Osteria
This Spring Garden hotspot only serves brunch once a year—and that’s on Easter. This Sunday, locals can head to Osteria from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. to indulge in the venue’s all-day, a la carte menu. Menu items span a pastry basket (with olive oil cake, cornet, lemon bars and seasonal jam), rigatoni alla carbonara (with egg, guanciale and pecorino), a crespelle (with strawberry jam and whipped cream), steak and eggs (with potatoes and spring onions) and more.
Osteria will also be serving up mimosas and bellinis. Reservations are available on Resy.
640 N. Broad St., osteriaphilly.com
Bank & Bourbon
Located inside of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Bank & Bourbon is hosting a brunch/lunch this Sunday, March 31, for the holiday. Served buffet style, dishes from Executive Chef Harkins and Chef Craig Meyer include fresh baked pastries, avocado toast, cheese and charcuterie, flat iron steak, whole roasted True North salmon, bourbon glazed ham and more.
Featured libations and DIY Mimosas are also available, and reservations are open on Resy.
1200 Market St., bankandbourbon.com
Ocean Prime
If you’re looking for an elevated choice for Easter Sunday brunch, Ocean Prime is pulling out all the stops on its offerings beginning at 11 a.m. Food standouts from the Center City venue include brioche French toast with cinnamon sugar whipped mascarpone, sausage, and maple syrup, short rib surf & turf comprised of lobster, a gouda potato cake, a poached egg, and hollandaise, and a smoked salmon latke with tomato, a gouda potato cake, poached egg, and hollandaise. Plus, there will be plenty of unique brunch cocktails to sip on.
As a release notes, Ocean Prime will also serve an Easter dinner special of pine nut-crusted rack of lamb fashioned with buttered leeks, green beans, mushrooms, and whole grain mustard jus, in addition to the restaurant’s regular dinner menu.
124 South 15th St., ocean-prime.com/
Libertee Grounds
Libertee Grounds will be hosting a family-friendly brunch for the holiday, this Sunday, March 31. The ticketed event also includes an egg hunt (at noon) and guests can enjoy a free round of mini golf on their downstairs course while there.
The buffet will be set up in Libertee Grounds’ downtown space, with a menu of scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, sausage links, bacon, potatoes, and assorted fruits and pastries for those with tickets, a release notes. Regular brunch service will also be available a la carte in the upstairs dining room. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids (under 10) and are available on Tock.
1600 W. Girard Ave., Suite C5, liberteegrounds.com
Chez Colette
Located inside of the Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel, Chez Colette is offering a buffet this year for Easter in Philadelphia. The meal will span a raw bar, appetizers, entrees (think braised veal short rib, vegan tomato bisque, seared salmon, charcuterie and more), a carving station, plus a dessert assortment (a chef’s selection of options).
The brunch buffet is $75 per person (children under 12 are half the price), and for reservations call 215-569-8300 or visit Opentable.
120 S. 17th St., sofitel-philadelphia.com
Village Whiskey
Village Whiskey is offering locals a chance to indulge in a full Easter brunch for $27 per person (that price also includes your choice of a mimosa or fresh orange juice.) The table will share meats and cheeses (including cured meats, cornichons, mustard and seasonal accompaniments), plus deviled eggs with mustard, tarragon and capers. Each person will then pick a brunch plate, a release notes.
Brunch offerings span bourbon French toast (with spiced bourbon honey, smoked pecans and cinnamon whipped cream), The Village Burger (boasting a wagyu house blend, sesame roll, tomato, boston bibb and smoked Thousand Island dressing), Village Breakfast (aka two eggs any style with bacon and duck fat potatoes) and more.
118 S 20th St., villagewhiskey.com
The Barnes
Why not spend your Easter holiday dining inside of The Barnes Foundation? At The Garden Restaurant, Philadelphians can find brunch favorites like frittatas, sandwiches, and burgers alongside popular sips like mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, and fun seasonal cocktails. Reservations are available via Resy.
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, barnesfoundation.org
Forsythia
Forsythia will be celebrating on March 31 with a four-course prix-fixe Easter Brunch for $80 per person. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Philadelphians can indulge in dishes like Wagyu beef tartar (with red onion black truffle marmalade, beef fat hollandaise, and Mighty Bread Co. Sourdough), pain perdu (with black cardamom brioche, Nutella cremeux, persimmon marmalade, hazelnut praline, and maple syrup), steak and eggs (with short rib, potato rosti, and green peppercorn jus), chocolate and banana pot de crème (with chocolate sablé, coconut, and chocolate sauce) and more.
Reservations are available via Resy.
233 Chestnut St., forsythiaphilly.com
