Se7en Bites ★ 4.6
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern brunch institution, with house biscuits, cinnamon rolls and a 09:00 walk-in queue.
Order: The Minnie Pearl biscuit with sausage gravy
Where to brunch in Orlando. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
The Strand ★ 4.4
The Strand on North Mills Avenue runs a weekend brunch with the chef-owners' burger, a chicken biscuit and rotating seasonal plates from the dinner menu.
Order: Burger and fries plus a Bloody Mary
Christo's Cafe ★ 4.3
Christo's Cafe on Edgewater Drive in College Park is the Greek-family diner that has served brunch since 1972, with omelets, grits and bottomless coffee.
Order: Greek omelet with home-fries and rye toast
Briarpatch Restaurant ★ 4.4
Briarpatch on North Park Avenue in Winter Park has run all-day brunch and lunch since 1980, with blueberry pancakes, shrimp po boys and a chef's torta.
Order: Chef's torta sandwich or blueberry pancakes
The Boheme Sunday Jazz Brunch ★ 4.3
The Boheme at the Grand Bohemian Hotel runs Orlando's Sunday Jazz Brunch downtown, with a live jazz quartet, chef-attended carving and a Bloody Mary bar.
Order: Carving station prime rib plus the Bloody Mary bar
Hawkers Brunch ★ 4.3
Hawkers on North Mills Avenue runs a weekend brunch with roti canai, Hawkers wings and Pan-Asian small plates from Southeast Asia at the Mills 50 flagship.
Order: Roti canai and Hawkers wings with iced kopi
The Osprey Tavern Sunday Brunch ★ 4.4
The Osprey Tavern on New Broad Street in Baldwin Park runs a Sunday brunch with a prime rib hash, wood-fired toast and a long bar full of brunch cocktails.
Order: Wood-fired prime rib hash with poached eggs
House of Blues Gospel Brunch ★ 4.3
House of Blues Orlando runs the Sunday Gospel Brunch at Disney Springs, with live gospel choirs, a Southern buffet and tickets via the venue's website.
Order: Southern buffet plus shrimp and grits station
The Rusty Spoon Brunch ★ 4.5
The Rusty Spoon on West Church Street downtown runs a weekend brunch from chef Kathleen Blake, with fried chicken, shrimp and grits and seasonal plates.
Order: Buttermilk fried chicken plus a brunch cocktail
Ravello at Four Seasons Sunday Brunch ★ 4.6
Ravello at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando runs an Italian Sunday Brunch, with a pasta-making station, Champagne bar and antipasti spread from the buffet.
Order: Pasta-making station plus a Champagne pour
Maxine's on Shine Weekend Brunch ★ 4.5
Maxine's on Shine on North Shine Avenue near Thornton Park runs the weekend brunch at the corner bistro, with eggs Benedict, breakfast tacos and a patio.
Order: Maxine's eggs Benedict plus a Bloody Mary
Canvas Sunday Brunch ★ 4.3
Canvas Restaurant on Sachs Avenue at Lake Nona runs a Sunday Brunch on the lake patio, with lobster Benedict, tomato pie and a Bloody Mary cart on the porch.
Order: Lobster Benedict and a glass of Champagne