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OpenTable’s 100 Best Brunches 2016

by Katie Skrzek

Jun 26, 2016

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Trends / Food & Drink

OpenTable, the online restaurant reservation service, recently released the results of its 100 Best Brunches in America for 2016. The list is based on more than 5 million reviews from OpenTable diners of more than 20,000 restaurants in the United States. Did your favorite brunch spot make the list?

 

100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America for 2016 (in alphabetical order):

ACQUA – Forest Lake, Minn.

Atchafalaya Restaurant – New Orleans, La.

Balthazar – New York, N.Y.

Beachcomber Cafe – Crystal Cove, Calif.

Beatrix – River North, Chicago, Ill.

Beehive – Boston, Mass.

Big Jones – Chicago, Ill.

Blend on the Water – New York, N.Y.

Brennan’s – New Orleans, La.

Brennan’s of Houston – Houston, Texas

Bristol Seafood Grill – Creve Coeur, Mo.

Bristol Seafood Grill – Leawood, Kan.

Brunch – Chicago, Ill.

Cafe Luxembourg – New York, N.Y.

Cafe Modern – Fort Worth, Texas

Cafe Monte – Charlotte, N.C.

Central Park BoatHouse – New York, N.Y.

Cheever’s Cafe – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Chez Zee – Austin, Texas

City Cafe – Baltimore, Md.

The Clubhouse – Oakbrook, Ill.

Clyde’s of Chevy Chase – Chevy Chase, Md.

Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm – Ashburn, Va.

Cookshop – New York, N.Y.

Corner Kitchen – Ashville, N.C.

The Dead Fish – Crockett, Calif.

Deerpark Restaurant-Biltmore Estate – Asheville, N.C.

El Chorro – Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Farm & Table – Albuquerque, N.M.

Farmers Fishers Bakers – Washington, D.C.

Fat Hen  – Johns Island, S.C.

The Food Market – Baltimore, Md.

Founding Farmers, DC – Washington, D.C.

Founding Farmers, Montgomery County – Washington, D.C.

Founding Farmers, Tysons – Washington D.C.

Gaslight – Boston, Mass.

Geoffrey’s Restaurant – Malibu, Calif.

Georgia Brown’s – Washington D.C.

Gertrude’s – Baltimore, Md.

Gracias Madre – West Hollywood, Calif.

Grand Concourse – Pittsburgh, Pa.

Great Maple – San Diego, Calif.

Greens Restaurant – San Francisco, Calif.

Hau Tree Lanai – Honolulu, Hawai’i

Iron Rooster – Annapolis, Md.

The Ivy – West Hollywood, Calif.

Jane – New York, N.Y.

Laduree SOHO – New York, N.Y.

Lafayette – New York, N.Y.

Lake Elmo Inn – Lake Elmo, Minn.

Las Brisas – Laguna Beach, Calif.

Le Diplomate – Washington, D.C.

The Liberty Tavern – Arlington, Va.

Linger – Denver, Colo.

Little Goat – Chicago, Ill.

Lulu California Bistro – Palm Springs, Calif.

The Majestic Yosemite Hotel – Yosemite Village, Calif.

Marseille – New York, N.Y.

MAX’s Wine Dive Houston – Washington Ave. – Houston, Texas

Meriwether’s Restaurant & Skyline Farm – Portland, Ore.

Oxford Exchange – Tampa, Fla.

Parc – Philadelphia, Pa.

Perch LA – Los Angeles, Calif.

Pier W – Cleveland, Ohio

Poor Calvin’s – Atlanta, Ga.

Print Works Bistro – Greensboro, N.C.

Queen Mary Champagne Sunday Brunch – Long Beach, Calif.

The Rainbow Room – New York, N.Y.

Ray’s on the River – Sandy Springs, Ga.

Relish – Philadelphia, Pa.

The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus – San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.

Rue 57 – New York, N.Y.

Rusty Scupper – Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.

Salty’s on Alki Beach – Seattle, Wash.

Salty’s on the Columbia – Portland, Ore.

Sarabeth’s Central Park South – New York, N.Y.

Sarabeth’s Park Avenue South – New York, N.Y.

Sarabeth’s TriBeCa – New York, N.Y.

South City Kitchen Midtown – Atlanta, Ga.

The Southern – Nashville, Tenn.

Spencer’s Restaurant – Palm Springs, Calif.

The Smith, East Village – New York, N.Y.

The Smith, Midtown – New York, N.Y.

The Smith, Lincoln Square – New York, N.Y.

Summer House Santa Monica – Chicago, Ill.

The Standard Grill – New York, N.Y.

Sundy House – Delray Beach, Fla.

Tabard Inn – Washington, D.C.

Tavern on the Green – New York, N.Y.

Terrain Garden Cafe – Glen Mills, Pa.

Tower Oaks Lodge – Rockville, Md.

Town – San Carlos, Ga.

Webster House – Kansas City, Mo.

White Dog CafeWayne – Wayne, Pa.

Willa Jean – New Orleans, La.

Woodberry Kitchen – Baltimore, Md.

X2O Xaviars on the Hudson – Yonkers, N.Y.

Yank Sing, Rincon Center – San Francisco, Calif.

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar – Miami, Fla.

Zingerman’s Roadhouse – Ann Arbor, Mich.

 

For more information about the restaurants, and to make reservations, visit opentable.com.

 

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