Best boozy brunches in Montreal for bottomless mimosas and more

Following hot on the heels of the evening and lunch services at this Italo-Japanese restaurant at the southern gate of Montreal's Chinatown, Tiramisu now cooks up a Più Che Perfetto brunch that mixes up cuisines with a booze morning service. Running from 10am to 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays, it just goes to show that it's never too early to eat pasta or pizza with a brunch of cocktails.

Shake up your usual brunch menu at this Peruvian spot serving up hangover-friendly dishes (with all-you-can-drink mimosas) like the buger pescador (brioche bun, panko-fried mahi mahi, salsa criolla with radish, mirror duck egg, coriander aioli, jalapeno yogurt and plantain chips) and la dorada (think French toast toppedwith vanilla ricotta, lucuma yogurt, strawberries, blackberries, pecans and drowned in maple syrup). 

Located in the heart of Old Montreal, Wolf and Workman not only offers gourmet dishes that have everything to get you back on your feet after a big night out, but every weekend it's all-you-can-drink mimosas for cheap Dine on Scotch eggs, mushroom omelettes, blueberry-bacon pancakes, or a traditional full English breakfast—whatever your heart desires. Waiter, another round of mimosas please!

All-you-can-drink mimosas is good, but all-you-can-drink mimosas, beers and ciders is even better, and all-you-can-drink mimosas, beers, ciders plus a food menu is just incredible! It happens at the microbrewery Le Saint-Houblon, which now has two locations in Montreal. Among the all-you-can-eat options are scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, beer sausage pogos, pastries and berries, okonomiyaki, tomato and beans and more.

This Spanish-influenced Villeray spot is best known as a happening nighttime hangout, but those in the know head there for brunch too. Pair a pitcher of their signature pineapple sangria with garlicky, creamy patatas bravas and a sunny side egg, or a morning cassoulet featuring spicy chorizo, beans, tomato and eggs. On the sweet side, the thin, buttery crepes with caramelized apples and funky Manchego cheese are a must.

When you ask Montreal chefs where they eat when it’s not in their own places, 90% answer this Little Burgundy icon. That’s because it’s home to rich, indulgent, comforting food that’s creative and nonchalant all at once (and being home to one of the best burgers in Montreal). Head there for a weekend brunch that features specially conceived morning cocktails (the Afoiegwato involves ice cream and coffee alongside liqueurs) to go with dishes like chicken and waffles, simply scrumptious Benedicts and fancy omelettes (one includes duck confit). Good morning!

The British inflections of this beloved Mile End spot shine through loud and clear in the menu, with dishes like the sausage and egg roll, scones with jam, a variety of finger-lickingly good sandwiches and a range of rotating specials and monthly creations. Enjoy any of those with a Dusty Rose—a lovely, floral gin cocktail—or any one of the other equally subtle, sophisticated, flavoursome tipples.

This beautiful Old Montreal space will light up your soul just with its looks. Buttery beige leather banquettes invite you to slide in and soak up all the semicircular shapes that tie in the design, specked with globe lights and black iron details. Start with a short, stout and mighty spicy Caesar as you ponder your order: Will you have the lauded homemade black pudding topped with a fried egg and served with a snappy carrot chutney, or the Insta-famous stack of ricotta pancakes? Maybe a fried chicken sandiwich so big your face can disappear into it?

A glittering mainstay of the fancy Laurier Avenue West, Leméac is the kind of place you need to honour by clinking mimosas as soon as you sit down. Pick a table by the front window—or on the vast terrasse in the summer—and let the twinkly, upper echelon scene envelope you. Order a good bottle of white and change your life forever with the pain perdu, a six-inch tall work of art that’s half French toast, half bread pudding. The lox and blinis are also a favourite here.

There’s a general lightness of being at this spot in Little Burgundy, where everything—from the interior design to the menu—is green, bright, fresh and elevating. The avocado toast here is the best in town, but just in case you feel too healthy, get a side of sweets: maybe an order of the Oprah-approved s’mores cookies? The salads are plentiful and multi-textured, like the Tawni, which includes everything from roasted yam to farro to herbed feta. For drinks, you can’t say no to a fresh-peach juice bellini.

If you're looking for a place to drink mimosas at will to the sound of a DJ in full swing, chances are your wishes will be fulfilled at Jacopo. However, note that there's typically only one date every month when it will be possible. It's an Italian brunch with bellinis and mimosas à volonté for $30, though; hard to resist. Consult their website with the link below for more information.

This neighbourhood restaurant opened by food figure Caroline Dumas in Outremont has a sunshiny atmosphere any time of day—it’s the type of place locals get greeted like at Cheers. Brunchtime hops with incredible positive energy both indoors and, in summer months, on the small streetside terrasse, where people munch on their morning braised octopus (yep) and Turkish eggs or, the star of the show, the incredible shareable Jerusalem Platter for two, featuring dozens of tasty little dishes of spreads, salads and braised veggies with a centrepiece of hard-boiled eggs and toast. Cheers to its plenitude with any of the morning cocktails, but we highly recommend the fizzy, bearish Oiseau du Paradis.

Hear us out: A pub—wait for it—with food. You’d stop us because, yeah, you’ve heard that one before. What you haven’t heard is that Réservoir’s chef and bartenders are among the best in town at it. Chef Marc-Alexandre Mercier wasn’t a talent to be wasted when the beloved local joint Hôtel Herman was no more and was scooped up to produce amazing menus with heretofore unseen combos. Dishes like cockerels with cream and sherry blood sausage with celery root are nicely rounded out with beer mimosas, and that’s a win in our books.

You can be sure that a place whose central feature is a giant oval bar knows how to make a good drink. The Sunday brunch buffet at this restaurant within the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel draws crowds of locals that are so big, they threaten to muscle out the hotel guests. Get ready for a brunch buffet with oodles of omelettes, piles of pancakes, beautiful Benedicts, a raw bar and pastry counter—not to mention the cocktails. There are five champagnes you can order by the glass, just to give you an idea.

Want to start the day with satisfying classics with a bit of a Latin twist? Ville Émard’s Monk is your place, not only for a calming, humming atmosphere but for the killer breakfast sandwich or the Monte Cristo: French toast served with their signature shredded ham, cheese, eggs and taters. Take advantage of this buvette-by-night’s well appointed wine list for a sophisticated morning tipple.

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Bar’s in the name, bar’s in the game at this all-day flavour palace that’s the perfect place for a morning meal. The brunch features open-faced focaccia sammies stacked with the likes of ricotta and rapini or pork and tonnato, and a refreshing morning arugula and radicchio salad topped with a soft-boiled egg. Pair these indulgences with a nice macerated wine or a round of Piscines: prosecco served on ice.

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The carnivalesque weekend-brunch din at this huge bar on the corner of Saint-Laurent and Marie-Anne will get your fuzzy morning brain fizzing with the start of an energy wave. Lean into that feeling by pairing your eggs with a pint from the extensive draft cider menu, or a Bellini Darling—their twist on the classic fizzy peach drink, featuring a dash of chai spice. The music is loud here so you might not hear much of the conversation—but some mornings that can be a blessing.

Mile End’s preferred British style pub does a mean full English, complete with blood sausage, fried mushrooms and baked beans, but vegetarians will appreciate the Dahly Parton, which pairs a yummy dahl curry with cheese curds, a poached egg and toast. The special morning cocktails include a primo Pimm’s Cup and the bracing Red Kite: Campari, grapefruit juice and lime.

Pair your breakfast poutine—topped with the perfectly jammy-yoked poached egg—or your fried chicken club sandwich with a Hot Shot at this Mile End breakfast joint: peanut butter whiskey mixed with chilled expresso and milk mousse. Yowza! You can also order a whole bottle of prosecco for the table (or, you know, just for you), and it comes with the juice of your choice for self-mixed mimosas. Now you’re talkin’.

It starts with the old-school hip-hop playing on the system and continues with the fully loaded bagels: in short, Arthurs feels like home. People go for the Grand Slam served on the weekend, which includes fried eggs, beef bacon and spicy fried chicken, all drenched in as much maple syrup as you like. You can have latkes served with poached eggs and smoked salmon, or their simply delish smashed avo toast. But one thing’s for sure: the strong mimosa is a draw! The morning cocktail game is strong, with a peach Bellini, a signature Caesar that's sassy and spicy, and a cold brew martini that gets the day going in every day.

Marcus at brunch is a whole other vibe then in the evening, when it's all glitterati and big big dollahs. The brunch at this Four Seasons Hotel restaurant is affordable and surprisingly unfussy, with the likes of steak and eggs or chicken and waffles. Go with a gang or even solo, if you sit at the bar by the terrace and enjoy the people watching. The bar is a handy place to sit if you want to get your hair-of-the-dog in early, maybe in the form of a Who Rum the World? Any drink that nods at Queen Bey PLUS mixes flavoured rums with vanilla and “fresh fluffy orange juice” has already got us in a good mood.

This list of the best brunches in Montreal is all you’ll need to find the booziest, sweetest most savory weekend meals.

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