The best brunch in DC

The fantastic French fare explains why political royalty such as Michelle Obama and the Biden family have dined here. Although your inner-Francophile may have to wait one month for a weekend reservation, brunch seats are less in demand and the food is just as good. Expect lots of eggs and enough butter to kill a horse. Try to nab a seat on the outdoor patio for that extra Parsian flair.

Right in the middle of Adams Morgan Party Central, Perry’s drag queen brunch is offered every Sunday—now with reservations available. The fixed $25.95 price includes an all-you-can-eat buffet with dishes like salads, muffins and assorted bread, eggs, bacon, sausage, fruits and pastries. But we all know why you came: to feast your eyes on the fabulously dressed dancers who will entertain you to no end. Make sure you let them know if there’s a birthday in the house so they can pay you extra special attention.

At Ted’s you’ll find breakfast served all day and plates that will make you feel like a kid again without any judgment about overindulgence from your mom. Speaking of kids, feel free to bring yours—the restaurant is known for being family-friendly. Slip into a cozy booth and zone out to whatever old school movie the projection screen is playing. If you’re there for brunch, don’t even think about ordering anything but the walk-of-shame breakfast burrito, made with sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar, hash browns, green chili sauce with a side of hash browns.

For those with big appetites or who are traveling in a crowd, Richard Sandoval's El Centro D.F. is a great brunch option, serving up bottomless Mexican and Latin-Asian fusion small plates to pair with more creative drinks such as agua fresca cocktails and lychee bellinis. If you can get the whole table to agree on it, spring for the bottomless brunch option, which gets you endless food as well as all the mimosas, micheladas, bloody maries and margaritas you can drink for only $35.