Best brunch in Seattle

Top spots in Seattle

• Pike Place Market

  Food & Drink

  Downtown

  Flying fish, fresh donuts and the original Starbucks — open since 1907.

Top brunch spots in Seattle

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

• Portage Bay Cafe

  $$

  South Lake Union

  Seasonal brunch with topping bar.

  Order: French toast bar

• Oddfellows Cafe + Bar

  $$

  Capitol Hill

  Capitol Hill brunch institution.

  Order: Brunch burger & bloody mary

• Tilikum Place Cafe

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  Belltown

  European brunch room near Seattle Center.

  Order: Dutch baby pancake

• Salty's on Alki

  $$$$

  Alki

  Waterfront brunch with skyline view.

  Order: Sunday seafood brunch buffet

• Cafe Presse

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  Capitol Hill

  French brasserie brunch.

  Order: Croque monsieur

• Glo's

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  Capitol Hill

  Tiny eight-seat brunch diner, queue early.

  Order: Eggs benedict

• Bakery Nouveau

  $

  West Seattle

  Award-winning bakery brunch grab.

  Order: Twice-baked almond croissant

• Citizen Coffee

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  Lower Queen Anne

  Crepe-focused brunch by Seattle Center.

  Order: Crepes + coffee

• Communion

  $$$

  Central District

  Edouardo Jordan's celebrated brunch.

  Order: Soul-leaning brunch

• Pioneer Square Cafe

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  Pioneer Square

  Vintage room with all-day brunch.

  Order: Brunch burrito

• Sea Wolf Bakers

  $

  Fremont

  Sibling-run bakery brunch grab.

  Order: Sourdough loaf & rye

• Coastal Kitchen

  $$

  Capitol Hill

  Brunch with quarterly-changing coastal menu.

  Order: Rotating regional brunch

Where to eat

• Canlis

  $$$$

  Pacific Northwest tasting · Queen Anne

  75-year-old midcentury icon with Lake Union views.

• Salare

  $$$

  Pan-American · Ravenna

  Edouardo Jordan's plates — refined Caribbean + Southern roots.

• Paseo

  $

  Cuban sandwiches · Fremont

  The Caribbean roast pork sandwich worth the line.

• Sushi Kashiba

  $$$$

  Sushi · Pike Place

  Sit at Chef Shiro's omakase counter — Seattle's sushi pinnacle.

• Biscuit Bitch

  $

  Brunch · Pike Place

  Hangover-curing biscuits and gravy with attitude.