Ann Sather in Chicago is the 1945 Swedish-American breakfast room whose Broadway location carries the city's cinnamon roll after Belmont closes mid-2026.
Must order: Maple-glazed cinnamon roll (free with every entree), Swedish pancakes with lingonberry.
Tip: The cinnamon roll is included free with every entree; ask for it warm. The Broadway and Granville rooms continue after the Belmont site closes 28 June 2026.
Address: 3415 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
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.
Order: Vegetable hash with poached egg and brown-butter sage.
Tip: Arrive 09:30 on weekends. The queue is long by 10:30; the patio opens at 10:00 in summer.
Bongo Room in Chicago is the Wicker Park brunch institution on Milwaukee Avenue, with three-pancake stacks the size of frisbees and a vegan jackfruit hash plate.
Order: Pretzel-crusted French toast with white chocolate caramel.
Tip: Order one savoury and one sweet to share. The pancake special is a quarterly-rotating menu posted on the front board.
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.
Order: Longanisa breakfast plate with garlic rice and an egg.
Tip: Arrive at 07:15 to land the warm cruffins. The breakfast plate at the counter is a perfect 10:30 pause.
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.
Order: Carbonara with a sunny-side egg on top.
Tip: Book 14 days ahead on Resy. Patio seats in summer go first; the indoor banquettes are the second-best seat.
Big Jones in Chicago is Paul Fehribach's Andersonville Southern brunch on Clark Street, with buttermilk biscuits, shrimp-and-grits and the Sunday-only brunch menu.
Order: Buttermilk biscuit with sorghum butter and the shrimp-and-grits.
Tip: Sunday tables go two weeks ahead. The bar takes walk-up if you arrive at 09:30 on the dot.
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.
Order: Oyster tower, country-ham plate, soft-scrambled eggs with bacon-cheddar biscuit.
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.
