The Michelada game is strong at this Heights-area restaurant, which combines Southeast Asian flavors with local ingredients. Enjoy its trio of styles, including a Michelada made with lime cucumber gose, aqua chile, and Maldon salt. Brunch highlights, crafted by Top Chef: Houston finalist Evelyn Garcia and chef Henry Lu, include a breezy parfait made with Fenugreek yogurt and coconut granola, Salvadorian toast topped with orange marmalade and creme fraiche, guava and cream cheese empanadas, and a comforting congee with Chinese sausage. Brunch here is held on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Located at the former Harold’s in the Heights space, Blue Tuba takes diners on a tour of Europe daily. Brunch, held on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is no different. Opt for dishes such as housemade Czech kolaches, an Italian egg frittata, and the Austrian knödel, a fluffy sweet dumpling served with fresh berries and vanilla cream.

Forget about the work week at this cheeky corporate-themed Heights bar, which aims to offer the best of the best at its newly launched Sunday brunch. Starting at noon every Sunday, diners can kick off the day with creative cocktails made with fresh juices. The very festive Break Room Breakfast Shot — a combination of Hennessy VSOP, lemon, and orgeat that’s chased down with orange juice and then followed up with a mini stack of pancakes topped with crispy bacon, makes for a fun start, as does the clever and classy Spill the Tea, a teapot of a throat-clearing mix of Roku Gin, lemon, lavender, and honey syrup. The food menu offers dishes like fruit-loaded acai bowls, blueberry lemon pancakes, and Best’s signature boards, some of which feature caviar, stuffed French toast, and amped-up avocado toast fused with cheddar and jalapeno. Ball out with bottle specials like Veuve Clicquot Brut for $75 and Dom Perignon Brut for $250.

Head to one of Houston’s most festive restaurants for a brunch that feels like a celebration. Those with a sweet tooth will enjoy dishes like its tres leches French toast and the vanilla cast iron pancakes, while those looking for more savory can enjoy smothered breakfast burritos, enchiladas, sandwiches, and Mexican omelets. Kick the experience up a notch with Toca Madera’s cocktails, which include build-your-own mimosas, with a bottle of Pizzolato prosecco, seasonal fruit, and a choice of three juices, which include orange, mango, passion fruit, prickly pear, and guava.

“Mornings” at this coffee shop and cocktail lounge last all day on Sundays and until 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, meaning diners have a large window to fulfill their caffeine and brunch fixes. The coffee offerings are vast, and the food menu is short and sweet, zeroing in on dishes that harken back to the owner’s Spanish heritage. Highlights include waffles topped with oranges, hot honey, and merengue; black truffle tortillas stuffed with Spanish egg and potato omelets, and a luxurious avocado toast made with fresh baguette and poached eggs. Flirt with some of Maven’s featured lunch items, like its gooey truffled grilled cheese, made using croissants and its caviar-topped Secret Tots, and take a Love Croissant pastry for the road.

Billed as one of the prettiest new restaurants in Houston, this French-leaning establishment offers a colorful, fancy brunch spread. Stop in for the Patagonia salmon, served with miso yuzu sauce and a spinach souffle, the truffle egg scramble, or its fine-dining take on chicken and waffles. The pan-seared foie gras with gingerbread and poached pears is sure to make you say “Oh la la!”

Led by Top Chef: Just Desserts pastry chef Vanarin Kuch, this James Beard Award-nominated upscale bakery rotates its seasonal brunch menu, which showcases a combination of traditional and modern Cambodian dishes fused with an H-Town flair. Find Chinese sausage and eggs served on a half-corn, half-flour tortilla, a bacon-and-scrambled egg sandwich with pepper jelly on a milk roll, and its cheesy machete-style Twako. Don’t skip the pastries, which most recently included a mango sticky rice Danish and cardamom and coffee brioche. Weekend brunch is held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

This stunning Persian restaurant is known for its flavorful dishes that capture Persian and Mediterranean flavors, and now that extends to its new brunch service, held on weekends from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Along with its regular menu, diners will find a mix of traditional and more modern dishes, such as Dutch baby pancakes served with sour cherry jam and cream, Persian omelets made with Turkish sujuk sausage and tomato, a Zabuton steak and eggs paired with potato, shishito hash, and turmeric-fried eggs, and bread baskets filled with freshly baked Jerusalem bagels, za’atar biscuits, and traditional Persian sangak. Cocktails also capture the breadth of Persian flavors, with Naranj Bellinis made with sour orange, and refreshing Kish Island Ice Teas that blend vodka with Persian tea, mint, and orange blossom water. For something more bold, the Iranish Coffee combines Bruichladdich unpeated scotch, nocino, coffee, and cream, with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

This new Montrose Collective restaurant recently launched its new brunch service, meaning Spanish tapas with a Moorish influence and breakfast twist are at your fingertips every weekend. Diners can indulge in its patatas bravas with eggs and chorizo, Moorish pancakes served with honey butter and almonds, brioche French toast topped with vanilla custard and fresh berries, and pan con tomate, toasted bread topped with garlic, eggs, and shaved manchego. Step up the experience with a house sangria, cocktail, or espresso.

This Montrose newcomer boasts a spacious second-floor terrace and outdoor patio that will transport you to the South of France and a sultry intimate first-floor cocktail bar with ornate chandeliers that all in all channels Paris. Visit on weekends between noon and 4 p.m. when the kitchen doles out French-forward fare including pain perdu with blueberry confit, a croque madame, and Nutella croissants. Linger over a large-format cocktail, such as the Watermelon Mint made with tequila, orange liqueur, and watermelon puree, which can be shared between two to three people.

This new Goodnight Hospitality restaurant launches its brunch on Saturday, November 23, featuring a host of dishes that merge French-American cuisine with a London flair. Diners with a sweet tooth can savor dishes like chocolate brioche filled with Earl Grey creme diplomat, grilled banana bread served with chantilly cream and caramelized cocoa nibs, and its Figgy Toffee Scone, a hybrid of the British sticky toffee pudding and figgy pudding. The menu also features savory options, like French omelets, Croque Madame made with wagyu pastrami, and beef tartare dressed with anchovy aioli and served on sourdough English muffins. Stick your pinky up while sipping on cocktails like the Pink Slipper, a combination of Bonanto, cognac, grapefruit, lemon, and egg white, or the red wine-based Queen Charlotte Punch, which is blended with spiced pear, lemon, orange, and raspberry. Mimosas and Bloody Marys are also on offer.

Thanks to its nearby sister restaurant, the Pit Room barbecue joint, Candente excels in Tex-Mex dishes made with smoked meats. Brunch, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends, gets the breakfast treatment, with mesquite-flamed skirt steak and eggs and tacos filled with slow-cooked barbacoa. For something more traditional, go for the pancakes, which are loaded with a perfect combination of cinnamon sugar, butter, and syrup.

The artwork is as vivid as the offerings on Salseria’s menu, which includes a range of Mexican plates like birria tacos, chicken and waffles, Mexican burgers, and Fruity Pebble pancakes that are equally delightful for adults and kids. Don’t miss its vegetarian-friendly offerings, either: Diners can find figs, blackberries, kiwis, and orange slices in acai bowls topped with fruit sorbet and granola.