Best Brunch in Brooklyn
Ten Brooklyn brunch spots verified against real hours and menus, from Tom's Restaurant's pancakes to Sunday in Brooklyn and Miss Ada's garden shakshuka.
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- 1Prospect Heights · $$ · Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum (2 3) · 782 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Family-run Greek-American diner and luncheonette open since 1936, now run by its third generation of owners.
Because it has served weekend brunch since before brunch was a marketing word, with a menu of more than a dozen pancake varieties and free orange slices for people waiting in line.
Order Lemon-ricotta pancakes
Go on a weekday morning if you can, since weekend lines form before opening. It's cash-only, so bring bills.
- 2Williamsburg · $$ · Bedford Av (L) · 348 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
All-day New American restaurant near Domino Park, with a wood-burning oven downstairs and a rooftop garden on the third floor.
Because the malted pancake with hazelnut praline pulls an out-the-door weekend crowd, and The Infatuation calls brunch the restaurant's strongest meal.
Order Malted pancake with hazelnut praline
Book on Resy well ahead for Saturday or Sunday. Walk-ins should expect a real wait.
@sundayinbrooklyn ↗Sunday in Brooklyn
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- 3Fort Greene · $$ · Fulton St (G) · 184 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Also No. 9 on Best Middle Eastern in NYC →
Israeli-Mediterranean restaurant from chef Tomer Blechman, built around a working herb-and-vegetable backyard garden.
Because weekend brunch is served with diners seated feet from the lavender and vegetables actually growing in the yard, a garden The Infatuation calls one of its favorite places to eat in Brooklyn.
Order Shakshuka with Israeli breakfast spread
Request a garden table when you book. Weekend brunch runs 11am to 2:30pm.
@missadanyc ↗Miss Ada
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- 4Fort Greene · $$ · Clinton-Washington Avs (G) · 219 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Latin American restaurant with Brazilian and Mexican influences, set around a greenhouse and string-light-lit backyard, from the team behind Manhattan's Cómodo.
Because The Infatuation rates it 8.3 out of 10, includes it in the outlet's Best Brunch in NYC guide, and notes weekend backyard waits that regularly run two hours.
Order Weekend brunch in the backyard, or the monthly Sunday Asado when it's running
Put your name in and explore Fort Greene while you wait. If timing allows, aim for the monthly backyard Sunday Asado instead of standard brunch.
@coloniaverde ↗Colonia Verde
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- 5Williamsburg · $$ · Bedford Av (L) · 65 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Black-owned Caribbean and Jamaican restaurant and lounge on the Williamsburg waterfront.
Because weekend Drunch comes with bottomless mimosas alongside jerk chicken and waffles, and Time Out New York named it to its 50 Best Restaurants list.
Order Jerk chicken and waffles with bottomless mimosas
Brunch runs Friday and Saturday only, roughly $35 to $60 depending on the package, so check the current menu before booking.
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Diner▲ buzzing
Williamsburg · $$ · Marcy Av (J M Z) · 85 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11249Also No. 6 on Best of Williamsburg →
New American restaurant inside a converted 1920s dining car under the Williamsburg Bridge, open continuously since 1998.
Because it's widely credited with helping launch Williamsburg's dining scene, and The Infatuation says its brunch is just as impressive as dinner after nearly three decades.
Order Buckwheat pancakes
Weekend brunch runs 10:30am to 2:45pm. The menu is written on the butcher paper covering your table, so ask your server to read it out.
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- 7Bedford-Stuyvesant · $$ · Kingston-Throop Avs (C) · 415 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Southern-style fried chicken restaurant, the original Bed-Stuy location open since 2010, distinct from a now-closed Fort Greene branch on S Elliott Pl.
Because Time Out has covered its brunch for close to two decades, and the granola-crusted French toast is served alongside fried chicken, not instead of it.
Order Granola-crusted French toast with fried chicken
Confirm you're headed to the Tompkins Ave location. An older Fort Greene branch on S Elliott Pl has permanently closed.
@peacheshothouse ↗Peaches HotHouse
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- 8Boerum Hill · $$ · Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts (A C G) · 190 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Also No. 9 on Best Date Night Restaurants in Brooklyn →
Intimate Northern Italian restaurant with house-made pasta, on a historic Boerum Hill corner.
Because it has held what The Infatuation calls a permanent 45-minute wait for over a decade, on the strength of a country-breakfast brunch alone.
Order The country breakfast plate
Put your name in and wait nearby. There's a real, consistent line and no way to skip it by booking ahead.
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- 9Vinegar Hill · $$ · York St (F) · 72 Hudson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
New American restaurant in a salvaged-decor cottage tucked into the small Vinegar Hill enclave next to DUMBO.
Because its backyard, which The Infatuation calls one of the best outdoor dining situations in the whole city, has been drawing weekend brunch visitors for more than 15 years.
Order Weekend brunch at a backyard table, request one when you book
It's a few extra blocks past DUMBO with spotty subway access, so plan to walk or take a car. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm.
@vinegarhillhouse ↗Vinegar Hill House
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Kellogg's Diner▲ buzzing
Williamsburg · $$ · Metropolitan Av (G L) · 518 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211Also No. 8 on Best Late-Night Eats in NYC →
24-hour classic diner at the corner of Metropolitan and Union avenues, recently relaunched with a Tex-Mex-leaning, round-the-clock menu.
Because it's open 24 hours a day, every day, and Brooklyn Magazine named it its favorite new restaurant of 2024 for reviving a decades-old diner shell into a real destination.
Order The Tex-Mex breakfast plate, any hour
Since it never closes, this is the pick for brunch food at 4am or for dodging weekend crowds by going at an odd hour.
@kelloggsdiner ↗Kellogg's Diner
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Good to know
- What is the best brunch spot in Brooklyn?
- Tom's Restaurant on Washington Ave ranks first. It is a family-run Greek-American diner open since 1936 and now run by its third generation, with more than a dozen pancake varieties and free orange slices for people waiting in line.
- Which of these Brooklyn brunch spots is cash only?
- Tom's Restaurant is cash only. Weekend lines form before it opens, so go on a weekday morning if you can and bring bills.
- Where can I get a boozy brunch with bottomless mimosas?
- Kokomo on the Williamsburg waterfront pairs jerk chicken and waffles with bottomless mimosas on its weekend Drunch menu, running roughly $35 to $60 depending on the package. It's served Friday and Saturday only.
- Where can I get brunch at an odd hour?
- Kellogg's Diner, at the corner of Metropolitan and Union avenues, is open 24 hours a day, every day, so it's the pick for brunch food at 4am or for dodging weekend crowds by going at an odd hour.