Lula & Sadie's ★ 4.1
A Southern jazz brunch that fills the Chapel Hill Road room weekly. Shrimp and grits, fried catfish and NC produce sides with live jazz on Sundays from 10:00.
Order: Fried catfish plate
Vin Rouge is a french bistro brunch spot in Old West Durham, Durham.
Vin Rouge's Sunday brunch adds crepes, eggs Benedicts and French pastry to the bistro. Reservations make it one of Durham's quietest mid-morning options.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Eggs Benedict and a glass of crémant
Address: 2010 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705
A Southern jazz brunch that fills the Chapel Hill Road room weekly. Shrimp and grits, fried catfish and NC produce sides with live jazz on Sundays from 10:00.
Order: Fried catfish plate
The 21c Museum Hotel restaurant serves brunch amid rotating art. NC shrimp and grits and smoked salmon benedict are the strongest plates on the local menu.
Order: NC shrimp and grits
A Southern jazz brunch that fills the Chapel Hill Road room weekly. Shrimp and grits, fried catfish and NC produce sides with live jazz on Sundays from 10:00.
Order: Fried catfish plate
Little Bull's weekend brunch applies the same creative lens to morning formats: birria eggs Benedict, guava pastry and the full cocktail programme from 11:00.
Order: Birria eggs Benedict
The definitive Durham brunch: choose bird preparation, waffle style, schmear and drizzle. Sweet potato waffle with spiced honey butter is the signature.
Order: Sweet potato waffle with fried chicken and spiced honey butter
The Ninth Street brunch anchor since the 1980s. Scratch pancakes and bottomless coffee from 07:00 daily. Weekend waits are real; arrive before 08:00.
Order: Pancakes with maple syrup
A Creole-Southern brunch counter open Wednesday through Sunday from 08:00. Shrimp and grits with smoked andouille is the signature. Biscuits alongside.
Order: Shrimp and grits with smoked andouille