If you are hungry for lunch fare of filling sandwiches and tasty soups, here are three places to consider
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Bleu House Cafe
This quirky bright blue house in Norcross serves homestyle salads, sandwiches, soups and wraps. Owner Maureen Adams said, "We started small. Out front, we talked to people to find out their favorites." The menu of this homey restaurant is now a compilation of customer requests and favorites accumulated over time. Try the smokehouse wrap piled with thick slices of grilled chicken with a sweet and tangy homemade barbecue sauce. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 23 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross. 770-209-0016, www.bleuhousecafe.com. $.
FULTON
Cafe Jonah
At Cafe Jonah, Jenny Levinson welcomes you into a converted 1960s home for "fresh food, coffee and inspiration." The ever-changing lunch spread also includes an array of sandwiches, each with layers of cleverly paired ingredients. On the weekends, the foyer becomes a modest bakery, the center table laden with pastries such as bagels, blueberry scones, and scrumptious sweet potato biscuits topped with Brie, strawberries and lavender jam. At Cafe Jonah, you'll appreciate the hospitality, the care with which ingredients were selected and the ways in which they were combined. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. 3188 Paces Ferry Place, Atlanta. 404-343-4107, www.cafejonah.com. $-$$.
FULTON
Wildflour
Wildflour originally opened in Roswell in 2007. A poor location left this restaurant without visibility or traffic, causing owner Michael Fields to uproot and relocate it to Alpharetta in a strip mall off Windward Parkway. Wildflour now gets plenty of traffic, packing this lunch-only spot each weekday. You'll have to brave the line to order items like the Prodeep, made with a coconut curry chicken. Fields bakes fresh whole-wheat rolls each day for the sandwiches. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 5815 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta. 678-822-9453, www.wildflouratlanta.com. $.
