Best Lunch Spots in Cape Girardeau

Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Cape Girardeau

These Cape Girardeau, Missouri spots serve sandwiches, cafe fare, or casual lunch options. The list leaves out national chains and includes places with official or tourism-source listings confirming their Cape Girardeau address and lunch offerings.

Best Lunch Spots in Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau

The list

  1. 1

    Relish Sandwich Bar + Social Club

    130 N Main St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Relish is a sandwich bar and social club. Its own site lists it as serving sandwiches and gives weekday hours starting at 8 a.m.

    Best for: sandwiches

  2. 2

    Socials Cafe and Catering

    31 N Main St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Socials is a cafe and catering business. Missouri’s tourism listing says it offers sandwiches, soups, and salads.

    Best for: soups and sandwiches

  3. 3

    Tasty Banh Mi

    159 S Mount Auburn Rd, Suite 103, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Tasty Banh Mi serves Vietnamese sandwiches, coffee, and teas. Its site identifies banh mi as a featured sandwich and lists weekday opening hours.

    Best for: Vietnamese sandwiches

  4. 4

    Grace Coffee & Café

    1865 Broadway St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Grace Coffee & Café is a coffee shop and cafe. Its site says it serves Kaldi’s Coffee and lists its hours as 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    Best for: coffee and cafe fare

  5. 5

    FRESH Healthy Cafe

    1707 N Kingshighway St, Suite 109, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    FRESH Healthy Cafe is a cafe offering smoothies and food options including wraps, salads, and bowls. The Cape Girardeau tourism listing confirms its local address.

    Best for: wraps and salads

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    Port Cape Girardeau

    19 N Water St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Port Cape Girardeau is a restaurant on North Water Street. Its site lists weekday lunch specials and sandwiches including its BBQ sandwich and catfish sandwich.

    Best for: weekday lunch specials

  7. 7

    IHOP

    2406 Williams St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

    IHOP is a restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Its Cape Girardeau location lists pancakes, omelettes, melts, burgers, and chicken sandwiches on the menu.

    Best for: diner-style lunch

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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    3332 Campster Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

    Tropical Smoothie Cafe serves smoothies alongside a food menu that includes bowls, wraps, sandwiches, and flatbreads. Its location page lists the Cape Girardeau address and lunch service.

    Best for: wraps and bowls