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The 9 Hottest New Brunches in Austin Right Now

The most important meal of the weekend, updated for December

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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A brunch dish from Asti.
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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Brunch is the cure-all for weekend hunger and hangovers with the right combination of breakfast, lunch, and lots of drinks. It's when it is acceptable to arm yourself with cocktails and coffee, while you hunker down with pancakes, burgers, and so many eggs. The Eater Austin brunch heatmap is your returning guide to the newest and buzziest destinations for the weekend and daytime drinking and dining.

This December update includes the North Loop location of brewpub Lazarus, Italian restaurant Asti, and South Congress hotel restaurant Maie Day.

For more mid-morning weekend ideas, check out Eater's guide to essential brunches. and dim sum. If there is a favorite new restaurant or bar — or an established one trying new things — that is missing from the brunch map, let Eater know through austin@eater.com.

Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission. The latest CDC guidance is here; find a COVID-19 vaccination site here.

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Lazarus Brewing Co.

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The highly anticipated second location of the brewpub up in North Loop, which opened in November, offers weekend breakfast tacos, tortas, and chilaquiles, as well as its beers, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 394-7620
(512) 394-7620

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Asti Trattoria

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The Italian Hyde Park restaurant is adding brunch to its lineup starting on Saturday, December 1, under the helm of head chef and co-owner Bryan Beneke. This means dishes like puffed farro granola, sweet ricotta toasts with lemon curd, egg white frittatas, and biscuits. The Saturday and Sunday brunch hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St C, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

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Local Foods

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The Houston-based Austin sandwich shop added weekend brunch to its lineup in September. This means dishes like brioche French toast with a peach compote and ricotta; the smoked salmon sandwich with scallion-caper cream cheese on pumpernickel bread, as well as juicy mimosas (orange, peach, or watermelon), and other morning drinks. It’s available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas, and takeout and delivery orders can be placed online.

454 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
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French toast from Local Foods.
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Nido

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The new rooftop restaurant at the new luxury hotel the Loren in South Austin is now offering weekend brunch as of November. The new American menu includes dishes like soft-shell crab rolls with bacon, Gulf crab omelets, mochi waffles, shrimp and grits, and much more. Brunching hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1211 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 580-1182
(512) 580-1182

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Fareground Austin

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The downtown food hall is now offering a collaborative weekend brunch menu as of October from each of its vendors. This means croque-monsieurs and breakfast croissants from Austin Rotisserie; bao with pork belly or egg creams from Little Wu; sourdough pancakes from Henbit; falafel waffles from TLV; tortilla soup from Taco Pegaso, and much more. There are also brunch cocktails like bloody marys and mimosas. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas. Takeout orders can be placed online.

111 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
(512) 465-2107
(512) 465-2107
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A croque-monsieur from Austin Rotisserie.
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The San Marcos import brought along its Sunday brunch service to East Austin in October. On deck’s food and music, the former with dishes like smoked cheeseburger Benedicts, buttermilk pancakes topped with pork pastor, and brunch cocktails. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1211 E 5th St. Ste 150, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 564-8686
(512) 564-8686

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Electric Shuffle Austin

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The new downtown shuffleboard bar offers weekend brunch as of November in the form of its meal package Brunch Social. It comes with dishes like bacon jam breakfast pizza, fruit, chicken and biscuits, pastries, a bottle of bubbly wine, and access to shuffleboard games and live DJs. It’s $50 with alcohol and $35 without. There are also a la carte brunch cocktails. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

91 Red River St STE 102, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 894-8779
(512) 894-8779

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Proud Mary Coffee

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The Portland Australian cafe debuted in Austin in mid-September full of weekend morning dishes from loaded toasts (yes, there’s vegemite), ricotta hot cakes, and potato hash. It serves food daily (which means Saturday and Sunday too) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (the space remains open until 4 p.m.). There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2043 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 551-2901
(512) 551-2901

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Maie Day

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The South Congress hotel restaurant is adding long weekend brunch to its menu starting on Friday, December 2. Expect American dishes like steak and eggs, sibling restaurant Olamaie’s/Little Ola’s famous biscuits with gravy, waffles, sticky buns, and its take on the Bob Armstrong dip dubbed the Roberta Armstrong Dip, which is served with biscuit chips

Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 942-0823
(512) 942-0823
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Waffles at Maie Day.
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Lazarus Brewing Co.

4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751

The highly anticipated second location of the brewpub up in North Loop, which opened in November, offers weekend breakfast tacos, tortas, and chilaquiles, as well as its beers, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 394-7620
(512) 394-7620

Asti Trattoria

408 E 43rd St C, Austin, TX 78751

The Italian Hyde Park restaurant is adding brunch to its lineup starting on Saturday, December 1, under the helm of head chef and co-owner Bryan Beneke. This means dishes like puffed farro granola, sweet ricotta toasts with lemon curd, egg white frittatas, and biscuits. The Saturday and Sunday brunch hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St C, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

Local Foods

454 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

The Houston-based Austin sandwich shop added weekend brunch to its lineup in September. This means dishes like brioche French toast with a peach compote and ricotta; the smoked salmon sandwich with scallion-caper cream cheese on pumpernickel bread, as well as juicy mimosas (orange, peach, or watermelon), and other morning drinks. It’s available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas, and takeout and delivery orders can be placed online.

454 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
A plate of French toast.
French toast from Local Foods.
Dani Parsons

Nido

1211 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

The new rooftop restaurant at the new luxury hotel the Loren in South Austin is now offering weekend brunch as of November. The new American menu includes dishes like soft-shell crab rolls with bacon, Gulf crab omelets, mochi waffles, shrimp and grits, and much more. Brunching hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1211 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 580-1182
(512) 580-1182

Fareground Austin

111 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

The downtown food hall is now offering a collaborative weekend brunch menu as of October from each of its vendors. This means croque-monsieurs and breakfast croissants from Austin Rotisserie; bao with pork belly or egg creams from Little Wu; sourdough pancakes from Henbit; falafel waffles from TLV; tortilla soup from Taco Pegaso, and much more. There are also brunch cocktails like bloody marys and mimosas. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas. Takeout orders can be placed online.

111 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
(512) 465-2107
(512) 465-2107
A sandwich covered in melty cheese with a toothpick with the French flag.
A croque-monsieur from Austin Rotisserie.
FOHNY

Industry

1211 E 5th St. Ste 150, Austin, TX 78702

The San Marcos import brought along its Sunday brunch service to East Austin in October. On deck’s food and music, the former with dishes like smoked cheeseburger Benedicts, buttermilk pancakes topped with pork pastor, and brunch cocktails. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1211 E 5th St. Ste 150, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 564-8686
(512) 564-8686

Electric Shuffle Austin

91 Red River St STE 102, Austin, TX 78701

The new downtown shuffleboard bar offers weekend brunch as of November in the form of its meal package Brunch Social. It comes with dishes like bacon jam breakfast pizza, fruit, chicken and biscuits, pastries, a bottle of bubbly wine, and access to shuffleboard games and live DJs. It’s $50 with alcohol and $35 without. There are also a la carte brunch cocktails. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

91 Red River St STE 102, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 894-8779
(512) 894-8779

Proud Mary Coffee

2043 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

The Portland Australian cafe debuted in Austin in mid-September full of weekend morning dishes from loaded toasts (yes, there’s vegemite), ricotta hot cakes, and potato hash. It serves food daily (which means Saturday and Sunday too) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (the space remains open until 4 p.m.). There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2043 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 551-2901
(512) 551-2901

Maie Day

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

The South Congress hotel restaurant is adding long weekend brunch to its menu starting on Friday, December 2. Expect American dishes like steak and eggs, sibling restaurant Olamaie’s/Little Ola’s famous biscuits with gravy, waffles, sticky buns, and its take on the Bob Armstrong dip dubbed the Roberta Armstrong Dip, which is served with biscuit chips

Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 942-0823
(512) 942-0823
A plate of stacked waffles with creams and berries.
Waffles at Maie Day.
Maie Day

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