Breakfast and Weekend Brunch Spots in Cincinnati, OH: Cozy corners, and flavor-packed plates

The Maplewood Kitchen and Bar is a spacious, contemporary café located in Downtown’s 84.51º Building on Race Street that serves authentic Californian cuisine in a magical setting. The bright, 150-seat restaurant features clean lines, white-washed woodwork, and expansive windows with breathtaking views and serves a creative menu of West Coast-style cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Using locally sourced and seasonal ingredients to create innovative dishes, the breakfast menu features classic dishes such as avocado Benedict – a play on eggs Benedict –a quinoa and farro bowl, steak and eggs, signature omelets, and freshly baked bread from Sixteen Bricks Artisan Bakehouse.

Maplewood Kitchen and Bar, 525 Race St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: 513-421-2100,

Wild Eggs is a creative eatery that offers a fresh approach to traditional breakfast, brunch, and lunch through a variety of creative and innovative dishes. Breakfast basics include biscuits and gravy, house-made cinnamon rolls, old fashioned oatmeal, and house-made granola with dried fruit along with crepes, pancakes, waffles, and French toast. Hearty entrees range from breakfast nachos, chili verde huevos rancheros, and Greek frittatas to breakfast burritos, Mexico City Maria’s Chilaquiles, and wild mushroom and roasted garlic scramble. Wild Eggs is open for breakfast and lunch, seven days a week.

Wild Eggs, 301 E 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: 513-655-6707,

The French Crust Cafe and Bistro is a little slice of Paris in the heart of Boston. Tucked away in Over-the-Rhine by Findlay Market, the cozy French bistro is headed up by Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, who presents a seasonal menu of French bistro-inspired dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dishes are prepared using fresh, locally sourced ingredients found at the Findlay Market across the road, and include handmade French-style pastries and chocolates, buttermilk pancakes, tarte fine, Swiss granola, eggs Benedict, and fresh fruit salad. The French Crust Café and Bistro also serves a variety of specialty coffees, teas, iced teas, and other beverages.

French Crust Cafe and Bistro, 1801 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: 513-455-3720

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Hang Over Easy is a casual, friendly diner with bright, eclectic décor and quirky furnishings that serves a menu of classic dishes with playful twists. Open for breakfast and lunch, seven days a week, Hang Over Easy has a creative menu of fun fare such as Menage a Trois (three slices of French toast with powdered sugar, butterm and warm syrup), Dirty Sanchez (scrambled eggs and chorizo, queso, fresh pico de gallo and sour cream), and Tachos (tater tots with queso, chorizo sausage, and fresh pico de gallo). Hang Over Easy has two locations – one in Cincinnati and one in Columbus.

Hang Over Easy, 13 W Charlton Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219, Phone: 513-221-5400