The cheerful interior of Mi Pueblito in Eagleswood Township is decorated for Valentine’s Day. As the sun streams in the windows from Route 9, the small café is filled with laughter as chef Jeronimo Ramon’s friends and children stop to have breakfast.

Mi Pueblito is a friendly family restaurant (it means small town in English, said Ramon), but Ramon offers cuisine that is top notch – all fresh ingredients cooked to order and presented with five-star flair. This is no surprise once you learn Ramon has spent most of his adult life in the upscale kitchens of Long Beach Island.