Where to brunch in Seattle: morning rooms worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Seattle. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Tilikum Place Cafe in Seattle's Belltown is the historic brick brunch room with 12 tables and Ba Culbert's Dutch baby: a 15-minute cast-iron oven pancake, the city's defining brunch order.
Order: The classic Dutch baby with lemon, powdered sugar and maple syrup
Portage Bay Cafe Roosevelt in Seattle is the 2002 organic-brunch original near the U District: a toppings bar of berries, whipped cream, syrups and granolas on every order.
Order: Granola or french-toast bar with house-made jam
Cafe Campagne in Seattle's Pike Place runs the city's most enduring French brunch since 1994: croque madame, oeufs en cocotte, Lyonnaise salad, all on Post Alley's quiet side.
Order: Croque madame with Sancerre by the glass
Biscuit Bitch in Seattle near Pike Place is the Southern-style brunch counter: buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, the Hot Mess, jalapeno cheddar grits, espresso bar attached.
Order: Hot Mess biscuits with sausage gravy and jalapeno cheddar grits
Salty's on Alki in Seattle's West Seattle is the Sunday buffet brunch institution: chilled Dungeness crab legs, prime rib, smoked salmon, with the skyline as the backdrop.
Order: Crab legs, smoked salmon, prime rib carving station
The Pink Door Sunday brunch in Seattle's Pike Place is the Italian-American brunch since 1981: eggs in purgatory, frittata, prosecco specials, Sunday cabaret at 13:00 in the lounge.
Order: Eggs in purgatory with the Sicilian sausage
Communion Sunday in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's weekly family-style prix fixe: one menu for the room, the week's Seattle Soul, served from a single seating at noon.
Order: The week's family-style menu, with the catfish and grits
Toulouse Petit in Seattle's Lower Queen Anne runs the city's secret cheap brunch: beignets and eggs cardinal from 09:00 weekdays, fewer than 12 covers full before 11:00.
Order: Beignets with chicory coffee, eggs cardinal
Peak food season in Seattle 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. Seattle rewards trust.