Madison Valley’s always-inventive vegetarian kitchen serves vegan, gluten-free, organic, and raw foods with its traditional herbivore fare — all while keeping things undeniably fresh and homey.
Cafe Flora, 2901 East Madison Street (206-325-9100 or cafeflora.com).
East meets West with the innovative mix of traditional Vietnamese and Pacific Northwest elements at Monsoon’s Capitol Hill and Bellevue locations. The weekend dim sum brunch is worth waking up for.
Monsoon, 615 19th Avenue East (206-325-2111); 10245 Main Street, Bellevue (425-635-1112 or monsoonrestaurants.com).
Soul men and women line up for Kingfish’s down-home food and leave satisfied, stuffed to the gills with biscuits and gravy, buttermilk flapjacks, and savory bread pudding.
The Kingfish Cafe, 602 19th Avenue East (206-320-8757 or thekingfishcafe.com).
A Parisian-style cafe specializing in Provencal food in Pike Place’s Post Alley. Reward your merciless market shopping with a croque madame and to-die-for cappuccino — so much better than a pat on the back.
Cafe Campagne, 1600 Post Alley (206-728-2233 or cafecampagne.com).
Chef Ba Culbert turns prosaic brunch standbys into poetry with dishes like baked eggs with creamed corn and bread crumbs or Dutch babies with frangipane and toasted almonds. Plus, you’ll nosh in the shadow of the Space Needle.
Tilikum Place Cafe, 407 Cedar Street (206-282-4830 or tilikumplacecafe.com).
This newly expanded Fremont bistro serves French-inspired brunch dishes such as brioche French toast, pork belly and eggs, and duck liver mousse with grilled bread and red onion jam.
35th Street Kitchen + Bar, 709 North 35th Street (206-547-9850 or 35bistro.com).
Chef Tom Black turns out polished Northwest comfort food like crab cakes Benedict, blackberry fritters, and smoked salmon frittatas at this cozy neighborhood spot.
Restaurant Bea, 1423 34th Avenue (206-812-2901 or restaurantbea.com).
This homey Capitol Hill cafe serves homemade soups, fresh-baked pastries, and summery lemonades (melon mint, blueberry basil). It’s simple, sumptuous cuisine in a serene neighborhood setting.
Volunteer Park Cafe, 1501 17th Avenue East (206-328-3155 or alwaysfreshgoodness.com).
Chef Maria Hines (a James Beard Award winner) helms this organic Middle Eastern-inspired venue that thinks beyond the omelet with herbed yogurt, currant pancakes, and lamb hash.
Golden Beetle, 1744 Northwest Market Street (206-706-2977 or golden-beetle.com).
The Mediterranean brunch at this Tom Douglas favorite is hailed by some as having the best eggs Benedict in town. Order a side of garlic fried potatoes and wash it all down with a refreshing ginger mint spritzer.
Lola, 2000 Fourth Avenue (206-441-1430 or tomdouglas.com).
This wine country destination does regional fare like decadent huckleberry pancakes, vegetarian breakfast burritos, and Dungeness crab cakes Benedict — and custom sips from the new bloody mary bar — at its decadent weekend brunch.
Barking Frog, 14580 Northeast 145th Street, at Willows Lodge (425-424-2999 or willowslodge.com).
Sunday brunch at this Madison Valley favorite from famed local chef Thierry Rautureau comprises perfectly en pointe French-American classics like eggs Benedict, grilled steak and eggs, and a mouthwatering croque madame.
Luc, 2800 East Madison Street (206-328-6645 or thechefinthehat.com).
Authentic make-your-day crepes satisfy any craving. Start savory (roasted chicken and wild mushroom, house-smoked pork and chevre) and end sweet (cinnamon and sugar, Nutella and banana, creme brulee).
Anita’s Crepes, 4350 Leary Way Northwest (206-838-9997 or anitascrepes.com).
Thirtysomething chefs-to-watch Brian McCracken and Dana Tough (of Tavern Law and Spur) dish elevated comfort fare like corned duck hash, grilled fennel sausage, and smoked king crab in their elegant Belltown space.
The Coterie Room, 2137 Second Avenue (206-956-8000 or thecoterieroom.com).
Woke up with a hangover (and empty wallet)? The six $5.55 weekday breakfasts — goat cheese and fresh herb scramble, corned beef hash, chorizo and black bean breakfast burrito among them — at this Seattle institution can’t be beat.
The Hi-Life, 5425 Russell Avenue Northwest (206-784-7272 or chowfoods.com).
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