28 brunch restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Bacon & Butter ★ 4.8 · Sacramento
land-park · 5913 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
Amber Michel and chef Billy Zoellin's Bacon & Butter on Broadway in Sacramento is the city's Michelin Recommended California farm-to-fork brunch counter.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday 08:00-14:00. Expect a queue Saturday and Sunday after 10:00.
Snow City Cafe ★ 4.6 · Anchorage
downtown · 1034 W 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
Snow City Cafe has run the downtown Anchorage brunch line since 1998 on 4th Avenue, with the Kodiak Benedict king crab cake the order to make.
Snow City Cafe ★ 4.6 · Anchorage
downtown · 1034 W 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
Snow City Cafe has worked the downtown Anchorage breakfast and brunch line since 1998. The Kodiak Benedict with king crab cake on English muffin is the order.
Blue's Egg ★ 4.6 · Milwaukee
wauwatosa · 317 N 76th St, Milwaukee, WI 53213
Blue's Egg on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is a breakfast room from chef Joe Muench, with stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes drawing big queues.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 09:00 weekends or expect a 45-minute wait.
Bluegrass Grill ★ 4.5 · Chattanooga
southside · 55 E Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Bluegrass Grill scratch-cooks breakfast on E Main Street in Chattanooga's Southside, a family diner trusted for potato cakes and homemade bread since 2007.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 06:30 to 14:00 only, and the Saturday queue forms early; solo counter seats turn fastest.
Doodles Breakfast & Lunch ★ 4.5 · Lexington
north-limestone · 262 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40507
Doodles Breakfast & Lunch fries beignets and dirty shrimp and grits in a converted North Limestone petrol station, Lexington's morning-queue daytime cafe.
Tip: Closed Mondays and the kitchen stops at 14:00 sharp; the Pigs & Puffs bacon beignets sell out on weekends.
Marigold Kitchen ★ 4.5 · Madison
capitol-square · 118 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
Tip: Weekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Snooze A.M. Eatery ★ 4.4 · Denver
rino · 2262 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205
Snooze A.M. Eatery in Denver is Jon Schlegel's mod-flagship breakfast room on Larimer since 2006, the Front Range chain start before it grew nationally.
Tip: The 90-minute weekend wait is normal at the original; new locations across LoDo and South Broadway absorb the overflow.
Koko Head Cafe ★ 4.4 · Honolulu
kaimuki · 1120 12th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's Top-Chef-alum brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored.
Tip: Daily brunch, dinner Friday to Monday from 17:00. Walk-in queue is steady at 09:00 weekends.
Koko Head Cafe ★ 4.4 · Honolulu
kaimuki · 1120 12th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored 12th Avenue.
Tip: Daily brunch; dinner Friday to Monday from 17:00. Walk-in queue steady at 09:00 weekends.
Sqirl ★ 4.4 · Los Angeles
silver-lake · 720 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Jessica Koslow's Sqirl on Virgil Avenue, Los Angeles invented the ricotta toast format in 2012 and still draws a daily brunch line at the counter.
Tip: Order at the counter, sit at a sidewalk picnic table; the queue is for groups, not solos.
Highland Morning ★ 4.4 · Louisville
highlands · 1416 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40204
Highland Morning on Bardstown Road in Louisville cooks Highlands breakfast plates and stuffed French toast, named one of USA Today's best brunch spots.
Tip: Walk-in only. Get there before 10:00 on weekends or expect a 30-minute wait.
Bassett Street Brunch Club ★ 4.4 · Madison
capitol-square · 444 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 53703
Bassett Street Brunch Club on West Johnson, the Food Fight group's downtown brunch flagship between campus and the Capitol, runs all-day brunch and cocktails.
Tip: Reservations on Tock; validated parking at the Hampton Inn ground floor location.
Miss Molly's Cafe and Pastry Shop ★ 4.4 · Milwaukee
wauwatosa · 9201 W Center St, Wauwatosa, WI 53222
Miss Molly's Cafe on West Center Street in Wauwatosa runs an all-day American breakfast room with a pastry case, eggs Benedict and a long espresso list daily.
Tip: Brunch is bottomless mimosa; reservations on OpenTable for parties of four or more.
Ol' South Pancake House ★ 4.3 · Fort Worth
cultural-district · 1509 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Ol' South Pancake House on S University Dr in Fort Worth has never locked its doors since opening 24 hours a day in 1962, except Christmas Eve.
Tip: The Dutch baby is the signature and takes about 20 minutes to bake; order it when you sit. Closes only on Christmas Eve.
Ol' South Pancake House ★ 4.3 · Fort Worth
cultural-district · 1509 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Ol' South Pancake House on S University Dr in Fort Worth has never locked its doors since opening 24 hours a day in 1962, except Christmas Eve.
Tip: The Dutch baby is the signature and takes about 20 minutes to bake; order it when you sit. Closes only on Christmas Eve.
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen ★ 4.3 · Honolulu
kailua · 1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the original home of the banana macadamia nut pancake stack drowned.
Tip: Enchanted Lake shopping center, on Keolu Drive. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; weekend queue starts by 08:00.
Josie's ★ 4.3 · Lexington
chevy-chase · 821 Chevy Chase Pl, Lexington, KY 40502
Josie's plates omelettes, waffles and the Chevy Chase Special every day until 14:00, the breakfast room that draws Chevy Chase Lexington's longest queues.
Tip: Daily 08:00-14:00 only. Weekend waits run long; put your name down and browse Chevy Chase Place shops.
Big Bad Breakfast ★ 4.3 · Louisville
highlands · 984 Barret Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204
Big Bad Breakfast on Barret Avenue in Louisville cooks Chef John Currence's all-morning Southern menu in the Highlands, the city's outpost of the Oxford.
Tip: Walk-in only. $5 cocktails Monday to Friday from 07:00-10:00. Kitchen closes at 14:30.
Cinnamon's Restaurant ★ 4.2 · Honolulu
kailua · 315 Uluniu Street, Kailua, HI 96734
Cinnamon's Restaurant in Kailua is the 1985 breakfast spot across the Pali from Honolulu, where red velvet pancakes and guava chiffon pancakes anchor.
Tip: Walk-in only; queue from 07:30 weekends. Cash and card accepted.
Wagner's Pharmacy ★ 4.2 · Louisville
south-louisville · 3113 South 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40214
Wagner's Pharmacy on South 4th in Louisville has cooked breakfast since 1922, the Derby-week diner across from Churchill Downs that locals call one.
Tip: Breakfast until 10:30 weekdays, all day Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro ★ 4.1 · Boise
downtown · 108 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID 83702
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served made-to-order breakfast with house Hollandaise in downtown Boise since 1999, steps from the Idaho State Capitol.
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro ★ 4.1 · Boise
downtown · 108 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID 83702
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served breakfast in a historic downtown building since 1999, using local ingredients and scratch Hollandaise for Benedicts.
Rainbow Restaurant ★ 4.1 · Fort Collins
campus-west · 212 West Laurel Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Rainbow Restaurant has cooked breakfast and lunch across from CSU in Fort Collins since 1976, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boards.
Tip: Daily to 14:00 only; the vegetarian and gluten-free menus are full menus rather than afterthoughts, rare for a diner.
Cafe Patachou ★ 4.1 · Lexington
fritz-farm · 4040 Finn Way, Lexington, KY 40517
Cafe Patachou brought its Indianapolis all-day-cafe formula to The Summit at Fritz Farm, serving Lexington French omelettes and chilaquiles until 15:00 daily.
Tip: Breakfast is served the whole time; weekday mornings before 09:00 are the quiet window at Fritz Farm.
Maple Street Biscuit Company ★ 4.0 · Chattanooga
downtown · 407 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Maple Street Biscuit Company layers fried chicken on flaky biscuits at 407 Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, a Southeast biscuit-house favourite.
Tip: Doors close at 14:00 weekdays and 15:00 weekends; it is a breakfast-and-lunch operation, not a dinner stop.
Mullets ★ 3.9 · Des Moines
beaverdale · 2816 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
A south-side breakfast and brunch room known for enormous portion sizes, a serious Bloody Mary programme and Iowa's largest selection of drink flights.
Seeds ★ 3.8 · San Luis Obispo
Downtown · 1040 Court Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Seeds blends acai bowls, smoothies and paninis on Court Street plaza, San Luis Obispo's default refuel after a morning on the Cerro San Luis trails.
Tip: The Court Street patio catches morning sun; vegan and vegetarian builds are marked across the menu.