8 DC-Area Bottomless Brunches That Are Totally Worth the Splurge – Washingtonian

Get bottomless bloody Marys, mimosas, and margaritas at dLena. Photograph courtesy of dLena

Bottomless brunches used to be prolific around DCbut like everything else, the pandemic has changed the landscape (blame staffing shortages and shorter table time limits, among other things). Still, those looking for free-flowing mimosas, all-you-can-eat brunch plates, and other trappings of a hedonistic morningor lets face it, mid-afternoonarent without options.

Ambar and TTTAmbar (523 Eighth St., SE; 2901 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) TTT (2900 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 8407 Ramsey Ave., Silver Spring)Theres a reason restaurateur Ivan Iricanin is known as the All You Can Eat King of Washington. His Balkan concept, Ambar, and TTT Mexican restaurants serve AYCE food menus for both brunch and dinner, with bottomless drink options in DC (libations are a mere .25 cents in Virginia, per state laws). Options are plentiful on the menus, which are mostly below $40 per personit just depends whether youre more in the mood for rakia cocktails and Southeastern European fare, or margaritas and huevos rancheros.

Compass Rose1346 T St., NWRose Prevites globetrotting Shaw restaurant is a relaxing space to linger on a Sunday, when endless orange or grapefruit mimosas are yours for $30. The menu spans from North African shakshuka to the restaurants famed Georgian khachapuri (cheese bread). While its not bottomless, per se, you can get a very filling taste of all small plates in a brunch tour of the world ($30 for omnivore or vegetarian).

dLea476 K St., NWRestaurateur Richard Sandovals new wood-fired Mexican restaurant in Mount Vernon Triangle serves bottomless food and drink for weekend brunch ($49 per person; $30 without drinks). Plates include options like birria tacos, tuna ceviche, shrimp enchiladas, and Mexican scrambled eggs, which you can wash down with any of the four Ms (mimosas, Marys, margaritas, and micheladas).

Dukes GroceryLocations in Dupont, Woodley Park, and Foggy BottomIn addition to having one of the lengthiest happy hours in DC (it runs from noon to 7 PM on weekdays), this string of gastropubs encourages patrons to lingerup to 90 minuteson weekends with bottomless bevvies (their word). Pick between mimosas or house bloody Marys ($24) and then order up one of the decadent brunch burgers or a proper English breakfast.

The Fainting Goat1330 U St., NWThe U Street corridor gastropub dishes up a comforting, no-fuss brunch menu with dishes like sausage-egg-and-cheese sandwiches and waffles. Soak up bottomless sangria, bloodies, or mimosaswith a choice of orange, cranberry, or mango juiceplus a must-share for the table: goat cheese fondue. The all-you-can-drink option is $22 per person.

Palette 224053 Campbell Ave., ArlingtonAll-you-can-eat isnt just a weekend affair at this artsy-industrial space in Shirlington. Diners can order bottomless menus for lunch ($29.22) and dinner ($34.22) as well as brunch ($26.92). Theres a lot to choose from on the eclectic menus. At brunch that means anything from pizza to tacos, bao buns, waffles, and lumpia spring rolls. Add on brunch drinks like bellinis, mimosas, and bloodies for $4.22 each.

Mission1606 20th St., NW;1221 Van St., SEThese sister Mexican bars in Dupont and Navy Yard throw brunch for a young party crowd with bottomless house margaritas, Bud Lights, mimosas, and Marys ($26.99 per person). The menu chides that you must order a food itemone taco doesnt count! You must get two!and adds: Its a marathon, not a sprintplease drink responsibly (responsibly-ish?).

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Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia Universitys MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.

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