Babystacks Cafe on South Main in downtown Las Vegas is the Filipino-American brunch counter that runs ube crepes, matcha pancakes and red-velvet stacks across five valley locations.
Must order: Ube crepes; matcha or red-velvet pancake stack.
Tip: Order the ube crepe roll and the half-stack of matcha pancakes; the line moves faster at the downtown branch than at Summerlin.
Address: 500 S Main St Ste 150, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Bouchon at the Venetian in Las Vegas is Thomas Keller's bistro doing weekend brunch on the patio: poached eggs hollandaise, quiche du jour, and the pastry assortment from the next-door bakery.
Order: Poached eggs with hollandaise; quiche du jour, then a fresh pastry.
Tip: Book the 09:00 seating to walk the bakery counter on the way out; Sunday lasts the longest, until 14:00.
Sadelle's at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is the Major Food Group bagels-and-fish brunch room overlooking the Conservatory, with sliced-to-order smoked fish and sticky buns.
Order: Sliced-to-order salmon and sturgeon on house bagels; sticky bun for the table.
Tip: Sit on the Conservatory side for the floral display; the towering sliced-fish boards are sized for four and worth ordering once.
Yardbird at the Venetian in Las Vegas is the Miami-born Southern dining room doing weekend brunch, with 27-hour brined fried chicken, blueberry pie pancakes and the giant cinnamon roll.
Order: Chicken and egg biscuit sandwich, then the giant cinnamon roll for the table.
Tip: Order the giant cinnamon roll for the table on arrival; the chicken-and-egg biscuit sandwich is the brunch standard, fried chicken with honey-hot sauce.
Esther's Kitchen in the Las Vegas Arts District runs a Saturday and Sunday brunch with James Trees's seasonal Italian leanings: Pasta Fritti and eggs, Meyer lemon pancakes, a proper omelette, and a list of brunch cocktails.
Order: Pasta Fritti and eggs with fennel sugo; Meyer lemon pancakes with huckleberry jam.
Tip: Book on the website two weeks ahead for a Saturday or Sunday 10:00 to 12:00 slot; the Pasta Fritti and a Negroni sbagliato are the standard opener.
Eggslut at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas is the brunch counter for the Strip walk-in crowd, soft-scrambled Fairfax and brioche sandwiches plus the coddled-egg Slut in a glass jar.
Order: The Fairyfax (soft-scrambled egg, scallion, sriracha mayo) and the Slut.
Tip: Queue moves fastest 09:30 to 11:00; the Slut (coddled egg over potato puree) is the iconic single order.
Hash House a Go Go on West Sahara in Las Vegas is the local brunch institution doing Midwest-twisted farm food with chicken-and-waffles taller than the plate and full-skillet hashes.
Order: Sage fried chicken and waffles, the upright bacon, biscuit included.
Tip: Portions feed two; the sage fried chicken and waffles is the standing order and the upright bacon is the photograph.
