Ah, Sunday brunch. Nothing like unwinding at the end of your weekend with some mimosas, a 45-minute wait and 150 other customers crammed into one dining room, right? When morning meals get a bit too crowded at your usual brunch spot, it might be time to try something outside the mainstream—like one of these unexpected egg-frying eateries.
Pelican House
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Try this: Mixed berry-stuffed French toast bread pudding
Dessert is all about saving the best for last, but let’s forget about that rule on Sunday mornings. Bread pudding becomes breakfast in this dish: French toast stuffed with mixed berry compote and topped with cream cheese frosting, strawberries, blueberries and powdered sugar. If savory is more your thang, you can’t go wrong with chicken and waffles—cornflake-battered chicken thighs stacked between smoked cheddar-and-banana pepper cornbread waffles and topped with jalapeño herb butter and maple bourbon drizzle. Enjoy it all while watching the game on the big screen.
DiGiulio Brothers
When: 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Try this: Pasta frittata
If you love their spaghetti and lasagna dinners, you can add DiGiulio Brothers’ Sunday brunch to your weekend itinerary. This brunch menu includes eggs served with everything Italian, from soppressata to eggplant to veal to—in the case of one hearty frittata—pasta. You can choose three ingredients of your own—tomatoes, onions, mushrooms or peppers—and add them to this traditional frittata made of spaghettini tossed with eggs.
Mestizo Louisiana Mexican Cuisine
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Try this: Breakfast tacos
When you find yourself in a brunch rut, ditch the omelets and seek out some spice. Mestizo’s brunch offerings are concise and fresh with a decidedly Mexican perspective, like chorizo and egg breakfast tacos and feta enchiladas topped with mole, avocado and sunny-side eggs. For a killer sweet-and-savory combo, we recommend the sweet potato pancakes, loaded up with pulled pork, honey and tomatillo sauce.
Duvic’s Martini Bar
When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Try this: Shrimp and grits
Don’t underestimate the formidable culinary chops of this martini bar. Duvic’s serves up gourmet burgers and elevated bar grub all night long, and on Sunday mornings and afternoons, it’s all about perfecting brunch staples. Here, eggs Benedict can come topped with a boudin cake, while French toast comes with Chambord-infused syrup. We love the Gulf shrimp with stone-ground grits in Duvic’s homemade red sauce.
Fat Cow
When: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Try this: Waffle brunch burger
One of Baton Rouge’s favorite burger joints, Fat Cow is known for creative burgers and decadent milkshake flavors. But on Sundays, any burger can become a brunch burger all day—just add a fried egg to your fave for an extra $1.50 and chow down. To get the most of your Fat Cow brunch experience, order up bottomless mimosas and the waffle brunch burger, made by layering a burger patty, fried egg, hash browns and bacon between two toasted waffles, topped with maple syrup.
Barcadia
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Try this: French toast with bacon crumble
The open-air patio, the vintage arcade games, the flowing Bloody Marys—Barcadia fits perfectly for a slightly rowdy brunch crew. You know the restaurant for its beastly burgers and arcade atmosphere, but Barcadia aims to bring another Sunday morning option to the North Gate area. Build your own breakfast taco combo, order up some chicken and pancakes or try our pick—French toast made salty-sweet with a generous crumble of smoked bacon.
More unexpected Sunday brunch spots
Olive or Twist: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This craft cocktail bar has more than whiskey and rum up its sleeves—try one of its many mimosa varieties.
Portobello’s Grill: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Yes, in true Italian fashion, all traditional toast is replaced by ciabatta.
Lava Cantina: 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. A jazz brunch at a rock ’n’ roll-themed Tex-Mex restaurant sounds just nuts enough to be awesome.
The Londoner: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It’s the one and only place in town to score an English shepherd’s pie for breakfast.
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City Pork Deli & Charcuterie: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Barbecue and brunch make a surprisingly perfect match with dishes like pulled pork grits.
Superior Grill: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Huevos rancheros with bottomless sangria? Yes, please.
What are your favorite unique or hidden gem brunch spots in Baton Rouge? Tell us at [email protected].