Mother's Day Brunch Spots: MD Eatery Among America's Best

MARYLAND — Are you looking for a special spot to celebrate Mother's Day after two years of scaled-back effort? Maryland is home to one of the top brunch restaurants in the country, according to OpenTable's list of the 100 Best Brunch Spots in America.

OpenTable said an analysis of its data shows Mother's Day reservations to its clients are up 39 percent compared with pre–pandemic 2019, and up 13 percent compared with 2021.

Here is the Maryland brunch spot that made the list:

The Food Market – Hampden – Baltimore: The venue describes itself as focused "on brilliant basics, delicious food, and attentive service in a smartly designed industrial-modern space, featuring an open kitchen. Award-winning Chef Chad Gauss’ value-driven menu offers guests a complete dining experience by combining recognizable ingredients with unparalleled technique."

Popular dishes are the crab cakes, steak frites, pickle-brined fried chicken breasts, and spaghetti and crab meatballs. Browse the full menu.

The Baltimore location is 1017 W. 36th St.

There is also a Food Market at 10480 Little Patuxent Pkwy. in Columbia.

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There are also four top brunch spots in the District of Columbia for anyone willing to make the drive:

• La Piquette, Washington
• Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington
• St. Anselm, Washington
• Le Diplomate, Washington

In a survey of 1,255 adults, 45 percent said they plan to make up for time lost with their mothers and mother figures during the pandemic by "going big" this year. And 48 percent of moms surveyed said their ideal Mother's Day involves going out to brunch or dinner.

Among those, nearly half (47 percent) are opting for brunch. The most popular cuisines represented on the list are American (30 percent), French (19 percent), contemporary American (11 percent) and seafood (10 percent).

More about the list can be found at OpenTable and OpenTable’s Mother’s Day planning hub.