Where to brunch in Chicago: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Chicago. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
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Order Double-layered carrot cake with crème anglaise and strawberry preserves, per the Michelin Guide.
Lula Cafe in Logan Square hosts an especially popular brunch, with inventive, market-driven, mostly organic food in a casual, funky space on Kedzie.
The Bongo Room serves fresh, seasonal breakfast and brunch food in a unique way in Wicker Park, at 1470 N Milwaukee Ave, from 8:30 am on weekdays.
Order The house-ground burger, which Big Jones calls the best in town.
Big Jones at 5347 N Clark St serves weekend brunch from 10 to 3, with creative, progressive Southern cooking sourced from over 40 local farms.
Order Oysters and shellfish from the raw bar, plus heritage pork and housemade charcuterie.
The Publican serves Sunday brunch from a farm-to-table Fulton Market menu of raw bar oysters and shellfish, heritage pork and housemade charcuterie.
Order The signature steak paired with eggs, or the pancakes with jelly.
Valois, by the University of Chicago in Hyde Park, serves large wholesome meals from natural ingredients at a reasonable price, cafeteria style since 1921.
Order Fluffy pancakes, a build your own omelette or the eggs benedict.
Tempo Cafe is a family-owned Gold Coast diner, established in 1983, serving breakfast and lunch; brunch brings pancakes, omelettes and eggs benedict.
Order The Maxwell Street omelette, with polish sausage, grilled pork chop and grilled onions.
Hashbrowns Cafe on Maxwell Street serves breakfast anytime, from buttermilk pancakes and waffles to specialty omelettes with sweet potato hashbrowns.
Order The braised beef brisket benedict, with poached eggs and hollandaise on an english muffin.
Stax Cafe is a family-owned breakfast restaurant in Little Italy and River West, with pancakes, French toast, benedicts and specials made from scratch.
Order The churro waffle, with cinnamon, sugar, Ghirardelli caramel sauce and sea salt caramel ice cream.
The Churro Waffle is a brunch spot on Irving Park Rd built around waffles, with house made pancake and crepe batter, omelettes and chilaquiles.
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Order Fried chicken and biscuits: homemade biscuits, pork sausage gravy, buttermilk fried chicken and two eggs.
5800 North Cafe is a family friendly restaurant and weekend brunch spot, with three egg omelettes, skillets topped with two eggs, and pancakes.
Order The Taste of Stussy's flight: four slices of french toast with different toppings.
Stussy's Diner is a pink, retro Bridgeport diner in Chicago serving all day breakfast, with cozy booths made for date nights and a long, lazy brunch.
Order The signature chilaquiles verdes or a skillet.
Northside Grill is an Irving Park breakfast and lunch spot at 4351 North Elston Avenue with skillets and buttermilk pancakes, open daily 6am to 3pm.
Order The Fat Elvis Pancake or the Yucatan Pork Sloppy.
Little Goat Diner is Chef Stephanie Izard's Lakeview diner at 3325 North Southport Avenue, open every day 8am to 9pm, with brunch reservations.
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