Eggs-traordinary! Chapel Hill Restaurant Nabs National PETA Award for Best Breakfast Sandwich

For Immediate Release:
July 17, 2025

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Alex Payne 202-483-7382

Scrambling for the win! Following a massive spike in bird flu cases, which brought egg prices to an all-time high, and with the next zoonotic disease outbreak potentially right around the corner, PETA is announcing its picks for the nation’s Top Eggsellent Vegan Breakfast Sandwiches—and Chapel Hill’s own Coco Bistro & Bar has made the list. The vegan eatery’s mouthwatering Smoky Chipotle Bacon & Egg Sandwich features a house-made chipotle mayonnaise, Umaro’s smoky meat-free bacon, sautéed organic spinach, fresh heirloom tomato, Just Egg’s scramble patty, and a house-made “eggy” light savory sauce, served on a grilled and pressed ciabatta.

“Coco Bistro & Bar has created a cracking good sandwich that’s kind to chickens and their customers’ arteries, and bursting with flavor,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Every winner on PETA’s awards list shows how easy it is to make delicious vegan egg dishes that start your day right in every way.”

Chickens form complex social structures, dream when they sleep, and worry about the future, just as humans do. But hens used for egg production are crammed together inside wire-floored cages where they don’t even have enough room to spread their wings. Their lives end at the slaughterhouse—often at a fraction of their natural life expectancy.

Every person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals each year and reduces their own risk of developing heart disease and cancer. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.

Coco Bistro & Bar will receive a framed award certificate from PETA along with bragging rights. Other winners include the Breakfast Sandwich at Huriyali in Charleston, South Carolina; the Renedict at Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin, Texas; the Breakfast Sandwich at Rascal’s Vegan in Santa Barbara, California; the Venetian Breakfast Bagel Sandwich at Hollycake House in East Rochester, New York; the Bac’n, Egg and Cheese Biscuit at Lucky Goose in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Breakfast Sandwich at Allegro Bakery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Vegan Breakfast Wrap at The Eatery of WLFD in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Coco Bistro & Bar is located at 101 Glen Lennox Drive, STE 180, in Chapel Hill, and is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.