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If the maternal figure in your life is expecting waffles and bellinis on Mother’s Day, you don’t want to disappoint. To help find the perfect spot for celebrating, here’s a map of Philly restaurants with holiday brunches — and a handful of spots that aren’t doing anything Mother’s Day-specific, but are guaranteed to make Mom happy.

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 14, this year, so it’s high time to make a reservation. As of posting, all of these restaurants have tables available, but that’s bound to change.

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Brigantessa

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If the Neapolitan pies and panini aren’t enough to draw you in (hint: they should be), Brigantessa is also kicking off a bottomless-drinks brunch, starting May 6, with unlimited mimosas, Italian bloody Marys (with Calabrese chili), bloody Marias (a bloody Mary with tequila), and Greyhounds with gin or vodka, for $20.

Brigantessa now serves lunch
Brigantessa

Whetstone Tavern

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Bright, airy Whetstone Tavern has the right vibe for a spring brunch, and the menu is refreshingly different. Sure, you can go for the veggie and cheese omelet, but why not try the duck confit and butternut squash hash, or the breakfast poutine with tater tots, cheese curds, bacon gravy, scrapple chips, and a sunny-side egg.

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The Good King Tavern

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The Good King Tavern’s Sunday-only menu is available from 11 a.m. until close. This is your chance to treat mom to Eggs in Their Nest — red wine-poached eggs in a potato nest — or a croque monsieur (or madame, which adds a fried egg to the ham, cheese, and mornay sauce).

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Moshulu

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The deck doesn’t open until the following week, but you can still give Mom the gift of river views. The ship/restaurant is doing a Mother’s Day brunch buffet for $59 for adults and $25 for kids 2-12.

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Andrew and Kristin Wood’s very seasonal BYOB is adding a few tasty-sounding dishes to the brunch menu for Mother’s Day, including a baked ricotta pancake with Lancaster rhubarb, honey, and whipped cream, a grilled asparagus frittata, and pit-roasted spring lamb with grilled torta, potatoes, ash-cooked onions, and salsa verde.

Russet
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Little Nonna's

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Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran’s cozy Italian spot is doing a three-course prix fixe brunch for $40 a head. Their Barbuzzo, just a few blocks away at 13th and Sansom, is offering the same set-up, but with dishes that fit Barbuzzo’s Mediterranean menu.

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Le Cheri

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A French brunch feels more elegant, non? Le Cheri’s menu covers the classics (omelets, croquet monsieur, quiche Lorraine), along with a not-to-be-skipped cheese section, create-your-own Royale cocktails, and a selection of mini-pastries you’ll want to get for the table (or yourself — no judging here).

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Usually the views are the main reason to grab a table at XIX (call it “Nineteen” if you’re saying it aloud) at Hyatt at the Bellevue, but a buffet with a raw bar, cheese and charcuterie stations, Maryland crab cake benedicts, and mini-cakes for dessert will also do the trick. It’s $72 per person.

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Sofitel Philadelphia

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Make sure you don’t have food in your teeth while you’re digging into the Mother’s Day buffet brunch at the Sofitel, because the hotel is also setting up a photo booth for free family portraits. There’s also a bloody Mary bar. It’s $65 for adults and $32.50 for kids under 12.

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Aqimero

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The Mother’s Day brunch at Aqimero at the Ritz-Carlton is pricey, but don’t forget: It comes with unlimited bloody Marys, mimosas, and bellinis. Balance out all that Champagne with French toast, huevos rancheros, and lobster avocado toast. There’s also a raw bar and carving stations. It’s $125 per person.

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Gran Caffe L'Aquila

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Owner Stefano Biasini, who’s won the World Cup of Gelato for his native Italy (and is competing on the U.S. team this year), is making a Mother’s Day gelato at Gran Caffe L’Aquila with white chocolate, orange blossom, and an Italian orange liqueur. The restaurant is also highlighting a different Italian city with a dedicated menu every week: For May 8-14 the focus is on Florence. The regular menu will be available, too — but the Florence one has crespelle all Fiorentina, a crepe filled with ricotta, parmesan, and spinach, topped with tomato sauce and a bit of bechamel.

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In addition to Opa’s regular menu, the Greek restaurant is doing a set brunch with a lobster avocado omelet, a house-made pastry, and a mimosa, for $25. Mom also gets a flower. Out back in Drury Beer Garden, the Mother’s Day special is a burger and a beer for just $10.

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White Dog Café

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White Dog Café did local, sustainable, and organic before they were cool. All three locations — the original in University City, plus Haverford and Wayne — serve brunch, with highlights like Kennett Square mushroom soup (Kennett Square calls itself the Mushroom Capital of the World), an asparagus and gruyere quiche, and S’mores-stuffed French toast.

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Urban Farmer

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Terry White, the new executive chef at Urban Farmer, took time out from creating his new menus to put together an elaborate Mother’s Day brunch, with everything from monkey bread, to Belgian waffles, to prime rib. There’s also a “little farmers station” to please the younger palates, and a decadent dessert list. It’s $75 for the grown-ups and $22 for kids 10 and under.

Take A Tour Of Urban Farmer, The Logan Hotel's Farm-Driven Steakhouse
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London Grill

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Take mom to the Barnes or Rodin Museum followed by brunch at London Grill, which has a make-your-own bloody Mary bar and a mix of savory and sweet al la carte options, like a ricotta chocolate chip crepe and eggs Florentine. Or, if you’re craving something less breakfast-y, go for the lamb pot pie or the spring pea and ricotta ravioli.

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Franklin Square

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After a spin on the carousel, head inside the Franklin Square Pavilion for a Mother’s Day Brunch with food from Cooperage (which also runs SquareBurger). There are four seatings between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and you need to buy tickets, for $25.

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Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Multiple Locations)

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Each Iron Hill location will have a different a la carte Mother’s Day menu, but all 12 of them will be toasting mom with Mother’s Intuition, a Belgian-style wheat beer infused with hibiscus flowers and orange blossom honey. They’re also all offering a seafood risotto with Maine lobster, scallops, and shrimp in a lobster-chardonnay cream sauce.

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Mistral KOP

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Scott Anderson’s King of Prussia outpost of Mistral is keeping it relatively simple — at least compared to the eat-until-you’re-stuffed buffets — with a two-course prix fixe brunch with pastries, Greek yogurt parfaits, lemon and ricotta pancakes, and a few more choices. It’s $29 per person.

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Brigantessa

If the Neapolitan pies and panini aren’t enough to draw you in (hint: they should be), Brigantessa is also kicking off a bottomless-drinks brunch, starting May 6, with unlimited mimosas, Italian bloody Marys (with Calabrese chili), bloody Marias (a bloody Mary with tequila), and Greyhounds with gin or vodka, for $20.

Brigantessa now serves lunch
Brigantessa

Whetstone Tavern

Bright, airy Whetstone Tavern has the right vibe for a spring brunch, and the menu is refreshingly different. Sure, you can go for the veggie and cheese omelet, but why not try the duck confit and butternut squash hash, or the breakfast poutine with tater tots, cheese curds, bacon gravy, scrapple chips, and a sunny-side egg.

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The Good King Tavern

The Good King Tavern’s Sunday-only menu is available from 11 a.m. until close. This is your chance to treat mom to Eggs in Their Nest — red wine-poached eggs in a potato nest — or a croque monsieur (or madame, which adds a fried egg to the ham, cheese, and mornay sauce).

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodKingTavern/photos/a.344224155748236.1073741834.122794867891167/344224232414895/?type=3&theater">Good King/Facebook</a>
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Moshulu

The deck doesn’t open until the following week, but you can still give Mom the gift of river views. The ship/restaurant is doing a Mother’s Day brunch buffet for $59 for adults and $25 for kids 2-12.

Moshulu
Facebook

Russet

Andrew and Kristin Wood’s very seasonal BYOB is adding a few tasty-sounding dishes to the brunch menu for Mother’s Day, including a baked ricotta pancake with Lancaster rhubarb, honey, and whipped cream, a grilled asparagus frittata, and pit-roasted spring lamb with grilled torta, potatoes, ash-cooked onions, and salsa verde.

Russet
Russet
Rachel Vigoda

Little Nonna's

Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran’s cozy Italian spot is doing a three-course prix fixe brunch for $40 a head. Their Barbuzzo, just a few blocks away at 13th and Sansom, is offering the same set-up, but with dishes that fit Barbuzzo’s Mediterranean menu.

Little Nonna’s
Facebook

Le Cheri

A French brunch feels more elegant, non? Le Cheri’s menu covers the classics (omelets, croquet monsieur, quiche Lorraine), along with a not-to-be-skipped cheese section, create-your-own Royale cocktails, and a selection of mini-pastries you’ll want to get for the table (or yourself — no judging here).

Le Cheri
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XIX

Usually the views are the main reason to grab a table at XIX (call it “Nineteen” if you’re saying it aloud) at Hyatt at the Bellevue, but a buffet with a raw bar, cheese and charcuterie stations, Maryland crab cake benedicts, and mini-cakes for dessert will also do the trick. It’s $72 per person.

XIX
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Sofitel Philadelphia

Make sure you don’t have food in your teeth while you’re digging into the Mother’s Day buffet brunch at the Sofitel, because the hotel is also setting up a photo booth for free family portraits. There’s also a bloody Mary bar. It’s $65 for adults and $32.50 for kids under 12.

Sofitel Philadelphia
Official

Aqimero

The Mother’s Day brunch at Aqimero at the Ritz-Carlton is pricey, but don’t forget: It comes with unlimited bloody Marys, mimosas, and bellinis. Balance out all that Champagne with French toast, huevos rancheros, and lobster avocado toast. There’s also a raw bar and carving stations. It’s $125 per person.

Aqimero
Official

Gran Caffe L'Aquila

Owner Stefano Biasini, who’s won the World Cup of Gelato for his native Italy (and is competing on the U.S. team this year), is making a Mother’s Day gelato at Gran Caffe L’Aquila with white chocolate, orange blossom, and an Italian orange liqueur. The restaurant is also highlighting a different Italian city with a dedicated menu every week: For May 8-14 the focus is on Florence. The regular menu will be available, too — but the Florence one has crespelle all Fiorentina, a crepe filled with ricotta, parmesan, and spinach, topped with tomato sauce and a bit of bechamel.

Gran Caffe L’Aquila
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Opa

In addition to Opa’s regular menu, the Greek restaurant is doing a set brunch with a lobster avocado omelet, a house-made pastry, and a mimosa, for $25. Mom also gets a flower. Out back in Drury Beer Garden, the Mother’s Day special is a burger and a beer for just $10.

Opa
Facebook

White Dog Café

White Dog Café did local, sustainable, and organic before they were cool. All three locations — the original in University City, plus Haverford and Wayne — serve brunch, with highlights like Kennett Square mushroom soup (Kennett Square calls itself the Mushroom Capital of the World), an asparagus and gruyere quiche, and S’mores-stuffed French toast.

White Dog Café
Facebook

Urban Farmer

Terry White, the new executive chef at Urban Farmer, took time out from creating his new menus to put together an elaborate Mother’s Day brunch, with everything from monkey bread, to Belgian waffles, to prime rib. There’s also a “little farmers station” to please the younger palates, and a decadent dessert list. It’s $75 for the grown-ups and $22 for kids 10 and under.

Take A Tour Of Urban Farmer, The Logan Hotel's Farm-Driven Steakhouse
Urban Farmer
Hillary Petrozziello

London Grill

Take mom to the Barnes or Rodin Museum followed by brunch at London Grill, which has a make-your-own bloody Mary bar and a mix of savory and sweet al la carte options, like a ricotta chocolate chip crepe and eggs Florentine. Or, if you’re craving something less breakfast-y, go for the lamb pot pie or the spring pea and ricotta ravioli.

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Franklin Square

After a spin on the carousel, head inside the Franklin Square Pavilion for a Mother’s Day Brunch with food from Cooperage (which also runs SquareBurger). There are four seatings between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and you need to buy tickets, for $25.

Franklin Square
Facebook

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Multiple Locations)

Each Iron Hill location will have a different a la carte Mother’s Day menu, but all 12 of them will be toasting mom with Mother’s Intuition, a Belgian-style wheat beer infused with hibiscus flowers and orange blossom honey. They’re also all offering a seafood risotto with Maine lobster, scallops, and shrimp in a lobster-chardonnay cream sauce.

Iron Hill
Facebook

Mistral KOP

Scott Anderson’s King of Prussia outpost of Mistral is keeping it relatively simple — at least compared to the eat-until-you’re-stuffed buffets — with a two-course prix fixe brunch with pastries, Greek yogurt parfaits, lemon and ricotta pancakes, and a few more choices. It’s $29 per person.

Mistral KOP
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