No alcohol served

Bring Your Own Booze, but here is the catch. There is not a corking fee; that's right no corking fee. Known for its Green Eggs and Ham (colored by pesto, not ink; $9), Orange also features chai-tea French toast ($9), Caprese Benedict with oven roasted tomatoes and mozzarella ($9), and pan-seared oatmeal, cooked with apple cider and served with a knife ($9). Expect a wait.

At night, Sepia might be a threat unless you come armed with your American Express Plum card. We were overjoyed, therefore, to discover that brunch is much more accessible for the proletariat that craves truffle-infused eggs and duck-fat fries. Brunch is from 10:30 to 2:00 Sundays. Try the bacon infused Bloody Mary

Sweets and Savories is one of the best-kept brunch secrets in Chicago. An excellent dining room most evenings, priced to match, it becomes a multi-course, $16 prix fixe breakfast heaven every Saturday and Sunday morning.

This place has no equal when it comes to the Road Rash Mary: 16 full ounces, flavored with beef stock and Guinness, accented with a skewer of cocktail onions, cheese and meat, and followed with its faithful sidekick the Beer Back, this is all the meal you’ll need ($7).

This place has no equal when it comes to the Road Rash Mary: 16 full ounces, flavored with beef stock and Guinness, accented with a skewer of cocktail onions, cheese and meat, and followed with its faithful sidekick the Beer Back, this is all the meal you’ll need ($7)