The Best New Brunches in Seattle
Deciding where to go to brunch is never easy -- nobody should have to make choices before they’ve gotten coffee -- and with the latest influx of new restaurants and brunches it just gets harder. Luckily, we’ve simplified the task by picking the best new spots for everything from Southern comfort food to Hawaiian treats so you know just where to go (but maybe put on pants first, okay?).
Super Six
Columbia CityTropical ingredients like the toasted macadamia nuts on the pancakes and the kalua pork in the hash anchor the menu in Hawaiian flavors at this latest spot from the Marination folks. But it’s the bottomless mimosas that anchor it in our hearts as one of the best new brunches in town.
Eden Hill
Queen AnneThe greasy diner foods you seek are not here: this is a brunch for when you’re awake enough to appreciate a smoked oyster omelet with house sour cream and Pacific sea grass. The bellini has huckleberry and yuzu and the cinnamon roll comes with rose geranium and orange glaze. Basically, this is the kind of brunch you want to be able to remember -- not eat before you’re really up.
Salare
RavennaThe bright, airy space will open eyes and the food will drop jaws thanks to Chef Edouardo Jordan, who is bringing his special blend of global influences, Southern traditions, and local ingredients to the morning hours with everything from yogurt to head cheese, buttermilk biscuits to buckwheat pancakes.
Chop Shop Cafe & Bar
Capitol HillFresh-squeezed juices and granola for the health nuts, biscuit sandwiches with pork sausage, mushrooms, and fried eggs for... well, you, and an interior made for Instagramming offer something for everyone at this centerpiece of the Chophouse Row complex.
Bounty Kitchen
Queen AnneIf you’re not up on your trends, then we’re here to let you know that avocado toast is where it’s at, and this health-minded hotspot has it in spades. But kale salads and gluten-free breads aside, it has surprisingly innovative and far less trendy menu items also worth a try, such as the autumn panzanella with endive, chicken, and poached pears.
Ernest Loves Agnes
Capitol HillFor years, this space drew epic brunch lines for the fried chicken in its incarnation as Kingfish Café. Now, the Hemingway-inspired menu draws in weekend feasters with brioche French toast and prosciutto Benedict, serving espresso and cocktails from the giant bars running the length of the room -- from the light-filled front windows to the cozy spots in back.
Hong Kong Dim Sum
North SeattleIt’s hard to find any dim sum at all this far from the ID and the Eastside, but to find a place that not only serves it but is pushing forward with innovative/actually good food is basically a miracle. Nestled into the new Asian Food Center supermarket, don’t miss the crispy noodle, seafood, and corn wrapped in rice noodle house special and other dim sum that you won’t see anywhere besides the easily navigable photo-menu here.
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Naomi Tomky loves any meal that involves both coffee and alcohol. Follow her on Twitter @Gastrognome and Instagram @the_gastrognome.