30 brunch worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.
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, 25-cent martinis and eggs Sardou.
Tip: The 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.
Kasama (Filipino breakfast) ★ 4.7 · Chicago
1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Kasama in Chicago is Tim Flores and Genie Kwon's Filipino bakery in Ukrainian Village, with longanisa breakfast plates, ube cruffins and a corner counter from 07:00.
Tip: Arrive at 07:15 to land the warm cruffins. The breakfast plate at the counter is a perfect 10:30 pause.
Republique ★ 4.7 · Los Angeles
624 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique on La Brea, Los Angeles plates brunch in a 1928 commissary, with a French pastry counter and a long sit-down menu.
Tip: Pastry queue is for the counter; sit-down brunch is a separate reservation system that opens 30 days out.
Bavel ★ 4.7 · Los Angeles
500 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Bavel in the Arts District, Los Angeles plates Eastern Mediterranean weekend brunch from the Bestia family.
Tip: The brunch menu overlaps with dinner but adds a few egg dishes; book the patio for the strongest light.
Zuni Cafe ★ 4.7 · 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.
Communion Sunday prix fixe ★ 4.7 · Seattle
2350 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122
Communion Sunday in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's weekly family-style prix fixe: one menu for the room, the week's Seattle Soul, served from a single seating at noon.
Southern National ★ 4.6 · Atlanta
summerhill · 72 Georgia Ave SE Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30312
Southern National in Atlanta's Summerhill runs Sunday brunch only: Duane Nutter's beignets, fried chicken biscuit and short rib hash with champagne flights.
Tip: Chef Duane Nutter cooks Sundays only for brunch, so the room turns over the after-church crowd by 13:30. Reserve the 12:30 slot.
Sofra Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.6 · Boston
cambridge · 1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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.
Tip: Park on a side street; the small car park fills by 09:00. The eggs on flatbread is the under-ordered savoury order.
Babas on Cannon ★ 4.6 · 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. Espresso, pastries, jambon beurre, quiche, sandwiches.
Tip: Counter ordering, sidewalk seats. The cream puff and pickled shrimp are the longtime stand-bys; the wine list runs natural.
Rioja ★ 4.6 · Denver
1431 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202
Rioja in Denver is Jennifer Jasinski's Larimer Square Mediterranean dining room with a weekend brunch service, lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.
Hugo's ★ 4.6 · 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 menu compressed into one buffet.
Tip: 12pm seating sells out two weeks ahead; 10am seating is easier. Tableside hot chocolate is the closing course.
Botanica ★ 4.6 · Los Angeles
1620 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Botanica in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is Heidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's vegetable-forward brunch room. Tomato toast and a turmeric latte to go.
Tip: Heidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's room books out two weekends in advance; sit on the patio for the strongest light.
Saba ★ 4.6 · New Orleans
5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Saba in New Orleans is Alon Shaya's Magazine Street modern Israeli room at Nashville, with shakshuka, matzo-ball brioche French toast and a long pita bread service on weekend brunch.
Tip: Sunday brunch is the most popular service; book a fortnight ahead. Mezze plates come quickest.
K'Far ★ 4.6 · 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, no reservations.
Suraya ★ 4.6 · Philadelphia
1528 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Suraya in Philadelphia is the Fishtown Lebanese garden room on Frankford with a weekend brunch of manakish, labneh, eggs in tomato and a back-garden patio that opens in spring.
Sweedeedee ★ 4.6 · Portland
mississippi-williams · 5202 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Eloise Augustyn's all-day brunch cafe in the Humboldt neighbourhood of Portland, with poached eggs, seasonal salads and honey pie by the slice since 2012.
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.
Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6 · Portland
alberta-arts · 2738 SE 82nd Ave, Apt 102, Portland, OR 97266
Christina Luu and William Vuong's Vietnamese soup counter on SE 82nd in Portland for morning soup, with two daily soups, banh mi and a strict sellout policy.
Tip: Open from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.
Cesarina Weekend Brunch ★ 4.6 · San Diego
point-loma · 4161 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
Cesarina's weekend brunch on Voltaire Street in Point Loma, San Diego, the Bib Gourmand Italian room with hot donuts and handmade pasta on the bougainvillea patio.
Tilikum Place Cafe ★ 4.6 · Seattle
407 Cedar St, Seattle, WA 98121
Tilikum Place Cafe in Seattle's Belltown is the historic brick brunch room with 12 tables and Ba Culbert's Dutch baby: a 15-minute cast-iron oven pancake, the city's defining brunch order.
Tail Up Goat (Sunday brunch) ★ 4.6 · Washington DC
1827 Adams Mill Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009
Tail Up Goat brunch in Washington DC is the Adams Morgan Mediterranean Michelin-star room's Sunday brunch, with house-baked breads, shakshuka and a lamb-shoulder hash for the table.
Tip: Reservations open 4 weeks out via Tock; the lamb-shoulder hash is family-style and feeds three.
Ria's Bluebird ★ 4.5 · Atlanta
grant-park · 421 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Ria's Bluebird in Atlanta is the Grant Park diner that defined the city's brunch shorthand: buttermilk pancakes, tempeh gravy, ten-table queue.
Tip: Wednesdays are closed and weekends queue out the door by 09:30; come solo or sit at the counter to skip the worst of the wait.
June's All Day ★ 4.5 · Austin
1722 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
June's All Day in Austin is McGuire Moorman's South Congress French-American bistro since 2017, with a Master Sommelier wine program and a marble bar for brunch.
Tip: Master Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Fonda San Miguel (Sunday hacienda brunch) ★ 4.5 · Austin
2330 W North Loop Blvd, Austin, TX 78756
Fonda San Miguel in Austin is the 1975 interior-Mexican dining room's Sunday hacienda brunch on North Loop, a full buffet of regional Mexican plates, mole and pan dulce.
Tip: Book the brunch a week ahead and arrive at 11; the pan dulce buffet is the room's quiet showcase.
Flour Bakery South End ★ 4.5 · Boston
south-end · 1595 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.
Tip: Sticky buns sell out by 14:00. The Washington Street original is calmest on weekday mornings.
Miller's All Day ★ 4.5 · Charleston
downtown · 120 King St, Charleston, SC 29401
Miller's All Day on Lower King Street is Charleston's brunch room from Geechie Boy Mills' Greg Johnsman and chef Nathan Thurston. Sorghum waffles, grits, espresso bar.
Tip: Walk-in only, line forms by 09:30 on weekends. A second Maybank Highway location on James Island runs the same menu with shorter waits.
Poogan's Porch ★ 4.5 · Charleston
downtown · 72 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401
Poogan's Porch on Queen Street in Charleston has plated Lowcountry brunch since 1976 from a converted 1891 home. Biscuits and sausage gravy, she-crab soup, USA Today's shrimp and grits.
Tip: Book on Resy at least 5 days ahead for weekend brunch. Request a porch table; the inside rooms run small and warm.
Magnolias ★ 4.5 · Charleston
downtown · 185 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
Magnolias on East Bay Street is the Charleston brunch institution since 1990. Sunday brunch only: banana pudding French toast, crab cake Benedict, shrimp-and-sausage grits with tasso gravy.
Tip: Book on Resy 2 weeks ahead. The shrimp and grits is the canonical version; bottomless mimosas at the bar.
Lula Cafe (brunch) ★ 4.5 · Chicago
2537 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647
Lula Cafe in Chicago is Jason Hammel's Logan Square brunch room on Kedzie since 1999, with farm-driven plates, vegetable hash and a Logan Boulevard patio in summer.
Tip: Arrive 09:30 on weekends. The queue is long by 10:30; the patio opens at 10:00 in summer.
Daisies (brunch) ★ 4.5 · Chicago
2375 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Daisies in Chicago is Joe Frillman's Logan Square Italian-influenced brunch on Milwaukee Avenue, with hand-cut pasta, a carbonara-and-egg plate and house focaccia.
Tip: Book 14 days ahead on Resy. Patio seats in summer go first; the indoor banquettes are the second-best seat.
The Publican (Sunday brunch) ★ 4.5 · Chicago
837 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
The Publican in Chicago is Paul Kahan's Fulton Market Sunday brunch with oyster towers, ham plates and soft-scramble-and-biscuit at the communal mead-hall tables.
Tip: Book at 10:00 for the lightest dining room. The oyster-shucker is at the bar; order a half-dozen there if you walk up.