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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Chengdu (2026)
Weekend brunch · Chengdu · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 14, 2024 · Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Brunch in Chengdu is the meal the city's expats and a growing local crowd built for themselves: eggs Benedict and flat whites in a Taikoo Li cafe, or a lavish hotel buffet with a live band and a carving station. The Sichuan kitchen does not do mornings, so brunch here is a Western and pan-Asian import, and it has matured. These six, ranked, are where to spend a weekend morning in the city.
1.G's Bistro & Brunch Bar
The expat brunch standard; come to the Zijing East Road bistro for eggs Benedict and a fresh-baked panini any hour.
G's Bistro & Brunch Bar built its name as Chengdu's go-to all-day brunch, a small chain of European-style bistros with a flagship at 18 Zijing East Road in the High-tech Zone. The eggs Benedict with salmon, the shakshuka and the berry-compote pancakes are the orders, with most plates around 50 to 80 RMB.
Freshly baked paninis run all day and the room keeps the warm, casual feel that made it a regular in the Chengdu-Expat awards. It takes walk-ins and the MixC City branch sits in a walkable mall stretch. Come for a relaxed weekend brunch with strong coffee and no need to book.
2.gaga Forest
The Instagram-ready Taikoo Li cafe; come for avocado toast and a smoothie bowl in a plant-filled room downtown.
gaga Forest sits in Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li at 8 Central Shamao Street, a rustic, plant-filled cafe in the city's busiest shopping district. Avocado toast, eggs Benedict and fluffy pancakes lead the menu, paired with artisanal coffees and smoothie bowls, with brunch plates roughly 60 to 90 RMB.
Brunch runs all day, which makes it the easy mid-morning stop between the Daci Temple and the boutiques. The greenery-heavy room draws a young local crowd and fills on weekend afternoons. Come for a light, coffee-led western brunch in the middle of downtown and ask for a window seat over the lane.
3.Niccolo Kitchen
The Niccolo hotel Sunday spread; book the buffet for global seafood, a carving station and a resident band.
Niccolo Kitchen, on the 2nd floor of the Niccolo Chengdu in the Niccolo Tower, runs the city's polished Sunday brunch from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The spread covers global seafood, a Japanese counter, a Western grill and a dessert table, priced near 248 RMB a person.
A resident band plays through the service and the kitchen runs live cooking stations, including a baked Alaska made to order. This is the buffet-brunch end of the city, a full afternoon rather than a quick plate. Book ahead for a Sunday window, and come hungry enough to work the seafood and the carving station.
4.Spectrum
The Fairmont's all-day room; book the monthly weekend brunch for oysters, made-to-order mains and a seafood spread.
Spectrum is the all-day-dining room at the Fairmont Chengdu, No. 269 Tianfu Avenue Middle Section in the High-tech Zone. Its weekend and special-occasion brunches run a seafood-led buffet of oysters, mussels, crab and salmon with made-to-order main courses, generally in the 300-plus RMB range.
The room was voted favorite weekend brunch in the 2020 Chengdu-Expat awards and still anchors the hotel-brunch tier in the southern business district. Reserve a table for the brunch dates, pace yourself across the seafood and the hot stations, and treat it as a long, leisurely weekend lunch rather than a quick stop.
5.The Temple Café
The design-hotel bistro; come to The Temple House for a cross-cultural brunch in a restored courtyard downtown.
The Temple Café is the buzzy all-day bistro at The Temple House, 81 Bitieshi Street in Jinjiang District, set within a restored Qing-dynasty courtyard complex steps from Taikoo Li. The menu is cross-cultural, mixing local and international plates, with eggs, grain bowls and pastries through the morning and dishes around 70 to 120 RMB.
The draw is the room: a sleek, light-filled bistro inside one of the city's best design hotels. It takes reservations and walk-ins, and the courtyard setting makes it the calm alternative to the mall cafes nearby. Come for a quiet, well-made brunch and a coffee in the hotel's restored heritage buildings.
6.Sanke Brunch and Bistro
The fusion all-rounder; come for satay, burgers and pan-Asian plates when you want brunch that isn't only eggs.
Sanke Brunch and Bistro is a cafe, bistro and bar that pulls western brunch staples together with pan-Asian fusion, a regular in Chengdu-Expat's brunch coverage. The menu runs pasta, tortilla-pizzas, steaks and burgers alongside satay chicken, Malaysian-style curry and crispy spring rolls, with most plates around 50 to 90 RMB.
The mix is the point: a brunch room for a table that can't agree on eggs versus noodles. It keeps the casual, all-day format and a full bar for a boozy weekend start. Come when you want a fusion brunch with range rather than a strict western menu, and order across the two halves of the card.
Not for everyone
Good food, wrong meal
Chen Mapo Tofu. The century-old home of mapo tofu is essential Chengdu eating, but it is a lunch-and-dinner Sichuan canteen with no brunch service or western breakfast. Go for a fiery midday meal instead.
Yu Zhi Lan. The fine-dining tasting room is one of Chengdu's best dinners, but it runs a chef's menu in the evening, not a brunch. It belongs on a date-night or anniversary list.
Shu Jiu Xiang hotpot. The late-night hotpot chains are a Chengdu rite, but they open for lunch and run deep into the night, with nothing resembling a morning brunch. Save them for after dark.
How to brunch well in Chengdu
Chengdu's brunch map has two poles. The cafe brunches, G's, gaga Forest, the Temple Café and Sanke, cluster around Taikoo Li and the High-tech Zone, run all day and rarely need a booking. The hotel brunches, Niccolo Kitchen and Spectrum, are weekend-only buffets that reward a reservation and a empty stomach.
Because the local kitchen skips breakfast, brunch here is firmly a Western and pan-Asian affair, so come for eggs, coffee and seafood rather than dim sum. Use a translation app for the cafe addresses, which often sit inside malls and towers. For more of the city, see our Chengdu solo-dining ranking and the Chengdu first-date ranking.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Chengdu?
G's Bistro & Brunch Bar in the High-tech Zone is the long-running expat favorite for all-day eggs Benedict and fresh paninis, while gaga Forest in Taikoo Li covers the cafe brunch downtown. For a lavish hotel spread, Niccolo Kitchen runs a Sunday buffet with a live band and a carving station.
Does Chengdu have western brunch?
Yes. Because the Sichuan kitchen does not traditionally serve breakfast, brunch in Chengdu is largely a Western and pan-Asian import. Cafes like G's, gaga Forest and the Temple Café serve eggs Benedict, avocado toast and pancakes, and hotel rooms like Niccolo Kitchen and Spectrum run buffet brunches with seafood and live cooking.
What is a good hotel brunch in Chengdu?
Niccolo Kitchen on the 2nd floor of the Niccolo Chengdu runs a Sunday brunch from 11:45 a.m. with global seafood, a Japanese counter, a Western grill and a resident band for around 248 RMB. Spectrum at the Fairmont Chengdu runs a seafood-led weekend buffet with made-to-order mains in the southern business district.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Chengdu?
For the hotel buffets, yes. Niccolo Kitchen and Spectrum run weekend-only brunches that book up, so reserve ahead. The cafe brunches, G's Bistro, gaga Forest, the Temple Café and Sanke, take walk-ins and run all day, though a downtown Taikoo Li table can fill on a weekend afternoon.
Where do expats brunch in Chengdu?
The expat brunch scene centers on G's Bistro & Brunch Bar, a regular in the Chengdu-Expat awards, plus Sanke Brunch and Bistro for pan-Asian fusion and gaga Forest in Taikoo Li for a cafe morning. The High-tech Zone and the Taikoo Li district hold most of the western brunch rooms.
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