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15 Essential Brunching Spots in Austin

From huevos rancheros to pancakes to all sorts of egg dishes.

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Everyone craves brunch, and Austin is full of great options. What makes for a good brunch? A good balance of sweet and savory dishes, plus brunch drinks from coffee to juices to bloody marys.

With that in mind, here are Austin’s best brunch restaurants, offering reliable weekend meals and drinks. This ranges from dim sum at Jade Restaurant, Texas takes at Jacoby’s, Mexican offerings from El Naranjo, and more. For the purposes of this map, restaurants serving daily brunch (which is just breakfast) are not included.

For related options, scope out Eater’s guides to breakfast, coffee, baked goods, breakfast tacos, pancakes, bagels, and breakfast sandwiches.

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JewBoy Sub Shop

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The sandwich offshoot of El Paso-Jewish restaurant JewBoy Burger in Allandale approaches its weekend brunch menu with the same perspective. There are Jewish migas with egg-soaked matzo with optional hatch green chiles and pepper jack cheese; challah tres leches French toast; and pastrami hash. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas. Brunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

6701 Burnet Rd Unit A3, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 294-2279
(512) 294-2279

Jade Restaurant

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While older sibling restaurant and dim sum haven New Fortune permanently closed during the pandemic, the younger Davenport Ranch Chinese restaurant still offers a great weekend brunch menu from chef and owner William Wong. On deck’s everything from dumplings to buns to scallion pancakes. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Dim sum hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

3801 N Capital of Texas Hwy C-200, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 956-8816
(512) 956-8816

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The Peached Tortilla

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The Southern-Asian restaurant’s weekend brunch menu includes cocktails as well as Korean steak and eggs; crispy rice cakes with Sichuan pork and a fried egg; and a brisket hash. Pickups can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 330-4439
(512) 330-4439

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Foreign & Domestic

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The North Loop New American restaurant’s serving up a thoughtful Sunday brunch, featuring those popovers plus frittatas, crispy pork and grits, and lots of sweets. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch is available from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

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Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

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The West Austin restaurant’s weekend brunch is full of daytime-perfect dishes like blue corn buttermilk pancakes, pastrami biscuits, and a hearty granola bowl. There are accompanying cocktails too, like cold brew with Fernet Branca. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 645-0786
(512) 645-0786

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The Cavalier

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The East Austin bar serves up a New Orleans-Austin-ish weekend brunch is a hearty one: there are customizable biscuits and gravy with all sorts of add-ons; shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles; and morning cocktails like bloody marys and draft espresso martinis. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 696-4318
(512) 696-4318

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Tamale House East

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The East Austin Tex-Mex restaurant’s hours have been shortened, which means its morning-time menu is only served on the weekends, which is just brunch. There are breakfast plates centered on migas, chilaquiles, and much more. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Weekend hours start at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 495-9504
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Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

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For Austin’s time-honored tradition of music everywhere, the downtown spot’s brunch often has live bands performing in the wide-open space of the beer garden, while listeners can arm up with rich dishes, sausages, and its signature takes on mimosas with champagne. Plus, it’s mega-dog-friendly, so bring your pup. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

79 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 386-1656
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Launderette

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Weekend brunch from the Holly restaurant includes buttermilk pancakes, biscuit sandwiches with scrambled eggs, bagels with gravlax, and pork hash with Brussels sprouts and eggs. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 382-1599
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Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile

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With its ranch roots, the Govalle Texan restaurant’s weekend brunch beefy entrees aren’t to be missed, from chicken fried steak and waffles to steak and eggs. Elsewhere, there’s challah French toast, smoked chicken migas, and crab cake Benedicts. The restaurant has reopened for dine-in service, and there’s a patio. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 366-5808
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Perla's

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For a seafood-filled weekend brunch, check out the stylish Bouldin Creek restaurant. This means a menu that’s a little fancy with dishes like barbecue shrimp with grits and poached eggs, French toast, and a lobster omelet. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 291-7300
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Mattie's

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For an elegant weekend brunch, turn to the Green Pastures restaurant in Bouldin Creek, where there are Southern classics like biscuits, milk punch French toast, and eggs benedict with fried chicken. Takeout orders can be placed online. The restaurant is open for indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-1888
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El Naranjo

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The Mexican restaurant’s Sunday brunch includes Mexican brunch classics such as huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and cafe de olla. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 520-5750
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Jack Allen's Kitchen

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Find full-on Texas comfort food weekend brunches at all locations of the Texan mini-chain (this one in Oak Hill, and the others in Cedar Park, Round Rock, and North Shoal Creek. Expect green chile pork poutines, eggy quesadillas, and morningish cocktails; plus, there are silver dollar pancake add-ons available for all dishes. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 852-8558
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District Kitchen + Cocktails

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Much like the rest of its menu, the New American restaurant with two locations (this one in far South Austin and the other up in Allandale) serves a weekend brunch with Middle Eastern tinges. On deck are French toasts with pumpkin bread, lamb kabobs, and shakshuka, as well as brunch cocktails. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749
(512) 351-8436
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JewBoy Sub Shop

6701 Burnet Rd Unit A3, Austin, TX 78757

The sandwich offshoot of El Paso-Jewish restaurant JewBoy Burger in Allandale approaches its weekend brunch menu with the same perspective. There are Jewish migas with egg-soaked matzo with optional hatch green chiles and pepper jack cheese; challah tres leches French toast; and pastrami hash. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas. Brunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

6701 Burnet Rd Unit A3, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 294-2279
(512) 294-2279

Jade Restaurant

3801 N Capital of Texas Hwy C-200, Austin, TX 78746

While older sibling restaurant and dim sum haven New Fortune permanently closed during the pandemic, the younger Davenport Ranch Chinese restaurant still offers a great weekend brunch menu from chef and owner William Wong. On deck’s everything from dumplings to buns to scallion pancakes. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Dim sum hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

3801 N Capital of Texas Hwy C-200, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 956-8816
(512) 956-8816

The Peached Tortilla

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756

The Southern-Asian restaurant’s weekend brunch menu includes cocktails as well as Korean steak and eggs; crispy rice cakes with Sichuan pork and a fried egg; and a brisket hash. Pickups can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 330-4439
(512) 330-4439

Foreign & Domestic

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

The North Loop New American restaurant’s serving up a thoughtful Sunday brunch, featuring those popovers plus frittatas, crispy pork and grits, and lots of sweets. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch is available from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703

The West Austin restaurant’s weekend brunch is full of daytime-perfect dishes like blue corn buttermilk pancakes, pastrami biscuits, and a hearty granola bowl. There are accompanying cocktails too, like cold brew with Fernet Branca. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 645-0786
(512) 645-0786

The Cavalier

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin bar serves up a New Orleans-Austin-ish weekend brunch is a hearty one: there are customizable biscuits and gravy with all sorts of add-ons; shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles; and morning cocktails like bloody marys and draft espresso martinis. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 696-4318
(512) 696-4318

Tamale House East

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin Tex-Mex restaurant’s hours have been shortened, which means its morning-time menu is only served on the weekends, which is just brunch. There are breakfast plates centered on migas, chilaquiles, and much more. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Weekend hours start at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 495-9504
(512) 495-9504

Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

79 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

For Austin’s time-honored tradition of music everywhere, the downtown spot’s brunch often has live bands performing in the wide-open space of the beer garden, while listeners can arm up with rich dishes, sausages, and its signature takes on mimosas with champagne. Plus, it’s mega-dog-friendly, so bring your pup. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

79 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 386-1656
(512) 386-1656

Launderette

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702

Weekend brunch from the Holly restaurant includes buttermilk pancakes, biscuit sandwiches with scrambled eggs, bagels with gravlax, and pork hash with Brussels sprouts and eggs. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 382-1599
(512) 382-1599

Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702

With its ranch roots, the Govalle Texan restaurant’s weekend brunch beefy entrees aren’t to be missed, from chicken fried steak and waffles to steak and eggs. Elsewhere, there’s challah French toast, smoked chicken migas, and crab cake Benedicts. The restaurant has reopened for dine-in service, and there’s a patio. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 366-5808
(512) 366-5808

Perla's

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

For a seafood-filled weekend brunch, check out the stylish Bouldin Creek restaurant. This means a menu that’s a little fancy with dishes like barbecue shrimp with grits and poached eggs, French toast, and a lobster omelet. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 291-7300
(512) 291-7300

Mattie's

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

For an elegant weekend brunch, turn to the Green Pastures restaurant in Bouldin Creek, where there are Southern classics like biscuits, milk punch French toast, and eggs benedict with fried chicken. Takeout orders can be placed online. The restaurant is open for indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-1888
(512) 444-1888

El Naranjo

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704

The Mexican restaurant’s Sunday brunch includes Mexican brunch classics such as huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and cafe de olla. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 520-5750
(512) 520-5750

Jack Allen's Kitchen

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735

Find full-on Texas comfort food weekend brunches at all locations of the Texan mini-chain (this one in Oak Hill, and the others in Cedar Park, Round Rock, and North Shoal Creek. Expect green chile pork poutines, eggy quesadillas, and morningish cocktails; plus, there are silver dollar pancake add-ons available for all dishes. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 852-8558
(512) 852-8558

District Kitchen + Cocktails

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749

Much like the rest of its menu, the New American restaurant with two locations (this one in far South Austin and the other up in Allandale) serves a weekend brunch with Middle Eastern tinges. On deck are French toasts with pumpkin bread, lamb kabobs, and shakshuka, as well as brunch cocktails. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749
(512) 351-8436
(512) 351-8436

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