10 brunch rooms in Washington DC we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Washington DC | Brunch across every city.
Brunch is close to a civic ritual in Washington, where weekend tables fill with everything from buttermilk biscuits to French pastry and bottomless coffee. Le Diplomate on 14th Street and Founding Farmers near the White House are perennial weekend favorites. Maketto on H Street NE brings a Cambodian accent to the table, while The Diner in Adams Morgan keeps the round-the-clock comfort version alive.
The Diner Adams Morgan (24h) ★ 4.0
2453 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
The Diner Adams Morgan in Washington DC is the 18th Street 24-hour diner from the Tryst Coffee House group, with all-day breakfast, burgers and a deep.
Le Diplomate (brunch) ★ 4.5
1601 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Le Diplomate brunch in Washington DC is Stephen Starr's 14th Street brasserie's weekend service, the city's most-booked brunch reservation since 2013.
Founding Farmers (brunch) ★ 4.3
1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
Founding Farmers brunch in Washington DC is the Pennsylvania Avenue farmer-owned cooperative's weekend brunch, the city's best-known boozy brunch.
Maketto (Cambodian brunch) ★ 4.5
1351 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
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.
Roofers Union (weekend brunch) ★ 4.2
2446 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Roofers Union brunch in Washington DC is the Adams Morgan 18th Street three-floor restaurant's weekend brunch with rooftop seats, with contemporary American.
Ted's Bulletin (brunch) ★ 4.1
1818 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
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.
Barbouzard (Sunday brunch) ★ 4.3
1700 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Barbouzard brunch in Washington DC is chef Cedric Maupillier's K Street French-Mediterranean dining room's Sunday brunch since 2025, the next chapter.
Kramers (brunch) ★ 4.0
1517 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
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.
Lapis (Afghan brunch buffet) ★ 4.4
1847 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009
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.
Old Ebbitt Grill (brunch) ★ 4.2
675 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Old Ebbitt Grill brunch in Washington DC is the city's oldest saloon's weekend brunch service, with Chesapeake Eggs Benedict, oyster Happy Hour preserves.