Where to Get Brunch and Weekend Breakfast in Burlington
Burlington, Vermont — updated August 21, 2026
Burlington's most talked-about kitchens don't unlock the doors until 4 or 5pm, so the real brunch map runs through bakeries, single-origin coffee bars and one Vietnamese kitchen that opens at 11am on weekends.
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Brunch in Burlington is shaped by an odd fact about the city's restaurant scene: several of its highest-rated kitchens, including Honey Road and Hen of the Wood, don't serve a thing before late afternoon. That pushes the late-morning meal toward bakeries, specialty coffee bars and the handful of kitchens that open before noon. The four below are the ones with morning hours on the door and enough reviews behind them to be worth planning around.
1. Mirabelles Bakery
The closest thing on this list to a full sit-down breakfast: Mirabelles builds breakfast sandwiches on its own biscuits, alongside pastries, macarons, cookies and mini desserts. Hours are the thing to note. It runs Monday through Saturday, 8am to 4pm, and is closed Sunday, which rules out the classic Sunday brunch slot and makes Saturday morning the busy one. It sits at 3060 Williston Rd in South Burlington rather than downtown, so factor in the drive. At 4.7 across 630 reviews, the rating is settled rather than provisional. Cakes and larger desserts are stocked through the day if you're combining breakfast with a pickup.
2. Pho Hong
The strongest evidence base here by a wide margin: 4.8 from more than 1,400 reviews, for homemade Vietnamese cooking at 325 N Winooski Ave. The catch is the schedule. Pho Hong opens at 11am only on Friday and Saturday, serves until 3pm, then closes between 3 and 5pm before dinner. Tuesday through Thursday it doesn't open until 3pm, and it is closed Sunday and Monday. The house guidance is that the 11am to 2pm weekend window is usually not too busy, which makes it the calmest time to go. The drinks list includes ca phe sua da, iced espresso with condensed milk, and Thai iced tea.
3. Onyx Tonics Specialty Coffee
A downtown coffee bar at 126 College St that keeps six or more single-origin coffees brewing at any time, plus tea and baked goods. This is brunch for people who want the coffee to be the point rather than an afterthought. Hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Saturday and 9am to 4pm Sunday, so it is one of the few places on this list that covers a Sunday morning. The 4.8 rating across 461 reviews is well established for a shop this size. It closes on December 31 and January 1, worth knowing if you're in town over the holidays.
4. Speeder & Earl's Coffee
The earliest opening on the list: 6:30am on weekdays, running to 6pm, at 412 Pine St in the South End. That makes it the option for anyone whose brunch actually starts at breakfast hour. The company roasts daily at a Williston roastery, which is not open to the public, and sells bagged beans including its Speeder's Blend, Maple French Roast and Stowe Sunrise. Its 4.7 rating comes from 465 reviews, a comparable base to Onyx Tonics, so treat the two as equally proven and pick on location. Hours occasionally extend later for neighborhood events such as Art Hop.
What we left off
No chains or closed businesses were cut. Four well-reviewed Burlington restaurants that had appeared under this heading do not serve brunch at all: May Day, Frankie's, Hen of the Wood - Burlington and Honey Road all open at 4 or 5pm, seven days a week. They are worth a dinner reservation, but none of them can answer the question this guide asks.