Top 100 Brunch Spots

OpenTable has released its 2026 list of the Top 100 brunch restaurants in America, turning Mother’s Day booking season into a national dining guide. (opentable.com) The list draws on more than 10 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics collected from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026. OpenTable said it also factored in diner ratings and reservation demand, then organized the final 100 alphabetically by state and restaurant name rather than by rank. (opentable.com) RestaurantNews.com published the list on April 21, and OpenTable tied it directly to Mother’s Day planning. Cheryl Paniagua, OpenTable’s vice president of restaurant sales and services, said most reservations for the holiday are made more than a week in advance. (restaurantnews.com) The release comes with new survey data showing restaurants are central to the holiday. OpenTable said 42% of moms and mom figures would rather go out to eat with family than get breakfast in bed, while 62% of Americans said dining out is an important part of Mother’s Day celebrations. (prnewswire.com) The traffic data points in the same direction. OpenTable said Mother’s Day was the biggest dining day of 2025, with seated dining up 12% year over year and parties of six or more up 13% from Mother’s Day 2024. (opentable.com) Brunch still anchors the day, but the timing is widening. OpenTable said noon was the most popular dining time on Mother’s Day last year, while 5 p.m. reservations rose 14% year over year in 2025, pointing to more early-dinner celebrations alongside the traditional late-morning rush. (restaurantnews.com) The list also shows where OpenTable sees the strongest brunch markets. California placed 19 restaurants on the list, the most of any state, followed by New York with 12. (prnewswire.com) Several cities appear repeatedly, especially San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston and New Orleans. The restaurants range from long-established names such as Brennan’s in New Orleans and Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington to newer entries such as Hilda and Jesse in San Francisco and Comfort Kitchen in Boston. (opentable.com) OpenTable is also using the list as a booking funnel, not just an editorial roundup. Its Mother’s Day hub pairs the brunch list with city guides, family-friendly picks, experience-driven restaurants and “Notify Me” alerts for diners trying to grab tables after prime slots fill up. (opentable.com) That makes the annual brunch list a snapshot of how restaurants sell one of their busiest occasion meals: part review data, part reservation demand, and part holiday planning tool built for the weeks before Mother’s Day. (restaurantnews.com)