Brunch in Charlottesville: 9 places with weekend brunch hours

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Days and hours come from each restaurant’s own website, linked below. Restaurants change hours, especially on holidays; check before you go.

These nine Charlottesville restaurants say on their own websites that they serve brunch or a weekend breakfast menu. They are grouped by area and listed alphabetically within each area. This is a list, not a ranking: we report what each restaurant says it serves.

At a glance

• Every day: Farm Bell Kitchen (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); The Nook, breakfast (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
• Saturday and Sunday: Bizou, MarieBette, Oakhurst Café, Rapture, The Mill Room (buffet)
• Sunday only: Kardinal Hall (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
• Saturday only: Zocalo
• Earliest weekend start: Farm Bell Kitchen, Oakhurst Café and The Nook, 8 a.m.

Brunch hours

Downtown Mall

Bizou is at the west end of the Mall. Its website lists brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekday lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner every night.

Rapture, 303 E. Main St., has indoor and outdoor seating and a calendar of live music and events. Its website lists Saturday and Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., lunch and dinner Tuesday to Friday from 11:30 a.m., and weekend dinner from 5 p.m.

The Nook calls itself Charlottesville’s original diner and has been on the Mall since 1951. Its website lists hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, a breakfast and lunch menu and a full bar.

Zocalo, next to the Paramount Theater, serves a brunch menu of Mexican and Spanish dishes, including an Oaxacan omelet, a crab cake Benedict and Spanish-style French toast, on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to its hours page. It also serves lunch Wednesday to Friday and dinner nightly.

West Main Street and Jefferson Park Avenue

Farm Bell Kitchen, on West Main Street between downtown and the University of Virginia, serves an everyday brunch menu from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., seven days a week, with a weekday bonus menu and a coffee bar, its website says. Reservations are through Resy.

Oakhurst Café is the café at the Oakhurst Inn, across the street from UVA. Its website lists breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch with locally sourced takes on Southern classics, open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Preston Avenue and Rose Hill Drive

Kardinal Hall, 722 Preston Ave., is an Alpine-style beer hall and beer garden in Midtown, between downtown and UVA. Its hours page lists brunch on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; it is closed Mondays. The site says it is family friendly and dog friendly in the beer garden.

MarieBette Café and Bakery, 700 Rose Hill Drive, is a European-style bakery with a sit-down dining room serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, according to its website. The café is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekends, and the kitchen closes at 2 p.m. Parking is free behind the café. Its smaller sister, Petite MarieBette, at 105 E. Water St. downtown, is a bakery and coffeehouse. Both close on major holidays.

Boar’s Head Resort

The Mill Room at Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Drive, west of UVA, serves a brunch buffet every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a prime rib special on Sundays, its page says. Book through Resy or at 434-972-2230.

Tips

• Holidays: Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are the busiest brunch Sundays. See our Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day pages.
• Parking downtown: the Market Street and Water Street garages are free for the first hour. See getting around.
• Missing a place? If your restaurant serves brunch, send us your days, hours and a link to your menu.

Related guides: date night, Downtown Mall and restaurant inspections.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get brunch on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville?

Bizou, 119 W. Main St., serves brunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., serves brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Zocalo, 201 E. Main St., serves brunch 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Where can I get brunch every day in Charlottesville?

Farm Bell Kitchen, 1209 W. Main St., serves brunch seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Nook on the Downtown Mall serves breakfast daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Is there a brunch buffet in Charlottesville?

Yes. The Mill Room at Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Drive, has a brunch buffet every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations are through Resy or 434-972-2230.

Where can I get brunch near UVA?

Oakhurst Café, 1616 Jefferson Park Ave., serves weekend brunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.