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The Best Bottomless Brunches Around D.C.

Let the bloody marys and mimosas flow — just don’t forget to eat

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Among the many topics D.C.-area residents take seriously, brunch outshines them all once the sun rises over the weekend morning, with themed brunch parties at Gatsby, Baltic fare from Ambar, and DJ-accented dishes at Lyle’s, all alongside plenty of that liquid sunshine known as mimosas for the bleary-eyed. There’s something for everyone between bottomless deals, including tried-and-true essential brunch spots, sunny, portable breakfast sandwiches, standout bloody marys, and hot new brunches around town.

Here’s a list of the top spots for bottomless brunch deals around the D.C. area, taking into account special dishes, drink selection, or overall value. All of the following offer a little something special beyond the bottomless mimosas.

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Chevy Chase’s coastal American gem that welcomed Jay-Z one Sunday last summer has an eclectic, ever-changing brunch menu that runs Fridays to Sundays (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The three-course option includes a choice of a starter, main, and dessert ($35 per person), with option to upgrade to bottomless drinks ($17 per person). Courses include tempura mushrooms with pimento and remoulade, banana pancakes, savory orange fried chicken and waffles, and an eggs Benedict with pepper jelly atop a scallion biscuit. Endless drink options include mimosas, bloody marys, margaritas, and white sangrias.

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Han Palace (multiple locations)

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Woodley Park’s resident dim sum destination doesn’t have push carts, but small plates like crab meat dumplings, scallion pancakes, and roast duck fly out of the kitchen to the tune of bottomless mimosas. It swings open on the weekends at 11 a.m. and on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. There’s also newer locations on Barracks Row and in Georgetown.

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A selection of dim sum dishes at Han Palace.
Han Palace

Baby Shank

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There are plenty of bottomless options at this French bistro on U Street. Diners have to choose between three $30 per person options, either mimosas with orange juice or cranberry juice, Bellinis with passion fruit or peach, or sparkling pinot noir with with an array of fruit juice options. You can also go really fancy and get bottomless Veuve Clicquot, paired with orange or cranberry juice, for $76 a person. There are plenty of small dishes and entrees to pair with the boozy brunch, including duck pate with smoked bourbon, caviar-topped deviled eggs, a simple gruyere omelette, and half a roasted chicken.

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Diners post up for brunch on Baby’s Shank’s sunny rooftop.
Baby Shank

HalfSmoke

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Maybe the best unlimited brunch is the one not limited to the weekend. That’s the beauty of the Halfsmoke brunch, which offers a brunch entree and 90-minute bottomless mimosas or sangrias all day, every day for $48. The Bourbon Street Hash with potatoes, chicken sausage, bacon, and a creamy cajun cheese sauce is a solid savory choice. Sweet options don’t disappoint either, with a Cinnamon Toast Crunch-flavored French toast. There’s also a bottomless daily happy hour (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with all sorts of cocktails for $30.

Vagabond Bar and Kitchen

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The chic tropical hangout on 18th Street NW is the place to be on weekends, when bottomless brunch is $48. The deal includes one entree, like chilaquiles and açai bowls, alongside unlimited brunch cocktails — sangria, mimosas, espresso martinis, punches, and Micheladas — for 1.5 hours.

Located in Dupont Circle’s Lyle D.C. hotel, this contemporary American spot pours bottomless portions of smart sparklers with OJ, blood orange, pear elderflower liqueur, or lavender lemon; plus bloody Marys for $28. Brunch dishes include fresh juice and smoothies, bodega breakfast sandwiches on Portuguese muffins, French toast with marinated strawberries, short rib hash with a fried egg, brioche doughnuts with rosemary sugar, and eggs Benedict served on cheddar corn bread. Brunch runs on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with live DJs.

Sette Osteria

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The Italian standby for crispy pies and pasta has a whale of a bottomless deal. Enjoy an endless, two-hour stream of mimosas and Bellinis, for $20 in Dupont and on 14th Street NW, with any food order from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Agora DC

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Dupont’s Mediterranean meze restaurant draws a crowd with stand-out Turkish, Lebanese, and Greek small plates. Brunch is generous with unlimited small plates like flatbreads, smoked salmon with labneh, deviled eggs with black truffle, and roasted red pepper spread; the two-hour affair also includes unlimited bloody Marys and mimosas ($55). For an extra $20, indulge in Prosecco with sour cherry or other fruit juices. An additional location sits in Tysons.

Agora’s meze-style Mediterranean menu features savory dips and flatbreads made in a charcoal oven.
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Logan Tavern

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It’s now bottomless brunch everyday (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at this casual American standby. For $26, get endless mimosas in flavors like orange, cranberry, or pineapple, plus buttermilk biscuits and gravy or steak and eggs. After 20 years, EatWell DC just handed off the restaurant to a local couple that formerly ran Tasting Room Georgetown and Sliced & Brewed. Daily happy calls for under-$10 cocktails and discounted snacks from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close.

Dupont Circle’s Levantine cafe hosts a generous brunch buffet of starters, desserts, and sides for $36, along with $12 bottomless spiced bloody marys and mimosas for two hours. Bottomless made-to-order entrees are also available, like shakshuka, short rib-stuffed gyros, and minced ribeye sliders topped off with harissa. Brunch lands on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Another location recently opened in Bethesda with the same brunch deal. 

A sign in the background reads “We’ve got brunch.” In the foreground, a flute of sparkling and a white plate topped with fresh baby arugula and poached eggs atop English muffins.
Ala serves bottomless dishes and bottomless drinks at brunch.
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Mount Vernon Triangle’s Mexican darling sets a lofty bar for bottomless brunches, churning out both bottomless booze and food ($69 per person, or $45 just for food) in a chic dining room washed in comforting neutrals and accented with rustic wooden beams and tables. Wash down birria tacos, churros, tuna ceviche, and salmon with tequila bloody marys, mimosas, and margaritas on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Colorful cocktails from DLeña
An array of margaritas that can be found at dLeña.
DLeña

Il Piatto Restaurant

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Restaurateur Hakan Ilhan’s Italian restaurant near the White House offers a prix-fixe menu and two-hour bottomless mimosas for $39.95 per person (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) on Saturdays and Sundays. Brunch highlights include arancini, meatballs, tiramisu French toast with mascarpone and cocoa, Italian shaksuka with tomatoes, roasted peppers, sunny-side up eggs, and crostinis, and vanilla panna cotta.

Arancini at Il Piatto.
Il Piatto

Duke's Grocery (multiple locations)

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D.C.’s beloved British stalwart has different bottomless options at their four locations in Dupont Circle, Navy Yard, Woodley Park, and Foggy Bottom. Dupont and Foggy Bottom offer bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, Bellinis, and beer for $25 a person. Meanwhile, Woodley Park serves bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, beer, and Pimm’s cups for $26. Lastly, the Navy Yard outpost does bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, and beer for $26. Every restaurant has a 90 minute limit on the bottomless drinks and each spot highlights a different beer in their bottomless choices. If you decide you have to try them all, all Duke’s spots serve a proper English breakfast, with beans, bangers, eggs, and toast, to sop up all the alcohol.

Union Pub

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Union Pub’s bottomless brunch includes free-flowing bubbles alongside a la carte eggs, sausage, ham, breakfast burritos, French toast, grilled cheese, and more. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Endless drinks are $26 per person with a 90-minute time limit.

Ambar Capitol Hill

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With unlimited small plates ($36.99) plus an additional $12.99 for bottomless cocktails, Ambar’s Balkan brunch is one of the loveliest deals in town. Dishes include Balkan sliders with grilled pork neck; crispy cheese pie with roasted pepper cream and yogurt; sudzuk beef flatbread with smoked beef sausage, sheep milk cheese, and truffle oil; veal soup, plus spreads and charcuterie. There are traditional mimosas, but flavors like mango hibiscus and peach lavender make the weekend glow. Brunch runs on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An additional D.C. location recently landed in Shaw.

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The Wharf’s waterfront wine bar has 90-minute weekend deal ($36) featuring endless food like fruit, eggs, potatoes, sausage, biscuits, a burger, omelette, and smashed avocado on sourdough. Bottomless mimosas by themselves are $34, with orange, pineapple, or cranberry juice options— or opt for both (food and mimosas) for $67. Available 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last seating at 2:30 p.m.

Gatsby is bringing the party vibes (and maybe bringing back the Bottomless & Bougie themed brunch parties in November?) with a bottomless option ($25.99) that diners can pair with any brunch entree, like caramelized French toast, pastrami hash, and a Dutch baby pancake filled with fruit and Chantilly cream. The 90 minutes of bottomless drinks include mimosas, bloody Marys made with Frank’s RedHot, a pineapple and tequila cocktail, the Gatsby pils, and punch made with mango-infused vodka and topped off with bubbles.

Osteria Costa

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Bottomless bubbles in a casino, anyone? MGM National Harbor’s glam Italian restaurant offers an epic bottomless brunch deal on Sundays, all set to sounds of a live violist. For $49, enjoy a lavish buffet-style spread with mimosas or bloody marys for $20 more. On the first Sunday of every month, Praise 104.1 hosts special gospel performances from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Note: certain Sundays, including this Mother’s Day, feature an upgraded feast for $80. Brunch runs from 11 a.m. all the way to 5 p.m., which is longer than most.

Opal

Chevy Chase’s coastal American gem that welcomed Jay-Z one Sunday last summer has an eclectic, ever-changing brunch menu that runs Fridays to Sundays (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The three-course option includes a choice of a starter, main, and dessert ($35 per person), with option to upgrade to bottomless drinks ($17 per person). Courses include tempura mushrooms with pimento and remoulade, banana pancakes, savory orange fried chicken and waffles, and an eggs Benedict with pepper jelly atop a scallion biscuit. Endless drink options include mimosas, bloody marys, margaritas, and white sangrias.

Han Palace (multiple locations)

Woodley Park’s resident dim sum destination doesn’t have push carts, but small plates like crab meat dumplings, scallion pancakes, and roast duck fly out of the kitchen to the tune of bottomless mimosas. It swings open on the weekends at 11 a.m. and on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. There’s also newer locations on Barracks Row and in Georgetown.

A wooden table topped with a colorful selection of dim sum dishes.
A selection of dim sum dishes at Han Palace.
Han Palace

Baby Shank

There are plenty of bottomless options at this French bistro on U Street. Diners have to choose between three $30 per person options, either mimosas with orange juice or cranberry juice, Bellinis with passion fruit or peach, or sparkling pinot noir with with an array of fruit juice options. You can also go really fancy and get bottomless Veuve Clicquot, paired with orange or cranberry juice, for $76 a person. There are plenty of small dishes and entrees to pair with the boozy brunch, including duck pate with smoked bourbon, caviar-topped deviled eggs, a simple gruyere omelette, and half a roasted chicken.

People sitting on stools at Baby Shank
Diners post up for brunch on Baby’s Shank’s sunny rooftop.
Baby Shank

HalfSmoke

Maybe the best unlimited brunch is the one not limited to the weekend. That’s the beauty of the Halfsmoke brunch, which offers a brunch entree and 90-minute bottomless mimosas or sangrias all day, every day for $48. The Bourbon Street Hash with potatoes, chicken sausage, bacon, and a creamy cajun cheese sauce is a solid savory choice. Sweet options don’t disappoint either, with a Cinnamon Toast Crunch-flavored French toast. There’s also a bottomless daily happy hour (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with all sorts of cocktails for $30.

Vagabond Bar and Kitchen

The chic tropical hangout on 18th Street NW is the place to be on weekends, when bottomless brunch is $48. The deal includes one entree, like chilaquiles and açai bowls, alongside unlimited brunch cocktails — sangria, mimosas, espresso martinis, punches, and Micheladas — for 1.5 hours.

Lyle's

Located in Dupont Circle’s Lyle D.C. hotel, this contemporary American spot pours bottomless portions of smart sparklers with OJ, blood orange, pear elderflower liqueur, or lavender lemon; plus bloody Marys for $28. Brunch dishes include fresh juice and smoothies, bodega breakfast sandwiches on Portuguese muffins, French toast with marinated strawberries, short rib hash with a fried egg, brioche doughnuts with rosemary sugar, and eggs Benedict served on cheddar corn bread. Brunch runs on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with live DJs.

Sette Osteria

The Italian standby for crispy pies and pasta has a whale of a bottomless deal. Enjoy an endless, two-hour stream of mimosas and Bellinis, for $20 in Dupont and on 14th Street NW, with any food order from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Agora DC

Dupont’s Mediterranean meze restaurant draws a crowd with stand-out Turkish, Lebanese, and Greek small plates. Brunch is generous with unlimited small plates like flatbreads, smoked salmon with labneh, deviled eggs with black truffle, and roasted red pepper spread; the two-hour affair also includes unlimited bloody Marys and mimosas ($55). For an extra $20, indulge in Prosecco with sour cherry or other fruit juices. An additional location sits in Tysons.

Agora’s meze-style Mediterranean menu features savory dips and flatbreads made in a charcoal oven.
Rey Lopez/Eater DC

Logan Tavern

It’s now bottomless brunch everyday (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at this casual American standby. For $26, get endless mimosas in flavors like orange, cranberry, or pineapple, plus buttermilk biscuits and gravy or steak and eggs. After 20 years, EatWell DC just handed off the restaurant to a local couple that formerly ran Tasting Room Georgetown and Sliced & Brewed. Daily happy calls for under-$10 cocktails and discounted snacks from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close.

ala

Dupont Circle’s Levantine cafe hosts a generous brunch buffet of starters, desserts, and sides for $36, along with $12 bottomless spiced bloody marys and mimosas for two hours. Bottomless made-to-order entrees are also available, like shakshuka, short rib-stuffed gyros, and minced ribeye sliders topped off with harissa. Brunch lands on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Another location recently opened in Bethesda with the same brunch deal. 

A sign in the background reads “We’ve got brunch.” In the foreground, a flute of sparkling and a white plate topped with fresh baby arugula and poached eggs atop English muffins.
Ala serves bottomless dishes and bottomless drinks at brunch.
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dLeña

Mount Vernon Triangle’s Mexican darling sets a lofty bar for bottomless brunches, churning out both bottomless booze and food ($69 per person, or $45 just for food) in a chic dining room washed in comforting neutrals and accented with rustic wooden beams and tables. Wash down birria tacos, churros, tuna ceviche, and salmon with tequila bloody marys, mimosas, and margaritas on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Colorful cocktails from DLeña
An array of margaritas that can be found at dLeña.
DLeña

Il Piatto Restaurant

Restaurateur Hakan Ilhan’s Italian restaurant near the White House offers a prix-fixe menu and two-hour bottomless mimosas for $39.95 per person (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) on Saturdays and Sundays. Brunch highlights include arancini, meatballs, tiramisu French toast with mascarpone and cocoa, Italian shaksuka with tomatoes, roasted peppers, sunny-side up eggs, and crostinis, and vanilla panna cotta.

Arancini at Il Piatto.
Il Piatto

Duke's Grocery (multiple locations)

D.C.’s beloved British stalwart has different bottomless options at their four locations in Dupont Circle, Navy Yard, Woodley Park, and Foggy Bottom. Dupont and Foggy Bottom offer bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, Bellinis, and beer for $25 a person. Meanwhile, Woodley Park serves bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, beer, and Pimm’s cups for $26. Lastly, the Navy Yard outpost does bottomless mimosas, bloody Marys, and beer for $26. Every restaurant has a 90 minute limit on the bottomless drinks and each spot highlights a different beer in their bottomless choices. If you decide you have to try them all, all Duke’s spots serve a proper English breakfast, with beans, bangers, eggs, and toast, to sop up all the alcohol.

Union Pub

Union Pub’s bottomless brunch includes free-flowing bubbles alongside a la carte eggs, sausage, ham, breakfast burritos, French toast, grilled cheese, and more. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Endless drinks are $26 per person with a 90-minute time limit.

Ambar Capitol Hill

With unlimited small plates ($36.99) plus an additional $12.99 for bottomless cocktails, Ambar’s Balkan brunch is one of the loveliest deals in town. Dishes include Balkan sliders with grilled pork neck; crispy cheese pie with roasted pepper cream and yogurt; sudzuk beef flatbread with smoked beef sausage, sheep milk cheese, and truffle oil; veal soup, plus spreads and charcuterie. There are traditional mimosas, but flavors like mango hibiscus and peach lavender make the weekend glow. Brunch runs on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An additional D.C. location recently landed in Shaw.

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Easy Company

The Wharf’s waterfront wine bar has 90-minute weekend deal ($36) featuring endless food like fruit, eggs, potatoes, sausage, biscuits, a burger, omelette, and smashed avocado on sourdough. Bottomless mimosas by themselves are $34, with orange, pineapple, or cranberry juice options— or opt for both (food and mimosas) for $67. Available 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last seating at 2:30 p.m.

Gatsby

Gatsby is bringing the party vibes (and maybe bringing back the Bottomless & Bougie themed brunch parties in November?) with a bottomless option ($25.99) that diners can pair with any brunch entree, like caramelized French toast, pastrami hash, and a Dutch baby pancake filled with fruit and Chantilly cream. The 90 minutes of bottomless drinks include mimosas, bloody Marys made with Frank’s RedHot, a pineapple and tequila cocktail, the Gatsby pils, and punch made with mango-infused vodka and topped off with bubbles.

Osteria Costa

Bottomless bubbles in a casino, anyone? MGM National Harbor’s glam Italian restaurant offers an epic bottomless brunch deal on Sundays, all set to sounds of a live violist. For $49, enjoy a lavish buffet-style spread with mimosas or bloody marys for $20 more. On the first Sunday of every month, Praise 104.1 hosts special gospel performances from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Note: certain Sundays, including this Mother’s Day, feature an upgraded feast for $80. Brunch runs from 11 a.m. all the way to 5 p.m., which is longer than most.

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