Time Out Rates Perennial Brunch Top 20 in Chicago!

The case for a better brunch

Critical praise for the gluttonous, strident, restorative culture of a weekend tradition.

By Julia Kramer

Where you should be brunching now

After making our way through more than 50 brunches, we narrowed down our list to 20 favorites. Some we love for their warm, inviting rooms; others for their ambitious but balanced morning cocktails. But all of them are killing it in the kitchen, with careful sourcing, imaginative dishes and consistent execution.
• Balsan
• Big Jones
• Birchwood Kitchen
• Bite Cafe
• the Bristol
• City Provisions
• Jam
• Julius Meinl
• Kingsbury Street Cafe
• Longman & Eagle
• Lula Cafe
• Nightwood
• Owen & Engine
• Perennial Virant
• the Publican
• Sola
• Southport Grocery
• Sprout
• Table Fifty-Two
• Tre Kronor