Zaftigs Delicatessen is a brunch brunch spot in Brookline, Boston.
Zaftigs on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner Brookline runs a kosher-style brunch in Boston since 1996. Order the latkes with sour cream and applesauce.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 335 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446, Boston
Joanne Chang's Flour on Washington Street runs the South End's pastry-driven brunch in Boston since 2000. Open mon-fri 07:00-19:00, sat-sun 08:00-18:00.
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. Open daily 07:00-15:00. At 70 Charles St.
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.
South End Buttery on Shawmut Avenue runs the South End's all-day brunch room in Boston since 2005. Order the buttermilk pancakes with maple and crispy bacon.
Order: Buttermilk pancakes with maple and crispy bacon.
Tip: Brunch books on Resy; walk-in line moves in 30 minutes. The bistro at the back is the brunch room.
Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers's Myers + Chang on Washington Street runs an Asian-inspired weekend brunch in Boston's South End since 2007.
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.
Kathy Sidell's Saltie Girl on Dartmouth Street runs a seafood brunch in Boston's Back Bay since 2016. Order the lobster benedict with hollandaise on the side.
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. Located in Kenmore Fenway.
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.
