The cozy, 25-seat brunch spot in Beaumont serves lots of vegetarian-friendly fare — biscuits and gravy, polenta with collard greens — but the shakshuka served in a skillet with a side salad is a real gem. Topped with two poached eggs and turmeric feta, a base of savory and slightly spicy tomatoes, peppers, and onions provide an extremely satisfying topping to crispy grilled bread.

The shakshuka at this Northwest Mediterranean-inspired cocktail spot is available on the small plate menu, offered at a slightly lower price during social hour. Adorned with paprika-scented Basque-style chorizo and melty feta, this saucy tomato dish comes out piping hot and is accompanied by several baguette slices for dunking.

The eclectic brunch menu at Montavilla’s Lebanese spot Ya Hala may have dishes like house-smoked lamb bacon and eggs and a tzatziki-sauced burger, but it also has a steaming hot, tangy shakshuka. Baked eggs swim in stewed tomatoes, fennel, and mild chili peppers, topped with slightly melty feta and chopped fresh mint. A fluffy pillow-like pita bread helps soak up that stewed sauce.

Available at both Tasty restaurants, the shakshuka at Tasty N Daughters is a throwback to co-owner Ron Avni’s time growing up in Israel. Slowly roasted tomatoes and both green and red bell peppers cook with smoked paprika and sun-dried chili, which cradle the eggs as the dish arrives at the table. Grilled bread placed upright in the dish helps customers dig in.

At the Division vegan-Israeli spot Aviv, the backbone of the shakshuka is bright, herb-roasted tomatoes. Accompanied by a warm, tender bread roll, this dish oozes with fresh bell peppers and scents of paprika. The bowl comes with a savory misozuke egg and creamy vegan labneh, The shakshuka is only available only as a brunch item on the weekends.

From a little food cart in the Cartlandia pod on SE 82nd, La Camel serves a Moroccan kefta and eggs tagine, savory beef meatballs in a tomato and onion shakshuka. Served with olives, free-range eggs, and rice, it can be a mess in the box, but when the sauce mixes over each grain, it’s ugly delicious.