Metropole Weekend Brunch ★ 4.4
Metropole inside the 21c Museum Hotel on Walnut Street downtown runs Cincinnati's hearth-driven weekend brunch, with wood-fired Benedicts and grits.
Order: Wood-fired eggs Benedict, hash and grits
First Watch Hyde Park is a brunch spot in Hyde Park, Cincinnati.
First Watch on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Hyde Park is the local outpost of the daytime brunch chain, with chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes.
Must order: Chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes
Address: 2692 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209
Metropole inside the 21c Museum Hotel on Walnut Street downtown runs Cincinnati's hearth-driven weekend brunch, with wood-fired Benedicts and grits.
Order: Wood-fired eggs Benedict, hash and grits
Maplewood Kitchen on Race Street downtown is Cincinnati's California-leaning Thunderdome brunch room, with all-day breakfast plates and avocado toast.
Order: Avocado toast, rotisserie chicken bowls
Sleepy Bee on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Oakley is the farm-to-table brunch flagship since 2013, with pancakes, omelettes and vegan and gluten-free options.
Order: Bee Cakes, sausage gravy biscuits, bee pollen smoothie
Sleepy Bee on East 4th Street downtown is Cincinnati's all-day brunch outpost of the Oakley flagship, with pancakes, omelettes and an open-kitchen counter.
Order: Bee Cakes and sausage gravy biscuits
Sugar n' Spice on Reading Road in Cincinnati's Paddock Hills is the diner-brunch institution since 1941, with the wispy thin pancakes and signature omelettes.
Order: Wispy Thin Pancakes, goetta and eggs, fluffy omelet
The Eagle on Vine Street in OTR runs Cincinnati's weekend Southern brunch with fried chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy and a Reds-game crowd.
Order: Fried chicken and waffles, biscuits with sausage gravy