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.
Must order: Massive challah French toast or the stuffed omelet
Address: 1804 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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
