Best Brunch in Detroit (2025)

Downtown’s everyday-wait-worthy brunch bar turns Michigan produce into playful hashes, bennies, and beermosas. A repeat readers’ favorite, it’s praised by local critics and consistently lands on best-of lists.

A Detroit-born institution known for towering pancakes and city-size portions. Recently voted best brunch by local readers, it remains a downtown rite of passage before a game or Campus Martius stroll.

Inside Detroit Foundation Hotel’s restored firehouse, brunch brings polished New American plates in a soaring space. Recently refreshed with a new menu and design, it’s a downtown showpiece locals actually use.

A Parisian-style brasserie in the Book Tower serving a polished weekend brunch—think eggs Norwegian, pain perdu, and lots of bubbles. Lauded by local media since opening, it anchors Detroit’s revived Washington Boulevard.

Black- and women-led on the east side, IVY’s Friday–Sunday brunch blends soulful plates with a lively vibe—short rib hash, salmon and grits, brioche French toast, and a spirited cocktail list.

Canal-side Jefferson Chalmers spot with a farm-driven Sunday brunch that shifts with the seasons. Locals love the waterside setting, thoughtful sourcing, and relaxed Detroit hospitality.

Corktown’s Aussie-influenced daytime café serves an all-day brunch menu built on ethical sourcing and biodynamic wine. Recognized by national and local outlets, it’s intimate, bright, and very Detroit.

Cass Corridor original serving all-day breakfast with Detroit attitude—Fruity Pebble French toast, strong Bloody Marys, and a jukebox that leans Motown. A go-to for late nights and late mornings.

Detroit’s 1894 mansion hosts a lavish Sunday brunch with live piano and history in every room. A local tradition that continues to earn accolades from regional publications year after year.

The beloved Ann Arbor breakfast-lunch café has a new Detroit home near Eastern Market, serving bright, fresh plates from avocado toast and ricotta toast to market breakfast bowls and smoothies.

Shinola Hotel’s wood-fired Italian restaurant turns out a polished weekend brunch—coffee to cocktails, bomboloni to eggs in purgatory—right in the center of downtown’s streetcar bustle.

A New Center original that celebrates the Brown Bomber with soulful all-day brunch: shrimp and grits, cinnamon roll pancakes, catfish, and red velvet waffles, all in a playful, porch-styled room.