Best brunch in Boston

Top spots in Boston

• North End

  Food & Drink

  North End

  Boston's Little Italy — pasta, cannoli debates and Saint Anthony's Feast in August.

Top brunch spots in Boston

12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.

• Mike & Patty's

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  Bay Village

  Closet-sized brunch counter, breakfast sandwich icon.

  Order: The Fancy (egg sandwich)

• Tatte Bakery & Cafe

  $$

  Multiple

  Israeli-leaning bakery brunch chain.

  Order: Shakshuka

• The Friendly Toast

  $$

  Cambridge

  Retro diner brunch, all-day pancakes.

  Order: Drunkard's French toast

• Trident Booksellers & Café

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  Back Bay

  Bookstore-cafe brunch institution.

  Order: All-day brunch + book browse

• Sound Bites

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  Somerville

  Cash-only brunch crowd-pleaser.

  Order: Avocado benedict

• Audubon Boston

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  Fenway

  Sunny Fenway brunch with patio.

  Order: Eggs benedict

• South End Buttery

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  South End

  South End brunch favourite.

  Order: Pastries + brunch plates

• Cafe Madeleine

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  South End

  French bakery brunch.

  Order: Quiche lorraine

• Toro

  $$$

  South End

  Tapas brunch from Ken Oringer.

  Order: Tortilla española brunch

• Beat Brasserie

  $$$

  Harvard Square

  Jazz brunch with bottomless mimosa option.

  Order: Live jazz brunch

• Buttermilk & Bourbon

  $$$

  Back Bay

  New Orleans brunch, lively room.

  Order: Chicken & beignets

• Bagelsaurus

  $

  Cambridge

  Tiny bagel counter, queue weekends.

  Order: Wood-fired bagel sandwich

Where to eat

• Neptune Oyster

  $$$

  New England seafood · North End

  Lobster roll (hot or cold?) — no reservations, 90-min wait.

• Mike's Pastry

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  Italian bakery · North End

  Cannoli to go in the white-and-blue box — Boston rite of passage.

• Oleana

  $$$

  Mediterranean / Turkish · Cambridge

  Ana Sortun's mezze and back-garden patio.

• Toro

  $$$

  Spanish tapas · South End

  Ken Oringer's grilled-corn classic and standing-room paella nights.

• Saltie Girl

  $$$

  Seafood · Back Bay

  Tinned fish bar and a fried-lobster BLT to dream about.