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11 spots to have brunch with your family
Flying Saucer is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

1. Flying Saucer

8.9
1123 N California Ave (at Haddon Ave.), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Humboldt Park · 34 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Organic steak and eggs for you, tofu sweet-potato hash for your vegan teen—all for under $20. Read more.

2. Walker Bros The Original Pancake House

9.2
153 Green Bay Rd (at Isabella St), Wilmette, IL
Breakfast Spot · 87 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: The way North Shore families flock here, those legendary apple pancakes have to be stuffed with something more than fruit and cinnamon. Read more.

Big Jones is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

3. Big Jones

8.3
5347 N Clark St (btwn W Summerdale Ave & W Balmoral Ave), Chicago, IL
Southern Food Restaurant · Andersonville · 138 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Light and airy popovers, blue crab cakes with poached eggs, free beignets while you wait: three reasons this is among the best brunches in the city. Read more.

Tre Kronor is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

4. Tre Kronor

9.0
3258 W Foster Ave (at Spaulding Ave), Chicago, IL
Scandinavian Restaurant · North Park · 83 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: The most expensive items on the breakfast menu at this always-packed Swedish fave top out at $8. (Hint: Try the pannekaker, thin Swedish pancakes with lingonberries, for just $6. Read more.

Milk & Honey Café is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

5. Milk & Honey Café

7.8
1920 W Division St (btwn Damen Ave & Wolcott Ave), Chicago, IL
Café · Wicker Park · 92 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Warm weather brings coveted additional patio seating at this overflowing Wicker Park breakfast and lunch fave. (That means more chances to eat the awesome baked goods.) Read more.

Julius Meinl Coffee House is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

6. Julius Meinl Coffee House

3601 N Southport Ave (at W Addison St), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lakeview · 69 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Who cares if Junior threw a fit before he got his kaiserschmarren (caramelized pancake)? You have your baked eggs served atop potato pancakes with Parmesan and truffle oil. All is right with the world Read more.

Wishbone Restaurant is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

7. Wishbone Restaurant

8.6
161 N Jefferson St (at Randolph), Chicago, IL
Southern Food Restaurant · Near West Side · 98 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Cornflake-dipped French toast, shrimp and grits, and kick-butt Bloody Marys served in a cheery space start the day off perf. Read more.

Orange is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

8. Orange

738 N Clark St (at W Superior St.), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Near North Side · 34 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Junior mixologists can custom craft juice blends to go along with their Fruity Pebble babycakes. Read more.

Uncommon Ground is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

9. Uncommon Ground

7.8
1401 W Devon Ave (at Glenwood Ave), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Edgewater · 78 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Take the tykes for a tour of the rooftop garden to see where the resto’s tasty ingredients grow. Read more.

Golden Olympic is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

10. Golden Olympic

1608 Chicago Ave (at Davis St), Evanston, IL
Diner · 13 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: A short stack of perfectly fluffy pancakes for wee appetites runs just $5 at this throwback Evanston diner. Read more.

Shaw's Crab House is one of 11 spots to have brunch with your family.

11. Shaw's Crab House

9.3
21 E Hubbard St (at N Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Near North Side · 221 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: The reward for a clean plate: a sweets table loaded with freshly spun cotton candy, lollipops, cakes and cookies. (Bonus for you: Kids eat free with a paying adult.) Read more.