Snooze A.M. Eatery ★ 4.3
Snooze A.M. Eatery in Denver is Jon Schlegel's modern brunch flagship on Larimer since 2006, with pancake flights, breakfast pot pie and a 90-minute weekend.
Order: Sweet potato pancakes and the pancake flight.
Where to brunch in Denver. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
OneFold ★ 4.5
OneFold in Denver is the Uptown breakfast counter on 18th Avenue with a tight modern American menu, a queue-up walk-in policy and a strong chilaquiles plate.
Order: House-cut hash browns and a chilaquiles plate.
Jelly Cafe ★ 4.3
Jelly Cafe in Denver is the Capitol Hill bottomless-mimosa brunch room on 13th Avenue, with a donut counter, breakfast nachos and a long weekend wait.
Order: Bottomless homemade donuts and the breakfast nachos.
Sassafras American Eatery ★ 4.4
Sassafras American Eatery in Denver's Highland serves a Cajun-Southern brunch inside an 1889 Victorian: biscuits and gravy, shrimp and grits.
Order: Fried chicken and biscuit with sausage gravy.
Denver Biscuit Company ★ 4.3
Denver Biscuit Company in Denver is the East Colfax Southern brunch counter since 2010, with the Franklin biscuit sandwich and a giant cinnamon-roll biscuit.
Order: The Franklin sandwich and a cinnamon roll biscuit.
Rioja ★ 4.6
Rioja in Denver is Jennifer Jasinski's Larimer Square Mediterranean dining room with a weekend brunch service, lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.
Order: The lobster benedict and bottomless mimosas.
Lucile's Creole Cafe ★ 4.1
Lucile's Creole Cafe in Denver is the Logan Street Cajun-Creole brunch room since 1997, with eggs Sardou, beignets and a strong cafe au lait pour.
Order: Eggs Sardou and a basket of beignets.
Syrup ★ 4.2
Syrup in Denver is the Cherry Creek brunch counter on Josephine Street, with stuffed French toast, breakfast tacos and a build-your-own bloody mary bar.
Order: Stuffed French toast and bottomless coffee.
Linger ★ 4.3
Linger in Denver is Justin Cucci's rooftop Highland room with a Saturday and Sunday brunch service, banh mi sliders and a 360-degree downtown view.
Order: Banh mi sliders and a smoked salmon bagel.
Watercourse Foods ★ 4.4
Watercourse Foods in Denver is the 17th Avenue vegan brunch room since 1998, with vegan biscuits and gravy, breakfast burritos and vegan pancakes.
Order: Vegan biscuits and gravy with seitan sausage.