The Back Porch Café
This laid back café in the beach town of Rehoboth Beach offers a full brunch menu on Sundays. The Black Porch Café prepares classic brunch recipes with an interesting, gourmet twist. The apple pear pancake with cinnamon syrup and mascarpone cheese, gruyere cheese omelet with potato bacon and leak, and pan-seared diver scallops are all popular choices. There are also a number of salads on deck including the French country salad with poached eggs, smoked bacon, field greens and red beets. If you just need a little snack in the morning, order a coffee or juice with a fresh baked scone or fruit and cheese plate.
The Back Porch Café
59 Rehoboth Ave.
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
302-227-3674
backporchcafe.com
The Buttery
This charming upscale restaurant in the historic town of Lewes offers a full brunch every Sunday throughout the year. The Buttery's menu features gourmet brunch items like scrambled eggs with parmesan-herb-tomato gratin, Belgian waffles with apple wood smoked bacon and maple syrup, and smoked salmon with capers, cream cheese and tomatoes on a toasted whole wheat bagel. If you prefer the lunch side of brunch, try The Buttery's petite filet mignon with Bearnaise sauce or local jumbo lump crab cakes. Wash it all down with a champagne mimosa or Bloody Mary and you may just feel like you've died and gone to heaven.
The Buttery
102 2nd St.
Lewes, DE 19958
302-645-7755
butteryrestaurant.com
Kid Shelleen's
This convivial grill and saloon in Wilmington offers tasty pub appetizers, grilled steaks and burgers, but its Sunday brunch is what Kid Shelleen's is really known for. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kid Shelleen's switches from pub mode to brunch mode, offering a wide range of classics like buttermilk pancakes, eggs Benedict, French toast and made to order omelets. If you're more of a lunch person, try Kid Shelleen's homemade Maryland crab soup, spicy Buffalo wings or grilled chicken Caesar. Don't overlook the "Eye Openers" drink menu which features mimosas, Bloody Marys, daiquiris and other daytime cocktails.
Kid Shelleen's
1801 West 14th St.
Wilmington, DE 19806
302-658-4600
kidshelleens.com
Article Written By Charlie Higgins
Charlie Higgins is a writer, translator, editor and social-media consultant based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Originally from Connecticut, Higgins holds bachelor's degrees in media studies and music from Oberlin College. He currently works for the financial inclusion and microenterprise news website Microdinero.
