30 brunch worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.
Blue Moon Cafe ★ 4.8 · Baltimore
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.
Tip: It runs all night Friday and Saturday; weekday mornings are the only way to skip the line.
The Essential ★ 4.8 · Birmingham
downtown · 2018 Morris Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203
The Essential on Morris Avenue downtown Birmingham runs weekend brunch with the house-sourdough egg sandwich and Kristen Hall's seasonal vegetable plates.
Remedy House ★ 4.8 · Buffalo
429 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY 14213
Remedy House on Rhode Island Street near Elmwood Village is the Five Points cafe brunch counter, with espresso, toast plates and a steady morning crowd.
Sneakers Bistro and Cafe ★ 4.8 · Burlington
winooski · 28 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
Open since 1980 in downtown Winooski, Sneakers serves brunch on two floors with outdoor seating. Eggs Benedict, chicken-and-waffles, Kahlua French toast,
Babas on Cannon ★ 4.8 · Charleston
upper-king · 11 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29403
Babas on Cannon in Charleston is a small Cannon Street cafe modelled on Spanish pintxo bars and French neighborhood spots. Located in Upper King.
Tip: Counter ordering, sidewalk seats. The cream puff and pickled shrimp are the longtime stand-bys; the wine list runs natural.
Supperland Sunday Brunch ★ 4.8 · Charlotte
plaza-midwood · 1212 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Supperland's weekend brunch in Plaza Midwood runs wood-fired Southern plates at the converted 1950s church, with cocktails by Michelin Exceptional Cocktails.
Tip: Book a few weeks ahead for Sunday. The Saturday morning slot is the easier window.
Lucky's Cafe ★ 4.8 · Cleveland
tremont · 777 Starkweather Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, chef Heather Haviland's farmhouse-style brunch room and Cleveland Scene Silver Spoon brunch winner.
Folk Detroit ★ 4.8 · Detroit
corktown · 1701 Trumbull Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
Folk Detroit on Trumbull in Corktown serves farm-to-table brunch in Detroit since 2018. Order the sweet potato hash and a pour-over. Open daily 9:00-15:00.
Tip: Order at the counter; pick a window seat for the morning light. Patio in summer.
Mud Hen Water Sunday Brunch ★ 4.8 · Honolulu
3452 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Mud Hen Water in Kaimuki Honolulu serves a Sunday brunch built around Ed Kenney's aina-based cooking, with shakshuka, kalua pork hash and rotating.
Tip: Sunday only. Book a week ahead on OpenTable; the brunch list changes weekly with farms.
Hugo's ★ 4.8 · Houston
1600 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006
Hugo's Sunday brunch in Houston is Hugo Ortega's Mexican buffet on Westheimer Road, with chilaquiles, three moles, sopes, churros and the regional Mexican.
Tip: 12pm seating sells out two weeks ahead; 10am seating is easier. Tableside hot chocolate is the closing course.
Cafe Patachou ★ 4.8 · Indianapolis
meridian-kessler · 4901 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Cafe Patachou at 49th and Penn in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis since 1989. Martha Hoover's flagship and the city's defining brunch room for decades.
Heirloom Bakery and Hearth ★ 4.8 · Kansas City
brookside · 401 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110
Heirloom Bakery and Hearth on 63rd in Kansas City's Brookside is Scott and Kate Meinke's destination breakfast. Open tue to sun 7:00-14:00 or 15:00.
Tip: Arrive before 09:00 to skip the wait; the breakfast burrito and Pop-Tart combo is the move.
Brother Juniper's ★ 4.8 · Memphis
east-memphis · 3519 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and long-haul regulars queuing.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
Ariete ★ 4.8 · Miami
3540 Main Highway, Miami, FL 33133
Ariete in Coconut Grove is Michael Beltran's Michelin-starred Cuban-American room on Main Highway, with a Saturday and Sunday brunch that runs the kitchen.
Tip: Book three weeks out. The bar takes walk-ups at 11am sharp; the dining room is full by 12:15.
Blue's Egg ★ 4.8 · Milwaukee
317 N 76th St, Milwaukee, WI 53213
Blue's Egg on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is a breakfast room from chef Joe Muench, with stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes drawing weekend.
Commander's Palace ★ 4.8 · New Orleans
1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch.
Tip: The 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.
Burdell ★ 4.8 · Oakland
temescal · 4640 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Burdell in Oakland's Temescal opens for Sunday brunch with a Southern gravy-anchored menu. The Michelin Recommended room flips to brunch service on Sundays.
Tip: Sunday brunch service runs 11 to 2 only, then resumes for dinner. Book the 1 pm slot to roll straight into the afternoon.
Se7en Bites ★ 4.8 · Orlando
milk-district · 617 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern brunch institution, with house biscuits, cinnamon rolls and a 09:00 walk-in queue.
K'Far ★ 4.8 · Philadelphia
110 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe near Rittenhouse, with shakshuka, bourekas and pistachio babka through 15:00 daily.
Eva's Bakery Cafe ★ 4.8 · Salt Lake City
downtown · 155 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Eva's Bakery on South Main runs morning French pastries plus a quiche and breakfast-sandwich brunch menu, with espresso and kouign-amann the morning anchors.
Zuni Cafe ★ 4.8 · San Francisco
1658 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Zuni Cafe in San Francisco does the city's most enduring brunch: oysters at the marble counter, then the Judy Rodgers roast chicken from the wood oven.
Tip: Sit at the oyster bar for the first round; the roast chicken needs to be ordered immediately on arrival.
Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8 · Santa Fe
downtown · 121 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Katharine Kagel's Cafe Pasqual's takes no breakfast reservations; a communal table opens at 08:00 and the huevos motulenos has been on the menu since 1979.
Oxford Exchange ★ 4.8 · Tampa
north-hyde-park · 420 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606
Oxford Exchange on Kennedy Boulevard runs Tampa's most-booked brunch in a sunlit conservatory with Buddy Brew Coffee, TeBella Tea and the Toast top-20 brunch.
5 Points Market and Restaurant ★ 4.8 · Tucson
south-tucson · 756 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
5 Points Market on South Stone in Tucson runs the scratch-baking-led farm-to-table brunch counter that has drawn national food press to the Five Points.
Campo at Los Poblanos ★ 4.7 · Albuquerque
north-valley · 4803 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
Campo at Los Poblanos on Rio Grande Boulevard in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque runs reservation brunch Thursday to Sunday, with farm eggs and lavender honey.
The Frontier Restaurant ★ 4.7 · Albuquerque
university · 2400 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque is the daily 05:00 to midnight New Mexican brunch anchor since 1971 with green chile burritos.
Good Hot Fish ★ 4.7 · Asheville
south-slope · 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Ashleigh Shanti's Good Hot Fish upstairs at Burial Beer South Slope runs as a brunch and lunch fish fry counter. Sunday brunch leans into Black Appalachian.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Order at the counter upstairs, take your basket to Burial's beer garden below.
NiHao ★ 4.7 · Baltimore
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.
Tip: Reserve the dim sum brunch; the small rowhouse fills fast on weekend mornings.
Chez Panisse Cafe ★ 4.7 · Berkeley
gourmet-ghetto · 1517 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Chez Panisse Cafe serves a la carte California lunch Tuesday to Saturday. Pizza, rotisserie chicken and salads. The most accessible Alice Waters experience.
Bandit Patisserie ★ 4.7 · Birmingham
downtown · 2323 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Bandit Patisserie on 1st Avenue North downtown Birmingham runs a French pastry brunch counter with viennoiserie, an espresso bar and breakfast sandwiches.