Cornmeal pancakes from Willowsong. {Photograph} by Anna Kariel.
There’s no time like the current to get on the market this weekend and check out a brand new brunch spot. Listed below are among the DC space’s latest menus.
79 Potomac Ave., SE
This indoor/outside waterfront hangout—the third location of those boozy taquerias—gives a brief weekend menu with chicken-Milanese-stuffed tortas, tostadas rancheras, and huge format mimosas and margaritas. On Sundays, brunch doubles as a DJ-fueled get together.
461 Swann Ave., Alexandria
If you wish to delve right into a cinnamon roll skillet, a plate of eggs Florentine, and spicy tuna crispy rice on the identical brunch desk, head to the most recent location of this native chain, close to Potomac Yard. Drinks are equally various, together with DIY mimosas for the desk, espresso martinis, and varied spritzes and juleps. Weekend brunch begins at 8 AM, and a bakery/cafe additionally opens early for breakfast on daily basis.
1287 Fourth St., NE
Keith McNally’s New-York-born bistro is now open for weekend brunch. Snag a desk for French toast with orange crème fraîche; a traditional croque-monsieur; steak and eggs; or freshly baked croissants and caneles.
1475 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Stephen Starr’s newest DC restaurant—a revamp of this 119 yr outdated eating room close to the White Home—simply launched a brunch menu of dressed-up classics like poached eggs with truffle, caramelized French toast, and New York strip and eggs. You’ll additionally discover lunchier fare like crab desserts, a French dip, and a corned beef Reuben.
801 Wharf St., SW
This two-month outdated Wharf restaurant, which took over the Moon Rabbit house contained in the InterContinental Lodge, has weekday breakfast and weekend brunch menus with choices like carrot-flavored Greek yogurt, cornmeal pancakes with caramel apple sauce, avocado toast, and a hash brown topped with smoked salmon and trout roe. A perk for early risers: it opens at 7 AM every day.
