Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers's Myers + Chang on Washington Street runs an Asian-inspired weekend brunch in Boston's South End since 2007. Bao, chia jian bing crepes, dan dan noodles.
Must order: Steamed pork bao with sweet hoisin.
Tip: The weekend brunch jianbing crepe is the under-ordered breakfast. Sunday at 10:30 walks in easily.
Address: 1145 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
Joanne Chang's Flour on Washington Street runs the South End's pastry-driven brunch in Boston since 2000. Sticky buns, breakfast sandwiches, ten Boston-area locations across Boston and Cambridge.
Order: Sticky bun with pecans and caramel and a flat white.
Tip: Sticky buns sell out by 14:00. The Washington Street original is calmest on weekday mornings.
Kathy Sidell's Saltie Girl on Dartmouth Street runs a seafood brunch in Boston's Back Bay since 2016. Lobster benedict, crudo, tinned-fish boards, the 300-bottle rose-heavy list.
Order: Lobster benedict with hollandaise on the side.
Tip: Brunch books two weeks out on Resy. Saturday at 11:00 is the walk-in seat at the bar.
Eastern Standard reopened in the Bower complex on Beacon Street in 2023 with a weekend brunch in Boston's Kenmore Square. Cocktail programme, all-day menu, brasserie classics.
Order: ESK breakfast burger with house frites.
Tip: Pre-Sox-game brunch books out by 11:00. The bar pours the same menu without the lead time.
Ana Sortun's Sofra on Belmont Street has run an Eastern Mediterranean breakfast in Huron Village Cambridge since 2008. Ginger morning bun, za'atar manaeesh, Turkish coffee; counter only.
Order: Ginger morning bun and Turkish coffee.
Tip: Park on a side street; the small car park fills by 09:00. The eggs on flatbread is the under-ordered savoury order.
Zaftigs on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner Brookline runs a kosher-style brunch in Boston since 1996. Pastrami, matzo ball soup, latkes; Sunday brunch line by 11:00.
Order: Latkes with sour cream and applesauce.
Tip: Saturday at 09:00 is the easy walk-in. The smoked salmon eggs benedict is the under-ordered brunch order.
Joanne Chang's Flour on Washington Street runs the South End's pastry-driven brunch in Boston since 2000. Sticky buns, breakfast sandwiches, ten Boston-area locations across Boston and Cambridge.
Order: Sticky bun with pecans and caramel and a flat white.
Tip: Sticky buns sell out by 14:00. The Washington Street original is calmest on weekday mornings.
Tzurit Or's Tatte on Charles Street has run an Israeli-style brunch room in Beacon Hill Boston since 2016. Shakshuka, pistachio croissants, the green-shakshuka brunch list; lines by 11:00.
Order: Shakshuka with feta, herbs and the side of warm pita.
Tip: Shakshuka books out by 11:00 weekends. The pastry counter at the front is the fast take-away.
