Best Brunch Worldwide

Juno the Bakery (cardamom bun breakfast) ★ 4.8 · Copenhagen

Århusgade 48, 2100 København Ø

Juno the Bakery on Århusgade in Østerbro draws a queue from 08:00 for Emil Glaser's cardamom buns and ham-and-cheese croissants, with stand-up coffee outside on the pavement.

Tip: Wednesday to Sunday only; closed Monday and Tuesday. Arrive by 09:30 or expect a 60-deep queue.

Commander's Palace ★ 4.8 · New Orleans

1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130

Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch, 25-cent martinis and eggs Sardou.

Tip: The 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.

Hart Bageri (Frederiksberg, breakfast) ★ 4.7 · Copenhagen

Gammel Kongevej 109, 1850 Frederiksberg C

Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej in Frederiksberg runs a stand-up breakfast counter from 07:30, with sourdough toast, viennoiserie and flat whites pulled from a Synesso espresso machine.

Tip: Stand-up counter only; the standing window-bar fills by 09:00 on weekends.

Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse Sunday Morning ★ 4.7 · Lyon

102 Cours Lafayette, 69003 Lyon

Sunday morning at Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse in Lyon's 3e is the city's best impromptu brunch: oyster counters open from 09:30, charcuterie sliced to order, and coffee at the stand-up bars.

Tip: Go before 11:00; stalls begin closing at noon on Sundays.

El Cardenal Centro ★ 4.7 · Mexico City

centro-historico · Calle de la Palma 23, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

El Cardenal Centro in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 traditional Mexican breakfast institution on Palma, the Sunday-morning room that built its name on hot chocolate frothed tableside with raw-milk nata.

Panaderia Rosetta Puebla ★ 4.7 · Mexico City

roma-norte · Puebla 242, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Panaderia Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Roma Norte bakery with the larger Puebla branch that supports counter brunch, the morning stop for laminated guava rolls and conchas.

Kasama (Filipino breakfast) ★ 4.7 · Chicago

1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Kasama in Chicago is Tim Flores and Genie Kwon's Filipino bakery in Ukrainian Village, with longanisa breakfast plates, ube cruffins and a corner counter from 07:00.

Tip: Arrive at 07:15 to land the warm cruffins. The breakfast plate at the counter is a perfect 10:30 pause.

Republique ★ 4.7 · Los Angeles

624 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique on La Brea, Los Angeles plates brunch in a 1928 commissary, with a French pastry counter and a long sit-down menu.

Tip: Pastry queue is for the counter; sit-down brunch is a separate reservation system that opens 30 days out.

Bavel ★ 4.7 · Los Angeles

500 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Bavel in the Arts District, Los Angeles plates Eastern Mediterranean weekend brunch from the Bestia family.

Tip: The brunch menu overlaps with dinner but adds a few egg dishes; book the patio for the strongest light.

Zuni Cafe ★ 4.7 · San Francisco

1658 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Zuni Cafe in San Francisco does the city's most enduring brunch: oysters at the marble counter, then the Judy Rodgers roast chicken from the wood oven.

Tip: Sit at the oyster bar for the first round; the roast chicken needs to be ordered immediately on arrival.

Communion Sunday prix fixe ★ 4.7 · Seattle

2350 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122

Communion Sunday in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's weekly family-style prix fixe: one menu for the room, the week's Seattle Soul, served from a single seating at noon.

Apollo Bar (brunch) ★ 4.6 · Copenhagen

Nyhavn 2, 1051 København K

Apollo Bar inside Kunsthal Charlottenborg on Nyhavn runs a daytime brunch service with egg plates, yogurt bowls and seasonal pastry, in a cobblestone courtyard or the kantine room.

Tip: Closed Monday. The cobbled courtyard is the summer brunch spot; the indoor kantine is the winter pick.

Holybelly 5 ★ 4.6 · Paris

5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 Paris

Holybelly 5 in Paris's 10e set the city's brunch standard in 2013. Sarah Mouchot and Nico Alary run a walk-in line that does not budge for influencer outreach.

Tip: Arrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to skip the line. The pancake stack is the dish; eggs are second.

Caffe Terzi ★ 4.6 · Bologna

Via Oberdan 10/D, 40126 Bologna BO

Caffe Terzi in Bologna's Centro Storico is the Manuel Terzi specialty espresso bar with a simple morning carte of cornetti and brioche, the long bar standing counter and the morning crowd.

Tip: Counter-stand only; arrive before 10:00 to skip the queue. Cash and card both fine.

Marchesi 1824 ★ 4.6 · Milan

centro-storico · Via Santa Maria alla Porta 11/a, 20123 Milano

Marchesi 1824 in Centro Storico is the Sunday-morning brunch option for purists who want the Milanese pasticceria experience at its most historical.

Pasticceria Poppella ★ 4.6 · Naples

sanita · Via Arena della Sanita 24, 80137 Napoli

Poppella in Naples' Sanita has run the family pastry counter since 1920, with the fiocco di neve (snow-flake cream brioche at 1 euro 50) the morning pastry that turned a quiet neighbourhood shop into a city-wide cult.

Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 22:00. Weekend queue can be 30 minutes; the Vomero branch at Via Belvedere 84 is calmer.

Pasticceria Attanasio ★ 4.6 · Naples

centro-storico · Vico Ferrovia 1/4, 80142 Napoli

Attanasio near Naples Central Station fries sfogliatelle since 1930 at 2 euros, the city's cheapest and best standing breakfast and the closest good pasticceria to the train platforms.

Tip: Closed Monday. Cash only at the counter. The queue moves fast; sfogliatella riccia sells hot from 06:30.

Lardo ★ 4.6 · Mexico City

condesa · Agustin Melgar 6, Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico

Lardo in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Condesa all-day room with a strong wood-fired-flatbread brunch and Mediterranean morning plates that run from 08:00 weekends.

Stragan Kawiarnia ★ 4.6 · Poznań

ul. Ratajczaka 31, 61-816 Poznań

Stragan Kawiarnia on Ratajczaka 31 in Poznań is the city's foundational speciality coffee room, with house-baked bagels, single-origin filter and a long-stay seating plan around the brew bar.

Tip: The bagels are baked daily; mid-morning is the freshest window before the lunch run draws down the counter.

Ardfern ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

leith · 10-12 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5JD

Ardfern on Bonnington Road in Edinburgh, opened May 2024 by Roberta Hall-McCarron beside The Little Chartroom, an all-day cafe and natural-wine bottle shop.

Tip: The bottle shop sells the same wines you drink at the table. Walk in on Sunday for roast beef and a glass of orange wine.

The Wolseley ★ 4.6 · London

mayfair · 160 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EB

Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand European brasserie on Piccadilly in London, opened 2003, runs the city's most-traditional power-breakfast crowd from 07:00 to 12:00 weekdays.

Tip: Weekday breakfast at 07:30 is the easy slot. The weekend full English at £24 is the marquee brunch order.

Dishoom Shoreditch (brunch) ★ 4.6 · London

shoreditch · 7 Boundary Street, London E2 7JE

Dishoom's Boundary Street Shoreditch dining room in London, opened 2012, serves the brand-defining bacon naan roll, sausage naan and Bombay omelette at the morning breakfast menu.

Tip: Walk-in until 11:45 Mon-Fri. Weekend breakfast queues run 30 minutes; weekday at 09:00 walks in. Chai is unlimited refill.

Southern National ★ 4.6 · Atlanta

summerhill · 72 Georgia Ave SE Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30312

Southern National in Atlanta's Summerhill runs Sunday brunch only: Duane Nutter's beignets, fried chicken biscuit and short rib hash with champagne flights.

Tip: Chef Duane Nutter cooks Sundays only for brunch, so the room turns over the after-church crowd by 13:30. Reserve the 12:30 slot.

Sofra Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.6 · Boston

cambridge · 1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Ana Sortun's Sofra on Belmont Street has run an Eastern Mediterranean breakfast in Huron Village Cambridge since 2008. Ginger morning bun, za'atar manaeesh, Turkish coffee; counter only.

Tip: Park on a side street; the small car park fills by 09:00. The eggs on flatbread is the under-ordered savoury order.

Babas on Cannon ★ 4.6 · Charleston

upper-king · 11 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29403

Babas on Cannon in Charleston is a small Cannon Street cafe modelled on Spanish pintxo bars and French neighborhood spots. Espresso, pastries, jambon beurre, quiche, sandwiches.

Tip: Counter ordering, sidewalk seats. The cream puff and pickled shrimp are the longtime stand-bys; the wine list runs natural.

Rioja ★ 4.6 · Denver

1431 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202

Rioja in Denver is Jennifer Jasinski's Larimer Square Mediterranean dining room with a weekend brunch service, lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.

Hugo's ★ 4.6 · Houston

1600 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

Hugo's Sunday brunch in Houston is Hugo Ortega's Mexican buffet on Westheimer Road, with chilaquiles, three moles, sopes, churros and the regional Mexican menu compressed into one buffet.

Tip: 12pm seating sells out two weeks ahead; 10am seating is easier. Tableside hot chocolate is the closing course.

Botanica ★ 4.6 · Los Angeles

1620 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Botanica in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is Heidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's vegetable-forward brunch room. Tomato toast and a turmeric latte to go.

Tip: Heidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's room books out two weekends in advance; sit on the patio for the strongest light.

Saba ★ 4.6 · New Orleans

5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Saba in New Orleans is Alon Shaya's Magazine Street modern Israeli room at Nashville, with shakshuka, matzo-ball brioche French toast and a long pita bread service on weekend brunch.

Tip: Sunday brunch is the most popular service; book a fortnight ahead. Mezze plates come quickest.

K'Far ★ 4.6 · Philadelphia

110 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe near Rittenhouse, with shakshuka, bourekas and pistachio babka through 15:00 daily, no reservations.

Suraya ★ 4.6 · Philadelphia

1528 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125

Suraya in Philadelphia is the Fishtown Lebanese garden room on Frankford with a weekend brunch of manakish, labneh, eggs in tomato and a back-garden patio that opens in spring.

Sweedeedee ★ 4.6 · Portland

mississippi-williams · 5202 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Eloise Augustyn's all-day brunch cafe in the Humboldt neighbourhood of Portland, with poached eggs, seasonal salads and honey pie by the slice since 2012.

Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.

Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6 · Portland

alberta-arts · 2738 SE 82nd Ave, Apt 102, Portland, OR 97266

Christina Luu and William Vuong's Vietnamese soup counter on SE 82nd in Portland for morning soup, with two daily soups, banh mi and a strict sellout policy.

Tip: Open from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.

Cesarina Weekend Brunch ★ 4.6 · San Diego

point-loma · 4161 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107

Cesarina's weekend brunch on Voltaire Street in Point Loma, San Diego, the Bib Gourmand Italian room with hot donuts and handmade pasta on the bougainvillea patio.

Tilikum Place Cafe ★ 4.6 · Seattle

407 Cedar St, Seattle, WA 98121

Tilikum Place Cafe in Seattle's Belltown is the historic brick brunch room with 12 tables and Ba Culbert's Dutch baby: a 15-minute cast-iron oven pancake, the city's defining brunch order.

Tail Up Goat (Sunday brunch) ★ 4.6 · Washington DC

1827 Adams Mill Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009

Tail Up Goat brunch in Washington DC is the Adams Morgan Mediterranean Michelin-star room's Sunday brunch, with house-baked breads, shakshuka and a lamb-shoulder hash for the table.

Tip: Reservations open 4 weeks out via Tock; the lamb-shoulder hash is family-style and feeds three.

Joseph Brot Landstrasse ★ 4.5 · Vienna

landstrasse · Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 4, 1030 Wien

Joseph Brot's Landstrasse cafe in Vienna runs all-day breakfast and a serious sourdough-led brunch carte, the bakery's Waldviertel heritage grains the foundation of every plate.

Tip: Open weekday mornings only; the cinnamon Pulled Bread sells out by mid-morning, get there before 10:00.

Meierei im Stadtpark ★ 4.5 · Vienna

landstrasse · Am Heumarkt 2A, 1030 Wien

Meierei im Stadtpark on Am Heumarkt next to Steirereck in Vienna's Stadtpark runs the Reitbauer team's all-day cafe and brunch, the room famed for its 150-cheese cart and the Stadtpark-facing terrace as the summer breakfast seat.

Tip: Closed Sundays; Saturday morning is the room's busiest slot for the brunch carte and cheese trolley.

Cafe Savoy ★ 4.5 · Prague

mala-strana · Vitezna 124/5, 150 00 Praha 5

Cafe Savoy serves Prague's grandest brunch in a neo-Renaissance Mala Strana room, with daily Mysak pastries, eggs in every form, and a working all-day Ambiente kitchen.

Tip: Reserve the window booth; the breakfast goes all day, weekend queues are real.

Muj Salek Kavy ★ 4.5 · Prague

karlin · Krizikova 386/105, 186 00 Praha 8

Muj Salek Kavy in Karlin is the Doubleshot-run brunch spot Prague locals book ahead. Egg dishes, the daily pastry, single-origin filter coffee, a calm laptop-friendly back room.

Tip: Reservations save the day; the breakfast plate is the kitchen's tightest piece.

Eska Karlin ★ 4.5 · Prague

karlin · Pernerova 49, 186 00 Praha 8

Eska Karlin runs an all-day brunch in the bakery-restaurant: bread 33 sourdough toast, eggs, fermented vegetables and the kitchen's morning pastry plate. Industrial Karlin room.

Tip: Book Saturday brunch in advance; bread 33 sells out by noon weekly.

Mad & Kaffe ★ 4.5 · Copenhagen

Sønder Boulevard 68, 1720 København V

Mad & Kaffe on Sønder Boulevard in Vesterbro codified the modern Copenhagen brunch board, with customisable plates and queues that snake into the boulevard on weekends.

Tip: No reservations for outdoor; the queue starts at 09:00 weekends. Multiple branches across town; this is the original.

Atelier September ★ 4.5 · Copenhagen

Gothersgade 30, 1123 København K

Atelier September inside a former gallery on Gothersgade in Indre By is Copenhagen's reference design-cafe brunch: vegetarian-leaning plates, filter coffee and shared marble tables.

Tip: Walk-in only; arrive by 09:30 on weekends for a table or expect to stand at the counter.

Beyla (vegan brunch) ★ 4.5 · Copenhagen

Købkes Plads 34, 1760 København V

Beyla in Carlsberg Byen on Købkes Plads runs Copenhagen's most ambitious vegan and gluten-free weekend brunch, with seasonal plates from Ark Collection founder Jason Renwick.

Tip: Weekends only. Reservations open two weeks ahead; brunch sells out for Sunday by Friday.

Silo Coffee ★ 4.5 · Berlin

friedrichshain · Gabriel-Max-Strasse 4, 10245 Berlin

Silo Coffee in Friedrichshain serves Berlin's best-known seasonal brunch from a small room with a serious house espresso and a menu that leans heavily on produce sourced from local farmers.

House of Small Wonder ★ 4.5 · Berlin

hackescher-markt · Johannisstrasse 20, 10117 Berlin

House of Small Wonder on Johannisstrasse serves a Japanese-American brunch in a leafy courtyard room with a spiral staircase. The miso hollandaise and the okinawan rice bowl have anchored the menu since 2013.

Café Frischhut (Schmalznudel) ★ 4.5 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Prälat-Zistl-Strasse 8, 80331 München

Café Frischhut off Munich's Viktualienmarkt has fried the Bavarian Schmalznudel doughnut since 1973; this is the morning sweet-counter for breakfast under EUR 10.

Tip: Closed Sundays; queue is shortest at 09:00 weekday mornings; cash usually preferred.

Costes Downtown ★ 4.5 · Budapest

lipotvaros · Vigyázó Ferenc utca 5, 1051 Budapest

Costes Downtown opens its Sunday lunch service from 12:00 to 15:00 inside the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, the set-priced midday option from the modern European kitchen.

Tip: The midday set price is the value seat; book several days ahead for weekend service.

Two Pups Coffee ★ 4.5 · Dublin

the-liberties · 74 Francis Street, Dublin 8, D08 KA43

Two Pups Coffee on Francis Street in Dublin 8, the Liberties brunch room with cult flat whites, the southside's most reliable Saturday eggs Florentine.

Tip: Walk-in only; arrive 09:30 Saturday before the queue. Two long communal tables share with strangers; window stools turn fast.

Brother Hubbard North ★ 4.5 · Dublin

north-inner-city · 153 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V9V0

Brother Hubbard North on Capel Street in Dublin 1, the Garrett FitzGerald and James Boland Middle Eastern brunch room, the Capel Street weekend anchor.

Tip: Walk-in only Saturday and Sunday from 09:30; the queue starts before doors. Wednesday breakfast is the calm window.