Best Brunch in Dallas: 12 Top Spots for 2026 (Updated)

Move over, chicken and waffles. These are anything but your basic brunches.

Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but brunch is the most essential meal of the week. It’s your excuse to indulge. No holds barred. Champagne at 11 a.m.? Absolutely. Shots? Of course. All-you-can-eat (AYCE) buffet? No one’s judging midmorning to early afternoon on the weekends.

Dallas has long honored this sacred time of glutinous rejuvenation with all the staples. Transplants like Catch, Komodo and global juggernaut Nobu have joined in with all-you-can-eat specials, while homegrown favorites lean into chef-driven menus, local sourcing and heritage to stand out.

Here are 12 brunches to pencil into your weekend calendar, including one hot off the press:

• The Charlotte (Knox-Henderson)
  2822 N. Henderson Ave.
  This Knox-Henderson darling offers a weekend menu with an abbreviated lineup of house favorites with Cajun butter-drenched crab fingers ($23), spicy lamb chops ($48) and spaghetti and catfish ($29) making the cut. Brunch runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with features like steak and eggs ($28), cinnamon roll buttermilk pancakes ($15) and a leveled-up avocado toast ($15), made with brown butter cream cheese and shallots. Bowls of Trix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and, of course, Teddy Grahams add a playful touch.
• Culpepper Cattle Co. (Deep Ellum)
  3309 Elm St.
  Culpepper Cattle Co. is the sleeper hit of Sunday brunch. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the AYCE buffet is a steal priced at just $27.82 for adults and $9.82 for children ages 6 to 12. Kiddos under five eat for free. Fill up on French toast sticks, jalapeño cheddar sausage, smashed red potatoes, made-to-order omelets and more. Drinks are just as generous with a build-your-own mimosa bar for $5 and a fully-loaded bloody Mary bar for $8.
• Jonathon’s Oak Cliff
  1619 N. Beckley Ave.
  Jonathon’s makes a sport of brunching. Wear loose pants. They serve breakfast every day, but weekends feel special here. Service is always fast and friendly. Drinks are swift. The menu starts with $10 brunch kabobs: sausage, ham and bacon with a coffee glaze. The Danger Dogs (a pancake sausage corny dog) and biscuits and gravy are all epic here (and both are priced under $10). There’s a Bloody Mary bar ($6 for house vodka, $8 for Stoli) and $5 mimosas and poinsettias (cranberry juice).
• Encina (Oak Cliff)
  614 W. Davis St., Ste. 100
  Dallas’ most iconic brunch dish is undoubtedly the blue corn butterscotch pancakes ($16) at Encina. Fluffy, piled high with a mound of salted butter and a drizzle of cajeta, they’ve built such a cult following that the restaurant now sells the mix. For a full spread, the hearty Montreal Long Haul ($35) checks all the boxes with Sonoma duck leg confit, eggs, hashbrowns and a side of those legendary pancakes.
• Ziziki’s Restaurant (Knox-Henderson)
  4514 Travis St., Unit #122
  Ziziki’s Champagne brunch puts a Mediterranean twist on the classic weekend ritual, bubbles included. The $45 family-style spread ($20 for children) features Greek staples like creamy artichoke dip, spanakopita stuffed with spinach and feta, lamb souvlaki, keftedes and savory moussaka. You get a bottle of Champagne and orange juice for every two adults at the table.
• Winesome Prime (West Dallas)
  331 Singleton Blvd.
  It doesn’t matter if you want to keep Saturday night’s party going, need a recovery meal or are just feeling gluttonous, Winsome Prime is an underrated spot for a savory morning after. Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., this Trinity Groves newcomer has smoked oxtail hash ($46), sweet potato chicken and waffles ($29), and a lobster benedict ($46) that are all packed with flavor and volume. If you prefer your brunch sweeter, there is a deep-fried French toast with Biscoff cream ($26) and butter pecan waffles ($15).
• La Casita Coffee, North Dallas
  5801 Northwest Highway
  Nothing pairs better with books than a good cup of coffee, and La Casita Coffee delivers inside Half Price Books’ flagship. The spot now serves brunch all day long after their after-hours concept closed at the end of January. Which means Turkish lattes (from $6.25) and salted honey matcha (from $6.75) to start. The weekends draw a crowd, so reservations are highly encouraged. On the menu: birria brisket croque madame ($19), a tikka masala sandwich ($15) and banana praline soufflé-style pancakes ($16), just to name a few.
• Cane Rosso, Deep Ellum
  2612 Commerce St.
  For a brunch that isn’t white tablecloths and Champagne, more like a backwards T-shirt and sunglasses after a night out, Cane Rosso is exactly where you want to be. We’ve already gushed about this joint’s breakfast sandwich ($16) and $2 mimosa combo, but in case you missed it the first time, here it is again. There are four main brunch items, two pizzas and four drink offerings. It’s small, but there is no decision fatigue and just the right amount of grease and carbs. The pepperoni Mary, their take on the classic brunch drink, is made with pepperoni-washed vodka, Filthy Bloody Mary mix, and sweet drop pepper. It’s salty. It’s spicy. It’s perfect. 

• Garden Cafe, East Dallas
  5310 Junius St.
  Once up a time, TikTok went wild for this East Dallas fixture. Since 2002, Garden Cafe has served Classic American dishes seasoned with Southern twang, using freshly picked vegetables and hand-plucked herbs grown on site. Recharge on the patio with a pepper gravy-drenched Country Boy Benedict ($15), surrounded by a storybook sprawl of greenery. Cap off brunch in the flourishing garden with a spread of table pancakes including sweet potato ($10), buttermilk ($10) and French toast ($10), plus all the fixings ($2 each).
• Pillar, Bishop Arts District
  408 N Bishop Ave.
  Pillar serves an elevated, no-frills brunch that is same same, but different than your typical brunch menu. Chef Peja Krstic’s elevated menu sells itself. Example: grilled leeks ($19); steamed leeks grilled over binchotan, served with butter-poached crab, hazelnuts, orange and brown butter vinaigrette. Want your plate sweet? Here’s another example: chocolate milk French toast ($20); chocolate-soaked milk bread baked until fluffy and served with chantilly, soft caramel and hazelnut crumble. 
• Bankhead Brewpub, Farmers Branch
  13090 Bee St., Farmers Branch
  Bankhead Brewpub’s Saturday and Sunday brunch builds upon the Farmers Branch hotspot’s reputation for an impeccable cheese pull, craft cocktails and award-winning brews. For brunch, the menu gets nostalgic with Captain Crunch-coated brioche, breakfast pizza and candied bacon. To forget the week, enjoy a round of shots. Choose from a Jameson and butterscotch breakfast shot, Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot or Mexican candy shot. Or one of each!
• Flamant, Plano
  5880 State Hwy. 121, The Boardwalk at Granite Park
  From the team behind Michelin-recommended Rye and Apothecary, Flamant embraces wood-fired cooking with European influence. The swanky casual space serves a full weekend brunch with skillet pancakes topped with smoked honey butter, French toast made with wood-grilled sourdough and other dishes with their smoky signature. P.S. Bottomless mimosas are $20, but you may want to treat yourself to one (or several) of the stellar craft cocktails, like the Breakfast in Marseilles with Grey Goose, croissant and orange marmalade (trust us – get this).