This Leslieville spot has been killing the brunch scene for years. Expect this cozy place to be packed every weekend with people queuing up for its menu of breakfast poutine and BYOBennies.

Everything is made from scratch at this homey bakery on St. Clair West, where people flock to feast on the addictive biscuits smothered with homemade sausage gravy and a little hot sauce.

It’s cash only at this popular Riverside restaurant, where you’ll find plates of salads and eggs accompanying freshly baked baguettes and their signature brioche bread.

This airy, tall-ceilinged restaurant in Liberty Village is definitely fancier than other neighbourhood haunts on this list. Expect a lineup to gorge on their fluffy buttermilk pancakes and sip daintily on mimosas.

Egyptian brunch might be the best thing that happened to weekends in Toronto. Yes, the queues at this fave near Little India certainly require patience, but when you’re done you’ll wonder why falafels, eggs and foole aren’t on everybody’s menu.

Another Liberty Village fave, this spot is less of a quaint grandma-friendly eatery and more of an industrial hang where you can douse towering piles of fluffy pancakes with accompanying shot glasses of maple syrup.

All-day breakfast at this King East restaurant is renowned around town for its menu of Belgian waffles and famous eggs bennies, with options to add some juicy peameal back from Brown Brothers.

There’ll probably be quite a few hangry post-partiers waiting outside this bright Dundas West eatery with a second floor to look out over the masses as you destroy your plate of sausages and sunny-side-ups.

You’ll want to go back to bed after downing their Beastwich, a fried chicken sandwich with pork sausage gravy. Other indulgent eats from this meat-heavy spot on King West include crispy pig ears and bacon to go with your Ace Hill beer.

It’s brunch everyday at this restaurant on Dundas West with a special eggs benny that subs hollandaise for mushroom tarragon cream and all sorts of fun brunch cocktails to get your day started right.

This humble Little Italy classic has been serving bubble gut-calming meals to hungover college kids for 25 years. It’s a no frills spot, but expect wait times that range from half an hour to an hour at peak hangry time.

A charming diner in Riverside with comfy booths for your tired bones, it’s all about the full English breakfast plate with smoked sausage and crispy hash browns. Their DIY mimosa also lets you pour your own poison with a mini bottle of Henkell Trocken.