1657 editor-picked brunch spots across 198 cities.
Brunch is a typology, not a cuisine. It is the late-morning weekend meal that occupies the space between breakfast and lunch (typically served from 10am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday), built around dishes that work either savory or sweet, served at a slower pace than weekday breakfast, and usually accompanied by coffee, mimosas, or bloody marys. The word is an 1890s British coinage (Punch magazine, 1896) but the format became a global cultural fixture through the New York and London restaurant scenes of the 1980s and 1990s and was then accelerated worldwide by the Australian and New Zealand cafe diaspora in the 2000s and 2010s.
The modern brunch canon is well-defined. Eggs in every preparation: poached on toast (eggs benedict, eggs florentine, eggs royale), scrambled with various accompaniments, baked in shakshuka (the North African and Levantine tomato-pepper-egg dish that became a brunch global standard), fried over hash. Pancakes (American buttermilk stacks, Japanese souffle, Dutch baby, French crepes). Waffles, both American and Belgian. Avocado toast (an Australian cafe invention, exported worldwide via Sydney's Bills in 1993). Granola, yogurt, and acai bowls. Bacon, sausage, and breakfast meats. Smoked salmon and bagel. A serious modern brunch menu will hold most of these alongside a few savory bigger plates (a burger or fried chicken sandwich, often appearing toward the noon hour).
The Aussie and Kiwi cafe-brunch format is now the global default. Born in Sydney and Melbourne in the late 1990s, exported to London (Granger and Co, Caravan, the Daylesford rooms), New York (Two Hands, Ruby's, Bluestone Lane), Tokyo (Bills opened in 2008), and onward, the format combines a serious espresso program with a vegetable-forward egg-led brunch menu, sourdough toast, smashed avocado, ricotta hotcakes, and grain bowls. The New York brunch (eggs benedict, mimosas, weekend lines around the block) and the French brunch (croissants, jambon-beurre, omelets, cafe au lait) are the other dominant regional dialects.
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Heinz Reitbauer's Steirereck took its third Michelin star in 2025, cooking Styrian terroir from the family farm in Pogusch inside a mirrored glass pavilion.
OrderThe full evening tasting; the wax-roast char from Reitbauer's own water is the canonical course.
Book6 to 8 weeks ahead
TipThe ground-floor Meierei in Stadtpark serves the same kitchen's breakfast and a 180-cheese trolley without the wait list.
Katharine Kagel's Cafe Pasqual's takes no breakfast reservations; a communal table opens at 08:00 and the huevos motulenos has been on the menu since 1979.
OrderHuevos motulenos with black beans, plantain and salsa borracha
La Teresita's counter runs until midnight on Friday and Saturday, serving Cuban breakfast, palomilla steak and cafecito to the West Tampa late crowd.
TryPalomilla steak with rice
Blue's Egg on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is a breakfast room from chef Joe Muench, with stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes drawing weekend.
OrderStuffed hash browns with chorizo and lemon ricotta hotcakes
Japanese-Scandinavian brunch and roastery on Steam Mill Lane, Haymarket, Sydney. Soufflé pancakes, udon with bacon dashi, single-origin pour-overs.
OrderJapanese souffle pancake with pistachio cream and elderflower rhubarb.
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque runs daily 05:00 to midnight since 1971, with green chile breakfast burritos and sweet rolls.
TryGreen chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
Mud Hen Water in Kaimuki Honolulu serves a Sunday brunch built around Ed Kenney's aina-based cooking, with shakshuka, kalua pork hash and rotating.
OrderThe shakshuka and the chef's selection of small plates.
TipSunday only. Book a week ahead on OpenTable; the brunch list changes weekly with farms.
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern brunch institution, with house biscuits, cinnamon rolls and a 09:00 walk-in queue.
OrderThe Minnie Pearl biscuit with sausage gravy
Amber Michel and chef Billy Zoellin's Bacon & Butter on Broadway in Sacramento is the city's Michelin Recommended California farm-to-fork brunch counter.
OrderBrioche French toast, the seasonal chicken and waffles
TipWednesday to Sunday 08:00-14:00. Expect a queue Saturday and Sunday after 10:00.
Bakehouse Wan Chai serves a pastry led brunch from 08:00 daily with sourdough egg tarts, croissants and small breakfast plates, a Hong Kong queue line you.
OrderSourdough egg tart with a flat white.
TipArrive at 08:00 sharp or after 14:30; the dine in counter has limited seating.
Café Crème on Calle 41 Mérida runs a French weekend brunch with quiches, tartines and pâté de campagne, the European morning room near Paseo de Montejo.
OrderQuiche lorraine + tartine
Slyman's Restaurant on St Clair Avenue is the Slyman family corned beef counter since 1964 with a busy weekday breakfast and lunch trade for downtown workers.
Why locals goA 1964 sit-down deli on a non-touristy stretch of St Clair Avenue, hidden in plain sight by suburban diners not in the know
TipOrder the corned beef on rye and ask for extra mustard; cash and card both work but the line moves faster at the counter
Heinz Reitbauer's Steirereck took its third Michelin star in 2025, cooking Styrian terroir from the family farm in Pogusch inside a mirrored glass pavilion.
OrderThe full evening tasting; the wax-roast char from Reitbauer's own water is the canonical course.
Book6 to 8 weeks ahead
TipThe ground-floor Meierei in Stadtpark serves the same kitchen's breakfast and a 180-cheese trolley without the wait list.
Katharine Kagel's Cafe Pasqual's takes no breakfast reservations; a communal table opens at 08:00 and the huevos motulenos has been on the menu since 1979.
OrderHuevos motulenos with black beans, plantain and salsa borracha
La Teresita's counter runs until midnight on Friday and Saturday, serving Cuban breakfast, palomilla steak and cafecito to the West Tampa late crowd.
TryPalomilla steak with rice
Oxford Exchange on Kennedy Boulevard runs Tampa's most-booked brunch in a sunlit conservatory with Buddy Brew Coffee, TeBella Tea and the Toast top-20 brunch.
OrderButtermilk pancakes with the maple butter; flight of TeBella teas.
Blue's Egg on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is a breakfast room from chef Joe Muench, with stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes drawing weekend.
OrderStuffed hash browns with chorizo and lemon ricotta hotcakes
Japanese-Scandinavian brunch and roastery on Steam Mill Lane, Haymarket, Sydney. Soufflé pancakes, udon with bacon dashi, single-origin pour-overs.
OrderJapanese souffle pancake with pistachio cream and elderflower rhubarb.
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque runs daily 05:00 to midnight since 1971, with green chile breakfast burritos and sweet rolls.
TryGreen chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
Mud Hen Water in Kaimuki Honolulu serves a Sunday brunch built around Ed Kenney's aina-based cooking, with shakshuka, kalua pork hash and rotating.
OrderThe shakshuka and the chef's selection of small plates.
TipSunday only. Book a week ahead on OpenTable; the brunch list changes weekly with farms.
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern brunch institution, with house biscuits, cinnamon rolls and a 09:00 walk-in queue.
OrderThe Minnie Pearl biscuit with sausage gravy
Amber Michel and chef Billy Zoellin's Bacon & Butter on Broadway in Sacramento is the city's Michelin Recommended California farm-to-fork brunch counter.
OrderBrioche French toast, the seasonal chicken and waffles
TipWednesday to Sunday 08:00-14:00. Expect a queue Saturday and Sunday after 10:00.
Bakehouse Wan Chai serves a pastry led brunch from 08:00 daily with sourdough egg tarts, croissants and small breakfast plates, a Hong Kong queue line you.
OrderSourdough egg tart with a flat white.
TipArrive at 08:00 sharp or after 14:30; the dine in counter has limited seating.
Café Crème on Calle 41 Mérida runs a French weekend brunch with quiches, tartines and pâté de campagne, the European morning room near Paseo de Montejo.
OrderQuiche lorraine + tartine
Joseph Brot's Landstrasse cafe in Vienna runs all-day breakfast and a serious sourdough-led brunch carte, the bakery's Waldviertel heritage grains.
OrderCinnamon pulled bread with house jam, and a flat white from the bar.
TipOpen weekday mornings only; the cinnamon Pulled Bread sells out by mid-morning, get there before 10:00.
Slyman's Restaurant on St Clair Avenue is the Slyman family corned beef counter since 1964 with a busy weekday breakfast and lunch trade for downtown workers.
Why locals goA 1964 sit-down deli on a non-touristy stretch of St Clair Avenue, hidden in plain sight by suburban diners not in the know
TipOrder the corned beef on rye and ask for extra mustard; cash and card both work but the line moves faster at the counter
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, chef Heather Haviland's farmhouse-style brunch room and Cleveland Scene Silver Spoon brunch winner.
OrderShrimp and grits with brown gravy, plus a buttermilk biscuit
Balthasar on Aachener Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves a generous weekend brunch with egg dishes, smoked salmon and fruit plates.
Kai Restaurant on Sea Road Galway serves brunch Thursday to Sunday; the daily Moycullen farm menu makes it the most ingredient-driven Galway brunch available.
OrderDaily farm vegetable plate with poached egg and Moycullen cultured butter
Cafe Patachou at 49th and Penn in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis since 1989. Martha Hoover's flagship and the city's defining brunch room for decades.
OrderCinnamon toast and a farm-egg omelet
Dear Breakfast's Bica branch in Lisbon: an all-day Bairro Alto room serving eggs every way they can be cooked, plus local-fruit juices to wake you up.
OrderEggs Benedict with smoked salmon, side of bacon.
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the queue breakfast counter near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk, sesame shaobing, youtiao. Bib Gourmand.
TrySoy milk with youtiao
TipClosed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends Cash is faster than card.
The most authentic Thessaloniki brunch: cream bougatsa with cinnamon at the marble counter from 06:30. At Panagias Faneromenis 33. Booking recommended.
Fuglen Tokyo in Tomigaya pours Norwegian filter coffee from 07:00, with croissants and brown-cheese toasts in a brunch room behind a vintage Oslo cafe front.
OrderLight-roast filter coffee with Norwegian brown cheese on toast
TipWeekday mornings calm; weekends queue from 09:00. The brown-cheese toast is the local order.
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and long-haul regulars queuing.
OrderOmelette with side biscuit and gravy.
TipTuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
Filo on Calle Hernando Colon in Seville is the specialty-coffee-and-brunch room near the Cathedral, with acai bowls, avocado toast and a flat white.
OrderAcai bowl and a flat white from the daily filter list
TipOpen daily 08:30-18:00. Tables fill from 10:00 on weekends; come for second breakfast at 11:30 or after 14:00 for the late-afternoon lull.
Open since 1980 in downtown Winooski, Sneakers serves brunch on two floors with outdoor seating. Eggs Benedict, chicken-and-waffles, Kahlua French toast,
OrderLemon Ricotta Waffles or the Cowboy Hash
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.
OrderCardamom bun, one ham-and-cheese croissant, plus a filter coffee.
TipWednesday to Sunday only; closed Monday and Tuesday. Arrive by 09:30 or expect a 60-deep queue.
Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch.
OrderTurtle soup with sherry, then eggs Sardou.
TipThe 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.
Eva's Bakery on South Main runs morning French pastries plus a quiche and breakfast-sandwich brunch menu, with espresso and kouign-amann the morning anchors.
OrderKouign-amann with a quiche and an espresso drink.
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.
OrderThe roast chicken with bread salad: order it the moment you sit, it takes an hour from order.
TipSit at the oyster bar for the first round; the roast chicken needs to be ordered immediately on arrival.
5 Points Market on South Stone in Tucson runs the scratch-baking-led farm-to-table brunch counter that has drawn national food press to the Five Points.
OrderBrunch hash and the farm-egg sandwich
Utrecht's most popular weekend brunch near the city centre. Expansive Dutch and European spread: smoked salmon, Dutch cheeses, eggs and freshly baked bread.
OrderDutch cheese board with sourdough, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs
Dignita Hoftuin sits in the walled garden behind the H'ART Museum, the Amsterdam brunch room running organic, garden-led plates, the bowls leaning.
OrderWhichever benedict variation is on the seasonal board.
Blue Moon Cafe in Fells Point is a tiny diner famous for its Cap'n Crunch French toast, a 24-hour-on-weekends institution with a near-constant line out front.
OrderThe Cap'n Crunch French toast, crusted in cereal and griddled golden.
TipIt runs all night Friday and Saturday; weekday mornings are the only way to skip the line.
The Essential on Morris Avenue downtown Birmingham runs weekend brunch with the house-sourdough egg sandwich and Kristen Hall's seasonal vegetable plates.
OrderBrunch egg sandwich on house sourdough
Salvaje's bakery doubles as a sit-down brunch spot in Palermo. Naturally fermented sourdough toasts, eggs, integral pastries; Saturday morning queue.
OrderSourdough toast with whipped ricotta and seasonal fruit
Babas on Cannon in Charleston is a small Cannon Street cafe modelled on Spanish pintxo bars and French neighborhood spots. Located in Upper King.
OrderJambon beurre, fancy grilled cheese, quiche of the day, cream puff
TipCounter ordering, sidewalk seats. The cream puff and pickled shrimp are the longtime stand-bys; the wine list runs natural.
Supperland's weekend brunch in Plaza Midwood runs wood-fired Southern plates at the converted 1950s church, with cocktails by Michelin Exceptional Cocktails.
OrderWhatever is coming off the open hearth at brunch and a cocktail from Colleen Hughes's list.
TipBook a few weeks ahead for Sunday. The Saturday morning slot is the easier window.
Folk Detroit on Trumbull in Corktown serves farm-to-table brunch in Detroit since 2018. Order the sweet potato hash and a pour-over. Open daily 9:00-15:00.
OrderSweet potato hash and a pour-over
TipOrder at the counter; pick a window seat for the morning light. Patio in summer.
Heirloom Bakery and Hearth on 63rd in Kansas City's Brookside is Scott and Kate Meinke's destination breakfast. Open tue to sun 7:00-14:00 or 15:00.
OrderCheddar-herb biscuit sandwich with bacon and the Pop-Tart for the table.
TipArrive before 09:00 to skip the wait; the breakfast burrito and Pop-Tart combo is the move.
Karma in Kraków runs a third-wave cafe brunch from 09:00-14:00 daily on Krupnicza: V60 filter, sourdough toast, eggs, vegan plate, a back garden in summer.
OrderVegan brunch plate with sourdough toast, eggs and avocado.
TipThe vegan plate at 45 zl is the order. Brunch served until 14:00; afternoon service is coffee-only.
Islas Canarias in West Miami past Tamiami is a family Cuban diner that has hosted ham croquetas since 1977, defended as the city's reference by Miamians.
Why locals goOut in West Miami past Tamiami, this family Cuban diner has hosted ham croquetas since 1977 that ninety-five percent of Miamians defend as the city's reference.
TipOrder the croquetas by the dozen. The full breakfast plate with palomilla and platanos goes for around fifteen dollars.
Ariete in Coconut Grove is Michael Beltran's Michelin-starred Cuban-American room on Main Highway, with a Saturday and Sunday brunch that runs the kitchen.
OrderBeltran's biscuits with whipped lardo and the omelette of the day
TipBook three weeks out. The bar takes walk-ups at 11am sharp; the dining room is full by 12:15.
Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo is the city's reference granita-and-brioche summer brunch counter, three generations of family operation.
OrderGranita di mandorla con brioche col tuppo, the Palermitan summer breakfast.
TipArrive 07:30-09:00 for the freshest granita. Cash works fastest.
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe near Rittenhouse, with shakshuka, bourekas and pistachio babka through 15:00 daily.
OrderShakshuka with bourekas on the side, plus a pistachio babka to take home
Hinterland in Brussels' Saint-Gilles runs organic all-day breakfast and brunch from Chaussee de Charleroi. At Chaussée de Charleroi 179. Booking recommended.
OrderBig breakfast with eggs, sausage and house-roasted coffee
Ditta Artigianale in Florence's Via dei Neri runs a weekend brunch programme alongside the roastery and cafe, with eggs benedict, avocado toast.
OrderAvocado toast, eggs benedict, a V60 filter coffee from the rotating origins.
TipWalk-in or book on the website. Specialty filter coffee from rotating origins; book seats by 11:30 on Sunday.
St. Ali in South Melbourne is Melbourne's original brunch destination: the warehouse and espresso-led egg menu set a standard hundreds of cafes have followed.
OrderEggs Florentine with St. Ali espresso
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.
OrderFiocco di neve brioche with cream filling.
TipOpen daily 07:00-22:00. Weekend queue can be 30 minutes; the Vomero branch at Via Belvedere 84 is calmer.
Zenith on Praca de Carlos Alberto in Porto is the city's busiest brunch room, with eggs benedict on house sourdough, oat-milk lattes and a 30-minute Sunday.
OrderEggs benedict on sourdough, oat-milk flat white
Tartine Hannam operates as a full-service cafe from 07:00, making it one of Seoul's earliest and best options for a serious morning meal on house sourdough.
OrderEgg sandwich on country loaf with arugula and house aioli
The Underdog on Iraklidon in Thissio Athens runs a weekend brunch carte from the third-wave coffee bar, the in-house roastery's morning destination for cold.
OrderCold brew with the weekend brunch plate.
TipThe brunch at weekends pulls a queue from 10:30; weekday coffee runs all day.
Sarnies Bangkok on Charoen Krung 44 is the Singapore-founded Australian cafe-bakery in a heritage shophouse, with sourdough, viennoiserie and all-day brunch.
OrderSmashed avocado on sourdough with poached egg and chilli sauce
TipWeekend brunch books out from 09:00; weekday afternoons are calm. The sourdough counter sells loaves until they run out.
Smokvica Molerova in Vracar runs Belgrade's classic Mediterranean brunch around a fig-tree courtyard. Avocado toast, hummus plates, daily benedict.
OrderAvocado toast and a flat white
Arvo Specialty Coffee on Barraincua near the Guggenheim Bilbao opened 2021, with Basque-roasted beans, brunch, acai bowls and homemade food.
OrderAcai bowl with seasonal fruit, sourdough toast with avocado, V60 filter
Remedy House on Rhode Island Street near Elmwood Village is the Five Points cafe brunch counter, with espresso, toast plates and a steady morning crowd.
OrderToast plate with cappuccino on the side
Brasserie Lionne on the Esplanadi, from the Bistro Bardot team, serves a French breakfast of silky eggs benedict and croissants from its own bakery.
OrderEggs benedict and a flaky croissant from the in-house bakery
TipThe in-house bakery croissants are among the best in the centre. Reserve for weekend breakfast; the Esplanadi tables fill fast.
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.
OrderThe buffet itself: chilaquiles, mole, sopes, churros
Tip12pm seating sells out two weeks ahead; 10am seating is easier. Tableside hot chocolate is the closing course.
Osaka's most photographed riverside cafe, a Kitahama building with a terrace over the water, known for fluffy pancakes with bacon and fried egg.
OrderSouffle pancakes, Flat white, Egg Benedict
Plovdiv's only mekitsa-to-order counter on the pedestrian Knyaz Alexander spine. Classic with sirene, jam, honey, plus pesto or halva combinations daily.
OrderMekitsa with sirene and honey, Bulgarian coffee
Ministry of Cejf on Hiseta is Sarajevo's third-wave coffee brunch sit, with single-origin pour-overs, flat whites and a small pastry counter through the day.
OrderPour-over Ethiopian with a fresh croissant.
TipThe back working tables are the quietest in the morning sit for Sarajevo brunch.
La Collation on Rue Fondaudege is Bordeaux's pancake bar, with sweet and savoury stacks built from organic ingredients across two locations (a second shop.
OrderPancake stack with sourdough-bacon and maple
TipWalk-in only; arrive before 11:00 on Saturday for a counter seat, otherwise expect a 30-minute wait.
Babbo Collective at Øvrefoss took over the former Liebling cafe in 2023, with sourdough plates and pastries through the morning and Italian trattoria dinner.
OrderOmelette on sourdough
Cafe Bretelles on Rue de Zurich runs a busy weekend brunch of eggs, house cakes and specialty coffee in its New-York-styled room in the Krutenau quarter.
OrderGourmand weekend brunch with eggs and house cake
Fotografiska runs a plant-led Nordic Sunday brunch atop the photography museum, with rooftop honey, herb-garden vegetables and views across Telliskivi.
OrderWhatever the rooftop honey course is; the kitchen leans plant-led with Estonian small producers
Farmacia Del Cambio next door to Del Cambio in Turin is the group's patisserie-and-brunch room. Savoury tarts, eggs, sourdough toasts, brunch coffee.
OrderHouse quiche with seasonal greens and a bicerin
Federal Cafe in Valencia is a Nordic-style all-day cafe with weekend brunch, specialty coffee and a tight Mediterranean lunch menu, popular.
OrderSmashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs and a flat white.
TipReserve for weekend brunch through the website. The kitchen runs from 08:00 to midnight.
Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw is the city's flagship Saturday-brunch room, a French boulangerie with a glass-roof terrace under fairylights.
OrderEggs Benedict on croissant, sourdough toast with French jam
Charlotte on Antoniego is the busiest brunch room in Wrocław, French-style bakery-bistro hybrid: laminated pastries, shakshuka, almond croissants.
OrderAlmond croissant and shakshuka with rye toast
TipWeekend brunch from 11:00 turns into a 30-minute wait. Weekday breakfast from 08:00 is the calmest.
The Dolder Grand's Sunday brunch is the city's best hotel spread: seafood, charcuterie, pastry, hot kitchen, and the view back across the city.
OrderSeafood, pastries and the Sunday roast carving station
Garcia's Mexican Food on the West Side is a small, cash-friendly counter where the cheap carne guisada taco is the order; go early before the breakfast crowd.
TryBreakfast tacos and carne guisada
TipThe carne guisada taco is cheap and excellent. Small and cash-friendly; come early before the breakfast crowd.
El Chile Toreado is a trailer parked on early street that has fed santa fe locals breakfast for two decades; the plaza tourist current rarely reaches it.
Why locals goA trailer parked on Early Street that has fed Santa Fe locals breakfast for two decades; the Plaza tourist current rarely reaches it.
TipArrive before 09:00 on weekends; the carne asada burrito with green chile is the order.
Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original is the brunch room locals queue for. Sourdough loaded with avocado, feta and poached eggs; fruit porridge bowls.
OrderThe Ezra benedict with smoked salmon; cinnamon French toast with bacon.
TipNo bookings; put your name on the list and walk the Northern Quarter blocks until they text.
Manchester's flagship Ancoats bakery and brunch room by the marina. Sausage-egg-hash buns, sourdough toast, brunch eggs, take-home cinnamon morning buns.
OrderSausage, egg and hash brown breakfast bun and a cinnamon morning bun
Three Coins Diner on North Nebraska in Seminole Heights has run 24 hours daily since 1984, with breakfast-all-day buttermilk pancakes and late-night Reubens.
TryButtermilk pancakes and Reuben
Rocket Baby Bakery Brunch runs 07:00 to 14:00 daily in Wauwatosa: the bakery's breakfast sandwich, scratch soups and sandwiches on house-baked bread.
OrderAlmond croissant and quiche of the day
DanDan in the Third Ward, by chefs Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, runs a Sunday dim sum brunch with pork dumplings, dan dan noodles and modern Chinese-American.
OrderPork dumplings and dan dan noodles brunch
Pamela's Diner on 21st Street in the Strip District serves cheap crepe-style hotcakes in Pittsburgh. A budget breakfast institution famous for its thin.
TryCrepe-style hotcakes
Bill Granger's original Bills on Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney since 1993. The ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter went global from this counter.
OrderRicotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter.
TipWalk-ins only; arrive before 9am to skip the weekend wait Walk-ins usually OK.
Specialty coffee anchor on Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Coffee flights, simple breakfast bowls, the city's longest-running specialty espresso bar.
OrderFilter flight with a sourdough toastie.
Empório Jardim serves breakfast all day in a bakery, bistro and deli on Rua Visconde da Graça in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, with no reservations taken.
OrderEggs benedict, croques, shakshukas or gougères from the all-day breakfast menu
TipThe kitchen takes its last order at 18:30, and the house asks laptop users without an order to give up their table when there is a queue.
Campo at Los Poblanos on Rio Grande Boulevard in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque runs reservation brunch Thursday to Sunday, with farm eggs and lavender honey.
OrderFarm eggs with lavender honey and Rio Grande Valley vegetables
Podmore in Downtown Honolulu pours brunch and cocktails inside the 1902 lava-rock Podmore Building, with Anthony Rush's kitchen serving the city's most.
OrderThe brunch board with house-cured salmon and biscuit.
TipSaturday 10:00-15:00 (full menu), Sunday 09:00-14:00 (brunch only). The library room books out first.
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.
OrderOysters and Sancerre at the Maison Merle counter, then a slice of praline tart
TipGo before 11:00; stalls begin closing at noon on Sundays Weekends fill by noon.
The Rusty Spoon on West Church Street downtown runs a weekend brunch from chef Kathleen Blake, with fried chicken, shrimp and grits and seasonal plates.
OrderButtermilk fried chicken plus a brunch cocktail
Ravello at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando runs an Italian Sunday Brunch, with a pasta-making station, Champagne bar and antipasti spread from the buffet.
OrderPasta-making station plus a Champagne pour
Duddell's Sunday dim sum brunch in Central is a Michelin starred Cantonese tasting set with crispy skin chicken, hand carved roasts and trolley dim sum.
OrderCrispy skin chicken and trolley dim sum.
TipThe cocktail brunch upgrade includes a Champagne pour; book the second sitting at 13:30 to avoid the lunch run.
The Aubrey on the 25th floor of Mandarin Oriental runs a Japanese izakaya weekend brunch with harbour views, free flow Champagne and a rotating robata grill.
OrderWagyu sando and yuzu sake tasting.
TipBook the harbour facing window two top; Sunday brunch is the better seating window.
Doña Mary Cochinita Pibil in Merida: Inside Lucas de Gálvez near the meat section, no signage, sells out by noon, locals only know which stall.
Why locals goInside Lucas de Gálvez near the meat section, no signage, sells out by noon, locals only know which stall.
TipGet there by 09:00; ask for la torta de cochinita and skip the rest of the morning's breakfast.
Manjar Blanco on Calle 47 Mérida runs Yucatecan lunch classics including queso relleno and cochinita tortas, the Netflix Taco Chronicles lunch service.
OrderQueso relleno + cochinita torta
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.
OrderBreakfast plate with cheese from the 150-strong cheese cart, plus a Melange on the terrace.
TipClosed Sundays; Saturday morning is the room's busiest slot for the brunch carte and cheese trolley.
Not a full brunch menu but the most important morning stop in Aarhus. Order the cardamom bun and single-origin filter coffee. Open sat-sun 08:00-15:00.
OrderCardamom bun and single-origin filter coffee
Veracruz All Natural in Austin is the Webberville Road breakfast-taco truck from the Vazquez sisters, the Food Network Top 5 tacos pick and the cheapest.
TryMigas breakfast taco
TipMigas on a homemade corn tortilla is the order; arrive before 9:30am to dodge the office-worker rush.
EDWINS in the former Nighttown building on Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, Brandon Chrostowski's culinary training restaurant for formerly incarcerated.
OrderEggs Benedict and a coupe of sparkling rosé
Kaffeesaurus at Friesenplatz in Cologne serves the T-Rex breakfast burrito alongside house-roasted specialty coffee; one of the most popular brunch spots.
Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue is the German Village reference morning room, with the wood-warmed cinnamon roll and a buttermilk biscuit sandwich.
OrderThe cinnamon roll with espresso and a side egg sandwich.
Dela on Dominick Street Galway serves weekend brunch from 10am; the sourdough toast with local eggs and seasonal farm vegetables is the standout dish.
OrderDark rye with cultured butter and seasonal compote, followed by grain porridge with Connacht honey
Ard Bia at Nimmos on Spanish Arch Galway serves brunch in a medieval stone room; the organic egg dishes and seasonal salads make it the most scenic brunch.
OrderWild Atlantic smoked salmon on house soda bread with creme fraiche on the river terrace
La Finca Coffee in Granada is the in-house micro-roaster pouring single-origin filter on Calle Colegio Catalino, with brunch tostadas and pastries.
OrderTostada with seasonal jam.
TipThe room is tiny; arrive before 11:00 to claim a stool, takeaway is the norm at peak.
Arlene's on Virginia Avenue in Fletcher Place is Jonathan Brooks's 2026 reset of Milktooth. A Southern meat-and-three concept named for the chef's mother.
OrderA meat entree with three sides
Cafe Janis in Lisbon near Time Out Market: a flower-covered Cais do Sodre terrace pouring strong cappuccino, with the famed goat-cheese shakshuka.
OrderGoat-cheese shakshuka with sourdough bread.
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.
OrderKouign-amann with espresso, then the croque madame.
TipPastry queue is for the counter; sit-down brunch is a separate reservation system that opens 30 days out.
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Bavel in the Arts District, Los Angeles plates Eastern Mediterranean weekend brunch from the Bestia family.
OrderLamb belly hummus with hot pita.
TipThe brunch menu overlaps with dinner but adds a few egg dishes; book the patio for the strongest light.
The Diner Bar at The Grey runs a Sunday brunch service in the front bus-terminal-bar room. Walk-up only, a la carte; the formal Dining Room takes Resy.
OrderThe Sunday brunch board, plus a martini
Husk's Saturday and Sunday brunch runs the heritage-grain Lowcountry programme as morning plates: coastal fish over Anson Mills grits, biscuit-gravy bennies.
OrderWood-grilled coastal fish over Anson Mills grits
Simple Kaffa Flagship in Zhongzheng in Taipei opens at 10:00 with light pastry brunch, ranked world's best coffee shop by Big 7 Travel in 2019.
OrderMatcha Swiss roll and a Berg Wu signature espresso.
TipOpen daily 10:00-17:00. Queue from 10:00 on weekends Weekends fill by noon.
Charoupi runs a Sunday brunch in Ladadika that blurs the brunch-to-lunch boundary in the most satisfying way. At Doxis 4. Booking recommended.
Centre The Bakery in Tokyo's Ginza runs the shokupan toast flight that put the city's milk bread on the map. Three loaves, three preparations, side-by-side.
OrderThree-style shokupan toast flight with butter, jam, sweet bean paste
TipCafe side seats a 50-minute toast brunch; takeaway counter sells loaves whole. Queue from 10:30 most days.
Ashleigh Shanti's Good Hot Fish upstairs at Burial Beer South Slope runs as a brunch and lunch fish fry counter. Sunday brunch leans into Black Appalachian.
OrderFried catfish basket with hush puppies, slaw dog on the side.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. Order at the counter upstairs, take your basket to Burial's beer garden below.
Piggy Back in Guadalajara is the Americana brunch room on Progreso 537, a vintage hand-painted house serving giant chilaquiles enmoladitos and tortas.
OrderChilaquiles enmoladitos with guajillo, chocolate and chicharron
Hog and Hominy on Brookhaven Circle in East Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with bacon-fat doughnuts, biscuits with ricotta and wood-fired plates.
OrderBacon-fat doughnuts and biscuit with ricotta.
TipReserve on Resy for the patio. Brunch runs Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; arrive at 11:00 for the easier seat.
Olive et Gourmando doubles as one of Old Montreal's best casual brunches, its Rue Saint-Paul bakery-cafe plating tartines, the Cubano and pastries all day.
OrderThe Cubano sandwich or the ricotta and fig tartine.
TipThe lunch rush is long but quick; come before noon for tables and the full pastry case.
Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street is the West End brunch shop, opened 2014 by Will and Kathleen Pratt, with biscuit sandwiches and house pour-overs.
OrderButtermilk biscuit sandwich with bacon, fried egg and sharp cheddar.
TipOnline ordering 07:45-10:15 for collection skips the line. Closes 13:00 sharp.
Scratch Baking Co in South Portland's Willard Square pulls Portland's deepest weekend bagel queue, with house cream cheese, lox and Sunday morning lines.
OrderScratch sea salt bagel with house cream cheese and lox.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Sunday queues form before 08:00; pre-order online is the fast lane.
MUY Coffee on Calle Albareda in Seville is the small specialty storefront opened in 2022, exclusively serving Ineffable Coffee Roasters with a tiny brunch.
OrderIneffable single-origin filter with a croissant
TipStand-up bar with four stools; takeaway is the default. The single-origin filter rotates Tuesday morning.
The downtown bakery counter where everyone goes Saturday morning. Maple biscuits, hot sandwiches, locally roasted coffee; laptop-free dining room since 2014.
OrderMaple biscuit with sausage gravy plus a Vermonter sandwich for the table
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.
OrderLonganisa breakfast plate with garlic rice and an egg.
TipArrive at 07:15 to land the warm cruffins. The breakfast plate at the counter is a perfect 10:30 pause.
Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej in Frederiksberg runs a stand-up breakfast counter from 07:30, with sourdough toast, viennoiserie and flat whites pulled.
OrderSourdough toast with cultured butter, plus a cardamom bun and a flat white.
TipStand-up counter only; the standing window-bar fills by 09:00 on weekends.
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.
OrderHot chocolate frothed tableside with pan de nata.
Panaderia Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Roma Norte bakery with the larger Puebla branch that supports counter brunch, the morning stop.
OrderRol de guayaba; concha de vainilla; cafe de olla.
Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway runs the city's most-booked weekend brunch. Seasonal market-driven plates; lines around the block by 10:30.
OrderDaily-changing hash and the brunch chalkboard's pancake stack.
Pago on 900 East runs Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10:00 alongside its dinner-only weekday operation, with farm-driven eggs and bottomless mimosa specials.
OrderA seasonal egg dish plus a side from the farm-driven menu.
Foreign Cinema in San Francisco is the Mission's open-air courtyard brunch room from Gayle Pirie and John Clark, with oysters, brunch fried chicken.
OrderBrunch fried chicken on a cornmeal waffle, after a half-dozen oysters.
TipBook the courtyard, not the indoor room; sunny Saturday at 11:30 is the brunch slot to land.
Cup Cafe inside Hotel Congress on East Congress in Tucson runs weekend brunch in the historic 1919 hotel lobby, with Benedicts, lamb burger and a long bar.
OrderEggs Benedict and the lamb burger
KEEK bakery brunch in the canal district. Sourdough, spelt loaves and croissants with specialty coffee from the house roaster; arrive early for pastries.
OrderSourdough with Dutch butter and seasonal jam, avocado toast on spelt
Monks on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West is the Amsterdam coffee-led brunch room, the avocado-on-sourdough and flat-white slate locals book a weekend morning.
OrderAvocado on sourdough with poached egg, flat white.
NiHao in Canton runs a weekend dim sum brunch from chef Peter Chang's kitchen, sending dumplings, buns and soup dumplings to a packed rowhouse.
OrderA spread of dumplings and soup dumplings off the dim sum cart.
TipReserve the dim sum brunch; the small rowhouse fills fast on weekend mornings.
Bandit Patisserie on 1st Avenue North downtown Birmingham runs a French pastry brunch counter with viennoiserie, an espresso bar and breakfast sandwiches.
OrderCroissant, an espresso and a brioche egg sandwich
Almagro Cafe Notable since 1884, voted best in BA. The classic merienda spread (sandwiches, scones, sweet-tooth pastries, tea) under stained glass.
OrderTe ingles complete with sandwiches, scones
Miller's All Day on Lower King Street is Charleston's brunch room from Geechie Boy Mills' Greg Johnsman and chef Nathan Thurston. Located in Downtown.
OrderSorghum waffle, daily grit bowl, bacon-egg-and-cheese on everything brioche
TipWalk-in only, line forms by 09:30 on weekends. A second Maybank Highway location on James Island runs the same menu with shorter waits.
Haberdish on N Davidson runs the NoDa Southern brunch programme Tuesday to Sunday in Charlotte, with biscuits and gravy, fried chicken plates and a strong.
OrderButtermilk biscuits with sausage gravy and the brunch fried chicken plate.
TipWeekend brunch fills early. Walk in at 11 on Saturday for the easiest seat.
Supino Pizzeria on Russell Street in Eastern Market sells walk-up slices in Detroit. A slice, a salad and a soft drink runs about $14 at peak hours.
TrySlice of wood-fired pizza
TipLunch slices on weekdays come out fastest; the bismarck cheats a little for breakfast.
Dime Store on Griswold inside the Chrysler House serves scratch-made brunch in downtown Detroit since 2014. Order the duck confit hash with a bloody mary.
OrderDuck confit hash with a Bloody Mary
TipWeekend brunch books out by noon; weekdays are easier. Bloody Mary list is the editorial draw.
Rye Plaza in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza runs a Midwestern weekend brunch with the Garrelts' fried chicken, biscuits and butterscotch pie as the anchors.
OrderFried chicken plate with biscuits and the butterscotch pie to share.
TipTock reservations open weeks out for weekend brunch; the bar takes walk-ins.
Lilou Brasserie jazz brunch on South Gay Street, the Aaron Thompson and Jessica King French brasserie weekend brunch with live jazz, runs Saturdays.
OrderSteak frites brunch plate with the jazz set
TipReservations open about three weeks out; the live jazz starts at 11:00 in the dining room.
Wild Love Bakehouse on North Central, the North Knoxville bakery and cafe profiled by Afar magazine, runs weekend pastry and coffee brunch service Wednesday.
OrderAlmond croissant with a pour-over
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays; the pastry case sells out by midday on weekends.
Ranny Ptaszek in Kraków's Kazimierz opens at 07:30 daily with sourdough toast, eggs Benedict, V60 filter and a counter the early-morning runners and laptop.
OrderEggs Benedict with sourdough toast.
TipEggs Benedict the breakfast pick; the cinnamon bun runs out by 11:00.
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market opens for brunch from 09:00, with market-sourced fruit, Sicilian pastries and savoury plates in the hidden garden.
OrderThe Sicilian market brunch plate with seasonal fruit, frittata and caponata.
TipBook the courtyard table by phone. Closed Sunday evening and Monday.
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.
OrderLebanese breakfast platter with manakish and labneh; the back garden table in summer
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.
OrderThe week's family-style menu, with the catfish and grits
Karsmakers Coffee House in Brussels' European Quarter, opposite the Parliament, serves specialty coffee, home-made pastries and New York bagels.
OrderPour-over filter coffee with a New York bagel
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons runs a Sunday brunch buffet inside the 15th-century Palazzo della Gherardesca cloister, with a €95 all-you-can-eat.
OrderThe Sunday hotel buffet with garden seating, a Negroni from the bar.
TipSundays only; book a fortnight ahead. The 15th-century cloister courtyard seats 60 in summer.
Arán on Barrack Street won Ireland's Best Brunch at the Georgina Campbell Awards, with fresh-baked sourdough and seasonal brunch plates all day.
Bentwood in Fitzroy applies wine-bar sensibility to brunch: benchmark granola plates, natural wine from midday and the suburb's best outdoor courtyard.
OrderHouse granola with seasonal fruit and labne
Attanasio near Naples Central Station fries sfogliatelle since 1930 at 2 euros, the city's cheapest and best standing breakfast and the closest good.
OrderSfogliatella riccia freshly fried, eaten standing at the counter.
TipClosed Monday. Cash only at the counter. The queue moves fast; sfogliatella riccia sells hot from 06:30.
Mesa 325 in Porto's Bonfim is the local brunch counter for the neighbourhood, with bagels, overnight oats and V60 filter coffees from Luso Coffee Roasters.
OrderBagel with smoked salmon and the V60 of the week
Fritz opens at 08:00 on weekdays with the Dohwa bakery counter running konpeito cream doughnuts, croissants and sourdough alongside the espresso bar.
OrderKonpeito cream doughnut and house espresso
Lady Marmalade on Broadview is the city's reference Mexican-leaning brunch room since 2007, owner-chef Eric Brennan's chilaquiles and huevos rancheros.
OrderThe chilaquiles or the breakfast pocket, plus an order of churros if dessert is calling.
TipWalk-in only; weekends run 60-minute waits from 10:00. Moved from Queen East to Broadview in 2018.
Australian-style brunch room in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, packed from 09:00. Banana bread with whipped ricotta is the menu's calling card.
OrderBanana bread with mascarpone; Turkish eggs with chilli butter.
TipNo reservations; arrive at opening or expect a thirty-minute wait at weekends.
Rotterdam's signature specialty coffee brand at its Hofbogen flagship, where weekend brunch is as celebrated as the coffee. Booking recommended.
OrderThe slow-roasted tomato and ricotta toast with their single-origin Kenyan filter.
Nonna Tata on Magnolia Ave in Fort Worth is a cash-only, BYOW Italian trattoria with hand-rolled pasta drawing devoted regulars each evening.
OrderHandmade pasta; tiramisu, served weekend mornings only.
TipNonna Tata is cash-only and does not accept reservations for small parties; arrive before 17:30 on weekends to join the queue for the best chance of a table.
Ippodo's adjoining cha-shitsu in Kyoto, behind the tea shop. Self-whisk a bowl of matcha at the counter with a seasonal namagashi pair, walk-in any day.
OrderSelf-whisked matcha bowl with seasonal namagashi pair
Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville bakes European-style hearth breads and runs a Sunday brunch from a Crescent Hill kitchen.
OrderCroque madame on house sourdough with a side of pickled vegetables.
TipWalk-in. Bread sells out by 13:00; arrive earlier for breakfast pastries.
J. Graham's Cafe in the Brown Hotel serves Louisville's original Hot Brown for brunch and lunch, the open-faced turkey-and-Mornay sandwich invented.
OrderThe Hot Brown, the original 1926 recipe with house Mornay sauce.
TipWalk-in for the bar. The dining room takes reservations on Resy through the hotel.
The Grove Cafe and Market on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's EDo is the brunch anchor with farm sourced breakfast all day, market pastries and fresh juices.
OrderFarmer's plate with two eggs, bacon and greens
Georgie on Travis Street is a Michelin-recommended restaurant where French chef Bruno Davaillon runs a Sunday-only brunch built on classical technique.
OrderBeet-cured salmon Benedict; duck confit bread pudding
TipSunday brunch only; no Saturday brunch. Reserve two weeks out. Caviar service is available as an add-on and worth the price.
Rioja in Denver is Jennifer Jasinski's Larimer Square Mediterranean dining room with a weekend brunch service, lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.
OrderThe lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored 12th Avenue.
OrderCornflake-crusted French toast.
TipDinner Friday to Monday from 17:00. Walk-in queue steady at 09:00 weekends; some reservations open on Resy.
Memelas Dona Vale at Mercado de Abastos charges 15-30 pesos per memela with morita-chile sauce, asiento and quesillo on the comal, the budget breakfast.
TryMemelas with morita chile
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is Oaxaca's all-day breakfast headliner, a courtyard with sourdough toast, mushroom banh mi and vegan-marked plates from 08:00 daily.
OrderSourdough toast with avocado, eggs and asiento
Itanoni in Reforma serves the Oaxacan breakfast canon from 07:00 daily: memelas with frijol, tetelas with hierba santa and a chocolate or atole de granillo.
OrderMemelas with frijol and quesillo, atole
Braga's specialty coffee pioneer: weekend brunch menus with avocado, grain bowls and egg plates brewed with single-origin Honduras, Colombia and Kenya.
OrderV60 filter coffee and the weekend avocado toast brunch plate
TipArrive by 10:30 on Saturdays or risk missing the brunch menu. The full selection sells out around 13:00. Tuesday is always closed.
The Letraria taproom turns the Sunday afternoon session into an informal beer brunch: 23 taps of Letra craft beer paired with cheese boards and petiscos.
OrderSunday session ale with cheese board and the house toastie platter
TipThe Letra A (blonde) and Letra F (IPA) are the two brunch-compatible pours. Ask the bar team for the current seasonal tap alongside the petisco board.
Tigermilch Kitchen on Brüsseler Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves Peruvian-inspired weekend brunch with ceviche and tropical fruit.
Joya's Cafe in Old Worthington runs Bengali American brunch through the morning, with breakfast plates from chef Avishar Barua, 2024 James Beard semifinalist.
OrderBengali breakfast plate with cardamom chai.
Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Columbus Fox shop for brunch with the egg sandwich and a pastry counter.
OrderEgg sandwich on house bread with a Stumptown pour-over and a side pastry.
Cafe 4 Gatos in the Albayzin of Granada is the small terrace cafe with limited outdoor seating, a sustainable breakfast and one of the closest Alhambra views.
OrderTostada with jamon Trevelez and Manchego, flat white.
TipArrive before 10:00 to claim a terrace seat; the jamon-and-Manchego tostada is the signature brunch.
Petite Chou by Patachou in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch since 2007. The Travel and Leisure US French restaurant list anchor.
OrderCrepes and a glass of Champagne
Heim Cafe in Lisbon's Santos: a Ukrainian-owned brunch room renovated by hand, flat whites, avocado toast and a steady crowd of digital nomads.
OrderAvocado toast with poached egg, side of bacon.
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.
OrderSungold tomato toast and a turmeric latte.
TipHeidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's room books out two weekends in advance; sit on the patio for the strongest light.
Saint Bibiana inside Hotel Bardo runs a Friday-through-Sunday Italian brunch with house-made pasta, frittatas and aperitivo cocktails. Reservations on Resy.
OrderWhatever pasta-brunch hybrid is on the chalkboard
The Thessaloniki Sunday brunch pilgrimage: drive or bus to Panorama, eat trigona at Elenidis looking over the Gulf, drink coffee on the terrace.
Ain Soph Journey in Tokyo's Shinjuku-Sanchome serves the souffle-style vegan pancake brunch that built its reputation. All-plant menu, English staff.
OrderHeavenly Vegan Pancakes with maple syrup
TipSaturday brunch queues from 11:00; arrive by opening or reserve. The pancakes serve two comfortably.
Snow City Cafe has run the downtown Anchorage brunch line since 1998 on 4th Avenue, with the Kodiak Benedict king crab cake the order to make.
SignatureKodiak Benedict (king crab cake Benedict), Pecan caramel sticky bun
Sunny Point Café on Haywood Road in West Asheville has run upscale Southern comfort breakfast and lunch since 2003. Recommended in the Michelin Guide 2025;.
OrderHuevos rancheros, or the buttermilk biscuit with sausage gravy.
TipOn-site production garden feeds the daily specials. Weekend waits 60-90 minutes; the patio takes the queue first.
Heidi Bass's Mother on Short Coxe Avenue earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for the sourdough-anchored cafe menu, served Wednesday to Sunday until 14:00.
OrderWhatever sourdough sandwich is on rotation, plus a take-home country loaf.
TipLoaves sell out by lunch on weekends. Wine bar opens Wed-Sat evenings, after brunch service closes.
Bar Pinotxo in Barcelona's Boqueria market does a market-breakfast counter from 06:30: chickpeas and blood sausage, a coffee and a glass for under 12 euros.
TryMarket breakfast at the counter
TipClosed Sunday. The chickpea breakfast is the order; get there before 09:00 for a stool.
Pata de Elefante in Guadalajara is the Americana brunch room on Vidrio 2055, a gallery-cafe near Glorieta Heroes plating crepes, fruit bowls and tosta turca.
OrderCrepe with zucchini flowers and ricotta
Kamilos 333 in Guadalajara is the Santa Teresita since-1975 fonda on Orozco 333, a vaulted-ceiling room serving the city's signature carne en su jugo.
OrderCarne en su jugo with frijoles charros
The 1946 white-tiled greasy spoon on Regency Street in Westminster London, runs the canonical full English breakfast for £8.50, a working-class set-piece.
TryFull English breakfast
TipCash and contactless. Closed Sundays and from 14:30 weekdays. The mug of tea is £1.50; classic mug-of-tea-and-fry-up is the £10 menu.
Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand European brasserie on Piccadilly in London, opened 2003, runs the city's most-traditional power-breakfast crowd.
OrderEggs Benedict with smoked salmon, plus a flat white
TipWeekday breakfast at 07:30 is the easy slot. The weekend full English at £24 is the marquee brunch order.
Dishoom's Boundary Street Shoreditch dining room in London, opened 2012, serves the brand-defining bacon naan roll, sausage naan and Bombay omelette.
OrderBacon naan roll and a chai
TipWalk-in until 11:45 Mon-Fri. Weekend breakfast queues run 30 minutes; weekday at 09:00 walks in. Chai is unlimited refill.
Magnolia and May on Mount Moriah in East Memphis runs the city's Thursday-to-Sunday brunch since 2020 with fried chicken, French toast and bottomless mimosas.
OrderFried chicken and French toast with mimosa.
TipThe Williamsburg Village patio is the Sunday seat. Brunch After Dark on Saturdays.
Holybelly 5 in Paris's 10e set the city's brunch standard in 2013. Order the pancake stack with bourbon-butter and bacon. Open daily 09:00-17:00.
OrderPancake stack with bourbon-butter and bacon
TipArrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to skip the line. The pancake stack is the dish; eggs are second.
La Cacharreria on Calle Regina in Seville behind Las Setas is the trendy brunch-and-cortado room with homemade cakes, waffles and the gourmet beef burger.
OrderHomemade waffles and the gourmet beef burger from 11:00
TipOpen daily 09:00-17:00. Queues at 11:00 on weekends; arrive before 10:30 or after 14:00.
Antica Bottega del Vino in Verona runs Sunday lunch with the city's reference cured-meat board and a risotto all'Amarone, the Sunday-noon institution.
OrderCured-meat board with Amarone glass
TipBook the back dining room 1 week ahead; the standing counter is open the whole Sunday for ombra-and-cicchetti.
Southern National in Atlanta's Summerhill runs Sunday brunch only: Duane Nutter's beignets, fried chicken biscuit and short rib hash with champagne flights.
OrderBeignets with coffee-toffee sauce and the fried chicken biscuit.
TipChef Duane Nutter cooks Sundays only for brunch, so the room turns over the after-church crowd by 13:30. Reserve the 12:30 slot.
Lula Cafe in Chicago hides its Monday Farm Dinner inside the Logan Square brunch menu: a single-farm five-course dinner since 1999 that set the farm-table.
Why locals goMost visitors book the weekend brunch and miss the Monday-night prix-fixe, single-farm dinner that has run since 1999.
TipReservations open four weeks ahead and book in a day. The farm dinner is $65 and includes wine pairings on certain weeks.
Apollo Bar inside Kunsthal Charlottenborg on Nyhavn runs a daytime brunch service with egg plates, yogurt bowls and seasonal pastry, in a cobblestone.
OrderSoft-boiled eggs with brown butter and house bread; flat white from Coffee Collective.
TipClosed Monday. The cobbled courtyard is the summer brunch spot; the indoor kantine is the winter pick.
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.
OrderLamb kofta with tahini and flatbread, or the full Scottish with house haggis.
TipThe bottle shop sells the same wines you drink at the table. Walk in on Sunday for roast beef and a glass of orange wine.
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.
OrderWood-fired flatbread with eggs; Roma garden tomato salad.
Junior Vo's wood-fired Asian room on Porter Road in East Nashville runs Sunday brunch with hamachi crudo and Japanese chicken-and-waffles. OpenTable Top 100.
OrderJapanese chicken and waffles with ube butter
TipReservations recommended; the bar takes walk-ins. Brunch runs 11 to 2:30 Sundays only.
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.
OrderShakshuka with whipped feta; matzo ball brioche French toast.
TipSunday brunch is the most popular service; book a fortnight ahead. Mezze plates come quickest.
Seven Stars on Hope Street is the East Side breakfast bakery counter. Country bread, croissants, the city's most-recognised morning bun; weekend lines.
OrderMorning bun, pain au chocolat, drip coffee.
Sacré Brunch serves a seasonal brunch and canteen menu on Rue Cérès in Reims, with pancakes, granola and cakes all made in-house under chef May.
OrderThe Sacrée Yankee waffle with spiced avocado, fried egg and crispy chicken, or the maple pancakes.
TipBook online or by phone, the only ways the house takes reservations; the kitchen stops at 15:00 daily, an hour before the room closes.
The Park Cafe on East 1300 South next to Liberty Park, the Liberty Wells classic diner since 1982, runs huge American breakfast portions in a chalkboard room.
OrderFrench toast with crispy hashbrowns and bacon.
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.
OrderCustard-filled donuts, lemon ricotta pancakes, tableside tiramisu
Brenda's French Soul Food in San Francisco runs a Polk Street Creole brunch counter, with crawfish beignets, shrimp and grits and a 60-minute weekend wait.
OrderA flight of beignets (plain, chocolate, granny apple, crawfish), plus shrimp and grits.
TipArrive at 09:00 sharp or join the digital waitlist that opens at 08:30; lunch service takes the second wave.
BOCA on North 4th Avenue in Tucson runs weekend Sonoran brunch from Maria Mazon's Top Chef finalist kitchen, with brunch tacos and tequila pours.
OrderBrunch tacos and the salsa flight
Bocca Coffee specialty cafe brunch in the museum quarter. Single-origin V60 with almond croissants and Dutch cheese toast; calmer than city-centre cafes.
OrderSingle-origin Bocca pour-over with almond croissant and Dutch cheese toast
Bakers and Roasters on Kadijksplein is the Amsterdam brunch pioneer, Kiwi-Brazilian plates, big terrace, queues from 10:00, the room every Antipodean expat.
OrderWhichever benedict is on the board today, or the Navajo eggs benedict variation.
Miss Shirley's Cafe near the Inner Harbor is a Southern brunch destination, plating fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits and Maryland coddies.
OrderThe fried green tomatoes and a coddie, the Maryland brunch tradition.
TipWeekend waits run long at the Inner Harbor; the Roland Park location is the quieter option.
Continental Bakery on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Birmingham runs European-bakery brunch with the canonical sourdough, croissants and a Sunday patio crowd.
OrderContinental sourdough toast with eggs and jam
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.
OrderGinger morning bun and Turkish coffee.
TipPark on a side street; the small car park fills by 09:00. The eggs on flatbread is the under-ordered savoury order.
Palermo Soho pastry shop with the city's most-photographed laminated pastries plus brunch plates. Twice-baked almond croissants, kouign amann.
OrderAlmond croissant and a flat white
Poogan's Porch on Queen Street in Charleston has plated Lowcountry brunch since 1976 from a converted 1891 home. Located in Downtown. Open daily 09:00-15:00.
OrderButtermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, she-crab soup, shrimp and grits
TipBook on Resy at least 5 days ahead for weekend brunch. Request a porch table; the inside rooms run small and warm.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson runs a NoDa Southern brunch on weekends from Chris Coleman's kitchen, with hush puppies, biscuits and chicken plates inside.
OrderHot-honey chicken with biscuits and a brunch cocktail.
TipThe patio is the seat in spring and autumn. Reserve via OpenTable.
Aretha Frankensteins pours batter for Chattanooga's most storied pancakes in a horror-postered North Shore house on Tremont Street, beer optional.
OrderThe pancake stack; the house mix is sold to take home.
TipWeekends run 08:00 to 15:00 and the porch queue starts early; weekdays after 09:30 are the calm window.
Sleepy Bee on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Oakley is the farm-to-table brunch flagship since 2013, with pancakes, omelettes and vegan and gluten-free options.
OrderBee Cakes, sausage gravy biscuits, bee pollen smoothie
Two Pups Coffee is liberties brunch room far enough off the tourist track that the saturday queue is locals only, no signage from patrick street.
Why locals goLiberties brunch room far enough off the tourist track that the Saturday queue is locals only, no signage from Patrick Street.
TipWalk-in only. Arrive 09:30 Saturday before the queue; the long communal tables share with strangers.
Westport Cafe in Kansas City runs a French-bistro weekend brunch from 10:30-16:00, with chicken hash, brioche French toast and a complimentary signature.
OrderChicken hash or brioche French toast with the complimentary brunch cocktail.
TipBookable on Tock; the patio fills first on warm days. Half-price wine night runs mid-week.
The Plaid Apron on Kenesaw Avenue in Sequoyah Hills, the Southern brunch and dinner room, runs Wednesday-to-Sunday brunch with cinnamon rolls.
OrderCinnamon roll with grits and a smash burger
TipSunday brunch only; Wednesday to Saturday are full brunch and dinner. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
El Bagel in Miami's MiMo District is the bagel counter at 6910 Biscayne Boulevard, the room that gave Miami its first serious bagel identity.
OrderEverything bagel with whitefish salad and a drip coffee
TipGet there before 11am; bagels sell out by noon on weekends. Closed Tuesday.
Bar Alba on Piazza Don Bosco in Palermo since 1955 is the city's reference morning brunch room, granita with brioche col tuppo, cannoli filled to order.
OrderGranita di mandorla with brioche col tuppo, the Palermitan summer brunch standard.
TipArrive by 10:00 for the local crowd. Cannoli filled to order; never pre-filled.
Honey's Sit 'n Eat in Philadelphia is the Northern Liberties brunch counter at 4th and Brown since 2005, with challah French toast, latkes and one.
OrderChallah French toast with bourbon-maple syrup and bacon
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.
OrderThe classic Dutch baby with lemon, powdered sugar and maple syrup
The Sunday champagne brunch at Colony in The Ritz-Carlton Millenia is Singapore's most opulent weekend brunch format: free-flow Barons de Rothschild champagne alongside live seafood stations, a full international buffet and dessert spread. At S$230 per adult inclusive of champagne, it occupies the top price tier of Singapore brunch but is broadly regarded as the benchmark for hotel brunch in the city.
OrderLive seafood stations, Champagne Barons de Rothschild, Dessert spread
TipReservations essential; book at least two weeks ahead. Sunday only, 12pm to 3.30pm. At S$230++ per adult inclusive of free-flow Champagne and wines.
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.
OrderSingle-origin espresso, cornetto, brioche
TipCounter-stand only; arrive before 10:00 to skip the queue. Cash and card both fine.
Fach Bistro on Venturska 10 inside the Mozart house pairs the bakery's sourdough programme with bistro plates and pour-over coffee for an Old Town morning.
OrderCardamom bun with filter coffee, sourdough toast plate
TipThe cardamom buns sell out by midday; arrive before 11:00 on Saturday.
La Menagere in Florence's San Lorenzo runs an all-day breakfast-to-brunch programme inside a 19th-century housewares shop, with eggs, pastries and a weekend.
OrderWeekend egg and pastry brunch plate, cappuccino in the flower-shop room.
TipOpen daily 07:00 to midnight. Book the back dining room two days ahead for weekend brunch.
7G Roaster's brunch counter in Vila Nova de Gaia across from Porto plates eggs benedict, wraps and cold brews from a working roastery with seven apartments.
OrderEggs benedict, oat-milk flat white
Mildred's Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village is Donna Dooher's brunch institution since 2008, an iteration of her 1989 Queen West original, the buttermilk.
OrderMrs Biederhof's blueberry buttermilk pancakes and Wally's savoury cheese tart.
TipWeekend brunch walk-in only from 09:00; weekday reservations on the website. Donna Dooher and Kevin Gallagher are the owners.
Medina Cafe on Richards Street since 2008 is Vancouver's reference Mediterranean-leaning brunch room, the lavender waffle the city's most-photographed pour.
OrderBelgian waffles with lavender or fig orange-blossom syrup, the kitchen's reference plate.
TipWalk-in only; weekend queue from 09:00, weekday lunch is calmer. The fricassee is the cult order.
Holy Llama on Nikis off Syntagma in Athens is the all-vegan brunch bakery: croissant sandwiches, scrambled tofu, carrot lox bagels and a praised pistachio.
OrderThe pistachio croissant with the carrot lox bagel and a flat white.
TipThe pistachio croissant sells out by lunchtime; the brunch carte runs through to 19:00 every day.
Issaya Siamese Club in Bangkok's Sathorn runs a Sunday brunch in the 1920s villa garden with Chef Ian Kittichai's heritage Thai sharing menu.
OrderThe Thai-tasting sharing brunch with massaman lamb shank
TipSunday-only brunch from 11:30. Reservations via own site; garden seating is the move on cool-dry-season Sundays.
Smokvica Kralja Petra is the original Dorcol courtyard with the fig tree. Belgrade's brunch standard with eggs benedict, mezze and Israeli plates.
OrderEggs benedict in the fig-tree courtyard
Cafe Iruna on Jardines de Albia in Bilbao opened in 1903, with 300 square metres of Mudejar tiles and pinchos morunos at the corner charcoal grill.
OrderCafe con leche, tostada con tomate, pincho moruno
Five Points Bakery's toast cafe on Brayton Street pairs whole-grain toast with the bakery's local-mill wheat and a Saturday brunch West Side crowd.
OrderWhole-grain toast plate with house butter
Maison de Tet Décor in Hanoi serves Tay Ho's signature all-day brunch in a French-Vietnamese villa, with smoothie bowls, English breakfasts and a coffee bar.
OrderAvocado toast with poached eggs and Vietnamese coffee
TipGarden tables in cool months, air-conditioned upstairs for summer. Strong Wi-Fi and laptop-friendly.
Way Bakery in Kallio opens for Sunday brunch with sourdough toppings, granola and avocado toast, a laid-back natural-wine bakery the neighbourhood adopts.
OrderSourdough with toppings, yogurt with granola, or avocado toast
TipWalk-in only and busy on Sundays, so go early. The natural-wine list is open at brunch if you want a glass with the sourdough.
Brennan's of Houston is the 1967 Texas Creole jazz brunch on Smith Street from the New Orleans Brennan family, with eggs Sardou, bananas Foster tableside.
OrderEggs Sardou, bananas Foster tableside, jazz brunch trio set
TipSunday jazz brunch at 10am or 12pm sells out. Reserve the courtyard if weather is below 30C.
La Bodega Verde on Jr. Sucre 335A in Barranco is a Lima garden cafe with all-day breakfast, sandwiches, juices and a strong gluten-free and vegan roster.
OrderQuinoa-and-avocado bowl with poached egg and a maracuya juice.
TipThe MAC museum sister at Av Grau 1511 has the larger garden; same carta at both rooms.
Marchesi 1824 in Centro Storico is the Sunday-morning brunch option for purists who want the Milanese pasticceria experience at its most historical.
OrderPanettone toast with Langhe butter and chestnut honey
The LUCUA 1100 branch of Bill Granger's Sydney brunch brand, famous for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and impossibly soft scrambled eggs.
OrderRicotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter, Scrambled eggs, Fresh-pressed juice
Pavaj opens at noon as Kapana's late-brunch stop. Farm-driven Bulgarian small plates with house bread; weekend afternoons settle into long tables and Mavrud.
OrderFarm vegetable plate with Mavrud glass
Eloise Augustyn's all-day brunch cafe in the Humboldt neighborhood of Portland, with poached eggs, seasonal salads and honey pie by the slice since 2012.
OrderHoney pie and a poached egg salad
TipWalk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.
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.
OrderThe daily soup and a Vietnamese coffee
TipOpen from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.
Kawa on Dzenetica cikma is the Sarajevo specialty coffee brunch sit, with pour-overs, espresso cocktails and a garden for the slow morning sit.
OrderPour-over Ethiopian with the Mediterranean avocado toast.
TipClosed Sundays; the garden is the brunch claim through Sarajevo summer.
Sauvages Cafe near Place Pey-Berland is Mathilde and Justine's seasonal-market brunch spot, with a menu that the two founders rewrite every two months.
OrderLarge brunch formula at €28 with hot drink, cold drink, savoury and sweet plate
TipBook ahead for Saturday brunch; the €28 formula is the easiest way to taste the rotating board with a hot and cold drink.
The Cork city outpost of the Midleton bakery opens Wednesday to Sunday from 07:30, making it the best option for a bakery brunch in the city centre.
Cork's pioneering specialty coffee bar also operates a light weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays - pastries from local Cork bakers, seasonal brunch.
Vespa and Humla on Københavngata is the Grunerlokka all-day room where Detroit-style pizza meets a working bakery counter, with locals through the door.
OrderSourdough pizza with the morning egg
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.
OrderHouse-baked bagel with smoked salmon and a Chemex.
TipThe bagels are baked daily; mid-morning is the freshest window before the lunch run draws down the counter.
Au Fond du Jardin behind the cathedral serves a tearoom brunch around its famous madeleines du voyage, a small British-styled salon that books out fast.
OrderMadeleines du voyage with a pot of tea
RØST in the Rotermann Quarter runs a walk-in Saturday brunch with sourdough sandwiches, cardamom buns and filter coffee until 17:00 each week.
OrderCardamom bun plus a sourdough sandwich; flat white from the rotating European roastery
Perino Vesco in Turin opens at 07:30 with sourdough breads, pizzette and morning cornetti. The simplest, cheapest, best counter brunch in the city.
OrderPizzetta of the day with a cappuccino
Doux-Amer in Cabanyal pours 100% Arabica specialty coffee with a tight brunch menu on Calle Progreso. Order the pancake stack with brunch sides.
OrderPancake stack with brunch sides
STOR on Tamka in Warsaw is the meat-free Powisle brunch room, the laptop-friendly cafe regulars walk to from BUW library. Pour-over coffee, sourdough plates.
OrderAvocado toast with pour-over filter coffee
Piekarnia Sąsiedzi in Wrocław's Grunwald student district is the neighbourhood breakfast room: sourdough loaves, cinnamon buns, daily-changing breakfast.
OrderCinnamon bun and a flat white at the counter
TipSaturdays sell out by noon. Weekday breakfast from 08:00 is the calmest version.
Jens Jung's organic bakery at Stadelhofen station: sourdough, levain, filter coffee. The morning standard for an honest Zurich breakfast from 06:30.
OrderSourdough toast with butter and honey
BERD'S Arome Locale in Chișinău runs the Organic Sunday Brunch at the MGallery design hotel, sourcing produce from Moldovan farmers across a 4-hour sitting.
OrderOrganic Sunday brunch plate with Moldovan sheep cheese, farm eggs and the BERD'S house bread.
Subko's Bandra flagship runs an informal weekend brunch with house-laminated croissants, sourdough loaves and single-origin coffee; the terrace fills early.
OrderA Bibasaha Bana espresso and a chocolate-cardamom croissant.
D16 Coffee on Dominisova in Split runs a morning brunch service of pastries and breakfast plates next to the city's most serious filter-coffee program.
OrderFilter coffee with a Kruscic pastry
TipBring a Kruscic pastry from down the road; staff are fine with you eating it with their filter.
Lucy's Cafe on the north side keeps breakfast cheap, with a bean and cheese with bacon taco under three dollars; it is cash-friendly and busy at breakfast.
TryBean and cheese with bacon taco
TipThe bean and cheese with bacon is the order under three dollars. Cash-friendly and busy at breakfast.
Cafe Fina on Old Las Vegas Highway in Eastside is the counter-service breakfast burrito and green-chile cheeseburger sleeper, tucked behind a gas station.
Why locals goCounter-service comfort food on Old Las Vegas Highway tucked behind a gas station; the breakfast burrito and green chile cheeseburger are sleeper-hit menu items locals defend.
TipOrder the migas at brunch; the kitchen runs Tuesday through Sunday from 08:00-15:00.
Rotterdam's Melbourne-influenced brunch anchor on Glashaven: Harvest's own-roasted coffee paired with excellent eggs on house sourdough, avocado smash.
OrderAvocado smash on sourdough with dukkah and poached eggs.
A Nieuwe Binnenweg artisan bakery where weekend brunch means croissants, cardamom knots, and sourdough with house jam and cultured butter at under €12.
OrderThe almond croissant and a cortado -- the best pastry combination in Rotterdam for under €9.
Paris Coffee Shop on Magnolia Ave in Fort Worth has served classic Texas breakfasts since 1926, a storied diner with all-day counter service.
OrderChicken-fried steak with cream gravy; peach cobbler.
TipCash is preferred at the counter; the pie selection sells out by noon on Saturdays so order dessert at the same time as your main.
Bouchon at the Venetian in Las Vegas is Thomas Keller's bistro doing weekend brunch on the patio, poached eggs hollandaise, quiche du jour. Family-friendly.
OrderPoached eggs with hollandaise; quiche du jour, then a fresh pastry.
TipBook the 09:00 seating to walk the bakery counter on the way out; Sunday lasts the longest, until 14:00.
Esther's Kitchen in the Las Vegas Arts District runs a Saturday and Sunday brunch with James Trees's seasonal Italian leanings: Pasta Fritti and eggs.
OrderPasta Fritti and eggs with fennel sugo; Meyer lemon pancakes with huckleberry jam.
TipBook on the website two weeks ahead for a Saturday or Sunday 10:00-12:00 slot; the Pasta Fritti and a Negroni sbagliato are the standard opener.
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
OrderA breakfast hash with the house pastry of the day and an espresso drink.
TipWeekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Madison Sourdough on Williamson Street, the from-scratch bakery since 2005, runs a small Saturday brunch counter alongside the laminated pastry case.
OrderEggs on sourdough toast with a kouign-amann and an espresso.
Heritage Tavern on East Mifflin off Capitol Square, Dan Fox's farm-to-table dining room since 2013, runs a weekend brunch with seasonal Wisconsin-farm plates.
OrderThe Heritage burger at brunch, or the chef's egg dish of the week.
Inoda's 1940 machiya kissaten in Karasuma, Kyoto, opens at 07:00. The Kyoto Morning set with egg, sausage, toast and Arabian Pearl blend at 1,100 yen.
OrderKyoto Morning set with egg, sausage and Arabian Pearl blend
Iolite in Nakagyo in Kyoto opens early; the morning is a hand-drip and toast set, cedar-beam machiya counter, single-origin pour-over from the in-house roast.
OrderHouse-blend espresso with seasonal milk pastry
Highland Morning on Bardstown Road in Louisville cooks all-day brunch and stuffed French toast in the Highlands, named one of USA Today's best brunch spots.
OrderStuffed French toast with bourbon syrup and a side of bacon.
TipWalk-in only. Get there before 10:00 on weekends to skip the 30-minute wait.
Guimas Brunch & Bar opened in June 2025 on Rua Marquês de São Vicente in Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, serving brunch all day from pitas to eggs benedict.
OrderOvos beneditinos on brioche with salmon gravlax and hollandaise (R$54)
TipThe house seats 45 and takes no reservations, and Sunday is the busiest day, so arrive early.
Encina on West Davis runs the city's most celebrated brunch in a Texas brasserie format: big, bold, and anchored by blue corn pancakes with cajeta.
OrderBlue corn butterscotch pancakes with cajeta drizzle and bacon
TipSaturday books faster than Sunday. Blue corn pancakes are the signature; the turkey hash and chorizo biscuits are close behind. The patio fills by 10:30am.
Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum is the quintessential Texas BBQ brunch: pitmasters fire the post-oak smokers overnight and serve brisket, ribs, sausage.
OrderBrisket plate with jalapeño cheddar sausage and banana pudding
TipThe line starts forming at 10:30am on Saturday. Order the brisket and the jalapeño cheddar sausage in a single plate.
OneFold in Denver is the Uptown breakfast counter on 18th Avenue with a tight modern American menu, a queue-up walk-in policy and a strong chilaquiles plate.
OrderHouse-cut hash browns and a chilaquiles plate.
Mother on K Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's defining all-vegetarian counter, Saturday brunch with seasonal vegetable bowls and farm sandwiches.
OrderSeasonal vegetable bowl, farm sandwich
Aarhus's busiest brunch room and the SMAG prize 2024 winner for the city's best brunch. At Rosensgade 12. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
OrderThe Crunch buffet board, with house sourdough from Mor Anna bakery, homemade salmon and chicken salads.
Tacodeli in Austin is Roberto Espinosa's Spyglass Drive flagship since 1999, the local breakfast-taco chain at the low end of the price scale with Salsa Dona.
TryBreakfast tacos and tacos al Pastor
TipCult Salsa Dona is sold by the bottle to take home; the Heather taco is the cheap office-lunch order.
June's All Day in Austin is McGuire Moorman's South Congress French-American bistro since 2017, with a Master Sommelier wine program and a marble bar.
OrderEggs Benedict and a glass of grower Champagne
TipMaster Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Braga's most storied cafe, opened 17 March 1907 at the corner of Largo do Barão de São Martinho and Rua de São Marcos. The corner painting and on-site coffee.
OrderBica and custard tart at the original marble counter before 09:00
TipArrive before 10:00 for a quieter seat at the marble counter. The corner terrace fills quickly from midday. The bica here defines the Braga espresso standard.
Wild Food in Granada is the plant-based brunch kitchen on Plaza Isabel La Catolica with a dedicated Saturday vegan brunch of burgers and bowls.
OrderVegan burger with sweet-potato fries and kombucha.
TipThe Saturday vegan brunch is the draw; the vegan burger is the consistent order.
EK Bistro on Petkovskovo nabrezje is Ljubljana's anchor brunch room, baking its own brioche and English muffins every morning. Eggs benedict, French toast.
OrderEggs Benedict on house brioche
Addiction Aquatic Development in Zhongshan opens at 06:00 for retail with a chirashi-don deli that doubles as Taipei's most respected sashimi brunch counter.
OrderChirashi rice bowl from the deli plus a glass of sake.
TipSushi bar 11:00 onwards; retail counter from 06:00.
Beigelių Krautuvėlė runs a weekday-only Litvak Jewish bagel-and-spread brunch alongside the bakery counter, with lox, cream cheese and teyglakh sweets daily.
OrderBagel lox with a teyglakh sweet on the side
TipClosed every weekend. Saturday and Sunday are best caught at Pinavija or Holy Donut.
South Restaurant runs an all-day brunch on Old Seward Highway with a Croque Madame, seared scallops and Kaladi Brothers coffee bar at the South Anchorage.
OrderCroque Madame with seared Alaska scallops on the side
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a sunny modern Jewish diner in Saint-Henri, Montreal, updating latkes, matzo-ball soup and challah French toast for a weekend brunch.
OrderLatkes with smoked salmon, or the challah French toast.
TipPut your name down and grab a coffee nearby; the wait on weekends is real but the latkes are worth it.
The Front Room at the top of Munjoy Hill, since 2006 from Chef Harding Lee Smith, is the flagship brunch room with a full bar and Congress Street windows.
OrderEggs benedict with house hollandaise; a side of cinnamon swirl French toast.
TipWeekend brunch fills 09:30 onward; OpenTable for the dining room.
Caffe Borsari in Verona on Corso Porta Borsari is the standing-counter brunch alternative: fresh brioche and espresso at the marble counter from 07:00.
OrderBrioche con crema and creamy espresso
TipThe brioche con crema at 09:00 with a creamy espresso is the Verona local's weekend brunch.
Trattoria Al Bersagliere in Verona runs the Sunday family lunch tradition as a Veronese brunch substitute. Editor pick for 2026 with what to order and book.
OrderBigoli con l'arna
TipBook Sunday lunch one week out; the bigoli con l'arna with a glass of Valpolicella Classico runs €32 the meal.
Le Diplomate brunch in Washington DC is Stephen Starr's 14th Street brasserie's weekend service, the city's most-booked brunch reservation since 2013.
OrderThe croque madame with a glass of Sancerre is the editorial brunch order.
TipBook the patio at 11:00 for the warm-weather window; the bar takes walk-ins on weekday brunch.
Maketto brunch in Washington DC is the H Street NE Cambodian breakfast service, an Erik Bruner-Yang dining room with bai sach chrouk grilled pork on rice.
OrderThe Cambodian breakfast plate with bai sach chrouk pork and rice.
TipThe courtyard bar runs walk-in brunch; the dining room takes Sunday reservations.
Ria's Bluebird in Atlanta is the Grant Park diner that defined the city's brunch shorthand: buttermilk pancakes, tempeh gravy, ten-table queue.
OrderButtermilk pancakes and country-fried tempeh with white pepper gravy.
TipWednesdays are closed and weekends queue out the door by 09:30; come solo or sit at the counter to skip the worst of the wait.
Misery Loves Co.'s sister room runs chicken-and-waffle weekend brunch alongside the daily oyster pours. Hot-honey biscuit on the side; cocktails and natural.
OrderChicken and waffle, hot-honey biscuit, fresh-shucked half-dozen oysters
Lula Cafe in Chicago is Jason Hammel's Logan Square brunch room on Kedzie since 1999, with farm-driven plates, vegetable hash and a Logan Boulevard patio.
OrderVegetable hash with poached egg and brown-butter sage.
TipArrive 09:30 on weekends. The queue is long by 10:30; the patio opens at 10:00 in summer.
Haze inside the Brown's of Leith hall at 4-6 The Shore in Leith Edinburgh, opened November 2025 by the Radford family of Timberyard and Montrose.
OrderGrapefruit brulee with caramelised sugar and the house filter coffee from the brew bar.
TipOpen Thursday to Sunday only; arrive for the 8am opening on a weekend morning to claim a corner of the steelworks hall before the lunch rush.
Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville runs a Saturday and Sunday brunch with raw bar and wood-grill plates. Open tue-sun, see site.
OrderOysters and the wood-grilled fish brunch
TipBrunch is the easier seat than dinner; book the bar for walk-in availability.
Atchafalaya in New Orleans is the Louisiana Avenue Creole brunch room on the Garden District edge, with a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar, duck hash and live.
OrderDuck hash with sunny eggs; build a Bloody Mary at the bar.
TipSaturday and Sunday brunch with live music; arrive 09:30 or hold for the 13:00 turn.
Sadelle's on West Broadway runs the city's most theatrical Jewish brunch in New York City. Located in Soho. Open daily 09:00-15:30. At 463 W. Broadway.
OrderThe Sadelle's Tower: bagels, lox, whitefish, sturgeon, the tableside cart.
TipThe Sunday booking is the hardest seat in SoHo. Weekday 11:30 walks in at the bar without waiting.
Minetta Tavern on MacDougal has run Keith McNally's French bistro in Greenwich Village New York City since 2009. Order the black label burger or steak frites.
OrderBlack Label burger or steak frites.
TipReservations open 28 days ahead at midnight on Resy. The bar serves the full brunch menu for walk-ins.
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.
OrderSavoy breakfast plate with the pastry of the day
TipReserve the window booth; the breakfast goes all day, weekend queues are real.
Muj Salek Kavy in Karlin is the Doubleshot-run brunch spot Prague locals book ahead. Egg dishes, the daily pastry, single-origin filter coffee.
OrderHouse breakfast plate with single-origin pour
TipReservations save the day; the breakfast plate is the kitchen's tightest piece.
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.
OrderBread 33 toast, eggs, fermented Czech vegetables
TipBook Saturday brunch in advance; bread 33 sells out by noon weekly.
Ellie's on Westminster handles the bakery side of Ellen Gracyalny's group. Madeleines, eclairs, macarons; savoury quiche and tartines for the daytime crowd.
OrderCroque monsieur, quiche Lorraine, kouign-amann to go.
En Aparthé serves brunch dishes until 15:00 in a tea room two steps from the cathedral on Rue Chanzy in Reims, with pastries baked in-house.
OrderThe Dahlia: brioche bun with smashed avocado, soft-boiled egg and salmon, served until 15:00.
TipThe house takes no bookings, so arrive early at weekends; drinks and cakes are also sold to take away.
Chausson serves a fully vegetarian weekend brunch on Rue Chabaud in Reims, in two slots a day, with vegan and gluten-free choices on the weekly menu.
OrderThe weekend brunch, then the house chausson, a hazelnut financier with vanilla mousse.
TipWeekend brunch runs in two slots, 11:00 and 13:30, so book ahead; a children's brunch portion is available.
Lola 55 is modern bib gourmand taqueria tucked into a quiet f street block behind petco park, more reservation-friendly than the bigger names.
OrderPork belly al pastor, smoked fish taco, mezcal cocktail
Why locals goModern Bib Gourmand taqueria tucked into a quiet F Street block behind Petco Park, more reservation-friendly than the bigger names.
TipSit at the bar for the taco omakase; the brunch menu is the easiest way in without a reservation.
Morning Glory on Date Street in San Diego's Little Italy, the soft-pink brunch-only room running souffle pancakes and tableside Bloody Mary carts.
OrderSouffle pancakes, French toast, tableside Bloody Mary cart
Sakona Coffee Roasters in San Sebastian's Gros is the city's specialty-coffee brunch room with single-origin filter, sourdough toast and Basque pastries.
OrderFilter coffee with a Basque cake from the counter
TipMornings are calmer; the back counter has tables for laptops.
Le Bistrot du Moulin serves a Sunday brunch buffet from 11:00 to 14:30, with a homemade dessert table, at Maison Bronzini in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
TipThe garden terrace is used in fine weather, and the same bar serves breakfast from 08:00 and tea with homemade pastries during the day.
Joanne Chang's Flour on Washington Street runs the South End's pastry-driven brunch in Boston since 2000. Open mon-fri 07:00-19:00, sat-sun 08:00-18:00.
OrderSticky bun with pecans and caramel and a flat white.
TipSticky buns sell out by 14:00. The Washington Street original is calmest on weekday mornings.
Costes Downtown opens its Sunday lunch service from 12:00-15:00 inside the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, the set-priced midday option from the modern.
OrderThe Sunday set-price lunch with a glass of Tokaji Furmint
TipThe midday set price is the value seat; book several days ahead for weekend service.
Bluegrass Grill scratch-cooks breakfast on E Main Street in Chattanooga's Southside, a family diner trusted for potato cakes and homemade bread since 2007.
OrderEggs with the potato cakes and toast from the house loaf.
TipTuesday to Saturday 06:30 to 14:00 only, and the Saturday queue forms early; solo counter seats turn fastest.
Sleepy Bee on East 4th Street downtown is Cincinnati's all-day brunch outpost of the Oakley flagship, with pancakes, omelettes and an open-kitchen counter.
OrderBee Cakes and sausage gravy biscuits
Sugar n' Spice on Reading Road in Cincinnati's Paddock Hills is the diner-brunch institution since 1941, with the wispy thin pancakes and signature omelettes.
OrderWispy Thin Pancakes, goetta and eggs, fluffy omelet
Brother Hubbard North on Capel Street in Dublin 1, the Garrett FitzGerald and James Boland Middle Eastern brunch room, the Capel Street weekend anchor.
OrderShakshuka with house bread and a cardamom French toast.
TipWalk-in only Saturday and Sunday from 09:30; the queue starts before doors. Wednesday breakfast is the calm window.
The Fumbally on Fumbally Lane in Dublin 8, Aisling Rogerson's open-plan day cafe inside a fermentation hub, the Liberties' canonical weekend brunch room.
OrderFumbally toast with cultured butter and house ferment.
TipCommunal tables; walk-in only and bag-check at the door. Sunday 10:00-15:00 is the calm window.
Kawana in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz pairs single-origin espresso with a small pastry case for a tight specialty-coffee brunch. Roastery on site; bags to take home.
OrderHouse espresso, cinnamon roll from the counter.
TipThe cinnamon roll sells out by 12:00 weekends; arrive early.
Wesoła Cafe east of Kraków's Old Town runs all-day brunch in a Rakowicka villa. Coffee Proficiency beans on espresso and filter, soups and toast plates.
OrderSourdough toast plates with pour-over filter from Coffee Proficiency.
TipWalk-in friendly; small lunch menu of seasonal soups and salads alongside the brunch board.
Mision Cafe in Madrid's Conde Duque is the specialty third-wave room with a focused brunch carte; eggs benedict, avocado toast and smashed-egg plates.
OrderEggs benedict on house sourdough with cured Iberico
TipWalk-in only; the Sunday brunch fills up by 11:30. The brunch sets run 14 to 19 euros; cortado at 2.20.
Toma Cafe in Madrid's Malasana is the city's pioneer specialty third-wave room since 2011, with house-roasted single-origin coffees, a focused brunch carte.
OrderSmashed avocado on house sourdough toast
TipWalk-in only; the weekend brunch fills up by 11:00. Flat white runs 3.50; brunch sets 12 to 16 euros.
Kipo Steakhouse fires a live-grill paella brunch on select Sundays at Fira Phuket, a Spanish-inspired hilltop steakhouse above Kata Noi Beach, Phuket.
OrderPaella from the live grill station, the brunch's signature dish.
TipKipo Steakhouse sits on the second floor of Fira Phuket, above Kata Noi Beach.
Caffe del Doge near Rialto in San Polo is the SCA-trained specialty coffee bar with 14 espresso varieties and a quiet morning brunch room before the tourists.
OrderSingle-origin filter, V60, cornetto
TipOpen from 07:00; before 09:00 is workspace-quiet. Ask for the day's filter from the rotating origins.
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.
OrderSmashed avocado with feta on sourdough, or the pulled-pork hash with a poached egg.
House of Small Wonder relocated to Auguststrasse 11-13 in the former Jewish Girls School, the Japanese-American brunch room with the spiral staircase.
OrderOkinawan taco rice bowl with avocado; eggs benedict with miso hollandaise.
Albatross Bakery on Berlin's Graefestrasse in Kreuzberg runs a counter-style bakery brunch from 08:00 daily; the unconventional savoury croissants.
OrderThe pumpkin-cream stuffed croissant.
RIVERBANK on Dvorakovo nabrezie 6 inside the Grand Hotel River Park runs the city's most ambitious Sunday brunch with a Slovak cheese station and Danube view.
OrderSunday brunch buffet with Slovak cheese and bryndza station
TipBook three days ahead; the brunch runs 12:00-15:00 only on Sunday.
Frank. in Brussels serves brunch and third-wave specialty espresso on Rue des Princes next to la Monnaie. Open daily 08:30-17:00. At Rue des Princes 14.
OrderAvocado toast with poached eggs and house espresso
Cakeface on Irishtown brings French pastry training to Kilkenny brunch, with daily-changing bakes by Laura and Rory Gannon and single-origin filter coffee.
Doodles Breakfast & Lunch fries beignets and dirty shrimp and grits in a converted North Limestone petrol station, Lexington's morning-queue daytime cafe.
SignatureDirty Shrimp & Grits, Pigs & Puffs
TipClosed Mondays and the kitchen stops at 14:00 sharp; the Pigs & Puffs bacon beignets sell out on weekends.
Mammoth in Armadale runs the weekend brunch queue that defines the suburb: seasonal ricotta hotcakes, Inglewood coffee and a room that handles pressure well.
OrderSeasonal ricotta hotcake with roasted pear and burnt butter maple
Gran Caffe Gambrinus on Piazza Trieste e Trento in Naples (1860) is the city's defining morning ritual, with the counter espresso and hot sfogliatella.
OrderSfogliatella riccia hot from the counter, cioccolata calda in winter.
TipStanding at the counter is one-third the price of the seated terrace. Arrive by 09:30 on weekends before the tour groups.
Bills Seoul inside Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong is the Korean outpost of Sydney brunch institution Bills, known for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb.
OrderRicotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana
Capim Santo, chef Morena Leite's garden restaurant at Solar Fabio Prado in Sao Paulo, serves breakfast on weekends and holidays before its weekend lunch.
OrderWeekend breakfast, then the tapioca ravioli filled with Canastra cheese and herb sauce at lunch
TipWeekend and holiday breakfast runs 10:00 to 11:30; the weekend lunch menu follows from 12:00 to 17:00.
Jam Cafe on Beatty Street since 2015 is Vancouver's reference all-day brunch counter, walk-in only with a queue that wraps the block before 11:00 weekends.
OrderCinnamon-roll french toast with Red Truck bacon, the Jam Cafe signature plate.
TipWalk-in only; download the JoinThe.Queue app to hold your place from home before the line forms.
Medina at Pierre's runs the city's reference Mediterranean brunch line since 2008, the lavender Belgian waffle the signature pour and a queue staple.
OrderBelgian waffle stack with the lavender-syrup pour and a glass of cava.
TipSame as Medina Cafe; walk-ins from 09:00 and the brunch line is busiest Saturday from 10:30.
The Brunch Factory on Athinas a step from Monastiraki metro in Athens is the all-day brunch room: Eggs Benedict, English breakfasts, pancakes and waffles.
OrderEggs Benedict with smoked salmon and the pancakes stack with maple syrup.
TipWeekend mornings fill from 10:30-13:00; the seated counter at the back is the calmer table.
Broccoli Revolution in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 49 corner is the canonical vegan brunch since 2014, plant-based Thai bowls, smoothies and the namesake broccoli.
OrderThe broccoli quinoa burger with a green smoothie
TipWalk-ins through the day. Multiple branches; the Sukhumvit 49 corner is the flagship. Weekend brunch queues from 11:00.
Arvo's Deusto branch in Bilbao runs the same Basque-roasted specialty coffee and brunch plate menu as its Guggenheim flagship, plus acai bowls.
OrderAcai bowl, sourdough toast, V60 filter
Sophia's on Military Road is Buffalo's daily Greek-American breakfast counter, with massive omelets, pancakes and a long line of regulars at the counter.
OrderGreek omelet with feta and a side of home fries
Soby's runs Sunday brunch and a Saturday brunch service: she-crab soup, fried green tomato Benedict, pimento cheese, mimosas. The downtown brunch booking.
OrderShe-crab soup, fried green tomato Benedict, pimento cheese
Le Beaulieu's Sunday brunch at Sofitel Legend Metropole is Hanoi's longest-running luxury brunch, refreshed in 2024 with new stations and a 600-bottle list.
OrderThe free-flow champagne package with the seafood, cheese and roast stations
TipSundays only 11:30-14:30. Free-flow champagne package adds 1.5M VND; the seafood station closes first.
The Karl Fazer Café on Kluuvikatu, Karl Fazer's 1891 confectionery, lays on a weekend brunch buffet of Finnish breakfast plates, salmon and house cakes.
OrderThe weekend brunch buffet with Fazer breads and cakes from the house patisserie
TipBrunch runs Saturday 09:00 to 15:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 15:00; book ahead, walk-ins wait for a table when the quota is full.
Pondicheri brunch in Houston is Anita Jaisinghani's Indian breakfast at WestAve on Kirby, with masala omelette and roti, chai-glazed buns and the Bake Lab.
OrderMasala omelette and roti, chicken kati roll, masala chai
TipWeekday breakfast (7-11am) is the quiet peak. Order an extra chai bun from the Bake Lab on the way out.
Van Kahvaltı Evi in Cihangir, the dense Eastern-Anatolian serpme spread of herb cheese, kaymak and clotted-cream eggs that defines a Sunday Turkish breakfast.
OrderOtlu peynir, kaymak with honey and clotted-cream eggs
Isolina at Av San Martin 101 in Barranco Lima runs weekend criolla brunch 09:00-11:00 before lunch carta, with pan con chicharron and tamales as headlines.
OrderPan con chicharron and a tamal verde with chicha morada.
TipBrunch is weekend only; the lunch carta starts at 12:00 for a la carte service in the main Barranco room.
Pave in Porta Venezia is the natural brunch destination for the city's artisan-pastry crowd on weekends. Open sat-sun 09:00-17:00. At Via Felice Casati 27.
OrderBombolone alla crema and single-origin filter coffee
Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura's 18th-century estate in Modena's San Damaso, hosts a Sunday brunch with live music open to non-residents.
OrderSeasonal Emilian brunch spread
TipOvernight guests get priority, so day-trip brunch reservations should be made well ahead.
A Minamihorie bakery-cafe serving brunch from 09:00: pancakes, French toast and sandwiches built on bread from the open kitchen at the back.
OrderAvocado sourdough toast, Seasonal fruit ricotta, Filter coffee
Nicole and David Mouton's Southern brunch room on E Burnside in Portland since 2006, with buttermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles, biscuits.
OrderButtermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles
TipBrunch line forms by 09:00 on weekends. Reservations exist; the bar takes walk-ins faster.
Sally Loo's serves seasonal brunch plates and in-house bakes by the San Luis Obispo train depot, the Railroad District's weekend gathering point.
OrderThe breakfast burrito with sally sauce, plus a morning bake.
TipThe walk-up window sells coffee and pastries without the queue; the breakfast burrito earns its following.
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk is the Sarajevo Bosnian morning sit, with burek under sac, yogurt and pita pulled fresh through breakfast hours.
Order200g meat burek with yogurt and a Bosnian coffee to finish the morning sit.
Tip07:00-09:00 is the freshest pull at the Sarajevo Bascarsija counter.
Greasy Spoon on Tjarhovsgatan is the Sodermalm brunch room serving British classics with a modern twist. Open mon-fri 08:00-16:00, sat-sun 09:00-17:00.
OrderPork Belly Eggs Benedict with house hollandaise
Cafe Ravez near Grosse Cloche on Rue Ravez is the neighbourhood coffee shop and brunch room that opened August 2025, with a leopard-banquette dining room.
OrderWeekend brunch formula at €27 with juice, hot drink, sweet and savoury plate
TipThe basement co-working area with free Wi-Fi is a weekday refuge; the terrace fills first when the sun is on Rue Ravez.
Cafe Labath on Oude Houtlei is Ghent's most established third-wave specialty cafe, with weekend brunch plates and the city's most consistent espresso.
OrderEggs on sourdough with house espresso: the pairing that made Labath Ghent's specialty brunch standard.
TipThe corner terrace fills on sunny weekend mornings; arrive by 10:00 for the best outdoor seat at this historic canal-side cafe.
Café Frischhut off Munich's Viktualienmarkt has fried the Bavarian Schmalznudel doughnut since 1973; this is the morning sweet-counter for breakfast.
OrderSchmalznudel sugar-dusted Bavarian fried doughnut with filter coffee
TipClosed Sundays; queue is shortest at 09:00 weekday mornings; cash usually preferred.
Matt's Big Breakfast on 1st Street is a downtown Phoenix breakfast institution from Matt Pool and Erenia Lara, built on thick-cut bacon and local plates.
OrderThe Hog and Chick: thick-cut bacon and eggs with a side of griddle hash.
TipWalk-in only and it lines up early; the thick-cut bacon and the waffle are the orders.
Pączuś i Kawusia on Rynek Łazarski 8 in Poznań is the city's best doughnut-and-filter brunch room, with warm pączki in rotating flavours and speciality.
OrderPistachio pączek and a V60 filter.
TipSit by the books and games shelf if you have kids; the back corner is dog-friendly and built for long stays.
Piece of Cake on Święty Wojciech 27 in Poznań is a cafe-gallery brunch room run by Ania and Kuba, pouring single-origin coffees from Five Elephant, Audun.
OrderA slice of seasonal cake with a single-origin filter.
TipEach cup comes with a flash card on the bean's origin, processing and characteristics; keep the card if you want to find that lot online later.
LOWINE on Dzirnavu runs Riga's strongest wine-led brunch, farm eggs, sourdough and small plates paired with by-the-glass natural wines from chef Aleksei.
OrderFarm eggs on sourdough plus a natural-wine glass
TipBrunch runs only on weekends 10:00-16:00; the natural-wine list rotates weekly.
Americano's weekend brunch in Kala Ghoda runs American-Italian small plates with house-made pastas, wood-fired meats and a bottomless mimosa morning option.
OrderEggs and prosciutto with the burrata starter; bottomless mimosa.
UpCafe at Domovinskog rata 29A in Split is the city's vegetarian brunch counter, with display-case meal-prep plates and plant-milk lattes from 07:00.
OrderWrap of the day with a green juice
TipSundays closed; weekend brunch sits Saturday morning before the lunch rush.
Naïm on Collingwood Street in Paddington is the Middle Eastern brunch destination. Lamb bacon and baharat waffles, mejadra and slow-cooked eggs every morning.
OrderLamb bacon and baharat waffles
Da Matteo Vallgatan combines Gothenburg's finest espresso with a weekend brunch menu of house-baked pastries, open sandwiches and seasonal morning plates.
OrderDouble espresso, Open sandwich with smoked salmon, Seasonal morning pastry
Cullum's Attaboy in Alamo Heights pairs a champagne brunch with a famous smash burger, a Michelin Bib Gourmand diner whose small room fills fast on weekends.
OrderChampagne brunch with the smash burger.
TipThe champagne brunch and the smash burger are the orders. The small room fills fast on weekends; arrive early.
DiAnoia's Eatery on Penn Avenue in the Strip District serves Italian breakfast and brunch in Pittsburgh. House pastries, egg dishes and pasta in a corner.
OrderItalian breakfast plates and a pastry from the cafe case, with a cocktail.
Ol' South Pancake House on University Drive in Fort Worth has run 24 hours a day since 1962, known for Dutch Baby pancakes and all-day plates.
OrderDutch Baby pancake; classic buttermilk stack.
TipThe Dutch Baby requires 20 minutes to bake; order it first and the wait feels shorter once your coffee arrives.
Doña Maria Tamales on South Las Vegas Boulevard is the 1980 family tamale counter, three tamales with rice and beans for $11 to $14 in a no-frills room two.
TryRed pork tamale plate with rice and beans $11-14
TipTamales sell by the dozen for takeaway; smothered in red chile and topped with an egg is the breakfast plate locals order.
Pérgula, the poolside restaurant of the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, serves a Sunday brunch buffet from 13:00 to 16:00 with sparkling wine included.
OrderSunday buffet with a pasta station, hotel-bakery breads, cheeses, salads and cold cuts
TipTerra reported the Sunday brunch at R$495 plus 10% per person in February 2025, with sparkling wine and cocktails included.
Snooze A.M. Eatery in Denver is Jon Schlegel's mod-flagship breakfast room on Larimer since 2006, the Front Range chain start before it grew nationally.
OrderA pancake flight (sample four cakes) and the Bella! Bella!
TipThe 90-minute weekend wait is normal at the original; new locations across LoDo and South Broadway absorb the overflow.
Sibilia inside Halles Paul Bocuse in Lyon's 3e sells hot saucisson brioche slices at the counter from 09:30, the cheapest and most Lyonnais breakfast.
OrderOne slice of saucisson brioche with a coffee at the stand-up counter.
TipHot from 09:30; counter closes at 14:00 then reopens at 15:30.
Cafe Gadagne in Vieux Lyon sits on the roof garden of Musee Gadagne, with a buffet brunch on Saturdays and Sundays overlooking the secret courtyard garden.
OrderThe weekend buffet with seasonal dishes and homemade pastries
TipBook the 11:30 slot on Saturday for the best light on the terrace.
Magpie's Friday-to-Sunday brunch on 16th Street, midtown Sacramento, builds the daily California seafood menu around a brunch slot at the 2008 anchor.
OrderWhatever seafood landed that morning; the seasonal pasta
La Casa de las Mayoras in Cancún is a vegetarian-led fonda in the MICHELIN Guide, open from 08:00 for chilaquiles, huevos motuleños, molletes and pancakes.
OrderChilaquiles or huevos motuleños, a superfood batido, or the banana pancakes.
Handy runs an all-day brunch card on Rue Voltaire in Nantes, eggs, pancakes and roasted vegetables with matcha from Anatae poured alongside.
OrderEggs and pancakes, with the Anatae matcha alongside
TipThe kitchen shuts Monday and Tuesday, so a Nantes weekend is the reliable window; Saturday and Sunday close an hour earlier than midweek.
Billie's is the Franco-British coffee shop on Quai François Mitterrand in Nantes, weekend brunch of English breakfast and sticky toffee pudding.
OrderSticky toffee pudding, or the millionaire shortbread
TipBrunch runs Saturday and Sunday from 10:00; portions are deliberately sized to cut waste, so order the pudding separately.
Little Britain Café on Boulevard Auguste Peneau in Nantes serves a Sunday British brunch at €23, with unlimited coffee and a trio of puddings.
OrderThe savoury plate of soft-boiled eggs, spinach on brioche and house beans
TipService starts at 11:30 on Sunday and the tea comes from Un grain, Une Feuille; the room is small, so book several days out.
Norm Micro Roastery pairs inventive brunch plates with its own roasts on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe brunch with the best coffee in town.
OrderDay's risotto or waffle with a pour-over
TipThe kitchen is as serious as the roastery; order the day's risotto or waffle alongside a pour-over of the house beans.
The French brunch in Aarhus, on Jaegergaardsgade in Frederiksbjerg, with a buffet upstairs and a plated brunch a la carte downstairs. The cheese board.
OrderBrunch plate with French cheeses, charcuterie and fromage blanc
Sisterfields serves all-day brunch, from truffle scrambled eggs to brioche French toast, on Jl. Kayu Cendana in Seminyak, Bali, open daily 07:00 to 21:00.
OrderTruffle scrambled eggs, listed first among what to order in Kelana by Kayla's 2026 guide.
TipWalk-ins only, first come first served; a weekday visit or arriving at opening avoids the weekend queue.
Tozd's Cankarjeva room runs a laid-back brunch service through the afternoon, toasts and grain bowls with the city's best cold brew at the riverside bar.
OrderAvocado toast with cold brew done well
Stow inside the City Museum keeps savoury pies, baked goods and a daily soup option alongside its specialty coffee programme, a working brunch counter.
OrderSpecialty filter coffee with savoury pie
StrangeLove by the Cathedral runs a small Saturday-Sunday brunch with specialty coffee, brunch toasts and a rotating weekly snack menu at the roastery.
OrderV60 pour over with a brunch toast and pickled-vegetable side
TipOutdoor seating on park beanbags works in spring through autumn. Order at the bar; counter service only.
Middle Way Cafe is one of Anchorage's lower-profile picks, anchored in Spenard's bohemian scene since 1994 but rarely topping standard travel lists.
Why locals goAnchored Spenard's bohemian scene since 1994 but rarely tops travel lists. Vegan, gluten-free and a full bakery counter.
TipOrder the breakfast burrito with vegan sausage and a turmeric latte before browsing the Spenard windmill area.
Federal Cafe in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs an Australian-style brunch carte daily until 17:30: avo smash, eggs benedict, granola bowls, all with a flat.
OrderAvocado smash on rye, eggs benedict, flat white espresso.
TipWalk-in only. Weekend wait runs 30 to 45 minutes; arrive before 11:00 for the easier turn.
Caravelle in Barcelona's Raval has run a brunch-and-coffee carte since 2010: huevos rancheros, pulled pork, a Mexican-Catalan menu that runs through to 16:00.
OrderHuevos rancheros, the pulled-pork sandwich, the daily smoothie.
TipClosed Sunday. Weekend wait reaches 45 minutes; the back terrace is quieter than the bar.
Café Karin serves breakfast until 18:00 beside Frankfurt's Goethe House, the city's default answer to the question of where to brunch on any given day.
OrderThe Karin breakfast board with boiled eggs and good bread
TipWeekend mid-mornings queue out the door; go before 10:00 or treat breakfast as a late-afternoon event like the regulars do.
Treize au Jardin in Paris's 6e is the Luxembourg-Gardens brunch room Laurel Sanderson opened. American pancakes, eggs Benedict, the only proper grits in town.
OrderButtermilk pancakes with maple butter
TipWalk-in only. Sunday queue forms at 10:00; take a coffee to the gardens while you wait.
Juvéniles in Paris's 1er is the Scottish-French wine bar Tim Johnston opened in 1987, with a brunch-leaning weekday lunch carte and scotch eggs since 2018.
OrderScotch egg starter and the lunch plat
TipClosed Sunday. The brunch-leaning lunch from 11:00 is the easier ticket than the dinner crowd.
Kastrup on Hverfisgata won the Grapevine's best Reykjavik brunch for 2025, a Danish-Nordic bistro of open sandwiches, well-poached eggs and weekend mimosas.
OrderThe poached eggs, the dish the Grapevine panel singled out.
TipBrunch runs only on weekends from 11:45. Book ahead; the win made the small room busier than ever.
Sandholt on Laugavegur serves an all-day bakery brunch in Reykjavik, with shakshuka, sourdough toasts and savoury waffles by the pastry counter.
OrderThe shakshuka, or sourdough toast piled with eggs and cheese.
TipThe pastries come straight from the bakery in the same room. Arrive early at weekends to beat the queue.
Chiara Caruso's Cafe Merenda in Rome's Ostiense district by the Gazometro is the French-style bakery and brunch room with three-day croissants.
OrderThree-day croissant plus avocado toast on house pan bauletto with a poached egg.
TipOpen Tue-Sun from 08:00. The brunch set with coffee and viennoiserie is 22 euros; the corner terrace seats 12.
Pianostrada in Rome's Centro Storico runs Saturday-Sunday brunch with the focaccia di Pianostrada, polenta-and-egg plates and a modern Roman menu.
OrderFocaccia with mortadella and stracciatella, plus poached eggs over polenta.
TipBook three weeks ahead for the garden seats from May to September. Closed Monday all day.
Le Carre Francais in Rome's Prati district is the French boulangerie, patisserie and bistrot with unlimited weekend brunch sets at 32 euros.
OrderUnlimited French brunch set with croque madame, quiche, croissants and homemade Breton crackers.
TipOpen daily from 07:30. The unlimited 32 euro brunch runs 09:00 to noon weekends; book Sunday three days ahead.
La Maison Drole on Rue Joutx-Aigues is widely cited as the friendliest brunch room in Toulouse, with a complete €10 formula featuring fresh farm products.
OrderComplete brunch formula with farm products
TipBook ahead for Sunday; the room runs full from 10:00-14:00, the €10 formula is the canonical entry.
Lapis brunch in Washington DC is Shamim Popal's Adams Morgan Afghan dining room's weekend brunch buffet, an all-you-can-eat $25 Afghan brunch with mantu.
OrderThe all-you-can-eat $25 brunch buffet with mantu, ashak and kabuli pulao is the editorial value.
TipThe buffet is the value pick; the brunch endless mimosa option adds $15 for the table service.
Home Grown is Reynoldstown's Michelin-recommended Atlanta brunch diner: comfy chicken biscuits, steak hash, knotty pine booths, no reservations.
OrderComfy Chicken Biscuit, plus a side of the cheese grits.
TipMichelin-recommended diner that closes after lunch. Aim for 08:00 on weekends or expect a 60-minute wait.
Dishoom on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, the Bombay-inspired all-day cafe open from 08:00, serving bacon naan rolls, keema per eedu and house-cured meats.
OrderBacon naan roll with cream cheese and chilli jam, or the full Irani cafe breakfast.
TipWeekday breakfast before 10:00 skips the queue. The bacon naan with house chilli jam outsells every other dish on the menu.
Yeast Nashville's Woodland Street kolache counter in East Nashville builds a breakfast or lunch around savoury and sweet kolaches for under $10.
TryKolache and coffee
TipClosed at noon every day. Sausage and cheese kolache plus a cherry kolache is the lunch order for $8.
Jody Williams's Grove Street gastrotheque has poured espresso and steamed eggs in the West Village New York City since 2011. Open daily 08:00-23:30.
OrderSteamed eggs and tartine au jambon.
TipWeekday 09:30 is the fast seat; weekends run 60 minutes by 11:00. The tartine au jambon is the brunch order.
La Madame on Calle San Bartolome near La Concha in San Sebastian was the city's first dedicated brunch room, opened by an owner returning from New York.
OrderEggs benedict, French toast or the gilda burger
TipWeekend brunch only Saturday and Sunday 12:00-13:30. Book through the website.
Old Town Coffee in San Sebastian's Centro runs a brunch counter of vegan and gluten-free organic bakes alongside the single-origin coffee programme.
OrderPour-over coffee with a gluten-free banana bread
TipOpen Sundays from 10:00 when most of the city's cafes stay shut.
Morihico's morning runs hand-drip Forest Drops, hotcakes and seasonal Hokkaido fruit. Quiet 09:00 weekday opens are the easier seat at this Maruyama room.
OrderHand-drip Forest Drops with the morning hotcake
TipWalk in by 10:00 weekdays; the weekend hotcake queue starts 09:30.
D-Vora is the RH Canfali hotel's terrace restaurant by the church of Sant Jaume in Benidorm's old town, cooking Mediterranean food with Nikkei touches.
OrderArroz a la llanda with monkfish, squid and red prawns, after a bay-fish tiradito.
TipSet menus are served to the whole table and close at 15:00 at lunch and 22:00 at night; breakfast starts at 08:00 on the sea-view terrace.
Tzurit Or's Tatte on Charles Street has run an Israeli-style brunch room in Beacon Hill Boston since 2016. Open daily 07:00-15:00. At 70 Charles St.
OrderShakshuka with feta, herbs and the side of warm pita.
TipShakshuka books out by 11:00 weekends. The pastry counter at the front is the fast take-away.
Auguszt on Kossuth Lajos runs a weekday morning brunch counter with pastry, savoury bites and small black coffee in a Belle Epoque downtown Budapest room.
OrderThe Hantas Flora pastry, a small black coffee and a savoury snack from the counter
TipClosed Sun and Mon; the Paloma Garden terrace opens from May onwards.
Espresso Embassy on Arany Janos near the Basilica pours flat whites, single-origin filter and a small brunch menu of sandwiches and bakes weekend mornings.
OrderA flat white with the daily sandwich and a slice of banana bread
TipOpen weekend mornings from 09:00; the daily bake from the counter pairs with filter coffee.
Le Brunch des Halles de Dijon turns the covered market into a Sunday buffet each summer, thirteen themed sittings with live music in central Dijon.
OrderA themed sitting ticket, pick the earliest 10:30 slot for the freshest market stalls.
TipSeasonal only, June to September; book online at bhd.otddijon.com, since each of the four sittings sells separately.
Drukarnia in Gdańsk runs Mariacka Street's most ambitious coffee-and-brunch room, in a former printing house. At ul. Mariacka 36. Booking recommended.
OrderAvocado toast with poached egg, filter coffee on the V60.
TipArrive before 11:00 weekends for a window seat; upstairs runs quieter.
Avocado Vegan Bistro in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz runs a plant-based brunch board until 14:00: tofu scramble, vegan pancakes, soy schabowy sandwich, daily specials.
OrderTofu scramble with sourdough toast.
TipDaily specials sell out by 14:30; arrive at lunch for the full board.
Strandperle on the Elbe sand beach at Oevelgoenne in Hamburg runs a summer beach-side cafe with Fischbroetchen, coffee and pilsner deck-chair brunch.
OrderThe Fischbroetchen and a bottle of Astra on the beach.
TipOpen daily Apr to Oct; bus 112 to Neumuehlen drops you a 10-minute walk from the beach.
HanSo Cafe in Madrid's Malasana is the Korean-Spanish specialty third-wave brunch room since 2015, with matcha lattes, Korean-toasted-egg plates.
OrderKorean egg toast with matcha latte
TipClosed Mondays. Walk-in only; the weekend brunch fills up by 11:00. Korean-egg toast plus matcha runs 14 euros.
The Nicollet Diner in Minneapolis runs the city's only 24-hour kitchen on Nicollet Mall, with all-day breakfast, burgers and 30 milkshake flavors.
TryAll-day breakfast, burgers and 30 flavors of milkshake
TipThe only true 24-hour kitchen in Minneapolis; the burgers and crispy hash browns are the 2am move, and the bar pours craft cocktails late.
Hen House Eatery in Minneapolis runs downtown's defining all-day breakfast counter on 8th Street, with scratch biscuits and a 30-cocktail Bloody Mary list.
OrderBabe's Eggs Benedict with carnitas on jalapeno cheddar cornbread.
TipArrive before 9am on weekends or join the waitlist on the loudspeaker; the bakery counter sells out the maple bacon cinnamon roll by 11.
Victor's 1959 Cafe in Minneapolis runs the city's Cuban breakfast room on Grand Avenue South, with arroz a la cubana, mango pancakes and a tight dining room.
OrderArroz a la cubana with two eggs, sweet plantains and yuca frita.
TipThe dining room is the size of a living room; expect a 30 minute wait on Saturday after 10am. The Cubano sandwich is the takeaway order.
Cafe Marche on Rue Barillerie just off Cours Saleya runs Emilie Bargin's Sunday 11:00-15:00 brunch in Vieux Nice, the city's most reliable weekend booking.
OrderScrambled eggs, jams and honey toast, club sandwich
Poached Breakfast Cafe serves pulled-pork eggs Benedict and Australian-size breakfasts on Chao Fa Tawan Tok Road, a Melbourne-style cafe in Chalong, Phuket.
OrderPulled pork eggs Benedict, a house twist on the classic brunch dish.
Cafe Delight serves a Thai-American family's California breakfast menu on Ratsada Road in Phuket Old Town, from smoked salmon eggs Benedict to waffles.
OrderSmoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with homemade hollandaise on a croissant, ฿375.
Portage Bay Cafe Roosevelt in Seattle is the 2002 organic-brunch original near the U District: a toppings bar of berries, whipped cream, syrups and granolas.
OrderGranola or french-toast bar with house-made jam
Terrakota in a glasshouse extension on Yanping Road in Shanghai serves a Mediterranean weekend brunch set every Saturday and Sunday at noon.
OrderThe Fish Sausage with Truffle Potato Foam or the Octopus Meloso Rice for sharing.
TipLast order for brunch is 2:30pm; the free-flow package runs two hours and is worth it with a group.
The Dempsey Hill flagship of PS.Cafe, open since 2005 in a lush garden setting with soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking the former military estate. Weekend brunch runs 8am to 4pm and covers the full repertoire: granola bowls, eggs royale, smoked brisket bunwich and the signature truffle fries. One of the most reliably pleasant outdoor-dining brunches in Singapore.
OrderCrab Eggs Royale, Truffle shoestring fries, PS. Burger
TipBook ahead for weekend brunch; the garden terrace fills by 10am. Weekday brunch is quieter. Multiple other PS.Cafe locations across the city for convenience.
The flagship bakery in the Tiong Bahru estate, reopened with a new layout and exclusive items in 2025, is the anchor of the neighbourhood's Saturday morning brunch circuit. The croissants, kouign-amann, shio pan and seasonal Danish are baked fresh; the coffee from sister brand Nylon Coffee Roasters is Singapore-sourced. The courtyard setting surrounded by art-deco walk-up flats is the best outdoor brunch environment in the neighbourhood.
OrderKouign-amann, Shio pan, Croissant with filter coffee
TipOpen daily 7.30am to 8pm (weekdays) and 8am to 8pm (weekends). The Eng Hoon Street flagship carries the widest exclusive selection.
Pasticceria Rosa Salva on Calle Fiubera in San Marco serves the 150-year-old Venetian pastry brunch with baba and cornetti at the marble counter.
OrderBaba al rum, cappuccino, cornetto
TipClosed Sundays at this branch; the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo branch opens Sundays with more seats.
Torrefazione Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the 1930-founded roastery with morning pastries and the Miscela del Ghetto espresso.
OrderCafe Remer espresso, cornetto, pizzetta
TipClosed Sundays. The Miscela del Ghetto blend takeaway bag is the souvenir; espresso at the counter €1.20.
Aroma Caffe in Bologna's Centro Storico runs the modern weekend brunch from 09:00-15:00, with avocado toast, granola bowl and the V60 filter coffee.
OrderAvocado toast, granola bowl, flat white
TipWalk-in only; the weekend brunch fills after 11:00. The avocado toast is 12 euros and the brunch sets 18 euros.
Gelateria Stefino Bio in Bologna's Bolognina district is the 100 percent organic gelateria with the small-batch daily carte, the Bolognese gelato-in-brioche.
OrderPistachio gelato in brioche, granita
TipThe gelato-in-brioche is the morning order; cash and card both fine. The pistachio rotates Tuesday through Sunday.
Foxford on Obchodna 26 runs weekend brunch inside the Martinus bookstore with vegan and gluten-free cakes, sandwiches and specialty coffee on the counter.
OrderDaily cake plus filter coffee
TipWindow seats fill by 11:00 on Saturday; the bookstore connection makes this a slow-morning brunch.
Prima Caju runs the all-day brunch counter at CAJU Le Petit Hotel on Rua da Carreira in Funchal, on bowls, pancakes, eggs and pressed juice.
OrderA savoury bowl with eggs, or the pancakes if you came for the sweet side.
TipWalk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Café Girondino, at this Centro, Sao Paulo address since its 1998 reopening, runs a Sunday buffet brunch of breads, cold cuts, cakes and fruit.
OrderFree-refill buffet of artisan breads, cold cuts, cakes and carolinas
TipThe brunch buffet runs on Sundays only, 08:00-14:00, walk-in; a fuller brunch adds hot plates from the kitchen and drinks.
Must Restaurant runs a poolside Sunday brunch at the Tivoli Mofarrej hotel in Sao Paulo, more than 30 dishes with a welcome drink and a DJ on the terrace.
OrderSunday brunch of more than 30 dishes, from breakfast plates to mains and desserts, with a welcome drink
The Federal on Dundas West is a diner-style brunch counter since 2012, the breakfast sandwich and steak-and-eggs the menu staples in a vinyl-booth room.
OrderThe breakfast sandwich on a Forno Cultura bun.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend lineup starts 09:30; cash and card.
Kafeterija Vracar was the first Belgrade specialty cafe to roast beans on site. Long-running brunch programme, garden, kids playroom and basement room.
OrderHouse espresso and an avocado bagel
Blackbird on Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges is among the city's best brunch rooms, running salads, toasts and vegan plates with good coffee in a small space.
OrderThe brunch plate or a vegan bowl, with a flat white.
TipThe tiny room fills fast; get there before noon at weekends. Strong vegan and vegetarian options.
Andreea Beca's Beca's Kitchen near Piața Romană runs Bucharest's standby brunch room, chalkboard daily plates, mismatched ceramics and homemade cakes.
OrderDaily chalkboard plate; tomato soup; cheesecake.
TipLast orders 21:30; weekend tables fill from 12:30.
La Corte Romanengo in Genoa lists a brunch of sweet and savoury house-made dishes with fresh juices, served in the former family salon on Via Soziglia.
OrderSweet and savoury house-made dishes with fresh juices and a hot drink.
TipThe site gives no separate brunch hours, so plan within the salon's Tuesday to Saturday opening, 10:00 to 19:00.
Passerelle runs French bistro brunch with a Falls Park view: croque madame, eggs Benedict, crème brûlée French toast. Book the terrace tables in spring.
OrderCroque madame, eggs Benedict, crème brûlée French toast
Joma Bakery on To Ngoc Van serves Tay Ho's organic-leaning brunch, plating breakfast bagels, sourdough toasts and Western breakfasts to the morning crowd.
OrderBreakfast bagel with bacon, egg and cheese, with a flat white
TipThree Hanoi branches; To Ngoc Van is the busiest at breakfast. Strong Wi-Fi upstairs.
Sade Kahve at Rumeli Hisarı, an all-day breakfast house under the fortress walls, the serpme board served on the water-facing terrace until 02:00.
OrderFull kahvaltı board with sucuklu yumurta
Mükellef in Karaköy under chef Arda Türkmen, a Turkish-cuisine kitchen with a Bosphorus terrace doing a modern weekend brunch with menemen and Karaköy.
OrderMenemen and the Karaköy kahvaltı tabağı
Coogee in Marseille's 5e was the first Australian-style breakfast room in the city, smoothies, toasts, burrata and granola from 8am, flat whites.
OrderEggs Benedict on sourdough with a flat white
TipWalk-in only; the Saturday morning queue moves fast.
Aylyakria runs an early-Kapana brunch in a Revival-era room. Banitsa, shopska, mish-mash and gluten-free options listed, alongside Bulgarian wines.
OrderBanitsa with sirene, shopska salad, glass of Bulgarian wine
Cafe Saturnus on Eriksbergsgatan in Stockholm's Östermalm runs the city's loudest fika brunch; sandwiches, salads, the city's largest cinnamon bun.
OrderCinnamon bun with a Café au Lait
TipOpen from 07:30. The Saturnus bun is the size of a fist; one feeds two.
Älskade Traditioner on Södermannagatan in Stockholm's SoFo runs a 1950s-decor brunch room famous for the wraffle, the wrapped savoury waffle with shrimp.
OrderWraffle with shrimp salad and a cinnamon-bun freakshake
TipOpen seven days. Wraffles and waffles also come gluten-free; the queue runs longest on Sundays.
Hygge Cafe runs breakfast from 07:30 to late every day in Córdoba, single-origin coffee alongside pastel de Belém and the local Manolete pastry.
OrderPastel de Belém with a Colombian filter coffee.
TipWeekends run an hour later than weekdays, closing 21:30 on Saturday and 21:00 on Sunday.
Tu Brilles on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille runs brunch without a set formula, just large plates served five days a week between the centre and Wazemmes.
OrderAvocado toast, from the standing card.
TipThere is no fixed brunch menu here, so order plates rather than asking for the formula.
Nedre Foss Gård on Nordre gate by the Akerselva river runs an all-day weekend brunch out of one of the oldest buildings in Grunerlokka, with seasonal.
OrderSeasonal brunch platter
Innocent Café on Blaumaņa runs Riga's most-cited brunch, eggs and pancakes on Latvian rye with specialty coffee from one of the city's strongest barista.
OrderEggs Benedict on Latvian rye and a barista-pulled flat white
TipSaturday queue from 10:00; arrive by 09:30 or book for a small table.
Rocket Bean's Miera flagship runs Riga's strongest specialty-coffee brunch, eggs, sourdough and Rocket Bean's own single-origin filters and espresso drinks.
OrderThe avocado-and-egg plate with a Rocket Bean filter coffee
TipThe weekend brunch fills early; the cake counter and bag retail keep the queue moving.
The Drunky Stork Social Club lays on a generous Sunday brunch in its former-bank dining room, an all-in spread served right through to mid-afternoon.
OrderSunday brunch with the house Pim's dessert
F-hoone in Telliskivi has run all-day breakfast since 2010, with eggs, pancakes, bao buns and nasi goreng at brunch in a converted rail-industrial hangar.
OrderEggs with avocado on sourdough; the bao buns and nasi goreng are the long-running cult orders
Orso Laboratorio in Turin's San Salvario is the city's third-wave coffee bar, with a Saturday brunch carte of sourdough toasts, eggs, V60 filter.
OrderAvocado sourdough toast and V60 filter
Blackbird Coffee in Valencia's Cabanyal serves Australian-style brunch with specialty espresso, eggs benedict, smashed avo and a small daily-changing carte.
OrderEggs benedict with avocado and a single-origin.
TipWalk-in only; queue for weekend brunch from 10:30. Closed Monday.
InFormal Kitchen on plac Malachowskiego in Warsaw is the lunch-into-dinner brunch room next to the Zacheta gallery, with a menu that blends European cooking.
OrderBeef dumplings, cod plate, truffle mushroom soup
Central Cafe's Nadodrze room (Central Cafe 2.0) is one of Wrocław's longest-running breakfast counters: own-bakery bagels, pancakes, custom egg plates.
OrderBagel with pastrami and a flat white, or the American pancakes with maple syrup
TipWeekday 07:00-09:00 is the locals' standard. Saturdays the bagel case thins by 11:00.
Cafe Spruengli on Paradeplatz, opened 1836: hot chocolate, Luxemburgerli, croissants, salads, the most Zurich way to start a Sunday on Bahnhofstrasse.
OrderHot chocolate with Luxemburgerli
Crème de la Crème in Chișinău is the three-floor Parisian patisserie and café on Strada Alexandru cel Bun, with a brunch menu that runs from 08:00 to midday.
OrderCroissant with Vienna-style coffee, eggs Benedict and the house croissant board.
Sea Lounge inside the Taj Palace runs the Maharaja and Sea Lounge afternoon tea: INR 4500 and INR 3000 respectively. Editor's TableJourney pick.
OrderMaharaja afternoon tea, two-person service.
Le Bouillon on Howard Street runs a Saturday brunch with French egg dishes and charcuterie, paired with Loire Valley natural wine by the glass or bottle.
Brasserie on 7 on Split's Riva runs the city's flagship brunch service, opening at 08:00 with a French-Croatian platter menu and the best Adriatic terrace.
OrderRiva breakfast platter and a flat white
TipBook the front of the terrace; arrive by 09:00 for the calmest morning hour.
The Gunshop Cafe runs a heritage corner-shop building on Mollison Street, West End since 2000. Priced at $$. Open mon-fri 6:30am-3pm, sat-sun 7am-3pm.
OrderTruffle and parmesan fries and house-blend flat white
Anouk on Given Terrace in Paddington is the long-time Brisbane brunch destination near Suncorp Stadium. Merlo coffee, hearty all-day plates, closed Mondays.
OrderMushroom benedict and Merlo coffee
Viktors Kaffe is the Vasastaden weekend morning ritual, combining precision-brewed filter coffee with open sandwiches, daily pastries and a relaxed.
OrderFilter coffee of the day, Open sandwich with local cheese, Daily pastry
Icaza Cocina de Herencia in Cancún serves breakfast daily from 08:00 to 15:00 on a patio with a pool: enfrijoladas, a hotcake tower and a Sunday tasting menu.
OrderMolletes de cochinita or the farmer's omelette; the green pozole and enfrijoladas also come recommended.
El Deli on Avenida Huayacán in Cancún is a Yiddish-style delicatessen open 08:00 to 17:00 daily, serving breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, pickles and bread.
OrderA pastrami Reuben or the falafel, and the pan jalá, which can be reserved ahead.
Sundara serves a Sunday Pink Brunch with a chilled seafood platter on the beach at Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay in Bali, every Sunday from 11:30 to 15:00.
OrderThe chilled seafood platter of poached lobster, tiger prawns and scallop crudo that comes with each package.
TipGuests wearing pink get 10 percent off food and drink, and the brunch runs every Sunday on the beach at Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay.
Glow serves a Sunday brunch of garden produce, seafood and grain-fed beef at COMO Shambhala Estate near Ubud, Bali, with gamelan and dance, 11:00 to 14:30.
OrderMud crab in coconut and sambal sauce (steamed) or banana leaf pepes of king fish (local specialties).
TipThe 2026 brunch menu groups dishes by garden, steamed, hand-rolled, grill and local specialties; reserve by phone or WhatsApp.
Telegrafas at the Grand Hotel Kempinski runs Vilnius's most ambitious weekend brunch, a Michelin-listed kitchen pushing modern European with Cathedral views.
OrderBrunch tasting buffet with Lithuanian cheese and smoked fish station
TipBook ahead for weekend brunch; the room overlooks Cathedral Square and fills with Vilnius locals.
Zeit für Brot on Oeder Weg is Frankfurt's bakery brunch: organic bread plates and warm cinnamon rolls from 07:00, seven days a week of the week.
OrderA Zimtschnecke and filter coffee at the window bench
TipSunday opens at 07:30 when nearly everything else sleeps; the rolls come out of the oven in visible waves, so time your run.
Beautys has served its lox-and-bagel Special from a turquoise Plateau luncheonette in Montreal since 1942, a family-run brunch institution on Mont-Royal.
OrderThe Beautys Special: bagel, lox, cream cheese and onion.
TipWeekends bring a long sidewalk wait; go on a weekday morning to slide straight onto a counter stool.
Oh My Biche serves brunch plates across two Rennes rooms open every day, creamy scrambled eggs, pancakes and waffles, plus a Mail Mitterrand address.
OrderScrambled eggs, pancakes and the house granola
TipNo weekend reservations at either address; the hidden back terrace at Puits Mauger is the seat to hunt.
Hradlestin on Hverfisgata serves South Indian dosas, appams and bhatura for brunch, the Grapevine runner-up bringing Chennai tiffin to central Reykjavik.
OrderA masala dosa, the dish that won the brunch nod.
TipA genuine break from the egg-and-toast brunch template. The crisp masala dosa is the order.
Bapz on Rue de la Bourse is canonical Toulouse tea room with English scones, banoffee and 40 Dammann teas in antique teapots, plus a generous brunch formula.
OrderScones with Dammann tea, banoffee pie
TipSunday brunch is the busier service; the scones plus banoffee is the canonical Saturday-afternoon order.
Baristart's brunch runs Hokkaido milk lattes alongside avocado toast and a Hokkaido egg sandwich. The morning queue is shorter than the afternoon rush.
OrderTokachi milk latte with avocado toast
TipOpen 10:00; the chalkboard shows the morning's milk choice Weekends fill by noon.
Rokkatei's Maruyama tea salon runs Marusei butter sandwiches and whisked matcha on the second floor. Buy take-home from the ground floor on the way out.
OrderMarusei butter sandwich with whisked matcha
TipClosed Tuesdays; second-floor cafe shares stairs with the take-home shop.
The Laclede Station Courtesy Diner runs the same 24-hour griddle as the Hampton branch, slinging chili-and-egg slingers and breakfast in a red-vinyl room.
TryThe slinger and breakfast all day
TipSame slinger, same round-the-clock hours as the Hampton location. It draws the post-bar crowd from Affton and Webster.
Mike Randolph's Clayton brunch room pairs a focused coffee programme with scratch cooking, from flat-iron hash to blueberry pancakes. The grown-up brunch.
OrderBlueberry pancakes cooked in bacon fat.
TipAsk for the pancakes cooked in bacon fat, a house move. Long weekend waits, so put your name down and walk Clayton.
The Bakery at De Koninck in Antwerp serves brunch in the De Koninck brewery courtyard on Boomgaardstraat. Located in Het Zuid. Open tue-sun 08:00-17:00.
OrderFresh croissant with brewery courtyard espresso
TipBread sells out by midday on weekends. The courtyard catches the morning sun.
Kolonel Koffie in Antwerp on Montignystraat is the Australian-style cafe in Het Zuid. Saturday brunch fills with the neighbourhood crowd. Booking recommended.
OrderFlat white with avocado and poached eggs on sourdough
TipSaturday queue can run 20 minutes. Mid-week mornings are calmer for laptop work.
Butchers Coffee in Antwerp on Kasteelstraat opened 2017 in a former butcher's shop. The brunch counter runs sourdough toasts and pastries through the morning.
OrderCinnamon bun with espresso
TipClosed Monday. The original butcher tiles still line the counter.
Hiver comme & thé serves brunch and homemade dishes in an inclusive tea room and coworking space on Place Victor Basch in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
OrderA homemade brunch plate, gluten-free if you prefer.
TipGluten-free options are a stated focus and the venue is shut on Sundays and Mondays, so plan brunch for Tuesday to Saturday.
El Café de Axel pours specialty coffee on Calle Apolo XI in Benidorm, with homemade cakes such as carrot cake and muffins and a shop selling its coffee.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipIt opens at 08:00 on weekdays and closes at 13:00 on Saturday; its Facebook page runs the occasional charity auction.
Momos opens at half past seven in Oncheonjang, Busan, and its pastry case and first-rate filter coffee make the city's best light breakfast.
OrderHand drip of the day with the focaccia or a financier from the bake case.
The Daily Ration cooks creative brunch and lunch with proper coffee on Dartmouth Street in North Shore Chattanooga, sister cafe to The Bitter Alibi.
DrinkHouse latte with the morning hash
TipWeekend seatings run to 15:00 and fill by 10:30; weekdays it doubles as a quiet laptop room after the breakfast rush.
Monsieur Moutarde fills a 13th century room on Rue des Forges with an all you can eat Sunday brunch buffet, hot dishes and a house salad bar.
OrderThe hot dish table changes weekly; take the salad bar first, seconds are unlimited.
TipThe first seating takes walk-ins, but the second Sunday sitting needs an online booking; it fills most weeks.
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs, pancakes and shakshuka from a corner cafe.
OrderThe shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
TipWalk-in only; weekends fill from 10:00. Vegan and gluten-free options on the menu.
Cafe Paris on Rathausstrasse near Hamburg's Rathaus runs a French brasserie weekend brunch, with the art nouveau dining room and a long zinc bar.
OrderThe Croque Madame and the pain au chocolat with espresso.
TipWeekend brunch from 09:30; the ground-floor saal is the busy room.
La Rotonde at Le Negresco runs the Sunday Brunch under the hand painted carousel ceiling, the city's most photographed Sunday brunch buffet at €65.
OrderBuffet with seafood and pastry counter
Cuivre on Huaihai Middle Road in Shanghai, run by chef Michael Wendling since 2011, serves a weekend brunch of classic hearty French cooking.
OrderThe goat cheese salad with house bacon, or the eggs Benedict with porchetta from the brunch list.
TipThe terrace suits a casual al fresco brunch and is dog-friendly.
Regent Beijing's Butterfly Brunch runs at weekends in the lobby garden, with live piano, dishes made to order and free-flow champagne or sparkling wine.
OrderIberico ham sliced from the charcuterie cart, then the dessert cart of cheesecake, brownies and panna cotta.
TipChoose the Bubble or Champagne Brunch when you book (¥388 and ¥888 at Easter 2026); the Easter sittings ran 11:30 to 16:00, so confirm the end time.
Brunch Club Madeira works a rustic room on Rua do Bom Jesus in Funchal through eggs, loaded toast, salads and bowls until the mid-afternoon.
OrderEggs done your way on toast, with a bowl to share.
TipKitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Stathams at Pembroke won Best Hotel Breakfast in Ireland at the Georgina Campbell Awards, with loaded hash browns and full Irish plates on weekend brunches.
Josie's plates omelettes, waffles and the Chevy Chase Special every day until 14:00, the breakfast room that draws Chevy Chase Lexington's longest queues.
SignatureJosie's Dad Omelet, Chevy Chase Special
TipDaily 08:00-14:00 only. Weekend waits run long; put your name down and browse Chevy Chase Place shops.
That's Toast on Dweersstraat in Bruges is an all-day breakfast bar of barista coffee, cold-pressed juices and a long list of sweet and savoury toasts.
OrderA loaded savoury toast with barista coffee and a cold-pressed juice.
TipIt gets busy at weekends, so arrive early. The savoury toasts make a full lunch, not just a snack.
Yarn on Garenmarkt in Bruges is a trendy breakfast and brunch room near the Burg, running fluffy pancakes, eggs Benedict and French toast with strong coffee.
OrderFluffy pancakes or eggs Benedict with a flat white.
TipBreakfast service is 08:00-11:30; aim early on Saturdays. The back terrace opens in summer.
Energiea's Saturday and Sunday brunch service is the city-centre weekend brunch room of record, in the former-print-shop courtyard just outside Old Town.
OrderEggs benedict; pulled-pork sandwich.
TipBrunch only Saturday and Sunday; weekday menu is small plates and dinner.
M60's weekend brunch on Mendeleev near Piața Amzei pairs Scandinavian-Romanian brunch plates with V60 filter, calmer than Old Town brunch venues.
OrderGranola bowl; flat white; sourdough avocado toast.
TipPlates land by 09:30; the back room is the quieter spot Weekends fill by noon.
Tazze Pazze on Piazza Cinque Lampadi in Genoa serves an international brunch of pancakes, avocado toast and eggs, plus a vegan version, with specialty coffee.
OrderPancakes, avocado toast, eggs and banana bread with a specialty coffee.
TipMentelocale says brunch runs at weekends in winter and every day once the warm season starts, so confirm the schedule for your date.
Stella's Southern Brasserie runs a French-influenced Southern brunch on weekends: shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, bourbon-pecan French toast.
OrderShrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, bourbon-pecan French toast
Mo Cafe at Av Angamos Oeste 1146 in Miraflores Lima serves all-day brunch built on Peruvian specialty coffee, free-range eggs and house pastries every day.
OrderFree-range eggs with house pastries and a single-origin pour-over to drink.
TipWeekend brunch peaks at 11:00; quieter at 09:00 or after 14:00.
De Bon'heur Cafe in Marseille's 5e on Boulevard Baille is the city's vegan brunch room, seasonal plant-based plates Saturday and Sunday with coffee.
OrderThe seasonal vegan brunch plate with the morning's coffee
TipBook ahead for weekend brunch; the small room fills before 11am.
Oh Faon in Marseille's 6e on Rue Edmond Rostand runs a plant-based brunch counter Friday and Saturday morning, croissants, pain au chocolat and pain suisse.
OrderCinnamon brioche with a vegan latte on Friday or Saturday morning
TipFriday and Saturday are the heavy pastry days; the cafe corner is the seat.
Pasticceria Cocconi turns Parma breakfast into an event: the 1951 bar's salted croissant with prosciutto is the town's original savoury brunch.
OrderCappuccino with the salted prosciutto croissant.
TipThe tea room behind the bar seats you properly; mornings before 09:00 get the croissants warm.
Full Circle is Belgium's first fully plant-based specialty coffee bar: the vegan brunch with in-house donuts, cakes and seasonal plates stands alone in Ghent.
OrderVegan avocado toast or the house donut: the two items that define Full Circle's plant-based brunch philosophy.
TipOpen from 08:30 on weekends; the in-house vegan donuts sell out before 11:00, so arrive early to guarantee the full range.
We Are Ara on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille serves breakfast and brunch from 09:00 to midday, seven days a week, in the middle of the shopping streets.
OrderPancakes, before the kitchen switches at midday.
TipBrunch stops at midday sharp. After that the card turns to lunch.
Morning Glory Cafe at The Farm at South Mountain runs a garden-driven breakfast, plating seasonal omelets, house pastries and local sausage on a shaded patio.
OrderA seasonal omelet with house-baked muffins, eaten on the farm patio.
TipIt is a patio room on a working farm; go in cool months and come early before the shade fills.
Pegas in Chișinău serves a weekend brunch buffet on its summer terrace and second-floor room, with hot and cold European-fusion plates and Moldovan wine.
OrderBrunch buffet plate with the Pegas marbled-beef sandwich.
Cafe Strange Brew is a much-loved Shawlands brunch spot in Glasgow's Southside, pairing inventive plates with serious speciality coffee near Queen's Park.
OrderThe rotating brunch specials; Stornoway black pudding and crayfish bagels are regulars.
HomeGrown Omaha in Dundee serves a farm-to-table brunch, with the seasonal frittata and house granola among the most consistently rated plates on its menu.
Kitchen Table on Farnam keeps a weekend brunch tied to farm sourcing, with avocado toast and local egg plates among the most-cited Omaha brunch choices.
Blue Brunch and Bar on Avenyn serves a weekend brunch menu of egg dishes, smashed avocado, pancakes and Swedish boards in a light-filled room that draws both.
OrderAvocado toast with poached egg, Swedish pancakes with cloudberry, Eggs royale with smoked salmon
Santina Brunch & More is a bright café on Carrer d'Anníbal in Palma's Santa Catalina, pouring specialty coffee alongside bowls, toasts and smoothies.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipNo reservations taken. They will find you a seat, but the terrace goes first at weekends.
Square Cafe on South Highland Avenue in East Liberty is a popular all-day brunch spot in Pittsburgh. Creative breakfast plates and a colourful room.
OrderWhatever creative special the kitchen is running, plus the house breakfast plates.
Olympia Cafe & Deli serves an unhurried harbourside brunch in Kalk Bay, one of the Cape Town Peninsula's most loved no bookings breakfast rooms.
OrderA breakfast from the chalkboard menu, with bread from the Olympia bakery
TipYou cannot book, so join the line like everyone before you and read the chalkboard menu while you wait for a table.
Kloof Street House serves brunch with a two hour bottomless mimosa special in a candlelit Victorian house, and live jazz over Sunday lunch in Gardens.
OrderBaked whole Camembert to share before the Moroccan spiced lamb rump
TipThe bottomless mimosa window runs Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to noon; in winter, book the library lounge or a seat by the fireplace.
Clarke's Bar and Dining Room runs all day breakfast into a popular weekend brunch on Bree Street, a long standing City Bowl room in Cape Town.
OrderA burger on the butter-fried brioche bun, or anything off the all-day breakfast menu
TipArrive before 09:00 for the cheaper breakfast specials, or from 11:00 for the lunchtime sandwich special such as the sabich.
Black Kettle stretches brunch through a high-ceilinged Beach Street bakery-bistro, the roomiest weekend table anywhere in heritage-core Penang.
OrderSourdough plates with a bakery-counter pastry
TipWeekend brunch peaks at 11:00; the bakery counter lets you skip the wait with a loaf and pastry to go.
ChinaHouse serves brunch through three linked heritage buildings off Beach Street, with Penang's famous thirty-cake counter waiting as the finish.
OrderScrambled-egg brunch plates, then a cake from the counter
TipWalk the full passage from Beach Street to Victoria Street before choosing a room; the tiramisu is the house classic.
naïv opens weekend mornings at 10:00 for Frankfurt's craft-beer brunch on Fahrgasse, the one meal there you can actually reserve a table for in advance.
OrderBrunch plates with a house collaboration lager on the side
TipBook the weekend brunch online; evening service is walk-in only by design, but the morning seats reward a little forward thinking.
The Palace Sunday Brunch at Safir, Raffles Jaipur, is a table-served menu every Sunday from 12:30 to 15:30, with butler service and champagne pairings.
OrderThe prepared-to-order brunch menu with the Veuve Clicquot pairing, ending on the dessert course.
Curious Life Coffee Roasters: RED in C-Scheme, Jaipur, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with house-baked bread and almond croissants beside its roastery.
OrderAlmond croissant or the tofu paprika sandwich on house-baked bread, with a Coffee-Cran.
Œuf turns its organic buckwheat crêperie on Rue de Saint-Malo in Rennes into a Breton brunch every Sunday, €24 with a crêpe cake that changes weekly.
OrderThe all-buckwheat Breton brunch with the weekly crêpe cake
TipSunday runs in two sittings at 11:45 and 13:45 at €24 a head; book, it is the city's only galette-first brunch.
Café Albertine plates a €24 vegetarian brunch on Saturdays in its bright Rennes coffee shop, seasonal and largely organic from the daily kitchen.
OrderThe €24 vegetarian brunch board
TipSaturday only and one sitting window, 11:30 to 13:30; the rest of the week the daily veggie lunch takes its place.
Cacou Cafe on Rue de la Colombette in Saint-Aubin is specialty coffee brunch cafe with fresh pastries, granola bowls and tartines from 08:00 every weekday.
OrderGranola bowl with specialty espresso
TipThe granola bowl plus a specialty espresso is the canonical Saturday-morning order from 09:00.
Chef Cassy Vires's Washington Avenue brunch spot builds its menu around specialty crepes and European comfort plates, with a second South Grand branch.
OrderA savoury crepe and a Bloody Mary.
TipThe savoury crepes and the breakfast cocktails are the orders. Weekend mornings draw a wait, so go early.
Moloko serves tartines, bowls and homemade pastries with specialty coffee in a colourful room on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, on weekdays only.
OrderTartines or a colourful bowl with a homemade pastry and specialty coffee.
TipLe Bonbon's May 2026 brunch round-up features Moloko; it closes at weekends and serves breakfast before the seasonal lunch menu.
Florentine is a morning tea room on Benidorm's Avenida de Europa that bakes its own cakes each day: carrot, cheese, apple, red velvet and apple tatin.
DrinkCoffee with a slice of homemade carrot cake
TipIt closes at 14:00 and all day Tuesday; decorated fondant cakes and cupcakes are made to order if you ask ahead.
Little Aus does the tightest Aussie brunch near Gwangalli in Busan, proper flat whites and one busy grill, with a gluten-free bread swap on request.
OrderThe big breakfast with the gluten-free bread swap if you need it.
Prahran plates Busan's most Melbourne brunch on Haeridan-gil, house-baked sourdough under the eggs and a deli counter selling the takeaway loaves.
OrderThe big breakfast on house sourdough from the deli next door.
Morning Glory Café serves an American style weekend brunch on Rue des Godrans in Dijon, homemade plates from local and organic ingredients daily.
OrderThe soft boiled eggs with toast soldiers, a house specialty on the weekend menu.
TipNo reservations taken; arrive early on Sunday, the weekend hours run shorter than the weekday café service.
Mama Baker on Rue de Lepante runs the Carre d'Or weekend brunch alternative to the Cours Saleya rooms, organic levain sourdough, viennoiseries and espresso.
OrderSourdough toast with eggs and avocado
Bella Vita Bistro inside a historic Hengshan Fang villa in Shanghai pours a free flow weekend brunch set of pasta, eggs and Italian dessert.
OrderThe tagliatelle al ragu from the pasta course of the fixed brunch set.
TipAsk for the 24-seat rooftop terrace when you book; the villa also has dining rooms on two floors below it.
Cafe Zarah on Gulou East Street in Beijing has a courtyard and runs themed Sunday brunches from 10:00 to 14:00, plus an all-day brunch menu on other days.
OrderA table in the glass-roofed courtyard, with the all-day brunch menu or the pasta.
TipIts events page lists themed Sunday brunches from 10:00 to 14:00; in spring and autumn the courtyard seats are the ones to take.
Rebecca Pasticceria on Via Luccoli in Genoa runs a Sunday brunch, an all-inclusive menu of dishes, pastries and coffee, with a classic and a veg version.
OrderThe Sunday brunch menu, with creative dishes, pastries and coffee or drinks, in classic or veg.
TipThe site gives no brunch start time and asks guests to book, so plan around the shop's Sunday opening, 10:00 to 18:00.
The Bacon Club on Via Lecco in Porta Venezia makes Milan's most generous American-style brunch: eggs Benedict with locally cured pancetta, thick-cut French.
OrderEggs Benedict with pancetta and house hollandaise
KEIK All Day Kitchen brought brunch to Modena in 2013 and still serves it daily, with vegan and gluten-free options on Via Canalino near the centre.
OrderPancakes with eggs and bacon, red velvet cupcake
TipIt serves brunch dishes all day, not just mornings, so a late-afternoon pancake stop works too.
Louisa's Place flips omelettes and pancakes at a Higuera Street counter that has run as a diner since 1958, San Luis Obispo's breakfast constant.
OrderBiscuits with anything; the batch rarely survives Saturday morning.
TipThe queue wraps the corner on Saturdays but turns fast; counter seats move quickest.
The Marina Market on Centre Park Road opens at 08:00 daily, making it Cork's most international brunch option with Korean, Japanese and Mediterranean stalls.
The Golden Stack does the American end of brunch in Córdoba, pancakes, waffles and bagels with a plant-based range, on Calle Fray Luis de Granada.
OrderA pancake stack, or a bagel if the queue for the griddle is long.
TipWeekdays split at 13:30 and reopen at 17:00, so a 15:00 brunch plan will find the door shut.
Breakfast Thieves runs an Australian style all day brunch inside a former printing factory in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, the sister site to its Melbourne cafe.
OrderOrder the corn fritters or the changing daily specials board.
TipThere are no reservations, so a weekday mid-morning visit avoids the weekend queue outside the APW building.
Banana Drama on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille serves brunch every day of the week, including a cramique turned into a plate of pain perdu.
OrderCramique façon pain perdu, the northern brioche version.
TipIts pastries come from Sweet Flamingo, the tea room on Rue Nicolas Leblanc.
The Henry on Camelback Road is a Fox Restaurant Concepts all-day room with a busy weekend brunch, plating modern American food in a coffee-bar-lounge space.
OrderThe weekend brunch plates with a cocktail from the bar.
TipWeekend brunch runs 7am to 3pm; the room has a coffee bar up front for the wait.
Saints of Ingram fills a restored Hutcheson's Hall room in Glasgow's Merchant City, serving coffee and brunch by day, cocktails and plates by night.
OrderA brunch plate with a signature brunch cocktail from 11:00.
626 All Day runs a garden lounge off Idomeneos in Heraklion, serving brunch plates and comfort food from nine in the morning until midnight.
OrderA brunch plate, eaten out in the city garden
TipIt sits on the corner of Meramvelou and Idomeneos beside the Olive Green Hotel, with a garden that stays cool in August.
Au Parc faces the park behind the Reunification Palace, a long-running District 1 brunch spot for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern plates, shakshuka.
OrderShakshuka with the house-baked bread
TipGrab a table on the pavement facing the park; weekend brunch is busy, so come early.
Cafe 65 on Rothschild Boulevard serves breakfast as one dish from the menu plus an all-you-can-eat buffet, from shakshuka to brioche French toast.
OrderThe all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with one hot dish from the menu.
TipThe breakfast price covers one hot dish from the menu plus the buffet, so order the dish first and graze while it cooks.
The Store on Gore Street in the Britomart Pavilions, Auckland runs all-day brunch out of a heritage warehouse. Smashed avocado, hotcakes, Allpress.
OrderSmashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs
Bab Doukkala's msemen counters in Marrakech run a dawn breakfast: layered semolina pancakes and baghrir, 5 to 10 MAD each with honey or amlou argan spread.
TryMsemen and baghrir with honey and amlou
TipCloses by midday. Pair msemen with mint tea from the adjacent cart for a full breakfast under 25 MAD.
Cafe Patachou brought its Indianapolis all-day-cafe formula to The Summit at Fritz Farm, serving Lexington French omelettes and chilaquiles until 15:00 daily.
SignatureFrench omelettes, Chilaquiles
TipBreakfast is served the whole time; weekday mornings before 09:00 are the quiet window at Fritz Farm.
Churrería Victoria is the Spanish answer to brunch in Córdoba, jeringos and chocolate from 07:30 on Avenida Doctor Fleming, then again at merienda time.
OrderJeringos with thick chocolate, the Córdoba breakfast in its plainest form.
TipThis is Spanish breakfast rather than Anglo brunch; expect no eggs, no avocado and standing room only.
Rainbow Restaurant has cooked breakfast and lunch across from CSU in Fort Collins since 1976, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boards.
OrderA veggie benedict with a short stack on the side
TipDaily to 14:00 only; the vegetarian and gluten-free menus are full menus rather than afterthoughts, rare for a diner.
Alice is a light-filled weekend brunch cafe in the Zuid quarter with a following for egg dishes, pancakes and long-table communal seating on lazy mornings.
OrderEggs Benedict or avocado toast: the two dishes Alice has refined most completely for its loyal weekend crowd.
TipWeekend-only opening; arrive at 10:00 when the doors open for a table without a wait on busier Saturdays.
The Brasserie at the St Regis in KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, lays on a Sunday brunch of a seafood tower, an egg station and a roving carving trolley.
OrderOrder the DIY caviar pancakes and a plate from the seafood display.
TipThe alcohol pairing tier adds cocktails and wine on top of the base seafood and carving menu.
Café Luitpold on Munich's Brienner Strasse, opened 1888 and once Europe's largest coffeehouse, runs a classic German brunch with Wiener Melange in the salon.
OrderThe breakfast Frühstück Luitpold with eggs, charcuterie, Hofpfisterei bread
TipSunday brunch books out the week before; the museum on coffee-house culture is worth a stop.
Brunchit is Málaga's original all-day brunch spot near Atarazanas, plating eggs benedict, pancakes and smoothie bowls to a young, sunny crowd.
OrderEggs benedict with a smoothie bowl on the side
BYOKO is an organic all-day brunch spot on Málaga's Plaza de la Merced, serving seasonal, mostly plant-based plates and specialty coffee near Picasso's home.
OrderAn organic brunch bowl with a specialty coffee
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served made-to-order breakfast with house Hollandaise in downtown Boise since 1999, steps from the Idaho State Capitol.
OrderEggs Benedict with house Hollandaise and the red flannel hash
A vegetarian charity cafe funding a Burmese migrant school, plating vegan khao soi, tea-leaf salad and hearty brunch bowls for a good cause off Nimman.
OrderVegan khao soi and Burmese tea-leaf salad
Valens Life Cafe in Batıkent builds its reputation on a long Gaziantep breakfast spread, and the Turkish coffee afterwards arrives on the house.
DrinkTürk kahvesi
TipTables turn slowly at weekends. Arrive before 10:00 or expect to wait for the big tables.
Roastery Coffee House in C-Scheme, Jaipur, serves omelette variations and a dark chocolate quinoa bowl at breakfast, then flatbreads and salads all day.
OrderAn omelette or the dark chocolate quinoa bowl, with the Original Cranberry Coffee.
N'Joy, the all-day buffet restaurant at NUO Hotel Beijing on Jiangtai Road, serves a Sunday brunch buffet from 11:00 to 15:00 in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
OrderThe Sunday buffet; the Easter 2026 edition added a snapper carving show, fresh oysters and Alaskan crab leg.
TipThe hotel lists brunch on Sundays only; for Easter 2026 it also ran a Saturday seafood brunch, so confirm the day when you book.
Balzac Bistrot serves breakfast and brunch on Piazza Grande in Modena, with French pastries, erbazzone and cappuccino at tables facing the Ghirlandina.
OrderErbazzone and a pain au chocolat with a cappuccino at the outdoor tables.
TipBreakfast starts at 08:00 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends; the site calls the Sunday brunch especially popular, so arrive early for an outdoor table.
Latteria 61 La Briosciaia is Parma brunch reduced to essentials: laminated brioche until the trays run out and a coffee machine that keeps pace.
OrderPain au chocolat and a soft brioche while they last.
TipIt shuts at noon and often sells out earlier; this is a morning appointment, not an afternoon fallback.
Bon Temps Creole Cafe brings beignets, gumbo omelettes and New Orleans noise to Osos Street mornings in San Luis Obispo's Railroad District.
OrderBeignets first, then a Creole omelette with the house hot sauces.
TipOrder beignets the moment you sit down; they fry to order and take a while on busy mornings.
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery cooks scratch breakfast and lunch on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, pouring organic coffee for a queue that forms early.
OrderPancakes from the rotating flight
TipWeekends stretch service to 16:00, unusually late for Fort Collins brunch; put your name on the waitlist first.
The Breakfast Club feeds midtown Fort Collins homemade breakfast and lunch off West Monroe Drive, no frills, big plates and bottomless coffee.
OrderA homemade breakfast plate from the griddle
TipDoors open at 06:00 on weekdays, one of the earliest starts in town, so it beats the weekend queues elsewhere.
Mezze opens its weekend brunch in Medan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, from ten to three, pairing three eggs benedict plates against its regular bar menu.
OrderOrder the Goanese pulled pork benedict, the kitchen's own spin on the classic.
TipThe bistro is closed Sunday nights, so brunch is the only weekend daytime seating.
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast in the Glockenbachviertel; one of the few rooms that takes brunch seriously every day of the week.
OrderThe breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado
TipSaturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking; ask for a table on the Gärtnerplatz terrace.
Brunchit Alhóndiga brings the brand's all-day brunch to central Málaga by the Mercado Central, a bright room of benedicts, avocado toast and bowls.
OrderAvocado toast and a flat white by the Mercado Central
Mekong Merchant is a Thao Dien mainstay for expat brunch, a garden cafe and deli serving big breakfasts, wood-fired pizza and cakes across a leafy courtyard.
OrderEggs benedict and a wood-fired pizza
TipThe shaded garden makes it a family favourite; the breakfast runs all day for late risers.
Schmearz Bagels brought a New York-style bagel counter to upper Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv in 2025, run by MasterChef VIP winner Michal Epstein.
OrderThe classic Nova bagel with cream cheese and capers, or the house-cured pastrami salmon.
TipPopular flavours sell out by midday, so weekday mornings before 10:00 are the safest bet for the Nova bagel.
The Crafty Egg cooks Stokes Croft's neighbourhood brunch, from pancakes with bacon to salmon bowls, in a walk-in-only room on Bristol's muralled mile.
DrinkFlat white with the smoked salmon brunch bowl
TipNo bookings at this site; go before 10:00 on weekends or add your name and browse the street art while you wait.
Jimmy's Egg on N Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City is a long-running breakfast and brunch spot with big plates and a loyal local following in OKC.
Treff Bistro sits inside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep with a shaded patio, serving Turkish breakfast alongside pizza, pasta and burgers all day.
OrderWeekend kahvaltı spread under the trees.
TipThe patio is the point. Indoors in winter it is an ordinary bistro room.
Pasticceria Bombe gives Parma its modern pastry brunch on Via Emilia Est: millefoglie, biscuits and mignon that argue against a savoury start.
OrderMillefoglie allo chantilly with the second coffee.
TipWeekend mid-mornings queue; take the tray option and carry it two minutes to the benches on the viale.
Naioh Café & Brunch brings a Bali-inspired brunch to Plaça del Carrilet in Salou, with specialty coffee, real-food plates and artisan pastries.
OrderA brunch plate with a specialty coffee, the core of the Naioh menu.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipNaioh is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday and shuts at 17:00, so it is a breakfast and lunch stop rather than an afternoon one.
Huma is a modern cafetería and boulangerie on Carrer de Barcelona in Salou, serving breakfasts, filled rolls and afternoon merienda from 07:00 on weekdays.
OrderA breakfast with pastries from the boulangerie counter.
TipHuma closes on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday; it also runs a catering service and joins the Thursday Tasta Salou route.
Rose & Grants is a friendly all-day brunch cafe on the Trongate in Glasgow's Merchant City, running omni, vegan and gluten-free menus on a walk-in basis.
OrderA full brunch plate; omni, vegan and gluten-free menus all run.
Snap Cafe is a sprawling open-air garden cafe in Thao Dien built for weekend family brunch, with a big Western breakfast menu and a play area for children.
OrderThe big breakfast with eggs and bacon
TipThere is a play area and plenty of shade, which makes it the go-to weekend spot for families.
Cafe Paul's on Yefet Street, one of the first Jaffa coffee shops to grind its own beans, runs an old-school room from breakfast into an easy lunch menu.
OrderBreakfast platter with a cup of the house-ground coffee.
TipThe old-school decor and regulars make this a slower start than the trendier Tel Aviv brunch rooms.
A south-side breakfast and brunch room known for enormous portion sizes, a serious Bloody Mary programme and Iowa's largest selection of drink flights.
SignatureBloody Mary, Breakfast sandwiches, Drink flight sampler
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant sits beside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep and runs breakfast, gözleme and live music from early morning through to midnight.
OrderGözleme with cheese, cooked on the griddle to order.
TipThe terrace faces the park. Come for late breakfast rather than dinner, the mornings are calmer.
Cafetería Guay is a weekday breakfast café on Carrer del Carrilet in Salou, serving sandwiches, homemade pastries and coffee from 08:00 until 15:00.
OrderA homemade pastry with coffee, or a sandwich from the breakfast counter.
TipGuay keeps office hours: weekdays only, closing at 15:00, so it suits a breakfast or an early sandwich lunch rather than a weekend stop.
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LOWINE, Innocent Café
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Naioh Café & Brunch, Huma
Strasbourg5 places
Cafe Bretelles, Au Fond du Jardin
Tallinn5 places
Fotografiska Sunday Brunch, RØST Saturday Brunch
Turin5 places
Farmacia Del Cambio, Perino Vesco
Valencia5 places
Federal Cafe Valencia, Doux-Amer Cabanyal
Warsaw5 places
Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela), STOR Cafe
Wrocław5 places
Charlotte, Piekarnia Sąsiedzi
Zurich5 places
Saltz at The Dolder Grand, John Baker Stadelhofen
Chișinău4 places
BERD'S Arome Locale Organic Sunday Brunch, Crème de la Crème
Glasgow4 places
Cafe Strange Brew, Saints of Ingram
Mumbai4 places
Subko Bandra Brunch, Americano Weekend
Omaha4 places
Le Bouillon, HomeGrown Omaha
Split4 places
D16 Coffee, UpCafe
Brisbane3 places
Naïm, The Gunshop Cafe
Gothenburg3 places
Da Matteo Vallgatan, Viktors Kaffe
Heraklion3 places
626 All Day
Ho Chi Minh City3 places
Au Parc, Mekong Merchant
Tel Aviv3 places
Cafe 65, Schmearz Bagels
Boise2 places
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro
Bristol2 places
The Crafty Egg
Oklahoma City2 places
Jimmy's Egg
Palma2 places
Santina Brunch & More
Auckland1 place
The Store
Chiang Mai1 place
Free Bird Cafe
Des Moines1 place
Mullets
Marrakech1 place
Msemen Breakfast Counters Bab Doukkala
Brunch reservations are critical at busy rooms; weekend tables fill 1 to 4 weeks ahead at popular places. Walk-ins typically wait 20 to 90 minutes. Order one savory and (optionally) one sweet for the table to share; a coffee, a juice, and a brunch cocktail per person. Many brunch rooms run a fixed prix-fixe menu (set price for two courses plus a drink) on weekends; this is usually the value option. The bottomless-brunch concept (unlimited mimosas or cocktails for 1 to 2 hours at a fixed price) is common in New York, London, and Sydney, with varying quality.
The meal is meant to be unhurried (90 to 120 minutes is typical). Tipping varies by country (15-20 percent in the US, 12.5 percent or included in the UK, not customary in Australia or much of Europe). The rookie mistake is treating brunch as a fast meal; it's a social ritual, not a transactional one. The other is ordering only sweet items (a stack of pancakes plus French toast plus a Belgian waffle) without a savory anchor; brunch works best when one savory egg or vegetable plate balances the table.
Mimosa (champagne or sparkling wine and orange juice) and bloody mary (vodka, tomato juice, spices) are the canonical brunch drinks. The bellini (peach puree and prosecco) is the Venetian variant. The aperol spritz works as a brunch cocktail in Italian rooms. Coffee programs at serious brunch spots run from third-wave espresso to filter to cold brew. Fresh juice (orange, grapefruit, green vegetable blends) is universal. Tea is secondary. Non-alcoholic brunch cocktails (virgin marys, lemonades, kombuchas) are increasingly serious at the top tier.
Sydney for the Aussie brunch origin: Bills (where the canon was set, 1993), The Grounds of Alexandria, Three Blue Ducks, Bourke Street Bakery. Melbourne: Top Paddock, Higher Ground, Dukes Coffee Roasters, Cumulus Inc. London: Granger and Co (Bill Granger's UK outpost), Caravan, Daylesford, The Wolseley (for the British grand-cafe brunch), Riding House Cafe. New York: Sadelle's, Russ and Daughters, Joseph Leonard, Buvette, Cafe Mogador (for shakshuka), Two Hands, Bluestone Lane. Paris: Holybelly, Telescope, Cafe Pinson, Cafe Coutume. Tokyo: Bills Tokyo (the Aussie outpost), Cafe Kitsune. Tel Aviv: Cafe Sheleg, Benedict (the eggs-benedict specialist chain). Almost every major Western city now has a serious brunch scene.
The word 'brunch' appears in Punch magazine in August 1896, a portmanteau for the post-fox-hunt meal of late-Saturday morning. The format became a New York and London restaurant institution in the 1930s and 1940s; the Sunday-brunch hotel-buffet expanded in the postwar US. The contemporary brunch boom dates to the 1990s (Bill Granger's Bills opened in Sydney in 1993, introducing ricotta hotcakes and avocado on toast). The 2000s and 2010s saw global Aussie-cafe expansion, the brunch-cocktail and bottomless-mimosa formats, and the Instagram era's brunch-as-content phenomenon.
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