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 brunch spot in Hyde Park, Cincinnati.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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