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The Best Brunches in Austin

Where to find great brunch restaurants serving huevos rancheros, pancakes, and all sorts of egg dishes

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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| Kristen Kilpatrick
by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Everyone craves brunch, and Austin is full of great options. What makes for a good brunch? A good balance of sweet and savory dishes, plus brunch drinks from coffee to juices to bloody marys.

With that in mind, here are Austin’s best brunch restaurants, offering reliable weekend meals and drinks. This ranges from dim sum at New Fortune, fancy brunches at Lutie’s, Texas takes at Jacoby’s, the exemplar offerings of Paperboy, Mexican offerings from El Naranjo, and more.

For related options, scope out Eater’s brunch heatmap, which is updated monthly. And then there are guides to breakfast, migas, coffee, baked goods, breakfast tacos, pancakes, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, croissant sandwiches, and mimosas.

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Thankfully, for Austin, beloved dim sum restaurant New Fortune came back after a three-year shutter, now found near Anderson Mill. Owner and chef William Wong and the team are still slinging all-day dim sum, but for this guide, that means weekend dumplings, bean curd rolls, buns, and scallion pancakes. Saturday and Sunday daytime hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are indoor dine-in services.

12300 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, Texas 78750

The Peached Tortilla

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The Allandale restaurant leans into its Southern and pan-Asian food approach for weekend brunch. There’s Korean steak and eggs, chicken katsu curry topped with a fried egg, and a take on yakisoba but in omelet form. Drinks include spicy bloody maries, Espresso Alexanders, and ginger beer-based mimosas. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;.

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 330-4439
(512) 330-4439

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The Rosedale New Orleans/French-ish restaurant’s daytime brunch is full of eggy wonders, including breakfast croissant sandwiches, quiches, and soft eggs paired with English muffins. Brunch hours start at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor services.

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 371-6840
(512) 371-6840

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Foreign & Domestic

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This North Loop New American restaurant serves up a thoughtful Sunday brunch, featuring the famous pepper and gruyere popovers plus frittatas, Benedicts, and lots of sweets. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

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Lutie’s Garden Restaurant

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Fancy brunches are nice, and you’ll find a beautiful weekend one at this Hancock luxury hotel restaurant with an American-ish menu. Find some of the best pastries in the city courtesy of co-executive chef Susana  Querejazu, as well as all sorts of brunch classics from bagels and lox, crepes, and Gulf shrimp-stuffed omelets, alongside classy drinks. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 675-2517
(512) 675-2517

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Dai Due

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The New Texan restaurant and butcher shop in Cherrywood often changes its menu due to the seasonality availability of products and ingredients, and it’s fair to expect hearty dishes for brunch. Look no further than its Central Texas breakfast which comes with eggs, potatoes, grits, a choice of meats from bacon to wild boar boudin, toast, and more. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 524-0688
(512) 524-0688

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Josephine House

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Another dainty brunch can be found at the Clarksville restaurant, whose brunch menu is served daily. The New American menu includes classics like pastries, lemon-ricotta pancakes, and shrimp and grits, with Austin touches like huevos rancheros. The corresponding drinks menu falls in line with its picturesque cocktails and wines, plus fresh juices. Brunch hours are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 Waterston Ave (at W Lynn St), Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5584
(512) 477-5584

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Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

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The West Austin restaurant’s weekend brunch is full of daytime-perfect dishes such as strawberried-up buttermilk pancakes, fried chicken biscuits, and a hearty granola bowl. There are accompanying cocktails too, including a cold brew with Fernet Branca. Brunch hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 645-0786
(512) 645-0786

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Paperboy

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Ah yes, the food truck-turned-Central East Austin restaurant is all about that daily brunch game. The menu is classic Austin, offering everything like sweet and savory pastries, brown butter pancakes, migas, and loaded toasts. Drinks round out the meal with coffee, cocktails (including a spicy bloody mary), and juices. Brunch hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1203 E 11th St (Wheeless St), Austin, TX 78702
(512) 910-3010
(512) 910-3010

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The Cavalier

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The East Austin bar serves up a hearty New Orleans-Austin-ish weekend brunch. The menu includes customizable biscuits and gravy with all sorts of add-ons. shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, and morning cocktails like bloody marys and draft espresso martinis. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas; brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 696-4318
(512) 696-4318

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Launderette

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Weekend brunch at this Holly restaurant includes buttermilk pancakes, biscuit sandwiches with sunny-side eggs, latkes, pork hash with Brussels sprouts and eggs, and Turkish eggs. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 382-1599
(512) 382-1599

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Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile

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This Govalle Texan restaurant with ranch roots serves a weekend brunch loaded with beefy entrees that aren’t to be missed, from chicken-fried steak and waffles to steak and eggs to smoked rib-eye eggs Benedicts. Elsewhere, there’s French toast, chorizo migas, and BLTs made with chicken-fried bacon. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 366-5808
(512) 366-5808

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Perla's

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For a seafood-filled weekend brunch, check out the stylish Bouldin Creek restaurant. This means a somewhat upscale menu with a full raw bar and other dishes like barbecue shrimp with grits and poached eggs, tres leches French toast, and a lobster omelet. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 291-7300
(512) 291-7300

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1618 Asian Fusion

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For South Austin, the pan-Asian East Riverside restaurant offers up weekend dim sum. There are great redefinitions of dim sum staples, from dumplings to bao to sticky rice, alongside well-crafted shots (!). Dim sum hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout and in-house delivery orders can be placed online; there are third-party deliveries (Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash); there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1618 E Riverside Dr (S Lakeshore Blvd), Austin, TX 78741
(512) 462-9999
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Mattie's

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For an elegant weekend brunch, turn to the Green Pastures restaurant in Bouldin Creek, where there are Southern classics like buttermilk biscuits, milk punch French toast, and eggs Benedict with fried chicken. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-1888
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Magnolia Cafe

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Everyone knows and loves the Bouldin Creek diner for its all-the-time menu that works well for weekend brunch purposes. There are so many omelets, pancakes, and quesadillas. Brunch hours run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1920 S Congress Ave (at E. Mary St.), Austin, TX 78704
(512) 445-0000
(512) 445-0000

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El Naranjo

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The nicer South Lamar restaurant’s Sunday brunch includes Mexican brunch classics such as huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and cafe de olla. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 520-5750
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Jack Allen's Kitchen

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Find full-on Texas comfort food weekend brunches at all locations of the Texan mini-chain (this one in Oak Hill, and the others in Cedar Park, Round Rock, North Shoal Creek, and Davenport Ranch West). Expect green chile pork poutines, eggy quesadillas, and morningish cocktails. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 852-8558
(512) 852-8558

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Frazier's

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The East Riverside bar’s brunch includes the intriguing Flapstick corn dog, plus fried green tomatoes, little pancakes, and more. Brunch hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2538 Elmont Drive, TX 78741

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District Kitchen + Cocktails

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Much like the rest of its menu, the New American restaurant with two locations (this one in far South Austin and the other up in Allandale) serves a weekend brunch with Middle Eastern tinges. On deck are French toasts with banana bread, lamb kabobs, and shakshuka, as well as brunch cocktails. Takeout orders can be placed online.; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services; brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749
(512) 351-8436
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The Little Darlin

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The far south Austin bar offers a great and simple weekend brunch menu with French toast bread pudding, fried quail and waffles with spicy maple syrup, and bacon-egg-cheese-black garlic mayonnaise breakfast sandwiches. There are also mimosas available by the bucket, bloody marys and micheladas, and more. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

6507 Circle S Rd, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 814-0999
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New Fortune 2

12300 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, Texas 78750

Thankfully, for Austin, beloved dim sum restaurant New Fortune came back after a three-year shutter, now found near Anderson Mill. Owner and chef William Wong and the team are still slinging all-day dim sum, but for this guide, that means weekend dumplings, bean curd rolls, buns, and scallion pancakes. Saturday and Sunday daytime hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are indoor dine-in services.

12300 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, Texas 78750

The Peached Tortilla

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756

The Allandale restaurant leans into its Southern and pan-Asian food approach for weekend brunch. There’s Korean steak and eggs, chicken katsu curry topped with a fried egg, and a take on yakisoba but in omelet form. Drinks include spicy bloody maries, Espresso Alexanders, and ginger beer-based mimosas. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;.

5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 330-4439
(512) 330-4439

epicerie

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756

The Rosedale New Orleans/French-ish restaurant’s daytime brunch is full of eggy wonders, including breakfast croissant sandwiches, quiches, and soft eggs paired with English muffins. Brunch hours start at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor services.

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 371-6840
(512) 371-6840

Foreign & Domestic

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

This North Loop New American restaurant serves up a thoughtful Sunday brunch, featuring the famous pepper and gruyere popovers plus frittatas, Benedicts, and lots of sweets. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

Lutie’s Garden Restaurant

4100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78751

Fancy brunches are nice, and you’ll find a beautiful weekend one at this Hancock luxury hotel restaurant with an American-ish menu. Find some of the best pastries in the city courtesy of co-executive chef Susana  Querejazu, as well as all sorts of brunch classics from bagels and lox, crepes, and Gulf shrimp-stuffed omelets, alongside classy drinks. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 675-2517
(512) 675-2517

Dai Due

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

The New Texan restaurant and butcher shop in Cherrywood often changes its menu due to the seasonality availability of products and ingredients, and it’s fair to expect hearty dishes for brunch. Look no further than its Central Texas breakfast which comes with eggs, potatoes, grits, a choice of meats from bacon to wild boar boudin, toast, and more. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 524-0688
(512) 524-0688

Josephine House

1601 Waterston Ave (at W Lynn St), Austin, TX 78703

Another dainty brunch can be found at the Clarksville restaurant, whose brunch menu is served daily. The New American menu includes classics like pastries, lemon-ricotta pancakes, and shrimp and grits, with Austin touches like huevos rancheros. The corresponding drinks menu falls in line with its picturesque cocktails and wines, plus fresh juices. Brunch hours are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 Waterston Ave (at W Lynn St), Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5584
(512) 477-5584

Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703

The West Austin restaurant’s weekend brunch is full of daytime-perfect dishes such as strawberried-up buttermilk pancakes, fried chicken biscuits, and a hearty granola bowl. There are accompanying cocktails too, including a cold brew with Fernet Branca. Brunch hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 645-0786
(512) 645-0786

Paperboy

1203 E 11th St (Wheeless St), Austin, TX 78702

Ah yes, the food truck-turned-Central East Austin restaurant is all about that daily brunch game. The menu is classic Austin, offering everything like sweet and savory pastries, brown butter pancakes, migas, and loaded toasts. Drinks round out the meal with coffee, cocktails (including a spicy bloody mary), and juices. Brunch hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1203 E 11th St (Wheeless St), Austin, TX 78702
(512) 910-3010
(512) 910-3010

The Cavalier

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin bar serves up a hearty New Orleans-Austin-ish weekend brunch. The menu includes customizable biscuits and gravy with all sorts of add-ons. shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, and morning cocktails like bloody marys and draft espresso martinis. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas; brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 696-4318
(512) 696-4318

Launderette

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702

Weekend brunch at this Holly restaurant includes buttermilk pancakes, biscuit sandwiches with sunny-side eggs, latkes, pork hash with Brussels sprouts and eggs, and Turkish eggs. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2115 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 382-1599
(512) 382-1599

Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702

This Govalle Texan restaurant with ranch roots serves a weekend brunch loaded with beefy entrees that aren’t to be missed, from chicken-fried steak and waffles to steak and eggs to smoked rib-eye eggs Benedicts. Elsewhere, there’s French toast, chorizo migas, and BLTs made with chicken-fried bacon. Brunch hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

3235 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 366-5808
(512) 366-5808

Perla's

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

For a seafood-filled weekend brunch, check out the stylish Bouldin Creek restaurant. This means a somewhat upscale menu with a full raw bar and other dishes like barbecue shrimp with grits and poached eggs, tres leches French toast, and a lobster omelet. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1400 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 291-7300
(512) 291-7300

1618 Asian Fusion

1618 E Riverside Dr (S Lakeshore Blvd), Austin, TX 78741

For South Austin, the pan-Asian East Riverside restaurant offers up weekend dim sum. There are great redefinitions of dim sum staples, from dumplings to bao to sticky rice, alongside well-crafted shots (!). Dim sum hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Takeout and in-house delivery orders can be placed online; there are third-party deliveries (Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash); there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1618 E Riverside Dr (S Lakeshore Blvd), Austin, TX 78741
(512) 462-9999
(512) 462-9999

Mattie's

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

For an elegant weekend brunch, turn to the Green Pastures restaurant in Bouldin Creek, where there are Southern classics like buttermilk biscuits, milk punch French toast, and eggs Benedict with fried chicken. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services;

811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-1888
(512) 444-1888

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Magnolia Cafe

1920 S Congress Ave (at E. Mary St.), Austin, TX 78704

Everyone knows and loves the Bouldin Creek diner for its all-the-time menu that works well for weekend brunch purposes. There are so many omelets, pancakes, and quesadillas. Brunch hours run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1920 S Congress Ave (at E. Mary St.), Austin, TX 78704
(512) 445-0000
(512) 445-0000

El Naranjo

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704

The nicer South Lamar restaurant’s Sunday brunch includes Mexican brunch classics such as huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and cafe de olla. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2717 S Lamar Blvd STE 1085, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 520-5750
(512) 520-5750

Jack Allen's Kitchen

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735

Find full-on Texas comfort food weekend brunches at all locations of the Texan mini-chain (this one in Oak Hill, and the others in Cedar Park, Round Rock, North Shoal Creek, and Davenport Ranch West). Expect green chile pork poutines, eggy quesadillas, and morningish cocktails. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 852-8558
(512) 852-8558

Frazier's

2538 Elmont Drive, TX 78741

The East Riverside bar’s brunch includes the intriguing Flapstick corn dog, plus fried green tomatoes, little pancakes, and more. Brunch hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2538 Elmont Drive, TX 78741

District Kitchen + Cocktails

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749

Much like the rest of its menu, the New American restaurant with two locations (this one in far South Austin and the other up in Allandale) serves a weekend brunch with Middle Eastern tinges. On deck are French toasts with banana bread, lamb kabobs, and shakshuka, as well as brunch cocktails. Takeout orders can be placed online.; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services; brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

5900 W Slaughter Ln D, Austin, TX 78749
(512) 351-8436
(512) 351-8436

The Little Darlin

6507 Circle S Rd, Austin, TX 78745

The far south Austin bar offers a great and simple weekend brunch menu with French toast bread pudding, fried quail and waffles with spicy maple syrup, and bacon-egg-cheese-black garlic mayonnaise breakfast sandwiches. There are also mimosas available by the bucket, bloody marys and micheladas, and more. Brunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

6507 Circle S Rd, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 814-0999
(512) 814-0999

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