TOP BRUNCH SPOTS RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT COPY What Does Brunch Cost? New Source-Linked Index Covers All 50 States And Washington, DC The free resource lets readers inspect 556 named prices at 179 restaurant locations in 131 cities and communities, then compare food, verified coffee prices and documented charges. Top Brunch Spots has created a national Brunch Price Index built around a practical dining question: What is included in a published menu price, and what changes the subtotal when diners add coffee, bring a larger group or choose a payment method? The resource includes 553 individual-main observations and three separately labeled per-person packages. It links readers to official food sources, preserves check dates from October 22 to 25, 2026, and provides filters by state, region, place, dish category and listed food price. The menu panel provides examples in every state and Washington, DC. It is a publisher-selected sample, not a representative survey of U.S. restaurants or diners. It does not declare the country's cheapest brunch city, estimate a typical American brunch bill or measure inflation. Among the source-linked reporting angles: At Mulberry Street Tavern in Des Moines, six $18 French-toast orders and six $5 coffees produce a $138 menu subtotal. The menu's 20% gratuity for six or more adds $27.60, making the modeled subtotal $165.60 before tax. This is one defined restaurant order, not observed customer spending. At Rosewild in Fargo, two $12 French-toast orders total $24 before tax. Applying the listed 3% credit-card processing fee to that food subtotal adds 72 cents. The planner separates cash/debit and card scenarios and withholds larger-group totals when charge-stacking terms remain unresolved. The panel's 76 named French-toast examples at 69 branches range from $9 to $28 before applicable charges and tax. Recipes, portions and included sides vary. These are observed menu examples, not market minimums or standardized meals. Regular coffee is separately verified at eight branches. One listed regular-coffee order for each of two diners adds $6 to $10 before applicable charges and tax. Cup sizes and refill policies were not standardized. The index also distinguishes removable surcharges, party-size thresholds and per-person packages. It refuses to supply a combined estimate when requested coffee, payment conditions or multiple-charge calculations cannot be established from the sources. For national, regional and local reporting, the media kit includes four Census-region summaries, all 51 state/DC coverage records, 131 local reporting briefs, original charts, a source-linked price ledger and a downloadable methodology. A response from a source website is recorded separately from an editorially approved price. Collection followed 1,692 branch candidates drawn from existing published city shortlists and newly researched missing-state guides. The source ledger records 3,770 attempted URLs and 3,517 HTTP 200 responses. An accessible page is not automatically an eligible or verified price. Missing prices and undocumented policies are not imputed. The earlier observation ledger and five-city pilot remain available as separate research versions. Expanding the sample does not establish a price change over time. Resource: https://topbrunchspots.com/research/brunch-price-index/ Media kit: https://topbrunchspots.com/research/media-kit/ Methods: https://topbrunchspots.com/research/brunch-price-index/#methodology Media questions and source corrections: https://topbrunchspots.com/contact/ ABOUT TOP BRUNCH SPOTS Top Brunch Spots is a free brunch-discovery publication offering city guides, restaurant information and source-linked research to help diners compare their options. REPORTING NOTE Restaurants can change prices and policies after collection. Reporting should retain the exact branch, item, source date and limitations.