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The Best Brunch in Washington Heights

Where to brunch in Washington Heights: pancakes and Sunday jazz at a pub, table-service brunch on W 181st St, Southern biscuits, and a hotel restaurant.

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The W 187th Street shopping block between Fort Washington and Pinehurst Avenues, where Dutch Baby Bakery is located (street view of the block, not the bakery)
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Brunch is not the first thing Washington Heights is known for, and the neighborhood has fewer dedicated brunch spots than some others. This guide is for anyone planning a weekend meal here and wanting the places that state a brunch service in their own materials.

We included only listings whose sources mention brunch, and ranked them by how clearly brunch is part of what the place offers. Picks are editorial: the order is our judgment, not star ratings, review counts, or any scoring system, and every place is a listing on Washington Heights Guide with its own page, sources, and verdict.

Weekend schedules shift. Where a place’s own pages disagree on brunch hours, the blurb says so; confirm before you go, and reserve where the place takes reservations.

  1. 01

    Best with Sunday jazz

    Bar

    Hilltop Park Alehouse

    The Infatuation says there is brunch and live jazz on Sundays and recommends the buttermilk pancakes. It tagged the pub for birthdays, brunch, and date nights, and its hours begin at 11am on weekends.

  2. 02

    Best table-service brunch

    Cafe

    The Uptown Garrison

    Its hours page lists table-service brunch on weekends, with counter-service lunch on weekdays, and the same room runs a coffee counter and a bar. Coffee service starts at 9am on weekends.

  3. 03

    Best for biscuits

    Bakery

    Dutch Baby Bakery

    The site lists brunch, dinner, bar, and bakery menus, and its own copy points to buttermilk biscuits in the morning. Everything is described as made in-house; confirm current brunch details with the bakery.

  4. 04

    Best hotel brunch

    Restaurant

    Radio Restaurant

    The restaurant at the Radio Hotel lists weekend brunch on its menus: Saturday noon to 3pm, and Sunday noon to 5pm on its contact page or noon to 3pm on its reservations page. Check which applies if you are booking late.

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