Where to brunch in Philadelphia: morning rooms worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Philadelphia. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Honey's Sit 'n Eat in Philadelphia is the Northern Liberties brunch counter at 4th and Brown since 2005, with challah French toast, latkes and the city's most reliable Sunday wait list.
Order: Challah French toast with bourbon-maple syrup and bacon
Sabrina's Cafe in Philadelphia is the family-owned brunch counter near the Art Museum on Callowhill, with stuffed omelets, challah French toast and a Saturday queue that snakes round the block.
Order: Massive challah French toast or the stuffed omelet
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe near Rittenhouse, with shakshuka, bourekas and pistachio babka through 15:00 daily, no reservations.
Order: Shakshuka with bourekas on the side, plus a pistachio babka to take home
Suraya in Philadelphia is the Fishtown Lebanese garden room on Frankford with a weekend brunch of manakish, labneh, eggs in tomato and a back-garden patio that opens in spring.
Order: Lebanese breakfast platter with manakish and labneh; the back garden table in summer
Famous 4th Street Delicatessen in Philadelphia is the 1923 Queen Village Jewish deli running pastrami-and-eggs brunch on 4th and Bainbridge, with a chocolate-chip cookie at the door.
Order: Pastrami and eggs; chocolate-chip cookie at the door on the way out
Parc in Philadelphia is Stephen Starr's Rittenhouse Square French brasserie on 18th, with a weekend brunch of croque madame, omelets and a sidewalk table that faces the square.
Order: Croque madame; a glass of Sancerre; the sidewalk table facing Rittenhouse Square
Bloomsday in Philadelphia is the Headhouse Square natural wine bar and cafe at 414 S 2nd, with Saturday brunch of eggs Florentine and pet-nat by the glass from the bottle shop.
Order: Eggs Florentine; a glass of pet-nat from the bottle shop side
Green Eggs Cafe in Philadelphia is the South Street brunch counter at 2nd and South, with cinnamon-roll French toast and Cap'n Crunch chicken-and-waffles for the city's brunch-tourist regulars.
Order: Cinnamon roll French toast; the Cap'n Crunch chicken and waffles
Peak food season in Philadelphia is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Philadelphia rewards trust.