Sour Duck Market is a brunch brunch spot in Austin.
Sour Duck Market in Austin is Bryce Gilmore's East MLK Boulevard beer garden and bakery, a daytime brunch patio for danishes, croissants, burgers and craft.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Smoked Mushroom Danish and a daytime beer
Tip: The breakfast danishes come out at 9am; the burger menu kicks in by 11am, both run all day.
Address: 1814 E Martin Luther King Blvd, Austin, TX 78702
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin is South First's all-day vegetarian brunch since 2000, a bungalow patio with vegan options, gluten-free menu and the strongest.
Order: Veggie burger and migas
Tip: Sunday brunch peaks 11-2pm; weekday mornings run easy and the patio is shaded by 11am.
Joann's Fine Foods in Austin is the Bunkhouse Group's Tex-Mex diner brunch at the Austin Motel on South Congress, a palapa-bar patio of migas.
Order: Migas plate with a frozen margarita
Tip: The pool is members-only at Austin Motel but the diner patio is open to walk-in; arrive 9am Saturday for shade.
Magnolia Cafe in Austin is the South Congress 24-hour diner brunch, queso and migas pulling crowds through the night and weekends round the clock without.
Order: Love migas and Mag mud queso
Tip: Open 24 hours Thursday through Saturday; otherwise closes at midnight. SXSW makes Friday 1am a scrum.
Café No Sé in Austin is the South Congress Hotel's sunny corner cafe, a daily brunch and lunch room of seasonal plates, housemade pastries and dog-friendly.
Order: Kimchi hash and a kouign-amann
Tip: Brunch books out by 10am on weekends; book a day ahead on OpenTable or walk in before 9am for the patio.
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.
Order: Eggs Benedict and a glass of grower Champagne
Tip: Master Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Fonda San Miguel in Austin is the 1975 interior-Mexican dining room's Sunday hacienda brunch on North Loop, a full buffet of regional Mexican plates.
Order: Cochinita pibil and chiles en nogada
Tip: Book the brunch a week ahead and arrive at 11; the pan dulce buffet is the room's quiet showcase.
