Booze & Budget-Friendly Brunch in DC
What is the weekend for if not waking up late, stuffing your face with salty breakfast meats, washing it all down with alcohol, then napping until it gets dark again? Saturday and Sunday brunches are potentially addictive -- they allow one to be social while feeling like shit and catching up on last night's debaucherous events while nursing the shakes. In order to avoid spending your weekend cash searching for the perfect hair of the dog, adhere to this list of brunches to satisfy your appetite for cheap champagne.
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Nage
1600 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Pretend to be fancy in Dupont Circle at Nage, a trendy French bistro. What else would you want in your stomach after a night of barfing than brioche French toast with … chocolate ganache, caramel orange syrup, bruleed banana, and apple smoked bacon? And I'm sure you can find $11 in the pits of your purse to pay for it. And if you're really suffering from empty wallet syndrome, the truffled mac and cheese is a mere $7. Combine that with a mimosa, and you've got your day's worth of vitamin C and calcium. Right? [link]
Kramerbooks
1517 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The website says something about a complimentary strawberry mimosa and the second drink being $1.50. This trendy Dupont Circle bookshop/cafe goes all out for the weekend … midmorning meal. Brie, basil, and tomato omelet? A variety of benedicts to choose from? Though the food prices are the highest on this list, with such cheap drink deals, you'll probably have a few hours before regretting the $16.95 for food. (photo) [link]
Levante's
1320 19th St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Do you want fried cheese with your omelet? Levante's brunch buffet costs under $20 and includes three mimosas. Combine eggs benedict with grape leaves and other Greek … treats. The topper is that even though it's breakfast, you're not denied Levante's signature bread and olive oil, all warm and sopping with goodness. [link]
Mr. Henry's
601 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
All you need to know: all you can eat waffle bar. Did life exist before this concept? Keep 'em coming morning beverage specials (including screwdrivers!) and … artery-clogging food to pad your pre-winter body in rolls of fat. All will make your hangover and ambition for the day fade very quickly. There's nothing like enjoying a classless meal in a bar that offers a reverse happy hour on Sundays (2-for-1 drink specials from 9:30 p.m. on). Sigh. (photo) [link]
Tabaq
1336 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Since Tabaq's dinnertime prices put a strain on the average DC resident's wallet, going for brunch buys you delicious food, cheap drinks, and that spectacular open-air … view of the city. Mimosas (poured into dainty champagne flutes) and bloody Marys run $3 a pop. Get the Tabaq breakfast for less than $12 for a wide variety of fats, proteins, and starches. Mmm, lamb sausage. (photo) [link]
Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NW
Washington, DC 20010
Sit in comfy chairs once housed by a minivan. Order the never-ending basket of bacon for $4. Make sure that every time your server brings out a new tray of pig scrapings, … you put in your order for another to make it worth your while. The bottomless mimosas are $12, and Wonderland offers its own signature beverage -- the Wonderland mimosa, a nausea-inducing combination of orange juice and Miller High Life. Took that "champagne of beers" thing a little too literally. (photo) [link]
Creme
1322 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Anytime you order pancakes at Creme, the chef personally presents them to you with a giant grin, since he sizes the pancakes to the measure of your head. Not only does … the restaurant carry many Creole- and southern-inspired options to fill your tum, they offer the perfect hangover cure -- bottomless mimosas or bloody Marys for $15. I've also never experienced a friendlier waitstaff; I definitely wanted to put many of my waitresses in doggie bags and take them home with me. All in all, this brunch will run you about $30 per person with tax and tip. (photo) [link]
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