Brunch in Minneapolis, MN

Brunch is more than a meal here — it is an institution, a slow ceremony observed every weekend by locals who know their neighborhood spots by heart.

Scandinavian-influenced brunch with lefse, lingonberry pancakes, and lake views. Across Minneapolis, brunch takes on a flavor and pace that you simply can't find in another city. The directory currently lists 69 brunch-friendly restaurants in the Minneapolis, MN area, ranging from neighborhood diners and coffee bars to ambitious bistros that build elaborate weekend menus around seasonal ingredients.

What you order at brunch in Minneapolis is shaped by what's grown nearby, who has cooked here for generations, and what newcomers have brought to the table. Locals here treat brunch as a small celebration: a way to mark the end of a long week, catch up with friends, or simply slow down and enjoy a meal that doesn't have to end on schedule.

Below you'll find a full alphabetical directory of brunch restaurants in Minneapolis, with addresses, phone numbers, opening hours, and notes from the editorial team and local contributors. Use the cuisine breakdown to find a category that fits your morning — whether you want a classic American diner experience, a French pastry-and-coffee morning, a Mexican-style breakfast burrito, or a vegetarian-forward menu.

Each restaurant page includes more detail about the room, the menu, and what regulars recommend ordering. New listings are added every week, and corrections from local readers are always welcome — see the Submit page if you'd like to contribute.

By cuisine in Minneapolis

• Coffee Shop — 28 spots
• American — 18 spots
• Cafe — 14 spots
• Breakfast — 7 spots
• sandwich — 3 spots
• donut — 3 spots
• coffee — 2 spots
• latin_american — 2 spots

Full directory: 69 brunch restaurants in Minneapolis

• $1.99 Americano

  1407 Southeast 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  Coffee Shop · Breakfast · Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

• Al's Breakfast

  413 Southeast 14th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  Breakfast · Hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-13:00; Su 09:00-13:00

• Aster Cafe

  125 Southeast Main Street, Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe · Hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 16:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-23:00

• Bichota Coffee

  3740 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407

  Coffee Shop

• Bluestem Bar and Table

  2610 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  Cafe · Hours: Su-Th 08:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 08:00-23:00

• Bob's Java Hut

  2651 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  coffee · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa-Su 08:00-18:00

• Bordertown Coffee

  315 Southeast 16th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00

• Bryant-Lake Bowl and Theater

  810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  American · Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-01:00

• Caffe Biaggio

  2356 University Avenue West, Minneapolis, MN 55114

  Italian · Hours: Tu-Th 11:00-14:00,16:00-20:00; Fr 11:00-14:00,16:00-21:00; Sa 16:00-21:00; Su off

• Caffetto

  708 West 22nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-12:00

• Caribou Coffee

  Minneapolis, MN

  Coffee Shop

• Cocina Latina

  3764 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409

  latin_american · Hours: Mo 11:00-21:00; Tu-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 10:30-22:00; Sa-Su 10:00-22:00

• Code Blu Coffee

  2620 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406

  coffee

• Corner Coffee

  514 3rd Street North, Minneapolis, MN 55401

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-17:00

• Creekside Supperclub

  4820 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417

  American · Hours: Tu-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-00:00; Su 16:00-22:00

• Curioso Coffee Bar

  3001 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-16:00; Sa-Su 08:00-16:00; PH closed

• Diamonds Coffee Shop

  Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Dunn Bros

  329 West 15th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-17:00; Sa,Su 07:00-17:00

• Egg & I

  2550 University Avenue West, Minneapolis, MN 55114

  Breakfast · lunch · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-14:00; Sa 07:30-14:00; Su 08:00-14:00

• Fabulous Restaurant & Coffee

  Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Five Watt Coffee

  3350 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-18:00

• Gigi's Cafe

  824 West 36th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  regional · burger · sandwich · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-16:00

• Glam Doll Donuts

  2605 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  donut · Bakery · Hours: Tu,We 07:00-15:00; Th,Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 08:00-16:00

• Hell's Kitchen

  80 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402

  American · Hours: Su-Th 08:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-22:00

• Isles Bun & Coffee

  1424 West 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  Coffee Shop · pastry · Hours: Tu-Su 06:30-16:00

• Jones Coffee

  2814 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 06:00-16:00

• Key West Bistro

  2803 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Sa 09:00-18:00; Mo-Fr 08:30-18:00

• Keys at the Foshay

  114 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402

  American

• Keys Café & Bakery

  767 Raymond Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55114

  regional · American · Cafe · Hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-14:00; Su 08:00-14:00

• Kilimanjaro Cafe

  Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• La Mesa

  230 Cedar Lake Road South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  latin_american · Hours: Tu-Sa 17:00-22:00

• Lake & Irving

  1513 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  American · Hours: Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00

• Longfellow Grill

  2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55406

  American · Hours: Su-Th 08:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-22:00

• Lot 57

  1101 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

  Breakfast · American · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-10:00; Sa-Su 07:00-10:30

• Matchbox Coffee Shop

  1306 Northeast 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55413

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-19:00

• May Day Cafe

  3440 Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

  Breakfast · Coffee Shop · donut · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-16:30

• Milkweed Cafe

  3822 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-18:00

• Modern Times Cafe

  3200 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407

  Breakfast · Diner · Cafe · Hours: We-Mo 09:00-15:00

• Moona Moono

  3048 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  donut · korean · Hours: Th 08:00-20:00; Fr-We 08:00-18:00

• My Burger

  Minneapolis, MN

  American · Hours: 11:00-22:00; PH closed

• Nokomis Beach Coffee Cafe

  4956 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417

  Coffee Shop

• Normandy Kitchen

  405 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404

  American

• Oh Crêpe!

  4408 France Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410

  French · Hours: We-Mo 07:00-17:00

• Pow Wow Grounds

  1414 Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Precision Grind Coffee

  Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Red Cow 50th & France

  3624 West 50th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410

  American · Hours: Tu-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00

• Ruth's Chris Steak House

  920 2nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55402

  American · steak_house

• Salut Bar Americain

  5034 France Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410

  American · Hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00

• Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream

  Minneapolis, MN

  ice_cream · Hours: Su-Th 07:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-23:00

• Segue

  811 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Selam Coffee

  3860 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406

  Coffee Shop

• Sencha Tea Bar

  2601 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe · Hours: Su-Sa 10:00-23:00

• SK Coffee

  2401 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  Cafe

• South City Cafe

  Minneapolis, MN

  Cafe

• Sparrow Cafe

  5001 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-17:00, Sa 07:00-17:00, Su 08:00-17:00

• Spyhouse Coffee

  2451 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

  Coffee Shop · Hours: 07:00-19:00

• Spyhouse Coffee Shop

  2404 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su,PH 07:00-19:00

• Starbucks

  Minneapolis, MN

  Coffee Shop

• Tenant

  4300 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419

  American · Hours: Tu-Sa 18:00-22:00

• The Boiler Room Coffee Co.

  1830 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-19:00

• The Loop

  606 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401

  American

• Tilia

  2726 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410

  American · Hours: Tu-Su 16:30-22:00, Sa,Su 10:00-14:30

• Tony's Diner

  1327 Southeast 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  American · Hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07:00-16:00

• Turtle Bread

  4762 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417

  sandwich · Bakery · Coffee Shop · Hours: 06:00-21:00

• Uncommon Grounds Coffeehouse

  2809 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa,Su 09:00-21:00; PH off

• Unwind Corner Café

  822 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

  Coffee Shop · tea · sandwich · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-19:00; Sa-Su 08:00-1900

• Wildflyer Coffee

  3262 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-17:00

• Wise Owl Cafe

  Minneapolis, MN

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Th 07:00-20:00; Fr 07:00-16:15

• Workhorse Coffee Bar

  2399 University Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55114

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa-Su 08:00-14:00