Sophia's Restaurant ★ 4.5
Sophia's on Military Road is Buffalo's daily Greek-American breakfast counter, with massive omelets, pancakes and a long line of regulars at the counter.
Order: Greek omelet with feta and a side of home fries
Where to brunch in Buffalo. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Betty ★ 4.5
Betty on Virginia Street is the Steve and Ellen Gedra brunch-and-dinner room, with weekend brunch, the signature BS Griddle sandwich and elevated comfort.
Order: BS Griddle sandwich, weekend brunch plates
Remedy House ★ 4.6
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.
Order: Toast plate with cappuccino on the side
Cole's (Weekend Brunch) ★ 4.4
Cole's on Elmwood Avenue runs Buffalo's weekend brunch standard at the 1934 Elmwood Village bar, with a Buffalo chicken eggs benedict and bottomless mimosas.
Order: Buffalo chicken eggs benedict with mimosa
Five Points Bakery (Toast Cafe) ★ 4.6
Five Points Bakery's toast cafe on Brayton Street pairs whole-grain toast with the bakery's local-mill wheat and a Saturday brunch West Side crowd.
Order: Whole-grain toast plate with house butter
Jack Rabbit ★ 4.4
Jack Rabbit on Elmwood Avenue is the vintage-chic Elmwood Village brunch and live-music room, with weekend brunch built around the eggs benedict, breakfast pizza and a long cocktail list.
Order: Breakfast pizza and the eggs benedict, with a brunch cocktail