Lakeview’s chic new two-story restaurant has become a popular special occasion destination for its atmosphere and bright, stylish interior — so naturally, brunch is taken seriously here. A wide-ranging menu includes hearty breakfast burritos, chilaquiles and smoked salmon bagel platters, along with a ton of brunch cocktails and the mimosa party, a bottle of bubbles served with assorted fruit and juices. Still, the biggest brunch highlight might be the frozen brunch cocktail options — Irish coffee, satsuma screwdriver, and frose among them.

A charming Uptown cottage with an upscale, romantic vibe, Apolline has a great brunch drink special, offering $20 bottomless mimosas and bloody marys (the deluxe bloody is also a favorite). The food is on point as well, with chef Bill Prat’s shrimp and grits, country fried chicken thigh and waffle, and eggs Apolline (biscuit, smoked andouille sausage, crawfish tails, poached eggs, and hollandaise) as enduring classics.

Besides special eye openers like Pimm’s Cup and palomas, Vessel offers $25 bottle service that includes a bottle of cava Brut or rose and a carafe of orange juice. The gorgeous former church, with its covered landscaped outdoor patio, is the perfect backdrop for creative offerings like shrimp and Mexican street corn, a breakfast tartine with bacon and avocado, and an outstanding Benedict — bacon-wrapped, boudin-stuffed pork tenderloin and poached eggs atop a cheddar chive biscuit, drizzled with mustard cream sauce.

Toups Meatery wows with a hearty, Cajun-tinged menu. inventive brunch cocktails, and $15 bottomless mimosas on weekends. Dishes from celebrity chef Isaac Toups and chef de cuisine Jason Lambert include foie torchon with fruit confit and hot smoked salmon with creamed kale and poached egg, and those are just the starters — the list of entrees include crispy sweetbreads with poutin, a buttermilk fried chicken sandwich, and fried redfish Benny with braised greens.

The Lowcountry shrimp and grits helped put this rustic Irish Channel restaurant on the map: the Southern seafood favorite is served with andouille and Delta Grind Grits and bathed in a smoked tomato, creole-spiced shrimp broth. The DIY bloody mary bar didn’t hurt, either — better still, brunch isn’t just for weekends at Atchafalaya; it’s dished Thursday through Monday. All factors combine to make this is a longstanding top brunch destination.

This is the place to take your momma for a birthday or Mother’s Day brunch — Copper Vine is particularly civilized, with a lush, pretty patio complete with a live plant wall and glass ceiling making for an idyllic setting. Chef Amy Mehrtens puts local spins on brunch favorites with dishes like a cornflake-fried chicken and waffle; Creole shakshouka; and cochon de lait eggs Benedict, served alongside bottomless bubbles.

New Orleans chef Eric Cook pays homage to Southern comfort food at his restaurant Gris-Gris, perfecting classics like shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, and oyster pie. Add brunch specialties like blueberry bourbon French toast and chicken biscuits and gravy, pitchers of cocktails including Aperol spritzes, and balcony seating overlooking Magazine Street, and no wonder it’s such a draw on weekend mornings. Now serving Friday brunch as well.

This hidden gem inside the Intercontinental on St. Charles delivers a powerful good brunch, with a range of savory oysters, from raw to Bienville and traditional chargrilled to one of the most satisfying gumbos in town. Trenasse Benedicts come three ways, with Chisesi ham, blue crab cake and beef grillades — the best option is the Benny!Benny!Benny!; half of each. Bottomless mimosas are a bargain at $15.

Broussard’s is a French Creole classic, a New Orleans favorite for nearly a century. The restaurant includes three interior dining rooms, the Empire bar, and an elegant courtyard, where you can enjoy brunch with bottomless mimosas or rose for $16 with the purchase of an entree. Highlights include fried oyster wedge, a crawfish omelette, and fried chicken and waffles. Served Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SoBou’s bottomless bella bellini’s ($25) really has legs. The restaurant’s legs and eggs brunch featuring burlesque artists offers two courses and plenty of adult beverages. Order the SoBou-zy brunch hooch punch for the table during the show: It’s a potent mash-up that changes seasonally and is served in a giant flask for the whole table to share. Chef Byron Halliburton kills it with crab cakes eggs Benedict, vegetable frittata, and bananas Foster French toast.

Long known for its cocktails, Cane & Table recognizes that brunch calls for mimosas — a bottle comes with endless fresh OJ. Entrees include avocado toast, biscuits and chorizo gravy, and an outstanding Cuban. While you’re there, though, it’s worth trying cocktails from its most excellent bar — Micheladas, bloody Marys, hurricanes, frozen palomas, etc. Courtyard dining is an option.

Drag brunch is back at the Country Club, Bywater’s always-packed oasis for brunch. Eat and drink outside in the lush pool gardens or on the front veranda; there are plenty of boozy options. Bellinis and mimosas come six glasses to a carafe, there’s a house bloody mary and a potent brandy milk punch. Housed in a stunning circa-1884 Italianate manse in Bywater, brunch specialties include a silky corn and blue crab bisque and toothsome polenta and eggs. Lots of gluten free options.