BrunchCambodian breakfast$$$15-25Sat-Sun 10:00-15:00Walk-in friendly
Maketto brunch in Washington DC is the H Street NE Cambodian breakfast service, an Erik Bruner-Yang dining room with bai sach chrouk grilled pork on rice.
Order: The Cambodian breakfast plate with bai sach chrouk pork and rice.
Tip: The courtyard bar runs walk-in brunch; the dining room takes Sunday reservations.
BrunchContemporary American brunch with rooftop$$$20-35Sat-Sun 11:30-15:00Reservation friendly
Roofers Union brunch in Washington DC is the Adams Morgan 18th Street three-floor restaurant's weekend brunch with rooftop seats, with contemporary American.
Order: The rooftop brunch eggs Benedict; the rooftop view is the room's calling card on warm Sundays.
Tip: The rooftop fills first on warm Sundays; reserve a main-dining-room table indoors for shaded seating and air conditioning.
BrunchAmerican diner brunch$$$15-25Mon-Sun 07:30-15:00Reservation friendly (OpenTable)
Ted's Bulletin brunch in Washington DC is the 14th Street art-deco American diner's all-day brunch, with the in-house adult pop-tart line and the all-day.
Order: The homemade strawberry pop-tart and the milkshake; the all-day breakfast headliner.
Tip: The weekday brunch is the easier reservation; the Sunday morning slot fills by 09:30.
BrunchFrench Riviera brunch$$$25-45Sun 11:00-15:00Reservation required
Barbouzard brunch in Washington DC is chef Cedric Maupillier's K Street French-Mediterranean dining room's Sunday brunch since 2025, the next chapter.
Order: The socca with eggplant and pomegranate; the menu's editorial brunch opener.
Tip: Brunch reservations open one week out on the website; the alcove booths take parties of four with the bouillabaisse table-share.
BrunchDiner brunch with bookshop$$$15-25Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00Walk-in friendly
Kramers brunch in Washington DC is the Dupont Circle bookshop-cafe's weekend brunch since 1976, a quiet all-day breakfast room with a crab cake Benedict.
Order: The crab cake Benedict with hollandaise and Old Bay.
Tip: Sunday brunch with a stack of newspapers and the bookshop is the city's quietest morning ritual; walk in at 09:00.
BrunchAfghan brunch buffet$$$25Sat-Sun 10:00-14:30Reservation friendly
Lapis brunch in Washington DC is Shamim Popal's Adams Morgan Afghan dining room's weekend brunch buffet, an all-you-can-eat $25 Afghan brunch with mantu.
Order: The all-you-can-eat $25 brunch buffet with mantu, ashak and kabuli pulao is the editorial value.
Tip: The buffet is the value pick; the brunch endless mimosa option adds $15 for the table service.