The Honeysuckle, located near the Cool Springs Galleria, packs a Southern wallop when it comes to its weekend brunch. On any given Saturday or Sunday, couples and families can be found tucking into their bacon-topped breakfast macaroni and cheese or the Benedict Oscar topped with sweet chunks of crab meat. Solo diners will feel right at home at the bar — as oysters and bellinis here make for excellent dining companions.

The Franklin location of this Asheville-based chain isn’t afraid to tap deep into its Southern roots when it comes to its Saturday and Sunday brunch menu. Exhibit A: honey-dusted fried chicken with buttermilk waffles and milk gravy. If you’ve got a nagging sweet tooth, the buttermilk waffle topped with scratch-made blueberry compote and whipped cream has your back.

The Cool Spring outpost of the long-time Nashville favorite opens up for Sunday brunch — serving sweet starts like homemade doughnuts, syrupy brioche French toast, and pecan waffles. On the savory side, feast on an egg-topped plate of shrimp and grits alongside a white peach bellini or a zero-proof No-Paloma.

Franklin’s small but constantly bustling Italian bistro isn’t just well-known for its wood-fired pies — its brunch is quite popular with locals, too. On Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., you’ll find panettone french toast, pork belly topped with a fried egg, and wood-oven frittatas to fuel you up for a day of Main Street shopping.

McGavock’s offers up belly-warming Southern-influenced brunch dishes like biscuits and gravy, herbed shrimp and grits, and lemon ricotta toast with peaches from its European-style confines in the Harpeth Hotel. Brunch cocktails — like mimosas and spritzes — are a boozy alternative to the caffeinated java drinks using beans from local roaster Honest Coffee.

With its shabby chic, eclectic decor, Franklin Mercantile is where locals go for a low-key breakfast or brunch with flavors that pack a wallop. Place your order at the front register, then grab a table and wait for your sweet potato pancakes or breakfast burrito to come streaming out of the open kitchen. Don’t miss the Southern parmesan cheese grits — it’s one of the finest examples of the breakfast staple in the area.

Head to Main Street in downtown Franklin on a random Saturday or Sunday afternoon for garlic parmesan crab fries, a PB&J Montecristo with smoked pork belly, and trays of char-grilled Gulf oysters. Washing it down: two-for-one mimosas/sangria and a build-your-own bloody Mary bar.

Located in a renovated historic Franklin home off of Main Street, this beloved local breakfast chain has all of the perks of its original location in Nashville (namely, the hot chicken-stuffed biscuits and “bonuts”), minus the crowds of hungry tourists lining up for blocks.

James Beard Award-winning chef John Currence brings his all-day breakfast concept to Franklin, adding another New Orleans-influenced brunch joint to the mix. Pulling from his childhood memories of lunch counters, drugstores, and diners, this casual homespun elevates greasy spoon staples with their in-house cured bacon, fresh-baked biscuits, shrimp-and-andouille stuffed omelets, and freshly squeezed juice cocktails.