Food Looking for Chicago restaurant suggestions, yes, you heard me. But for breakfast/brunch only!

The Marquette Inn at Clark and Adams isn't bad. It's a greasy spoon, so you kind of have to be into that kind of thing. Not great coffee, though.

If you're willing to travel, I highly recommend Nookies at Bryn Mawr and Winthrop (just off the Red Line). A bit of a hike, but it's upscale and serves Metropolis coffee, which you will quickly become addicted to. They also have a full bar.

There's also M. Henry at Clark and Hollywood (again, pretty far north). Great coffee and they're pretty much a brunch place. They don't take reservations, so you might have to wait. No bloody marys, though. Their pastries are awesome, though.

The Fireside, where amonkie was originally going to have her wedding reception, has good bloodies and a pretty good selection of food. It's not my favorite, but I know a lot of folks who love it. Ravenswood and Rosehill.

Going back farther south, there's Wishbone at Lincoln and School as well as another one at Washington and Morgan (West Loop, right by Harpo Studio). It's soul food/southern cooking and has a decent bloody (not my favorite, though).

Nightwood on Halsted and Cermak is supposed to be pretty good too, although I've never been.

 

That Nookies is the newest one and has a more upscale menu than the others, Borla. It's also the one that has the best chance of little to no wait since it's new.

As for Burt's, unless you mean the one in the suburbs, I'm not familiar with it. Great Lakes Pizza, though, is supposed to be the best in the country. And they're soup-nazi enough to send a very pregnant Beyonce next door to eat fries with Jay-Z while they served the folks at the front of the line.

 

Every time I visited my friend in Chicago, we would have brunch at Wilde.

 

Yeah. I don't want you entering one of my favorite places.

 

I wanted to go there, too.

In the worst way.

 

Gross.

 

Who doesn't?

 

After I posted that, I knew you guy would say something. Thanks for not disappointing.

Wilde is great! I'm a fan of The Importance of Being Earnest and my friend is Gay. It's our perfect brunch spot. Their mimosas are yummy and the service doesn't suck. Well they might behind closed doors. My last server was sort of fabulous.

I can't get the thought of Glory's Sun and the_jazz meeting up there for a secret rendez-vous.

 

I can vouch for MHenry, Wishbone, and Fireside. Any of those are solids.

Also a good spot is Lula cafe in Logan Square, or Heartland Cafe is another popular brunch spot on the north side.

There are several The Yolk breakfast/brunch spots around downtown.

I haven't had the brunch buffet at the Signature Room but know a few who have and said it was a fun experience to try once.

 

I've had brunch at The Signature Room (on top of the John Hancock). The food is ok, but the view is spectacular. But if it's cloudy, find something else.

I forgot about The Yolk. It's fine too, although it's kind of a chain. Then again, Borla doesn't exactly strike me as someone who comes to downtown Chicago to go to Red Lobster.

 

I've also heard some pretty good things about brunch at the Publican.

 

lula's is very good. brunch-things especially. it's small, though, so you may have to wait.