Best brunch
This venerable restaurant in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood has been serving Atlanta for almost 30 years. Photo courtesy The Reynolds Group
YOUR PICKS
1. Murphy’s
You say, “The brunch there is outstanding, and every time I go on a Saturday or Sunday there’s a long line” and “Years ago I had a crabcakes benedict at Murphy’s. It was a special, not a regular brunch item. To this day, the best meal I ever had. Crabcake topped w/ poached egg, Canadian bacon and a jalapeno hollandaise. Unreal!!!”
3. Canoe
5. West Egg
6. Rosebud
The riverside setting is just one of many reasons Canoe is our pick for best Atlanta-area brunch spot.
OUR PICKS
1. Canoe
Food and beverage writer Bob Townsend says, “Nestled along the banks of the Chattahoochee River near Vinings, Canoe offers a lovely natural setting to relax and enjoy chef Carvel Grant Gould’s sophisticated Southern-style cuisine. At brunch, that means the likes of Georgia pecan sticky buns, duck and eggs with sage biscuits, or cornmeal pancakes with warm berry preserves.”
2. Shaun’s
3. Rosebud
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233 comments Add your comment
Sister Sledge
August 31st, 2010
1:00 pm
The Corner Pub in Decatur.
Jim
August 31st, 2010
1:10 pm
Goldbergs Deli – Buckhead
or
American Roadhouse – Virginia Highlands
Kapoonka
August 31st, 2010
1:12 pm
Copeland’s. Their cheese grits makes my eyes roll around in circles and should be outlawed they’re so good! The jazz and buffet will fill your soul with great food and awesome music.
John
August 31st, 2010
1:29 pm
McGuires Irish Pub…. It’s a little OTP but well worth the drive
regularfoodie
August 31st, 2010
1:57 pm
Rosebud, Thumbs Up (Decatur), Pastries A Go Go, and Shaun’s all have great brunches. I agree that Flying Biscuit may have once been a fantastic place but unfortunately, no longer. The food isn’t worth the wait and definitely doesn’t live up to the hype.
Michele
August 31st, 2010
2:26 pm
Amazing that it never appears on any list, but Cafe Lily in Decatur has a wonderful brunch menu and a mellow vibe for Sunday eating. Definitely a neighborhood fave.
Val
August 31st, 2010
2:43 pm
Rays on the River and Chequers!!!
ATL4real
August 31st, 2010
2:49 pm
Thumbs up Diner
ccc
August 31st, 2010
2:51 pm
I highly recommend Smyrna West Village’s Crepe Revolution. Casual, but perfectly cooked food, even for the pickies like me, and excellent service. Only place that can cook a poached egg perfectly!
Kate
August 31st, 2010
3:11 pm
Ria’s or Sun in my Belly
mugglemikki
August 31st, 2010
3:17 pm
My mama’s house..
Boil
August 31st, 2010
3:44 pm
half a pack of cigarettes and gas station coffee…YEEEEE-HAWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tori
August 31st, 2010
3:52 pm
Stone Soup, Radial, Wahoo
RK
August 31st, 2010
3:53 pm
Good call — Chequers is really good. Better than Ray’s on the River.
Ed
August 31st, 2010
4:05 pm
What about in Gwinnett county for great breakfast? I also miss huey’s on peachtree.
Emily
August 31st, 2010
4:12 pm
Java Jive
julie
August 31st, 2010
4:16 pm
Rise n Dine – Emory
Jim Lesser
August 31st, 2010
4:18 pm
Check out this for the best place in Gwinnett:
http://www.gwinnettmagazine.com/bestofgwinnett/content.cfm?action=story&WikiID=8101
Although, I’m guessing it’s either Chili’s or Waffle House.
Liz
August 31st, 2010
4:29 pm
Murphy’s is beautiful and yummy food — but for less fuss West Egg is fabulous, of course but I have not tried the new building but hear it’s great.
Ross
August 31st, 2010
4:31 pm
Corner Cafe – The Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Eggs Benedict are incredible.
Irene
August 31st, 2010
4:42 pm
Pastry A Go Go in Decatur. I drive in from Loganville for their Eggs Benedict with a biscuit and smothered potatoes
John
August 31st, 2010
4:49 pm
Ray’s On The River.
Ed Pulner
August 31st, 2010
5:20 pm
Has no one tried THUMBS UP in downtown Decatur? Every bit as good as Flying biscuit. Its off the chart
Mary Beth
August 31st, 2010
5:34 pm
Highland Tap and Murphy’s – if you can find parking.
Jami
August 31st, 2010
5:41 pm
Murphy’s is really just a bunch of hype. It is not worth the wait to get inside for average food and a small selection. Highland Bakery has great sweet potato pancakes (servings are big enough to share). Canoe has such good food and a great view. Thumbs Up in Decatur is very affordable, but service is slow. I also like Horseradish Grill.
rudy
August 31st, 2010
6:07 pm
Whatever happened to Vickery’s on Crescent? Man that Country Benedict with gravy fries…
good lord! THE BEST IN TOWN!
Yum Yum
August 31st, 2010
6:52 pm
Dakota Blue in Grant Park! The Brandied Banana Pancakes! Nuff said!
PJ
August 31st, 2010
6:53 pm
Relish in Roswell – the price is right & the Krispy Kreme bread pudding is out of this world. Einstein’s on Juniper is awesome too – great peppery cheese grits & original biscuits & gravy.
Jiminy Wren
August 31st, 2010
9:01 pm
Anyone who thinks Flying Biscuit makes good biscuits, must never have eaten a real homemade hot biscuit. FB is THE most over-rated restaurant I’ve ever been to.
Gary
September 1st, 2010
12:44 am
Ray’s Killer Creek
Stacy
September 1st, 2010
6:41 am
I love atkins park tavern in smyrna for brunch. Yummy fried green tomato Benedict with some cheesy grits. Now if I go buffet. Copelands has it going on.
Beaners
September 1st, 2010
8:45 am
WEST EGG!
ron
September 1st, 2010
9:42 am
the village traven in roswell
Shawnie
September 1st, 2010
9:51 am
Thumb’s Up Diner
atlantacakediva
September 1st, 2010
10:23 am
Thumbs up
Jennifer
September 1st, 2010
10:38 am
Ria’s Bluebird
Homegrown GA
Dave
September 1st, 2010
10:41 am
Joe’s on Juniper! Great variations on eggs benedict and awesome bloody mary’s!
Pat21
September 1st, 2010
11:11 am
Flying Biscuit!! Southern Skillet in Roswell.
hungrymama
September 1st, 2010
11:18 am
The Shed at Glenwood
40Capt
September 1st, 2010
11:27 am
years ago I had a crabcakes benedict at Murphy’s, it was a special, not a regular brunch item. To this day, the best meal I ever had. crabcake, topped w/ poached egg, can. bacon, and a jalapeno hollandaise. Unreal!!!
Steve
September 1st, 2010
11:28 am
Highland Bakery, Red Hen, and West Egg. I’m amazed at the amount of people that are saying Flying Biscuit. That place has turned into franchised garbage since RavingBrands bought them.
reservoirDAWG
September 1st, 2010
11:32 am
JR’s. Flying biscuit is awful, as is any buffet.
Missing Brunch in the "A"
September 1st, 2010
11:40 am
Rays on the River
Flying Biscuit
Social House
Thumbs Up Diner
kevin
September 1st, 2010
12:11 pm
I am amazed at the amount of people raving about Flying Buscuit–it’s a tourist trap. I am equally amazed that more people are not saying Ria’s Bluebird.
DebDoes
September 1st, 2010
12:21 pm
American Roadhouse, Murphys….and just say no to Flying Biscuit…doesn’t even compare to the others.
bama
September 1st, 2010
12:22 pm
Einstein’s and Flying Biscuit
g-in-atl
September 1st, 2010
12:27 pm
Thumbs Up Diner, best biscuits in town, great service.
Rie
September 1st, 2010
12:39 pm
Flying Biscuit on Johnson Ferry is closed and has been demolished! Guess others agreed with you.
Aaron
September 1st, 2010
12:53 pm
Rosebud
Mia
September 1st, 2010
1:20 pm
Pappadeaux — Alpharetta
**All you can eat!!! Always a plus in my book
Very close 2nd
**Einsteins — Make your Bloody Marys!!!