5 brunch in Bucharest, editor-picked for saturday brunch. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in Bucharest.

Beca's Kitchen ★ 4.4

universitate · Strada Mihai Eminescu 80, Sector 2, București

Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00

Andreea Beca's Beca's Kitchen near Piața Romană runs Bucharest's standby brunch room, chalkboard daily plates, mismatched ceramics and homemade cakes.

Tip: Last orders 21:30; weekend tables fill from 12:30.

Energiea Brunch ★ 4.3

cismigiu · Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu 4, 050023 București

Hours: Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00

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.

Tip: Brunch only Saturday and Sunday; weekday menu is small plates and dinner.

M60 Weekend Brunch ★ 4.3

universitate · Strada D. I. Mendeleev 2, 010364 București

Hours: Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00

M60's weekend brunch on Mendeleev near Piața Amzei pairs Scandinavian-Romanian brunch plates with V60 filter, calmer than Old Town brunch venues.

Tip: Plates land by 09:30; the back room is the quieter spot Weekends fill by noon.

Biutiful by the Lake Brunch ★ 4.2

floreasca · Bulevardul Aerogării 27, 013591 București

Hours: Sat-Sun 10:00-15:00

Biutiful by the Lake's weekend brunch sits on Herastrau lake in Bucharest, the daytime lakefront brunch for north Bucharest residents and travellers.

Tip: Booking essential weekends April through October at this Bucharest lakeside terrace; the deck seats fill first.

Shift Eatery Brunch ★ 4.0

dorobanti · Strada Mircea Vulcănescu 23, 010406 București

Hours: Mon-Sun 09:00-19:00

Shift Eatery's all-day brunch near Bucharest's Piața Victoriei is the Dorobanți weekend ritual, with the menu that arrived with the third-wave coffee.

Tip: Walk-in on weekdays; weekend bookings encouraged.