The 100 Best Restaurants for Mother's Day Brunch
Where should you go for Mother’s Day brunch this year? Try one of these top-rated restaurants, voted the best of the best for brunch on OpenTable.
Coming up with the ultimate Mother’s Day gift can be a high-pressure task: What do you get the woman who deserves a palace on a private island? Sometimes the most thoughtful gift is something unexpectedly simple, like making Mom happy-cry with a heartfelt Mother’s Day poem and treating her to a special Mother’s Day brunch.
If you like the sound of Mother’s Day brunch (and who doesn’t?), then you need a reservation STAT. Luckily, restaurant booking site OpenTable released its list of the 100 Best Brunch Spots in America for 2019—including splurge-worthy restaurants and neighbor staples—just in time to celebrate.
OpenTable combed through more than 12 million verified diner reviews of over 30,000 restaurants across all 50 states, whittling the list down to the best 100 eateries offering an exceptional brunch experience. This comprehensive brunch roundup includes a wide variety of hotspots in 24 states and Washington D.C.—and it looks like California is home to the largest number of winners on the list (16), followed by New York (12), Illinois (8), and Pennsylvania (8).
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Since your mom doesn’t deserve anything less than the best, make a Mother’s Day brunch reservation (soon!) at one of these top 100 restaurants, in alphabetical order, below.
Ambar - Multiple Locations
Atchafalaya Restaurant - New Orleans, Louisiana
Balthazar - New York, New York
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Beachcomber Cafe - Crystal Cove - Newport Coast, California
Beatrix - Multiple Locations
Brennan's - New Orleans, Louisiana
Brennan’s of Houston - Houston, Texas
Bristol Seafood Grill - Multiple Locations
The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker - West Hollywood, California
Bud & Marilyn's - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Café Ba-Ba-Reeba - Chicago, Illinois
Cafe Fiorello - New York, New York
Cafe Luxembourg - New York, New York
Cafe Monte - Charlotte, North Carolina
Cappy's Restaurant - San Antonio, Texas
Carmine's - 44th Street - New York, New York
Catch LA - West Hollywood, California
Chart House Restaurant - Weehawken, New Jersey
Chez Zee - Austin, Texas
Cookshop - New York, New York
The Copper Hen - Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Dandelion - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Dining Room at Salish Lodge & Spa - Snoqualmie, Washington
Duke's - Huntington Beach, California
Emmaline - Houston, Texas
Farmers & Distillers - Washington, D.C.
Farmers Fishers Bakers - Washington, D.C.
Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens - Corona Del Mar, California
Founding Farmers - Multiple Locations
The Gage - Chicago, Illinois
Gandy Dancer - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Geoffrey's Restaurant - Malibu, California
Gertrude's - Baltimore, Maryland
Giada - The Cromwell - Las Vegas, Nevada
Grace's - Houston, Texas
The Grand Marlin of Pensacola Beach - Pensacola, Florida
Great Maple - San Diego, California
Green Valley Grill - Greensboro, North Carolina
The Hamilton - Washington, D.C.
The Hampton Social - River North - Chicago, Illinois
Harbor House - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hell's Kitchen - Caesars Palace Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
The Henry - Phoenix, Arizona
HEXX kitchen + bar - Las Vegas, Nevada
Ida Claire - Addison, Texas
The Ivy - West Hollywood, California
Jake's Del Mar - Del Mar, California
Kyle G's Prime Seafood - Jensen Beach, Florida
Lafayette - New York, New York
Lake Elmo Inn - Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Le Diplomate - Washington, D.C.
Le Moo - Louisville, Kentucky
Lindey's - Columbus, Ohio
Little Goat - Chicago, Illinois
Lola Seattle - Seattle, Washington
Louie Bossi Ristorante - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Love - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maggiano's - South Coast Plaza - Costa Mesa, California
Mama's Fish House - Paia, Hawaii
Mere Bulles - Brentwood, Tennessee
Mon Ami Gabi - Las Vegas, Nevada
Muriel's Jackson Square - New Orleans, Louisiana
Oxford Exchange - Tampa, Florida
Palace - Miami Beach, Florida
Palace Café - New Orleans, Louisiana
Parc - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perch LA - Los Angeles, California
Pier W - Cleveland, Ohio
Poor Calvin's - Atlanta, Georgia
Print Works Bistro - Greensboro, North Carolina
The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus - San Francisco, California
Sadelle’s - New York, New York
Salty's - Multiple Locations
Sarabeth's Park Avenue South - New York, New York
Shaw's Crab House - Chicago, Illinois
The Smith - Multiple Locations
Somerset - Chicago, Illinois
Spencer's Restaurant - Palm Springs, California
Stanford Grill - Columbia, Maryland
Succotash - Penn Quarter DC - Washington, D.C.
Summer House Santa Monica - Chicago, Illinois
Suraya - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Talula’s Garden - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tavern on the Green - New York, New York
Terrain Garden Cafe - Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
The Tropicale - Palm Springs, California
Top of the Hub - Boston, Massachusetts
Tower Oaks Lodge - Rockville, Maryland
Town - San Carlos, California
Tupelo Honey - Downtown Asheville - Asheville, North Carolina
Ulele - Tampa, Florida
Unconventional Diner - Washington, D.C.
Upland - New York, New York
Whiskey Cake - Plano, Texas
White Dog Cafe - Wayne, Pennsylvania
Willa Jean - New Orleans, Louisiana
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson - Yonkers, New York
Yank Sing - Rincon Center - San Francisco, California
Yardbird - Multiple Locations