Parc is now serving breakfast Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 11am.

It seems like a perfectly civilized way to start the day.

Parc Breakfast Menu (PDF)

Catch walk-of-shamers in the act from the sidewalk seating at Bridget Foy’s as the South Street mainstay is now open for breakfast seven days a week. Breakfast starts at 8am on weekdays and 9 on weekends.

Try out their blueberry ricotta pancakes and wash it down with a house-made jalapeño-cilantro vodka Bloody Mary any day of the week.

Full menu after the jump.

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The Philly Food Guys head to Northern Liberties for brunch at Honey’s Sit ‘n Eat and they’ve got the photos and podcast to prove it.

Honey’s Sit ‘n Eat may not be obscure, but this Northern Liberties’ standard offers an eclectic menu, rustic atmosphere and great service. Situated on the corner of North 4th and Brown Streets, Honey’s serves breakfast and lunch all day and bills itself as a blend of Jewish and Southern food. All I know is that it’s pretty damn good.

NoLib’s Brunch Bonanza: Honey’s Sit ‘n Eat [PhillyFoodGuys]

In a review sure to get Philebrity riled up Craig LaBan drops “funky” three times in his review of Fishtown’s Ida Mae’s. But he finds the food good in the AM or the PM.

Ida’s chef and co-owner, Mary Kate McCaughey, always knew she wanted a “bruncherie” because of the sense of community that morning meal taps. And she’s a local, having grown up in Port Richmond and Fishtown, where as a girl she used to buy penny candy at the grocery Ida’s eventually replaced.

That corner space, most recently a coffee shop, was transformed by Mary Kate’s husband, Feargus McCaughey, into a charmingly cozy cafe, with a bustling counterside grill in front, and a rear dining room that feels like a well-kept parlor, with stained-glass windows, wooden banquettes, arty photos, and granite cafe tables.

Those seats hum to capacity on weekends. And though our mellow mop-topped waiter could have moved with more pep (and remembered the water, o.j., and cutlery), the kitchen works like a well-buttered machine (about a pound of it goes into the creamed chipped beef).

Two Bells – Very Good

Ida Mae’s [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Ida Mae’s [Official Site]

Blue In Green, the well remembered breakfast spot that once had locations in Old City and on Jewelers Row is coming back! This time it will be a tenant in Tony Goldman’s White Building at 12th and Chestnut. No word on an exact opening date or whether they’ll still have their unadvertised pancake special.

Rae Restaurant at the Cira Centre (the Amtrak building) will begin serving breakfast today so take advantage as you commute through 30th Street Station.

Breakfast at Rae will be served weekdays from 7 to 11 AM and feature a café-style buffet and an a la carte menu for eat-in or take out. The buffet will feature select breads, muffins, pastries and bagels, assorted juices and specialty coffees including both hot and cold Vietnamese coffee. The a la carte items will include eggs any style, french toast, omelets and breakfast sandwiches.

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Sometimes after an all too festive Saturday night the thought of getting out of bed and waiting outside a favorite brunch spot is just too much to even contemplate. So when getting out of bed seems difficult and showering is out of the question why not have brunch delivered? Marathon Grill (215-569-3278) can deliver to you the sustenance you so desperately need and typically in less time than you would spend milling about on the sidewalk waiting for a table. Belgian Waffles with bananas and chocolate chips delivered to your door, now that’s living.

Marathon Grill [Official Site]

I’ll Have Another Stout follows up her brunch at Lacroix with a homier brunch this week that spans two Fishtown spots, Honey’s Sit and Eat and Johnny Brenda’s.

Honey’s serves up a crazy looking corn on the cob smothered with a bbq sauce and shredded cheese. Then fried green tomatoes and an omelet of ham, cheddar and green apples. After all that it’s off to Johnny Brenda’s for fresh donuts!

Adventures In Brunch cont… [I'll Have Another Stout]

Living On The Vedge takes a look at a couple vegetarian brunch options at A Full Plate Cafe and Black N Brew. Not that you need to be a vegetarian to enjoy Cocoa Puffs French toast!

Brunchin’ On The Vedge [Living On the Vedge]
A Full Plate Cafe [Official Site]

Elisa Ludwig checks out Sabrina’s Cafe and Spencer’s Too and finds it a worthy sequel to the much loved Bella Vista original.

What’s nice about SCST’s lineup is that it doesn’t sacrifice the hominess of comfort food in the name of innovation. Usually, you get both. There’s the regular stuffed French toast — half a loaf tented on your plate — with cream cheese and bananas, or the daily variety, which was a super-sweet orange-molasses-butterscotch flavor on a recent visit. There are gigantic polenta fries, golden bricks of fried cornmeal embedded with jalapeño peppers that, with a side of marinara sauce, are a meal in and of themselves.

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