Eats Index is an independent guide to weekend brunch restaurants across the United States. We exist for one reason: to make it easy to find a great brunch in any city, on any weekend, no matter how unfamiliar the neighborhood.
The directory currently includes 3,108 brunch-friendly restaurants in 50 U.S. cities. Each restaurant has its own dedicated page with address, phone number, hours, cuisine notes, and editorial commentary. We update listings continuously as restaurants open, close, change hands, or shift their weekend hours.
Our base directory data comes from OpenStreetMap (Overpass API) — amenity=cafe + amenity=restaurant with breakfast/brunch/american/diner/cafe/french/bakery cuisines, a community-maintained mapping project that catalogs millions of points of interest worldwide. We supplement that data with editorial research and crowd-sourced tips submitted by readers who know their local brunch scene better than any algorithm could.
What makes Eats Index different from a generic restaurant aggregator is our focus. We do not try to cover every meal of every day. We are interested in one specific cultural ritual — the weekend brunch — and we build every page on the site around the questions you actually have when planning one. How long is the wait? Are reservations a thing? Is the bloody mary worth it? Will my picky friend find something? Is there a patio?
We are committed to being a free, independent resource. We do not take payment for listings, we do not promote restaurants in exchange for compensation, and we do not let advertising influence editorial coverage. If we run advertising in the future, it will always be clearly marked as such.
Have a correction, a tip, or a brunch spot we're missing? Visit our Submit page to send us a note. We read every submission and update listings continuously.