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8 brunch places in Seattle we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seattle | Brunch across every city.

Brunch is a serious weekend ritual in Seattle, splitting between sit-down French rooms and walk-up biscuit counters. Tilikum Place Cafe is known for its Dutch baby, while Cafe Campagne brings a Parisian touch near Pike Place Market and Portage Bay Cafe in Roosevelt runs a farm-driven menu. For something faster, Biscuit Bitch at Pike Place keeps the line moving, and The Pink Door serves a Sunday brunch.

Tilikum Place Cafe ★ 4.6

$$Brunch

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.

OrderThe classic Dutch baby with lemon, powdered sugar and maple syrup

Portage Bay Cafe Roosevelt ★ 4.4

$$Brunch

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.

OrderGranola or french-toast bar with house-made jam

Cafe Campagne ★ 4.4

$$Brunch

Cafe Campagne in Seattle's Pike Place runs the city's most enduring French brunch since 1994: croque madame, oeufs en cocotte, Lyonnaise salad.

OrderCroque madame with Sancerre by the glass

Biscuit Bitch Pike Place ★ 4.2

$$Brunch

Biscuit Bitch in Seattle near Pike Place is the Southern-style brunch counter: buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, the Hot Mess, jalapeno cheddar grits.

OrderHot Mess biscuits with sausage gravy and jalapeno cheddar grits

Salty's on Alki Sunday brunch ★ 4.1

$$Brunch

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.

OrderCrab legs, smoked salmon, prime rib carving station

The Pink Door Sunday brunch ★ 4.2

$$Brunch

The Pink Door Sunday brunch in Seattle's Pike Place is the Italian-American brunch since 1981: eggs in purgatory, frittata, prosecco specials.

OrderEggs in purgatory with the Sicilian sausage

Communion Sunday prix fixe ★ 4.7

$$Brunch

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.

OrderThe week's family-style menu, with the catfish and grits

Toulouse Petit weekday breakfast ★ 4.2

$$Brunch

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.

OrderBeignets with chicory coffee, eggs cardinal

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