8 brunch rooms in Baltimore we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Baltimore | Brunch across every city.
Brunch is something of a Baltimore institution, with weekend lines forming outside cafes across the city's row-house neighborhoods. Blue Moon Cafe in Fells Point is the best known, famous for its over-the-top breakfasts, while Miss Shirley's Cafe downtown and Golden West Cafe in Hampden draw their own dedicated morning crowds.
Blue Moon Cafe ★ 4.8
fells-point · 1621 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
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.
Miss Shirley's Cafe ★ 4.6
downtown · 750 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Miss Shirley's Cafe near the Inner Harbor is a Southern brunch destination, plating fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits and Maryland coddies.
Cafe Dear Leon ★ 4.5
canton · 2929 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Cafe Dear Leon on Canton Square is a cafe and bakery for a quieter brunch, plating fresh pastries, egg sandwiches and careful coffee off the square.
Golden West Cafe ★ 4.2
hampden · 1105 West 36th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211
Golden West Cafe on Hampden's Avenue runs a Southwestern brunch of green chile, breakfast burritos and huevos rancheros with deep vegetarian options.
Gertrude's Chesapeake Kitchen ★ 4.3
downtown · 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218
Gertrude's at the Baltimore Museum of Art runs a Chesapeake weekend brunch, plating crab Benedict and shrimp and grits on a terrace over the sculpture garden.
NiHao ★ 4.7
canton · 2322 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
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.
Papermoon Diner ★ 4.0
remington · 227 West 29th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211
Papermoon Diner in Remington serves a daytime diner brunch of big breakfast plates, pancakes and milkshakes amid a riot of toys and mannequins.
Dooby's ★ 4.1
mount-vernon · 802 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Dooby's in Mount Vernon runs an all-day cafe brunch of breakfast sandwiches and Korean-leaning plates, a reliable mid-morning stop on Charles Street.