Best Brunch in Midtown, Nashville

Rock-and-roll energy brunch at the Virgin Hotel. Live soul music Saturdays, DJs Sundays, occasional drag brunches. Fruity Pebble Waffle is as fun as it sounds. $40 bottomless mimosas or $60 for rose. “Sat: Live soul music (David Williford Group, 12–3 PM). Sun: DJ. Occasional drag brunches & songwriter showcases. Valet $10. Patio with outdoor heaters.”

“Sat: Live soul music (David Williford Group, 12–3 PM). Sun: DJ. Occasional drag brunches & songwriter showcases. Valet $10. Patio with outdoor heaters.”

Suzy Wong's puts it all in the name: drag show + brunch, courtesy of chef Arnold Myint (aka Suzy Wong). This is a full theatrical experience - three performers, interactive entertainment, and Asian fusion-meets-Southern food served… “$32/person includes 2-hour drag show, shared appetizers (biscuits, beignets, fruit), and one entree. Alcohol NOT included. Tax & gratuity extra. Reservations required via Resy.”

“$32/person includes 2-hour drag show, shared appetizers (biscuits, beignets, fruit), and one entree. Alcohol NOT included. Tax & gratuity extra. Reservations required via Resy.”

Conrad Nashville's Mediterranean dining room. Sat and Sun brunch 7 AM to 2:30 PM with blueberry pie pancakes and a porchetta Southern Benny. “Bar food is available after noon, and the lounge opens at 10:30 AM.”

“Bar food is available after noon, and the lounge opens at 10:30 AM.”

Hutton Hotel's West End Ave restaurant. Fri to Sun brunch 7 AM to 2 PM: bananas-foster pancakes, a corn-flake Monte Cristo and $10 mimosas.

Hotel Fraye's Broadway restaurant with brunch every morning and a Tue to Sat 3-6 PM Antler Bar happy hour: $9 classic cocktails, $8 wells. “A mimosa bottle is $30 and a mimosa magnum (serves 4 to 6) is $80.”

“A mimosa bottle is $30 and a mimosa magnum (serves 4 to 6) is $80.”

Kimpton Aertson's Broadway restaurant: weekend brunch 7 AM to 3 PM and a daily happy hour with $9 Manhattans and gimlets, $5 beer and $7 to $9 bites.

West End Ave comfort food with a Mon to Fri 3-6 PM happy hour: $4 drafts, $5 wine, $8 frozen cocktails, $6 queso. Brunch Fri to Mon 11 AM to 2 PM. “Bubbles & Juice is a $20 bottle of cava with orange juice on the side.”

“Bubbles & Juice is a $20 bottle of cava with orange juice on the side.”

West End standby since 1987 with breakfast daily from 8 AM and weekend brunch 10:30 AM to 2 PM: shrimp and Gouda grits, hot chicken biscuits, $12 mimosas. “Weekday mornings get the same breakfast and brunch menu, usually with less of a wait.”

“Weekday mornings get the same breakfast and brunch menu, usually with less of a wait.”

Party Fowl's Broadway outpost by Vanderbilt: hot chicken, boozy slushies and a happy hour that runs all day except Fri and Sat 5-9 PM. $3 mimosas on Sundays. “Menu includes a Nashville hot chicken benedict, loaded hot chicken biscuit, beignet bites and a Hangover Burger.”

“Menu includes a Nashville hot chicken benedict, loaded hot chicken biscuit, beignet bites and a Hangover Burger.”

Black-owned Demonbreun brunch spot with honey butter chicken and Cajun grits. Wed to Fri 4-8 PM happy hour: half off the whole bar, $10 wings and fries. “Weekday deals: Two Can Dine for $55 (two entrees, four sides, a bottle of champagne) and 4 for $100 (four entrees, eight sides, a bottle of champagne).”

“Weekday deals: Two Can Dine for $55 (two entrees, four sides, a bottle of champagne) and 4 for $100 (four entrees, eight sides, a bottle of champagne).”

Virgin Hotels' 14th-floor pool bar on the Music Row roundabout. Weekend brunch (Sat 11–4, Sun 10–4): $17 hot chicken and waffles, $15 Electric Mimosas. “Parties of five or more get one tab with a 22% service charge.”

“Parties of five or more get one tab with a 22% service charge.”

Conrad Nashville's third-floor whiskey bar. Mon to Sat 4-6 PM happy hour: $10 smashburger, $12 wings, $6 drafts, $10 margaritas. Sunday brunch 11 AM to 5 PM.