The Essential ★ 4.5
The Essential on Morris Avenue downtown Birmingham runs weekend brunch with the house-sourdough egg sandwich and Kristen Hall's seasonal vegetable plates.
Order: Brunch egg sandwich on house sourdough
Where to brunch in Birmingham. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Big Bad Breakfast ★ 4.4
Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 280 Birmingham serves John Currence's canonical Southern brunch with Conecuh sausage gravy and the buttermilk biscuit weekends.
Order: Conecuh sausage gravy and biscuit
Bandit Patisserie ★ 4.5
Bandit Patisserie on 1st Avenue North downtown Birmingham runs a French pastry brunch counter with viennoiserie, an espresso bar and breakfast sandwiches.
Order: Croissant, an espresso and a brioche egg sandwich
Five Bar ★ 4.3
Five Bar on 29th Street South Birmingham runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with beignets, a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar and a live-jazz Sunday band.
Order: Brunch burger and a build-your-own Bloody Mary
Yo' Mama's ★ 4.4
Yo' Mama's on 4th Avenue North downtown Birmingham serves soul-food brunch on the second and last Saturday with the canonical chicken and waffles plate.
Order: Chicken and waffles with a side of gluten-free grits
Continental Bakery ★ 4.5
Continental Bakery on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Birmingham runs European-bakery brunch with the canonical sourdough, croissants and a Sunday patio crowd.
Order: Continental sourdough toast with eggs and jam
Brick and Tin ★ 4.4
Brick and Tin on Cahaba Road Mountain Brook Birmingham runs casual weekend brunch with the pimento cheese sandwich and tomato-pie seasonal plates.
Order: Pimento cheese sandwich with tomato soup
Hero Doughnuts and Buns ★ 4.4
Hero Doughnuts and Buns on Central Avenue Homewood Birmingham runs a doughnut and burger brunch counter daily, with the canonical brioche cheeseburger combo.
Order: Brioche cheeseburger and a brown butter doughnut