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Rochester brunch picks, from a from-scratch bakery kitchen to a Greek sweets counter, per CITY Magazine and (585) Magazine.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in (585) Magazine and CITY Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Locals Only · Rochester
A Rochester brunch spot with an inventive menu that runs to dishes like sushi tacos.
Brown Hound Downtown
Brown Hound Downtown opened at 500 University Avenue inside the Memorial Art Gallery, CITY Magazine's Katie Libby reported, after chef Aser moved the original Bristol room to Canandaigua and took up a second space in the city. It carries a bakery where Aser works as pastry chef, plus a bistro on the veranda, run on the same local and seasonal footing. Come for brunch on the veranda and finish with something from the bakery.
CRISP Rochester · South Wedge
A South Wedge spot popular for its Sunday and Monday brunch, with a Texas-leaning menu of breakfast nachos with chorizo, gravy-covered eggs benedict, and chicken-fried steak, per (585) Magazine. Come on a weekend morning and order the breakfast nachos.
The Mad Hatter Restaurant & Bakery · Park Meigs
The Mad Hatter Restaurant and Bakery moved to 176 South Goodman Street and expanded its from-scratch bakery, as CITY Magazine's Katie Libby reported. Breakfast runs until 11 on weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday, with lunch through mid-afternoon and high tea by reservation. Come on a weekend morning for the all-day breakfast, and take something from the bakery case on the way out.
Voula's · Culver Merchants
Voula's Greek Sweets is a Greek bakery and kitchen whose horiatiki salad (585) Magazine's Naz Banu calls well known around Rochester and worth the mention anyway, juicy wedges of ripe tomato, spicy red onion slivers, crunchy cucumber planks and salty olives in Greek olive oil and red wine vinegar. CITY Magazine counts it among the businesses that gave a share of sales away during the shutdown. Order the horiatiki with a pastry.