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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Dallas (2026)
Weekend brunch · Dallas · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 22, 2024 · Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Dallas brunches high. The skyline rooms charge a flat eighty dollars and the boutique-top dining rooms plate caviar with the deviled eggs, while Greenville Avenue and Bishop Arts keep the chef-driven weekend tables that locals actually book. These six, ranked, are where to spend a Saturday morning when the table matters as much as the mimosa.
1.Crown Block
The eighty-dollar Sunday spread atop Reunion Tower, sushi bar to carving station; book the skyline room for a celebration brunch.
Crown Block sits on the rotating top of Reunion Tower at 300 Reunion Boulevard East, a Michelin-recommended steakhouse in both the 2024 and 2025 Texas guides. The Sunday brunch runs 10:30 to 1:30 at a flat $80 a head before drinks, and it buys the full spread: a sushi and raw bar with oysters and ceviche, a carving station of prime beef and ham, and a pastry wall.
Order from the kitchen too, where the Tiramisu French Toast and the Japanese soufflé pancake are the plates worth the calories. The room turns slowly past the whole skyline, which is the point. Reserve through the website well ahead for a window table, and treat it as the occasion brunch rather than the casual one.
2.Mirador
Travis Wyatt's caviar deviled eggs in the penthouse above Forty Five Ten; reserve the Saturday table for a dressed-up downtown brunch.
Travis Wyatt cooks Mirador's modern American menu from the penthouse floor above the Forty Five Ten building on Main Street downtown, a Viennese-styled dining room with floor-to-ceiling skyline glass. The deviled eggs come crowned with caviar and chives, and the buttermilk pancakes arrive under fruit and whipped cream; plates run roughly $16 to $30.
Brunch is the Saturday service, 10:30 to 2:30, after a four-year pandemic closure that ended with the room reopening to one of the best downtown views in the city. Book through Resy for a window seat, and come for the dressed-up morning rather than a quick bite.
3.Sister
Duro Hospitality's Greenville Avenue trattoria for wood-fired weekend plates; book Friday through Sunday for a neighborhood brunch with real cooking.
Sister is the Duro Hospitality trattoria at 2808 Greenville Avenue in Lower Greenville, with chef-partner J Chastain running a loosely Italian kitchen of house-made pasta, wood-fired meats and shared plates. Brunch runs Friday through Sunday, the neighborhood's most credible weekend table for actual cooking rather than a bottomless-mimosa factory.
The room is warm and tile-floored, built by the Sees Design team behind The Charles, and the crowd skews east-Dallas regulars. Reserve through OpenTable for the weekend and order across the table; this is the chef-driven pick when you want the food to lead.
4.Hudson House
Daily-flown oysters and the coldest martini in town; walk into the West Village room for an easy Uptown weekend brunch.
Hudson House opened its West Village room at 3699 McKinney Avenue in February, an East-Coast-casual seafood house with oysters flown in daily and a martini served deliberately, famously cold. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday from ten to four, built on the raw bar, a lobster roll and straightforward American plates around $18 to $34.
The room is bright and unfussy, all white tile and banquettes, the easiest reservation on this list for a group. Book through OpenTable or walk up off-peak, and start with a dozen on the half shell before the eggs.
5.Sixty Vines
A Napa-style wine room with forty taps and carrot-cake pancakes; reserve the Uptown table for a relaxed bottomless-glass brunch.
Sixty Vines runs its Uptown room on a Napa winery model, with around sixty wines on tap and a weekend brunch of carrot-cake pancakes, an avocado Benedict on toasted croissant and a shareable brunch board. Plates land in the $14 to $22 range, and the wine-on-tap format keeps the by-the-glass list deep without the markup.
The room is greenhouse-bright with a retractable roof, a comfortable middle ground between the skyline splurge and the diner counter. Book through OpenTable for a weekend table and lean into the glass pours; this is the relaxed wine brunch of the six.
6.Pillar
Peja Krstic's chef-driven Bishop Arts kitchen for a quieter weekend table; reserve early for the neighborhood's most serious brunch.
Peja Krstic, long known for Moté in the Design District, cooks Pillar at 408 North Bishop Avenue in the Bishop Arts District, a modern American room where the chef-driven menu does the selling. The weekend brunch is small and seasonal, the antidote to the bottomless-mimosa crowd a few doors down.
The room is intimate and softly lit, a walkable Bishop Arts table rather than a scene. Reserve early through OpenTable for a weekend morning, and trust the kitchen's specials; this is the pick when you want Oak Cliff cooking without the wait.
Not for everyone
Famous, but skip for brunch
Ellie's. The Napa-styled Arts District room closed in 2025 and reopened as Astra Kitchen + Lounge, so the old Ellie's brunch is gone. For a downtown chef-driven morning instead, book Mirador above Forty Five Ten.
Crown Block on a budget. The Reunion Tower brunch is a flat $80 before drinks, so it is the wrong call for a casual Saturday. For an easy walk-in morning with a view of the room rather than the skyline, Hudson House in West Village is the lower-key pick.
Generic hotel buffets. Several Dallas hotels run a Sunday spread that trades cooking for volume. Skip them for the chef-driven rooms here; Sister on Greenville Avenue and Pillar in Bishop Arts both cook to order.
How to brunch well in Dallas
Dallas brunch splits by neighborhood: the skyline rooms downtown and at Reunion Tower for the splurge, Uptown and West Village for the easy wine-and-oyster tables, Lower Greenville and Bishop Arts for the chef-driven neighborhood spots. A car beats DART for crossing between them, and Uptown parking fills by noon on a weekend.
The destination rooms take reservations and fill early, so book Crown Block, Mirador and Sister rather than walking up. Hudson House and Sixty Vines hold space for groups, while Pillar in Bishop Arts is the small-room reservation to lock in first. Dallas brunch skews Saturday and Sunday from ten, with the bottomless-drink crowd peaking between eleven and one.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Dallas?
For the occasion brunch, Crown Block atop Reunion Tower runs an $80 Sunday spread with a skyline view, and Mirador plates Travis Wyatt's caviar deviled eggs from the penthouse above Forty Five Ten downtown. For a chef-driven neighborhood table instead, Sister on Lower Greenville's Greenville Avenue is the pick.
Which Dallas brunch is best for a group?
Hudson House in West Village is the easiest large-group brunch, a bright seafood room at 3699 McKinney Avenue with daily oysters and space for a crowd. Sixty Vines in Uptown is the other group-friendly option, a Napa-style wine room with sixty taps and a shareable brunch board.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Dallas?
Yes at the destination rooms. Crown Block, Mirador and Sister fill their weekend tables early, and Crown Block books through its own website. For a lower-key morning, Hudson House in West Village holds walk-in space off-peak, so arrive before ten on a Saturday or expect a wait.
What is a good upscale brunch in Dallas?
Mirador is the dressed-up downtown pick, with chef Travis Wyatt's modern American plates and a penthouse skyline view above Forty Five Ten. Crown Block at Reunion Tower is the other splurge, an $80 Sunday buffet with a sushi bar and a carving station that rotates past the whole skyline.
Is Ellie's still open for brunch in Dallas?
No. Ellie's in the HALL Arts Hotel closed in 2025 and reopened as Astra Kitchen + Lounge, so the original Ellie's brunch no longer runs. For a chef-driven downtown morning instead, Mirador above Forty Five Ten and Sister on Greenville Avenue are the destinations.
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