Here are some great places to go for a relaxing Sunday brunch or a weekday morning brekkie:

Le Diplomate (French) | 1601 14th Street NW
Compass Rose (Mixed) | 1346 T Street NW
Iron Gate (Mediterranean) | 1734 N Street NW
Tabard Inn (American) | 1739 N Street NW
Open City (American) | 2331 Calvert Street NW
Blue Duck Tavern (American) | 1201 24th Street NW
Duke’s Grocery (British sammies & plates) | 1513 17th Street NW
Mikko (Scandinavian) | 1636 R Street NW
Lapis (Afghan) | 1847 Columbia Road NW
Emissary (Light plates & Sammies) | 2032 P Street NW
Mintwood Place (New American, French) | 1813 Columbia Road NW
Purple Patch (Filipino) | 3155 Mt Pleasant Street NW
Stable (Swedish) | 1324 H Street NE
Bar Charley (American) | 1825 18th St NW
Zaytinya (Mediterranean) | 701 9th Street NW
Firefly (New American) | 1310 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Founding Farmers (American) | 1924 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Farmers, Fishers, Bakers (American) | 3000 K Street NW
Martin’s Tavern (American) | 1264 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Brasserie Beck (Belgian) | 1101 K St NW
Mercy Me (South American, cafe) | 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Hen Quarter (Southern comfort) | 750 E Street NW
Kafe Leopold (European) | 3315 Cady’s Alley NW
Busboys and Poets (American) | 2021 14th Street NW

See also: Coffee spots