If a breakfast buffet conjures images of warmed-over hash browns, reset your expectations at this gourmet all-you-can-eat of Wellfleet oysters, meat and veggie terrines, made-to-order omelets, and ten desserts.
Henrietta’s Table, 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square (617-661-5005 or henriettastable.com).
From sunrise poutine (scrambled eggs, fries, gravy, cheese curds, Canadian bacon) to pork products that make your heart stop (in a good way), the farmhouse’s midday meal — which changes weekly — is deadly delicious. Save room for memorable sides like lobster succotash and grapefruit brulee.
The Gallows, 1395 Washington Street, South End (617-425-0200 or thegallowsboston.com).
Roll out of bed and head straight to the famed Pajama Brunch for high-concept delicacies like the crab rangoon scramble, prosciutto Benedict, and vanilla-rhubarb baked French toast. Still have sleep in your eyes? The Mexican iced coffee will jolt you awake.
Tremont 647, 647 Tremont Street, South End (617-266-4600 or tremont647.com).
Some want breakfast. Others want lunch. Everyone’s starved. The Blue Room provides the scrumptiously easy solution with a sweet and savory buffet of seasonally changing items like cinnamon rolls, soft-poached eggs, grilled salmon, and cheddar-infused grits.
The Blue Room, 1 Kendall Square, Kendall Square (617-494-9034 or blueroom.net).
Avenge anemic weekday breakfasts at a superhero-themed meal complete with costumed servers. Bulk up on hulking platters of red velvet French toast and an avocado BLT Benedict; after downing the hangover-fighting Kryptonian’s Delight (gin, green chartreuse, mint, lime, Kryptonite), you’ll feel (super)human again.
Blue Inc., 131 Broad Street (617-261-5353 or blueincboston.com).
Grapefruit on the grill? It totally works when you leave it to the experts at Back Deck, who also serve savory charcoal-fired dishes like eggs diablo and the grilled vegetable and goat cheese omelet with grilled toast.
Back Deck, 2 West Street, Downtown Crossing (617-670-0320 or backdeckboston.com).
Vindaloo and tikka masala for breakfast? Yep, plus fresh-squeezed juices, a dosa station, and mini-bar cocktails during a weekend Indian buffet writ large.
Mela, 578 Tremont Street, South End (617-859-4805 or melaboston.com).
Half raw bar, half Latin brunch, always mobbed. Once you get a seat, start with a dozen littlenecks and colossal shrimp before moving on to breakfast tacos, cornbread-crusted French toast, and smoked BBQ pork nachos chased with your customized bloody mary.
East Coast Grill, 1271 Cambridge Street, Inman Square (617-491-6568 or eastcoastgrill.net).
Sunday brunch is so obvious. Play hooky and tuck into the Mondays-only spread of biscuits and gravy, bananas Foster French toast, and the Ay Caramba Benny (spicy hollandaise over eggs, black bean cakes, and griddled bagels).
Trina’s Starlite Lounge, 3 Beacon Street, Somerville (617-576-0006).
Tapas might be the Twitter of food, but we’re hard-pressed to limit this brunch rave to 140 characters. In brief: patatas bravas, roasted bone marrow, marinated oysters, pork hash, and pitchers of sangria at noon.
Toro, 1704 Washington Street, South End (617-536-4300 or toro-restaurant.com).
Antipasti before noon will become a habit after you’ve noshed on oven-roasted pig’s tail, salt cod crostini, and a salumi sampler. Offset the Hangover Za (bacon, sausage, prosciutto, potatoes, mozzarella) with a blood orange mimosa or Pimm’s lemonade.
Coppa, 253 Shawmut Avenue, South End (617-391-0902 or coppaboston.com).
The secret to happiness is simple, really: chicken-fried steak with sausage gravy. And cinnamon roll French toast. And a honkin’ bloody mary made with spice-infused house vodka.
Post 390, 406 Stuart Street, Prudential (617-399-0015 or post390restaurant.com).
Assume your best captain-of-industry pose while sipping champagne and surveying the city from your rooftop perch. Then graze like a titan on artisan cheeses, charcuterie, sushi, oysters, and roasted slabs from the carving station (held seasonally from April to November).
Taj Boston, 15 Arlington Street, Back Bay (617-536-5700 or tajhotels.com).
As if egg-topped meat loaf and chipotle chocolate chip pancakes weren’t enough, you’ll do a gastronomical double take over the Mexican Loco Dog, topped with savoy cabbage, jalapeno slaw, chicharrón, chipotle ketchup, agave mustard, and charro beans.
The Painted Burro, 219 Elm Street, Davis Square (617-776-0005 or thepaintedburro.com).
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