This long-running Korean street food staple returned to its Fremont home pre-pandemic, sitting in a brand new building. Brunch dishes include a red curry shakshuka rice bowl with chorizo, black lentil, and a poached egg, matcha mochi waffles, and star chef Rachel Yang’s famed bing monkey bread. It’s a lively approach that’s made this spot a draw for years.

Fremont’s newest modern Indian restaurant enlivens classic brunch dishes with a few surprise touches. There’s a masala cheese omelette, as well as avocado naan, salmon Benedicts, and — for those looking for something sweeter — a pain au chocolate with Madras coffee foam. The offerings are elegant, but approachable, and always beautifully plated.

Stained glass-lit Saint Bread is a Portage Bay shrine to carbs. Though the bakery doesn’t serve a dedicated brunch, there’s certainly no rule against late-morning weekend gorging on smoked trout toast, okonomiyaki tortillas, and all manner of pastries, not to mention the excellent steamed egg sandwich on melonpan.

Vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian diners will find plenty to love about Finch and Pine, a new neighborhood cafe on Capitol Hill. Northwest-sourced mushrooms, shellfish, and produce make up the menus here. Brunch is served on Sundays with dishes like peach gazpacho, wild huckleberry pancakes, an heirloom tomato salad, and baked eggs (plus bellinis, mimosas, apricot Aperol spritzes, and other brunch cocktails).

After five years, Belltown’s award-winning gastropub No Anchor is no more — but the proprietors have replaced it with a retro sports bar. In addition to stellar cocktails and beers, there’s a substantial brunch menu on the weekends, featuring items such as Benedicts, French toast, and Monte Cristos, as well as a tempting fried oyster omelette. Proof of vaccination required for entry.

After sticking to takeout and delivery only for 15 months, this Central District favorite has reopened for its highly popular dine-in weekend brunch. Just as always, the stars are the restaurant’s namesake sampler, with two pieces of chicken served alongside fried green tomatoes, cheese grits and garlic toast. There are also mimosa carafes on offer for $22.

Beacon Hill’s outstanding Filipinx restaurant is a veritable dining destination, and brunch is no exception. Served Wednesday through Sunday, the daytime “tanghalian” meal involves seasonally rotating dishes like adobong lechon kawali (pork belly with shishito) and totsong talong (fried eggplant with tofu and fermented black beans). The cocktails are excellent, too.

Pro hoops player-turned-flight-attendant-turned-chef Hampon Isom serves up fantastic comfort dishes influenced by his New Orleans roots at this Des Moines restaurant spun off from a popular food truck. That includes a new Sunday brunch with beignets and quiche with andouille sausage and mushrooms, best washed down with peach mimosas or bloody marys.