Choose Your Morning
| Your Plan | Choose | Weekend Brunch | Food Reference In USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start at 8; keep breakfast on one plate | Beatrix Fulton Market | 8 a.m.–3 p.m. | Eggs Your Way 15.95; about 16.51 with posted 3.5% surcharge |
| Start at 9; choose a full plate or add to a burger | The Publican | 9 a.m.–2 p.m. | Breakfast plate 21; about 21.74 with 3.5% supplement |
| Meet after 10; order egg dishes and something to share | Aba Chicago | 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | Khachapuri 16.95; about 17.54 with posted 3.5% surcharge |
Prices checked October 15, 2026. These are individual dishes, not complete meal budgets. Tax, tip, drinks and extra dishes are excluded. Beatrix and Aba say their surcharges can be removed on request. Publican posts a hospitality supplement; its brunch menu is explicitly a sample.
Beatrix Fulton Market: For The Earlier Full Breakfast
At Beatrix, weekend brunch starts at eight, and Eggs Your Way comes with golden hash browns, whole-grain toast and a choice of brown-sugar bacon, turkey bacon or chicken sausage. The USD 15.95 price buys that stated plate; you do not have to discover a separate potato order halfway through breakfast.
For the person who wants pancakes, the current menu lists lemon pancakes at the same price, with blackberries and lemon syrup. A bacon, egg and cheddar sandwich is USD 13.95, but its description does not include the full plate's sides. The lower sandwich price buys a different order; add the sides you actually want before comparing. This is the Fulton Market restaurant, not a different Beatrix branch.
Go Here: 834 W Fulton Market, Suite 100. Check the Fulton Market brunch menu and official booking page.
The Publican: For A Full Plate Or A Burger With Extras
At nine, The Publican gives the morning a different set of choices. Its USD 21 breakfast plate lists two sunny-side-up eggs, crispy potatoes, PQM sausage, PQM bacon and PQB toast. That is the straightforward order when you want the listed breakfast meats and potatoes together.
The USD 17 burger takes another route, with diner onions, white cheddar, bread-and-butter pickles and burger sauce. Beef-fat fries cost USD 5 extra and a sunny-side-up egg USD 2 extra. Add both and the food subtotal becomes USD 24, or approximately USD 24.84 with the hospitality supplement, before tax and tip. Choose the burger because that is the brunch you want; choose the plate for its stated combination of eggs, meats and potatoes. The restaurant labels its posted brunch menu a sample, so use the numbers to plan and check the current version before going. Brunch finishes at two, an hour before the other two choices here.
Go Here: 837 W Fulton Market. See The Publican's brunch menu and use the restaurant's reservation link.
Aba Chicago: For Egg Dishes And Shared Hummus
Aba suits the group that can meet after ten and wants to put something in the middle of the table. Its brunch khachapuri is USD 16.95, with a baked egg, cremini mushrooms, graviera and green onion. Short-rib shakshuka is USD 20.95 with local eggs, spicy harissa, graviera and roasted fingerling potatoes.
The hummus section provides a clear shared addition: classic hummus is USD 14.95 and comes with house bread. Two khachapuri and one classic hummus total USD 48.85, or approximately USD 50.56 with the posted 3.5% surcharge, before tax and tip. That is an example order for two, not a promise about portions. Aba's address is on the third floor at North Green; use the Chicago brunch tab when checking the menu. Lunch and dinner prices are separate.
Go Here: 302 N Green St, 3rd Floor. Open the Chicago menu and select Brunch, then book Aba Chicago.
Set The Time Before Picking The Dish
Before nine, Beatrix is the brunch choice among these three. At nine, The Publican joins the shortlist; after ten, Aba gives a mezze-and-egg alternative. For a meeting after two, remove The Publican from this brunch comparison even though it serves dinner later. Check your actual reservation and service date; an opening time does not establish an available table.
If your plans shift to a weekday, use our West Loop lunch guide. For a different breakfast neighborhood, compare Wicker Park and Bucktown morning plans.
How We Chose: Research-based recommendations using official location pages, current menus and restaurant-linked booking sources checked October 15, 2026. We selected distinct start times and order formats. Top Food Spots has not visited or tasted for this guide.