30 editor picks across France.
30 brunch worth the trip across France, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All France guides.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paddo Café on Rue du Cirque in Lille brought Antipodean brunch north, ricotta pancakes and avocado toast alongside properly pulled specialty coffee.
OrderRicotta pancakes, from the all-day breakfast card.
TipNo reservations at all. The kitchen stops at 16:00 even though the room stays open.
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.
La Clairière on Boulevard de la Liberté in Lille runs a Sunday vegan brunch of a hot drink, a cold drink, a savoury plate and a sweet plate.
OrderThe sweet plate, which changes with the season.
TipSunday 11:00 to 15:00 is the only brunch service, and the room is small enough that a phone booking helps.
Coffee Makers on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille runs a Saturday brunch above its own roastery, banana bread and pastries with house filter coffee.
OrderBanana bread with a filter coffee.
TipReservations are taken by SMS or voicemail only, so text rather than calling.
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.
Slake Coffee in the 2e runs a weekend brunch counter pairing pour-over filter with the kitchen's egg plates, granola bowls and seasonal toasts.
OrderAvocado toast with poached eggs and the single-origin filter
Le Kitchen in the 7e is Connie Zagora and Laurent Ozan's Bib Gourmand counter running an all-day sweet-savoury brunch with a market-driven plat rotating.
OrderThe signature sweet-savoury plate
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.
Coldrip pairs Montpellier's most serious filter coffee with a full brunch card on Rue Glaize in the Ecusson, avocado toast, pancakes and eggs Benedict.
OrderMatcha pancakes with the filter coffee flight alongside
TipThe lane is narrow and the weekend queue forms outside; a Thursday visit gets the same plates without waiting.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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