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Affordable Brunch In Chicago

Chicago’s brunch menu price is only one part of the bill. This selection compares a Fulton Market breakfast burrito, a Logan Square burrito and West Loop weekend dishes, while identifying published hospitality supplements. Use the named food examples to compare options, then account for drinks, tax, gratuity and the selected restaurant’s actual charges.

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Compare named brunch dishes, current food-item prices and service windows. Check applicable charges and booking advice below; a listed dish price is not a complete bill.

Beatrix

Fulton Market · American

Good For: Family Breakfast And Weekend Brunch In Fulton Market

Brunch Timing: Fulton Market Weekends 8 AM To 3 PM

Visit: Reserve the Fulton Market restaurant through its official branch page.

$14.95 Ranchero Breakfast Burrito

Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓

Lula Cafe

Logan Square · New American

Good For: Seasonal Brunch In Logan Square

Brunch Timing: Wednesday Through Monday 9 AM To 3 PM

Visit: Use Lula’s official OpenTable link for the Logan Square cafe.

$18.00 Breakfast Burrito

Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓

The Publican

Fulton Market / West Loop · American

Good For: Weekend Brunch In A Beer Hall

Brunch Timing: Weekend Brunch 9 AM To 2 PM

Visit: Use the reservation link on The Publican’s official location page for 837 West Fulton Market.

$18.00 McGriffin Breakfast Sandwich

Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓

Avec West Loop

West Loop · Mediterranean

Good For: Mediterranean Weekend Brunch On Randolph Street

Brunch Timing: West Loop Weekends 10 AM To 2 PM

Visit: Select West Loop on Avec’s official reservation page.

$20.00 Wood-Oven French Toast

Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓

Compare The Dish And Final Bill

Affordable depends on what you order. Compare a named dish and its portion, then include drinks, sides, tax and applicable charges. A lower-priced plate does not establish the lowest overall bill in the city. Removable fees, group gratuities and online prices are labeled below.

Choose The Right Brunch Window

Weekend brunch, an all-day breakfast menu and general venue hours are different services. Check the exact branch and day before booking. Where a restaurant does not publish current brunch hours or a reservation policy, confirm directly rather than relying on a closing time or ordering deadline.

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Filters compare one named food-item price, not the full bill. Drinks, extras, tax and restaurant charges are separate. Online prices are labeled and require dine-in confirmation.

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Family Breakfast And Weekend Brunch In Fulton Market

Beatrix’s weekend brunch starts at 8 a.m., earlier than Avec or The Publican in this selection. Its $14.95 burrito has a disclosed 3.5% surcharge, removable on request; compare that condition with the other restaurants’ stated charges.

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Fulton Market

Beatrix

Beatrix’s Fulton Market branch combines a coffee counter with separate breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch services. The published menu labels vegetarian and vegan choices and includes a children’s menu. Use this West Fulton Market address when booking: River North and Streeterville are separate restaurants with their own reservations.

Good For
Family Breakfast And Weekend Brunch In Fulton Market
On The Menu
Ranchero breakfast burrito with eggs, quinoa and black beans; bacon, egg and cheddar sandwich; smashed avocado toast
Budget
Weekday breakfast: burrito $14.95, bacon, egg and cheddar sandwich $13.95, avocado toast $14.95. The burrito is about $15.47 with the 3.5% surcharge, removable on request. Tax, drinks and gratuity are extra.

Description: Top Brunch Spots Research · Checked Oct 14, 2026

834 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

Food-Item Example: $14.95 Ranchero Breakfast Burrito. See the stated charges above.

Brunch Service And Opening Hours

Beatrix Fulton Market publishes Saturday and Sunday brunch from 8 AM to 3 PM. Weekday breakfast and the coffee counter follow different windows. Match the Fulton Market branch and confirm final brunch seating before booking a time close to the afternoon menu change.

Booking And Arrival Advice

Reserve the Fulton Market restaurant through its official branch page. Call 312-733-0370 for a party or time not offered online. Review the selected booking’s cancellation terms and request removal of the 3.5% surcharge if you do not want it included.

Brunch Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Brunch Hours Source ↗

Seasonal Brunch In Logan Square

An $18 breakfast burrito becomes a $21.60 dish subtotal with Lula’s published 20% service fee, before tax and other purchases. Choose this Logan Square menu for its seasonal daytime selection, and remember that the restaurant is closed Tuesday.

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Logan Square

Lula Cafe

Lula’s Logan Square brunch lets diners compare a pancake order with a breakfast burrito or smoked-trout scramble. Daytime seating operates differently from dinner: arrive for the waitlist rather than reserving an evening table and assuming it covers brunch. Include the fixed service charge when comparing food prices with nearby cafes.

Good For
Seasonal Brunch In Logan Square
On The Menu
Pancakes, breakfast burrito and tofu-vegetable scramble
Budget
An $18 burrito plus the published 20% service fee is $21.60 before tax and other purchases.
Service
Lula lists daytime service 9 AM to 3 PM Wednesday through Monday, with Tuesdays closed. Dinner resumes at 4:30 PM and is a separate service; confirm final brunch ordering if arriving late.

Description: Top Brunch Spots Research · Checked Oct 15, 2026

3 of 3 rating platforms · Restaurant-wide ratings

New American · moderate prices

2537 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647

Food-Item Example: $18.00 Breakfast Burrito. See the stated charges above.

Brunch Service And Opening Hours

Lula lists daytime service 9 AM to 3 PM Wednesday through Monday, with Tuesdays closed. Dinner resumes at 4:30 PM and is a separate service; confirm final brunch ordering if arriving late.

Booking And Arrival Advice

Use Lula’s official OpenTable link for the Logan Square cafe. Call 773-489-9554 if a table or dietary request needs clarification. Check cancellation terms and ask how the mandatory 20% service fee relates to any additional gratuity before estimating your bill.

Brunch Notes Checked 2026-10-15 · Brunch Hours Source ↗ · Official Booking Information ↗

Weekend Brunch In A Beer Hall

The $18 McGriffin is a savory breakfast-sandwich starting point at a 9 a.m. weekend Fulton Market service. With the stated 3.5% supplement, that dish subtotal is $18.63 before tax, drinks, gratuity and extras; the weekday meal uses a separate menu.

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Fulton Market / West Loop

The Publican

The Publican offers a beer-hall dining format in Fulton Market, with a weekend menu that moves from a sausage-and-egg McGriffin sandwich to red-wine-poached eggs and French toast. Choose it for this specific menu and setting rather than assuming every West Loop venue has the same brunch. Weekday service uses a separate lunch and brunch menu.

Good For
Weekend Brunch In A Beer Hall
On The Menu
McGriffin breakfast sandwich, red-wine-poached eggs and French toast
Budget
Current weekend menu: Publican waffle $14, McGriffin $18, French toast $18 and red-wine-poached eggs $23. The 3.5% hospitality supplement makes an $18 dish $18.63 before tax, drinks, gratuity and extras. A waffle is a different meal format from the egg plates.
Service
Saturday And Sunday, 9 AM To 2 PM; Separate Weekday Lunch And Brunch Menu, 11 AM To 2 PM

Description: Official Restaurant Menu And Visit Information · Checked Oct 14, 2026

837 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Food-Item Example: $18.00 McGriffin Breakfast Sandwich. See the stated charges above.

Brunch Service And Opening Hours

Saturday And Sunday, 9 AM To 2 PM; Separate Weekday Lunch And Brunch Menu, 11 AM To 2 PM

Booking And Arrival Advice

Use the reservation link on The Publican’s official location page for 837 West Fulton Market. Call 312-733-9555 for a larger party or an unavailable time. Check the reservation conditions and account for the 3.5% hospitality supplement when comparing food costs.

Brunch Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Brunch Hours Source ↗ · Official Booking Information ↗

Mediterranean Weekend Brunch On Randolph Street

Avec’s $20 wood-oven French toast and $22 shakshuka provide sweet and savory choices on Randolph Street. A 3.5% supplement makes the French-toast subtotal $20.70 before other costs. Plan around its weekend-only, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. brunch.

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West Loop

Avec West Loop

Avec’s Randolph Street restaurant gives West Loop brunch a Mediterranean direction, with shakshuka, a lamb burger and wood-oven French toast. This is the West Loop branch, with a weekend-only brunch window and its own menu. Compare the savory dishes with the sweeter French toast, and account for the disclosed hospitality supplement when planning the bill.

Good For
Mediterranean Weekend Brunch On Randolph Street
On The Menu
Wood-oven French toast, shakshuka and lamb burger
Budget
West Loop brunch menu: wood-oven French toast $20 and shakshuka $22. The 3.5% hospitality supplement makes the $20 toast $20.70 before tax, drinks, gratuity and extras. Ask how other charges apply before calculating a complete bill.
Service
Saturday And Sunday, 10 AM To 2 PM

Description: Official Restaurant Menu And Visit Information · Checked Oct 14, 2026

615 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661

Food-Item Example: $20.00 Wood-Oven French Toast. See the stated charges above.

Brunch Service And Opening Hours

Saturday And Sunday, 10 AM To 2 PM

Booking And Arrival Advice

Select West Loop on Avec’s official reservation page. Contact the branch if the online table choices cannot accommodate the party. Review the booking’s cancellation conditions and include the menu’s 3.5% hospitality supplement when comparing the named dishes.

Brunch Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Brunch Hours Source ↗ · Official Booking Information ↗

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