"Gage and Tollner’s dining room is a perfect place for brunch, with its 19th century-vibe and its brass, woodwork, and marble decor. With brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the restaurant offers starters like hen-of-the-woods mushroom soup, wedge salad, and oysters Rockefeller; a Dutch baby, eggs Florentine, biscuits and gravy, and fried chicken. There’s an array of pastries to choose from as well as brunch cocktails from a sherry cobbler to the bloody mary." - Melissa McCart