30 editor picks across United States.
30 brunch worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.
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.
OrderThe Cap'n Crunch French toast, crusted in cereal and griddled golden.
TipIt runs all night Friday and Saturday; weekday mornings are the only way to skip the line.
The Essential on Morris Avenue downtown Birmingham runs weekend brunch with the house-sourdough egg sandwich and Kristen Hall's seasonal vegetable plates.
OrderBrunch egg sandwich on house sourdough
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.
OrderToast plate with cappuccino on the side
Open since 1980 in downtown Winooski, Sneakers serves brunch on two floors with outdoor seating. Eggs Benedict, chicken-and-waffles, Kahlua French toast,
OrderLemon Ricotta Waffles or the Cowboy Hash
Babas on Cannon in Charleston is a small Cannon Street cafe modelled on Spanish pintxo bars and French neighborhood spots. Located in Upper King.
OrderJambon beurre, fancy grilled cheese, quiche of the day, cream puff
TipCounter ordering, sidewalk seats. The cream puff and pickled shrimp are the longtime stand-bys; the wine list runs natural.
Supperland's weekend brunch in Plaza Midwood runs wood-fired Southern plates at the converted 1950s church, with cocktails by Michelin Exceptional Cocktails.
OrderWhatever is coming off the open hearth at brunch and a cocktail from Colleen Hughes's list.
TipBook a few weeks ahead for Sunday. The Saturday morning slot is the easier window.
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, chef Heather Haviland's farmhouse-style brunch room and Cleveland Scene Silver Spoon brunch winner.
OrderShrimp and grits with brown gravy, plus a buttermilk biscuit
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.
OrderSweet potato hash and a pour-over
TipOrder at the counter; pick a window seat for the morning light. Patio in summer.
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.
OrderThe shakshuka and the chef's selection of small plates.
TipSunday only. Book a week ahead on OpenTable; the brunch list changes weekly with farms.
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.
OrderThe buffet itself: chilaquiles, mole, sopes, churros
Tip12pm seating sells out two weeks ahead; 10am seating is easier. Tableside hot chocolate is the closing course.
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.
OrderCinnamon toast and a farm-egg omelet
Elvie's morning service brings Michelin Bib Gourmand quality to brunch: French omelets, house-baked pastries, pancakes, and Gulf oysters at the marble bar.
OrderFrench omelet with house toast, or pancakes with seasonal fruit and Gulf oysters
TipSaturday mornings from 09:00 are the best time for a relaxed Elvie's brunch without dinner competition.
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.
OrderCheddar-herb biscuit sandwich with bacon and the Pop-Tart for the table.
TipArrive before 09:00 to skip the wait; the breakfast burrito and Pop-Tart combo is the move.
Blue Heaven's breakfast is Key West's most famous morning: pancakes and benedicts under the Bahama Village canopy while chickens work the courtyard.
OrderRichard's Very Good Pancakes straight off the griddle
TipThe courtyard closes for a holiday each September and reopens in October, so check ahead if you visit in hurricane season.
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and long-haul regulars queuing.
OrderOmelette with side biscuit and gravy.
TipTuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
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.
OrderBeltran's biscuits with whipped lardo and the omelette of the day
TipBook three weeks out. The bar takes walk-ups at 11am sharp; the dining room is full by 12:15.
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.
OrderStuffed hash browns with chorizo and lemon ricotta hotcakes
Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch.
OrderTurtle soup with sherry, then eggs Sardou.
TipThe 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.
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.
OrderSunday gravy-inspired brunch plate.
TipSunday brunch service runs 11 to 2 only, then resumes for dinner. Book the 1 pm slot to roll straight into the afternoon.
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.
OrderThe Minnie Pearl biscuit with sausage gravy
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe near Rittenhouse, with shakshuka, bourekas and pistachio babka through 15:00 daily.
OrderShakshuka with bourekas on the side, plus a pistachio babka to take home
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.
OrderKouign-amann with a quiche and an espresso drink.
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.
OrderThe roast chicken with bread salad: order it the moment you sit, it takes an hour from order.
TipSit at the oyster bar for the first round; the roast chicken needs to be ordered immediately on arrival.
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.
OrderHuevos motulenos with black beans, plantain and salsa borracha
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.
OrderButtermilk pancakes with the maple butter; flight of TeBella teas.
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.
OrderBrunch hash and the farm-egg sandwich
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.
OrderFarm eggs with lavender honey and Rio Grande Valley vegetables
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.
OrderGreen chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
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.
OrderFried catfish basket with hush puppies, slaw dog on the side.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. Order at the counter upstairs, take your basket to Burial's beer garden below.
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.
OrderA spread of dumplings and soup dumplings off the dim sum cart.
TipReserve the dim sum brunch; the small rowhouse fills fast on weekend mornings.
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