3 WI Eateries Among 100 Best Brunch Spots In U.S., New List Says

WISCONSIN — Three spots in Wisconsin are ranked in a new list of the best places to grab brunch from the crowdsourced business review site Yelp. The list came out ahead of Mother’s Day, one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants specializing in the late-morning meal.

The top-ranked Wisconsin restaurant is Mad Rooster Cafe in Milwaukee, ranked 47 on Yelp’s Top 100 Brunch Spots 2024.

The other two are Honey Butter Cafe in Franklin (ranked 58) and SweetDiner in Milwaukee (ranked 88).

The 100 featured restaurants cater to a wide range of tastes with their diverse menus. These menus offer an assortment of items, ranging from classic brunch dishes like eggs Benedict, French toast, and mimosas, to fusion menus that blend ethnic dishes with American favorites, Yelp said in a news release.

Reservations are always a good idea, especially for Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday, May 12. Six of the top 10 restaurants on the list report that Mother’s Day is their busiest day of the year, Yelp said, noting that its own data confirms that. In 2023, Mother’s Day reservations surged 79 percent from the previous Sunday.

To compile the list, Yelp looked at businesses in the breakfast and brunch category, searching for terms such as “brunch” and “Mother’s Day,” and then ranked the restaurants on multiple factors, including how often those words were mentioned in ratings and reviews in the past three years.

Adjustments were made for restaurants with multiple locations, with only the highest-rated restaurant included. Yelp also limited the number of restaurants per state to add geographic diversity.

For more about these and other eateries on the ranked list, check out Yelp’s Top 100 Brunch Spots 2024.