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Boston's 12 Hottest Brunches, February 2013

by Eater Staff
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by Eater Staff

Presenting Eater Boston's updated Brunch Heatmap: your go-to reference for the hottest brunches in town at this precise moment in time. Some of these places are new to Boston, some just new to the brunch scene, but all twelve are brand new to this updated map, and each offers something more interesting than the same old French toast.

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The Painted Burro

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219 Elm St., Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-0005
(617) 776-0005

M3

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This Southern-style brunch menu is divided into categories such as "Vittles" and "Fixins" (aww...) with dishes like Scotch eggs and pulled pork shoulder hash, plus "Standards" like shrimp & grits. Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM. [Photo: Cal Bingham]

382 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-8100
(617) 776-8100

Chez Henri

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After nearly two decades in business, this French and Cuban-influenced (Fruban?) restaurant has finally introduced a weekend brunch. Served only on Sundays, the menu includes escargot, a Cuban Sandwich, duck confit hash and Breakfast Bourbon, a cocktail made with Bulleit, blood orange and mint. Sundays, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Official Site]

1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 354-8980
(617) 354-8980

The Sinclair

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This Harvard Square music venue/restaurant just added a weekend brunch. The menu has a New Orleans bent, with dishes like crab benedict with creole hollandaise and tasso ham ($14) and a Bloody Mary with smoked pork belly. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House

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After a complete renovation a few months ago, John Harvard's introduced a new weekend brunch. The menu is pretty classic brunch fare, with dishes like chicken and waffles, steak and eggs, and thick-cut French toast, plus mimosas, micheladas, and Bloody Marys. And lots of beer of course Saturdays and Sundays, 11Am to 3PM. [Photo: John Harvard's/ Official Site]

33 Dunster St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-3585
(617) 868-3585

Hops n Scotch

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You can choose from 80 craft beers (30 of which are on tap) to go with you your order of Hangover Hash, or the Ranch Hand Breakfast Sandwich at this Brookline bar from the owner of Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 2PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

1306 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 232-8808
(617) 232-8808

Tres Gatos

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Boston's only tapas bar/book/music store recently introduced weekend brunch. The menu combines traditional tapas with American breakfast, for dishes like chickpea pancakes with maple syrup, figs, and Marcona almonds or eggs benedict with smoked duck breast and an orange hollandaise. Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Aaron Bouvier]

470 Centre St., Boston, MA 02130
(617) 477-4851
(617) 477-4851

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Estelle's

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Chef Eric Gburski serves a serious Southern brunch at this hot new South End restaurant, with dishes like chicken fried steak with sausage gravy, deviled eggs with smoked chicken liver, and watermelon salad. The drink menu is limited to the three brunch classics: Screwdrivers, "South End Screwdrivers" and Bloody "Estelles." Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 427-0200
(617) 427-0200

OAK Long Bar + Kitchen

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Farm to table fare from the new, modernized version of the old Oak Room. The menu includes Lobster Eggs Benedict, a "Croque Madame" burger, plus a selection of flatbreads and pastries. Sunday, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Thrillist]

138 St. James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-7222
(617) 585-7222

Tip Tap Room

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The "Tipsy Brunch" served every Sunday lives up to its title, with dishes like eggs benedict with beer cheese hollandaise, Belgian beer waffles with beer butter, and steak and eggs with whiskey sauce over french toast. Sunday, 11:30AM to 3PM. [Photo: Cal Bingham]

138 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
(857) 263-7614
(857) 263-7614

75 On Liberty Wharf

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Brunch with a view. Selections include steak and eggs, Belgian waffles, eggs benedict and more. There's also a Bloody Mary bar for the DIY types, and live jazz on Sundays. 11:30AM to 4PM on Saturday, 10:30AM to 4PM on Sunday.

220 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 227-0754
(617) 227-0754

Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant

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If you can't decide between the more traditional egg dishes and the wood-fired pizzas at this hit newcomer, just go for the Breakfast Pizza, topped with eggs, bacon, hash browns, and Tabasco. And for Bloody Mary fans, there are four different options, ranging from the classic to versions with tequila and Guinness. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

425 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 765-8636
(617) 765-8636

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The Painted Burro

219 Elm St., Somerville, MA 02144
[Photo: Cal Bingham]
219 Elm St., Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-0005
(617) 776-0005

M3

382 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02144

This Southern-style brunch menu is divided into categories such as "Vittles" and "Fixins" (aww...) with dishes like Scotch eggs and pulled pork shoulder hash, plus "Standards" like shrimp & grits. Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM. [Photo: Cal Bingham]

382 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-8100
(617) 776-8100

Chez Henri

1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA 02138

After nearly two decades in business, this French and Cuban-influenced (Fruban?) restaurant has finally introduced a weekend brunch. Served only on Sundays, the menu includes escargot, a Cuban Sandwich, duck confit hash and Breakfast Bourbon, a cocktail made with Bulleit, blood orange and mint. Sundays, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Official Site]

1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 354-8980
(617) 354-8980

The Sinclair

52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

This Harvard Square music venue/restaurant just added a weekend brunch. The menu has a New Orleans bent, with dishes like crab benedict with creole hollandaise and tasso ham ($14) and a Bloody Mary with smoked pork belly. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House

33 Dunster St., Cambridge, MA 02138

After a complete renovation a few months ago, John Harvard's introduced a new weekend brunch. The menu is pretty classic brunch fare, with dishes like chicken and waffles, steak and eggs, and thick-cut French toast, plus mimosas, micheladas, and Bloody Marys. And lots of beer of course Saturdays and Sundays, 11Am to 3PM. [Photo: John Harvard's/ Official Site]

33 Dunster St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-3585
(617) 868-3585

Hops n Scotch

1306 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446

You can choose from 80 craft beers (30 of which are on tap) to go with you your order of Hangover Hash, or the Ranch Hand Breakfast Sandwich at this Brookline bar from the owner of Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 2PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

1306 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 232-8808
(617) 232-8808

Tres Gatos

470 Centre St., Boston, MA 02130

Boston's only tapas bar/book/music store recently introduced weekend brunch. The menu combines traditional tapas with American breakfast, for dishes like chickpea pancakes with maple syrup, figs, and Marcona almonds or eggs benedict with smoked duck breast and an orange hollandaise. Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Aaron Bouvier]

470 Centre St., Boston, MA 02130
(617) 477-4851
(617) 477-4851

Estelle's

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118

Chef Eric Gburski serves a serious Southern brunch at this hot new South End restaurant, with dishes like chicken fried steak with sausage gravy, deviled eggs with smoked chicken liver, and watermelon salad. The drink menu is limited to the three brunch classics: Screwdrivers, "South End Screwdrivers" and Bloody "Estelles." Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 427-0200
(617) 427-0200

OAK Long Bar + Kitchen

138 St. James Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Farm to table fare from the new, modernized version of the old Oak Room. The menu includes Lobster Eggs Benedict, a "Croque Madame" burger, plus a selection of flatbreads and pastries. Sunday, 10AM to 2PM. [Photo: Thrillist]

138 St. James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-7222
(617) 585-7222

Tip Tap Room

138 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114

The "Tipsy Brunch" served every Sunday lives up to its title, with dishes like eggs benedict with beer cheese hollandaise, Belgian beer waffles with beer butter, and steak and eggs with whiskey sauce over french toast. Sunday, 11:30AM to 3PM. [Photo: Cal Bingham]

138 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
(857) 263-7614
(857) 263-7614

75 On Liberty Wharf

220 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210

Brunch with a view. Selections include steak and eggs, Belgian waffles, eggs benedict and more. There's also a Bloody Mary bar for the DIY types, and live jazz on Sundays. 11:30AM to 4PM on Saturday, 10:30AM to 4PM on Sunday.

220 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 227-0754
(617) 227-0754

Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant

425 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127

If you can't decide between the more traditional egg dishes and the wood-fired pizzas at this hit newcomer, just go for the Breakfast Pizza, topped with eggs, bacon, hash browns, and Tabasco. And for Bloody Mary fans, there are four different options, ranging from the classic to versions with tequila and Guinness. Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 3PM. [Photo: Rachel Leah Blumenthal]

425 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 765-8636
(617) 765-8636

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