KING OF THE BENEDICT A10
The brunch menu at this sunny Hyde Park restaurant changes regularly, and while you never know quite what you’ll find, it’s worth a visit to see. Pastries including a sweet-potato coffee cake offer a desserty start, while the rotating roster of eggs Benedicts is the city’s most inventive: There’s one with house- smoked pork and beer-mustard hollandaise, for example. The crushed fingerling potatoes, basking in sauce gribiche and sprinkled with sea salt, are one constant. So simple yet so perfect. 1462 E 53rd St (773-288-1010,
a10hydepark.com). Sun 10am–2pm.
BEST VEGETARIAN BRUNCH LULA CAFE
Lula Cafe isn’t a vegetarian restaurant, but with dishes like a tofu-and-veggie scramble with ginger-miso sauce and a grain bowl with hazelnut vinaigrette, Jason Hammel’s menu appeals to vegetarian diners. Breakfast and brunch are available daily (except Tuesday), which means if you’re an ambitious Logan Square–ite, you can pop in for coffee and a vegetarian burrito before work. On weekends you’ll likely wait, but the house-made pastries, gingerbread French toast and a gin Bloody Mary make it worth it. 2537 N Kedzie Ave (773-489-9554,
lulacafe.com). Wed–Mon 9am–2:30pm.
The Bristol
TASTE OF DOWN SOUTH THE BRISTOL
How to make the perfect biscuits and gravy: Start with heavenly biscuits, add crisp chicken, smother it all in sausage gravy and top with bright pickles. The Bristol nails this dish, just as it does the gooey cinnamon buns, a smoked-ham Benedict with mustard hollandaise and pretty much anything else the chefs put their minds to. Go hungry and start with the pate-garnished Bloody Mary. 2152 N Damen Ave (773-862-5555,
thebristolchicago.com). Sat, Sun 10am–2pm.
BRING THE WHOLE GANG THE PUBLICAN
Okay, you should probably make a reservation to thereby cut the wait time and get right down to sharing orders of thick maple-syrup-braised bacon, egg scrambles and brunch pastries like coffee cake. Round out your meal by splitting orders of egg-topped frites and spicy pork rinds. The drinks, like a chipotle-tequila Bloody Mary and a $5 blend of Montenegro, beer and grapefruit juice, turn brunch into a party. 837 W Fulton Market (312-733-9555,
thepublicanrestaurant.com). Sat 10am–2pm, Sun 9am–2pm.
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