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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Miami (2026)
Weekend brunch · Miami · 7 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 22, 2024 · Updated June 9, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Antonio Bachour bakes brioche French toast in Coral Gables, and across the causeway Yardbird pours bottomless mimosas beside its chicken and watermelon. Miami brunch swings between two poles: a pastry chef's all-day room and a South Beach scene with a DJ. These seven, ranked, are where to spend a weekend morning in the city when the cooking has to keep up with the party.
1.Bachour
Antonio Bachour's all-day pastry room is Miami's marquee brunch; come early to Coral Gables, it is walk-in only.
Pastry chef Antonio Bachour runs his eponymous restaurant and bakery at 2020 Salzedo Street in Coral Gables. The brioche French toast and the brioche eggs Benedict with six-minute eggs are the plates to order; the steak and eggs runs $39 and the brunch burger $24.
Bachour holds a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide for Miami. Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., walk-in only with no reservations. Come early before the Gables crowd, and finish at the pastry case rather than skipping it.
2.Yardbird Table & Bar
Miami's definitive Southern brunch from John Kunkel; book the bottomless seating for chicken, watermelon and waffles.
John Kunkel's 50 Eggs Hospitality opened Yardbird in 2011 at 1600 Lenox Avenue in South Beach. The chicken and watermelon and waffles, with spiced watermelon and bourbon maple, is the signature; the bottomless-mimosa brunch runs $39 Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Yardbird was a James Beard Best New Restaurant semifinalist in 2012 and an OpenTable Top 100 brunch room. The cooking, not the pour, is the reason to come. Reserve a weekend seating and order the bird and the biscuits before the bottomless clock starts.
3.Cafe La Trova
A rare elevated Cuban Sunday brunch from Michelle Bernstein; book Calle Ocho for lechon, cocktails and live music.
James Beard winner Michelle Bernstein and cantinero Julio Cabrera run Cafe La Trova at 971 Southwest 8th Street on Calle Ocho. The Latin brunch leans on lechon with yuca and tangerine mojo and a Spanish-style French toast; the Sunday service pairs plates with bottomless cocktails.
The bar sits at number 42 on North America's 50 Best Bars and the room is listed in the Michelin Guide for Miami. Live music plays the Sunday brunch. Come for an elevated Little Havana morning and let Cabrera build the daiquiris while the kitchen sends lechon.
4.KYU
The Wynwood brunch where wood-fire cooking, not bottomless prosecco, is the headline; book the duck scramble.
Chef Michael Lewis, with Jean-Georges and Le Bernardin in his lineage, opened KYU in 2016 at 251 Northwest 25th Street in Wynwood. The duck scramble with toasted rice and gochujang runs $24, and the smoked short-rib eggs Benedict runs $28; brunch is Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
KYU was a James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee in 2016 and drew national attention for its wood-fired cooking. This is a brunch built on the grill rather than the bar. Come when you want serious Wynwood cooking and a $35 add-on of bottomless drinks only if you want them.
5.Threefold Cafe
Coral Gables' definitive all-day Aussie brunch; come for ricotta hotcakes, Panther coffee and Melbourne energy.
Melbourne transplants Teresa and Nick Sharp opened Threefold Cafe in 2014 at 141 Giralda Avenue, the first Australian cafe in Coral Gables. The Melbourne-style avocado toast and the ricotta hotcakes are the dishes to order, with brunch plates around $18.
Threefold is a recurring Eater Miami go-to and pours Panther Coffee alongside Zak the Baker bread. The room is small and the wait builds on weekends. Come for an all-day, coffee-led Gables brunch rather than a bottomless party, and arrive before noon to beat the line.
6.OTL
A genuine all-day Design District institution, back in a marquee room; come for the cult egg-and-cheese on brioche.
David Grutman's Groot Hospitality first opened OTL in 2017 and relaunched it in 2025 inside The Moore at 4040 Northeast 2nd Avenue in the Design District. The egg-and-cheese sandwich on brioche with tomato aioli is the cult order, alongside French toast with mascarpone.
Miami New Times covered the reopening in June 2025; the older 40th Street address is closed, so head to The Moore. This is a relaxed, all-day neighborhood brunch in a polished setting. Come on a weekday for the quiet version and the full coffee program.
7.Big Pink
The enduring South Beach diner brunch; come to South of Fifth for oversized red-velvet pancakes and a TV-dinner tray.
Myles Chefetz, of Prime 112, opened Big Pink in December 1996 at 157 Collins Avenue in the South of Fifth pocket of South Beach. The oversized red-velvet pancakes and the retro TV-dinner tray are the plates that built the room's reputation.
Big Pink has run as an unpretentious South Beach institution for nearly thirty years, with late hours and huge plates. It is the antidote to a $40 bottomless brunch. Come for an easy, oversized morning a block off Ocean Drive, and split a tray rather than ordering two.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
La Mar by Gaston Acurio. The Mandarin Oriental brunch closed in May 2025 when the Brickell Key hotel went into redevelopment. A relocation is announced but not yet open, so it is off the live ranking.
Beaker & Gray. The Wynwood bottomless-brunch favorite closed permanently at the end of June 2025 after about nine years. Use KYU a few blocks north for a Wynwood weekend table instead.
Coyo Taco. The Wynwood taqueria is a party-scene street-taco spot with no real brunch program. It is a fine late-night stop and a thin choice for a weekend morning, so save it for the after-hours.
How to brunch well in Miami
Miami's brunch map splits across causeways: Coral Gables for the pastry-and-coffee rooms, Wynwood and the Design District for the wood-fire and all-day cafes, South Beach for the bottomless scene, and Little Havana for the Cuban morning. Each pocket is a short drive apart, so a slow weekend can run from a Gables hotcake to a Calle Ocho cocktail.
Bottomless brunch dominates the South Beach rooms, so book a seating window rather than walking up at Yardbird and Cafe La Trova. For a no-reservation, cooking-first morning, Bachour and Threefold run on walk-ins, and arriving before noon is the only way to beat the Gables line.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Miami?
Antonio Bachour's all-day room in Coral Gables is the marquee pick, a Bib Gourmand pastry kitchen built around brioche French toast. For the city's best Southern brunch, John Kunkel's Yardbird in South Beach is the destination; for an elevated Cuban Sunday, Michelle Bernstein's Cafe La Trova on Calle Ocho.
What is the best bottomless brunch in Miami?
Yardbird Table & Bar in South Beach runs a $39 bottomless-mimosa brunch Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., built around its chicken and watermelon and waffles. Cafe La Trova in Little Havana pours bottomless cocktails at its Sunday Cuban brunch with live music. KYU in Wynwood offers a bottomless add-on at about $35 over a wood-fired menu.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Miami?
Yes at the scene rooms. Yardbird and Cafe La Trova fill their bottomless seatings early, so reserve rather than walk up. For walk-in brunch, Antonio Bachour's room in Coral Gables and Threefold Cafe nearby take no reservations, and arriving before noon is the surest way to skip the weekend line at either.
What is a good Cuban brunch in Miami?
Cafe La Trova on Calle Ocho runs the city's most elevated Cuban brunch on Sundays, with Michelle Bernstein's lechon and a bottomless-cocktail program from cantinero Julio Cabrera. For an all-day Cuban institution rather than a brunch service, Versailles a few blocks west serves a James Beard America's Classics menu, though it pours no mimosas.
Is La Mar still open for brunch in Miami?
No. La Mar by Gaston Acurio closed at the Mandarin Oriental in May 2025 when the Brickell Key hotel entered redevelopment, and a relocation is announced but not yet open. For a Brickell-area weekend table, head to the Coral Gables and Wynwood rooms above, where Bachour and KYU anchor the brunch scene.
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