Immortalised as the coolest meal of the day by the inimitable quartet from Sex and the City, brunch is that luxuriously languid affair that takes place sometime between 10am and 4pm, preferably on a Saturday or Sunday. If you always miss the 11 o’ clock cut-off for weekend breakfasts, or are simply looking for a place to indulge in a protracted daytime feast on your day off, we’ve hunted down the eateries that do brunch best.

Cape Town

Birds Boutique Café
When? Saturday 8am to 2pm.
Try the apple, pear or plum strudel.

Caveau at the Mill
When? Sundays 10am to 3pm.
Try the eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce.

Caffe Milano
When? Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon to 4pm.
Try the eggs benedict.

Café Paradiso
When? Saturday 8am to 12pm, Sunday 9am to 12 noon.
Try the poached egg and smoked salmon ciabatta and farmhouse steak.

The Foodbarn
When? Saturday and Sunday 8 to 12 noon.
Try the eggs benedict (various options) and open toasted croissant and toasted ciabatta.

Greens on Park
When? Saturday and Sunday 8am to 6pm.
Try the eggs benedict (various options) and banana loaf French toast.

Hemelhuijs
When? Saturday 9am to 2:30pm.
Try the poached eggs and hollandaise.

La Bruixa
When? Saturday 8am to 12 noon.
Try the crumpets with honey and toasted almonds, or poached egg with gypsy ham.

Lazari Food Gallery
When? Saturday 8am to 2:30pm, Sunday 8:30am to 2:30pm.
Try the eggs benedict with salmon, ham or bacon.

Manna Epicure
When? Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm.
Try the poached egg, salmon and avocado on coconut bread.

Olympia
When? From 7am to 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday.
Try the omelettes (various options).

Superette
When? Saturday 8:30am to 2pm.
Try the mushrooms on toast with cream cheese.

Table Thirteen
When? Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Try the bacon, white bread toast, eggs (fried, scrambled or poached), rocket and cooked tomato.

Tashas Constantia
When? Saturday 7am to 6pm, Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Try the Doctor paw-paw.

The Sidewalk Café
When? Saturday 8am to 3pm, Sunday 9am to 2pm.
Try the poached eggs and hollandaise.

Joburg

2B Cuisine

When? Saturday 7:30am to 3:30pm, Sunday 7:30am to 1:30pm.
Try the eggs benedict (various options) and poached eggs.

Annica’s Deli
When? Saturday 8am to 9pm, Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Try the eggs benedict and eggs with caviar.

Bayleaf & Sage
When? Saturday and Sunday 6:30am to 1pm.
Try the omelettes (various options).

Cafe Eleven Forty Five
When? Saturday 8am to 2:30pm, Sunday 8am to 12 noon.
Try the French toast with bacon, banana, maple syrup or summer berries and mascarpone.

La Patisserie
When? Saturday 8am to 2:30pm.
Try the scrambled eggs with various options.

Moemas
When? Saturday 8am to 4pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm.
Try the omelettes (various options)

Narina Trogon
When? Saturday and Sunday 7am to 4pm.
Try the eggs benedict and poached egg hollandaise.

Nice on 4th
When? Saturday and Sunday 8am to 3pm.
Try the egg basket.

Scusi Bistro
When? Saturday and Sunday 6:30am to 6pm.
Try the omelettes (various options).

Service Station
When? Saturday and Sunday 8am to 12 noon.
Try the brioche French toast with berries and mascarpone cheese or omelette filled with sundried tomatoes, bacon and avocado.

Vovo Telo Bakery
When? Saturday 8am to 4pm, Sunday 8am to 2pm.
Try the pissaladiere with tomato concasse, sour cream and Parma ham.

Durban

Bellevue Café
When? Saturday 8:30am to 12 noon, Sunday 9am to 12 noon.
Try the spicy mince on toast with poached egg.

Green with Envy
When? Saturday 8am to 4pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm.
Try the kippers or Spanish omelette with chorizo, paprika, potato and cheese.

Harvey’s Restaurant
When? Saturday 11:30 am to 6pm.
Try the brunch set menu, which includes three courses that change every week.

Hemingway’s Bistro (Durban)
When? Saturday and Sunday 9am until late.
Try the poached eggs with mushroom, chakalaka, parmesan cheese and rocket.

Market
When? Saturday 8:30am to 3:30pm.
Try the roasted tomatoes, mushroom and brinjals on bruschetta toast.

Oscar’s (Essenwood Road)
When? Saturday and Sunday 7am to 9pm.
Try the kippers and scrambled eggs.

Sprigs
When? Saturday 8am to 3pm.
Try the Welsh rarebit.

St. Clementine
When? Saturday 8am to 4:30pm, Sunday 8am to 3:30pm.
Try the kippers and eggs or omelettes (various options).

The Corner Café
When? Saturday 7:30 am to 3:30pm.
Try the scrambled eggs (with various options) and potato rosti Benedict.

Pretoria

18 Avenue BC
When? Saturday 8am to 3pm, Sunday 9am to 3pm.
Try the French toast and eggs Florentine (poached egg, Parmesan cheese and spinach).

Barn 52
When? Saturday and Sunday 8am to 12 noon.
Try the breakfast wrap.

Cafe Riche
When? Saturday and Sunday 6am to late.
Try the various omelettes.

Carlton Café Delicious
When? Saturday 8am to 2pm.
The the do-it-yourself menu is quite popular, or try the eggs Benedict and French toast.

Coco Bistro
When? Saturday and Sunday 7am to 10pm.
The Mexican breakfast is interesting (Mexican mince, beans, chilli and avocado).

Karoo Café
When? Saturday 8am to 6pm, Sunday 8am to 3pm.
Try the smoked trout, onion and Emmental cheese omelette.

L’Epis d’Ore
When? Saturday and Sunday 8am to 3pm.
Try the eggs benedict.

Village Bistro
When? Saturday and Sunday 8:30am to 4pm.
Try the sunshine breakfast (eggs, bacon, tomato and toast).

By Annette Klinger
Research by Kelly Pluke