Fit the New Map
The city calendar has two upcoming events that line up with how the two corridors now run.
- Green Market Pompano Beach, Saturdays, November 14 and 28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the Pompano Beach Cultural Center campus at 50 W. Atlantic Blvd. GRUB opens two hours before the market does, and the drive between them is a straight run along Atlantic.
- Drone Show Extravaganza, Saturday, November 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m., at Fisher Family Pier, 222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. The free drone show starts at 7 p.m. After the show, Zeus is the corridor's late-evening option on the way back from the beach. Its Saturday listing runs until 2 a.m.
Hasnaa Boutros tracks openings like these block by block along North Federal and East Atlantic, because they shape how a home near either corridor lives day to day. If you own near one of these blocks and want to know how this fall's changes affect what your home is worth, request a Free Home Valuation and we can talk it through.
