Consider this your official reminder that Mother’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday, May 10 to be exact), and that you should be making those brunch reservations now before they all book up.
Lucky for you, there are plenty of top-notch Vancouver restaurants offering special Mother’s Day brunches.
From classic eggs Benedict to Mediterranean-inspired brunches, multi-course feasts, and luxurious buffets, these are some of the top destinations for Mother’s Day brunch in and around Vancouver.
Globally inspired eats
Selene Aegean Bistro
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Selene is offering a special menu inspired by the coastal cuisines of Greece and Turkey, featuring plenty of shareable meze and large plates from shakshuka with soft-poached eggs and a strapatsada omelette to cilbir with baharat chili crunch and tzatziki, alongside sweets like carob cheesecakes and apricot bougatsa.
When: May 9 and 10
Where: 360 Penticton St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Lavantine Rooftop and Skybar
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Enjoy brunch and a view at Lavantine with its set menu of Mediterranean-inspired bites like smoky babaganoush with warm pita, lamb Benedict, and a Turkish bagel with smoked salmon.
When: May 10
Where: 833 W. Pender St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Desi Indian Lounge
Desi Indian Lounge
Do something out of the ordinary and visit Desi Indian Lounge for its Mother’s Day High Tea offerings. The menu includes sweet indulgences like a mango shri khand tart (fresh mango and creamy cardamom yoghurt), delicat nibbles like a date and walnut samosa (pinwheel style samosa stuffed with date, walnut, cheese, and potato spice), and savoury treats like a ghee-roast lamb wrap (South Indian spice marinated ghee roast lamd with pickled onion, carrot, and cabbage rolled in a mini tortilla).
Plus, a local artist will be around offering optional henna designs starting at $5.
When: May 10
Where: 1355 Hornby St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Bring on the buffet
Il Corvo
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Il Corvo is here to help make Mother’s Day special with its Mother’s Day Apericena, an Italian-inspired brunch buffet designed to be enjoyed by the whole family.
Highlights include a cold station with smoked and candied, a breakfast station with eggs Benny, French toast, and other breakfast favourites, and a hot station with pastas, bean ragu, crab cakes, scallop saltimbocca, and grilled vegetables. There will also be a carvery station with porchetta with truffle demi-glace and gremolata, and chicken alla parmigiana, alongside a range of desserts from tiramisu to cannoli and olive oil cakes.
When: May 10
Where: 1052 Deep Cove Rd., North Vancouver
Reservations: Online
The Victor
The Victor
The Victor is offering a luxurious brunch experience featuring a selection of seasonal favourites. This includes a carving station with prime rib, cedar-plank roasted salmon, and roast chicken, as well as made-to-order eggs (with plenty of toppings), a chilled seafood station, dessert, and a candy cart. There’s also the option to elevate the occasion with table-side mimosas, mimosa flights, and a Bloody Mary cart.
When: May 10
Where: 39 Smithe St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Glowbal Restaurant
Glowbal
Glowbal’s Mother’s Day brunch includes a fresh seafood bar (with West Coast oysters, snow crab legs, a jumbo prawn cocktail tower, and smoked salmon), alongside a live hand roll sushi station, made-to-order omelettes, waffles, and crepes, plus hot entrées like roasted prime striploin, lobster mac and cheese, seafood cioppino, and a wide selection of pastries and desserts.
When: May 10
Where: 590 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Coast Restaurant
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Coast Restaurant is also hosting its own luxurious buffet, including a chilled seafood and oyster bar, poached tiger prawns, smoked salmon, mussels and clams, and a variety of sushi and rolls (because how could you not get seafood when going to Coast?). There will also be live carving stations with a herb-rubbed Canadian prime striploin and cedar plank salmon, made-to-order omelettes, and hot dishes like paella, mushroom ravioli, sablefish, braised short rib gnocchi, and classic brunch faves alongside pastries and desserts.
When: May 10
Where: 1054 Alberni St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
C|Prime
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Expect a selection of freshly baked pastries, breakfast classics like artisan sausage and cured bacon, and a curated assortment of imported and local cheeses and cured meats for a generous spread. Plus, it’s only $41 per person, making it one of the more affordable buffets on this list.
When: May 10
Where: 1015 Burrard St., Unit 501, Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Trattoria
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Trattoria is celebrating Mother’s Day with its Festa della Mamma brunch buffet, featuring a generous Italian-inspired spread including a cold antipasto selection (think cheese and charcuterie, marinated vegetables, and smoked salmon bilinis), alongside canapés like prawn cocktails, tomato bruschetta with burrata, and seared ahi tuna.
There will also be a live hot station with eggs Benedict, baked rigatoni, truffle penne, pizzas, and breakfast classics alongside a carving station with herb-rubbed prime striploin and slow roasted porchetta, and a full pancake, waffle, and dessert station.
When: May 10
Where: 4501 Kingsway #102, Burnaby
Reservations: Online
Sit-down Mother’s Day brunch
The Sequel Kitchen and Bar
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From the team behind the much-loved Story Cafe in Richmond is the recently opened Sequel — and it’s preparing to offer one heck of a Mother’s Day brunch in its vintage jazz-inspired restaurant. Expect lobster scramble crepes, duck leg confit, and a variety of eggs Benedict, in addition to a complimentary cheesecake for mom.
When: May 10
Where: 1575 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Wildlight Kitchen and Bar
Wildlight Kitchen and Bar
Wildlight Kitchen is offering a selection of shareable snacks for the table, in addition to a choice of dishes from its curated brunch section.
When: May 10
Where: 5380 University Blvd. #107, Vancouver
Reservations: Online
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence is offering a selection of refined seasonal features alongside its regular menu, including a Fried Oyster with hollandaise, seared Hokkaido scallops with crab ravioli and smoked citrus butter, and a fresh strawberry dessert.
When: May 10
Where: 269 Powell St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Diva at the Met
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Have the best of both worlds between a sit-down brunch and a buffet at Diva at the Met and its Mother’s Day brunch service. Expect a selection of baked goods like cranberry pistachio and cheddar scallion scones, choice of starter (with options like lobster and asparagus quiche and smoked salmon rosti), choice of main (crab cake Benedict, steak and avocado, fried chicken and pancakes, pork belly bibimbap, black truffle and wild mushroom omelet, and lemon ricotta stuffed French toast), and free rein of a decadent dessert buffet.
When: May 10
Where: 645 Howe St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
The Flying Pig
The Flying Pig
The Flying Pig will be dishing out Dungeness crab benedicts and shrimp salad-stuffed croissants on Mother’s Day, in addition to all the brunch favourites on its menu. Plus, each mom will receive a complimentary mimosa or mimosa mocktail to mark the occasion.
When: May 10
Where: 1168 Hamilton St., Vancouver
Reservation: Online
Chez Celine
Chez Celine
Chez Celine is serving up brunch as early as 9 a.m. this Mother’s Day weekend with bites like a crab omelette with sauce choron and a rhubarb and frangipane galette with soft serve, alongside its signature C’est Céline Mimosa.
When: May 9 and 10
Where: 4298 Fraser St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Fable Diner
Fable Diner
Don’t worry about any decisions on Mother’s Day with Fable Diner’s family-style set experience designed for sharing. Here you’ll get a coffee or tea, a choice of Caesar, mimosa, or non-alcoholic drink, a bread basket, a curated meat and cheese cold board, a signature eggs Benny (one per person), house potatoes, and a dessert plate to finish.
When: May 10
Where: 151 E. Broadway, Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Provisions Italiana
Provisions Italiana
Chef Morgan has curated a special brunch menu for Mother’s Day weekend, featuring indulgent Italian-inspired dishes like tiramisu crespelle with mascarpone cream and preserved orange, smoked salmon toast with avocado and whipped ricotta on focaccia, and a decadent breakfast pizza topped with back bacon, sunny side eggs, fontina, potato, and brown butter hollandaise.
When: May 9 and 10
Where: 125 Victory Ship Wy., North Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Loam Bistro
Loam Bistro
Loam is serving up plenty of special Mother’s Day features, including a bulgogi benny topped with gochujang hollandaise. Additionally, you’ll find the same curated coffee program, matcha lattes, and other drinks that have made this place so popular.
When: May 8 to 11
Where: 230 Esplanade W., North Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Curated, multi-course menus
Botanist
Botanist
Botanist is offering a three-course brunch this Mother’s Day, including a cultivated mushroom toast, butter-poached lobster Benedict, and cara cara orange creameux.
When: May 9 and 10
Where: 1038 Canada Pl., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Bacchus
Bacchus
Enjoy an elegant, three-course brunch featuring a selection of seasonal highlights, including a truffled sunchoke soup, fresh B.C. halibut, and classic eggs Benedict, followed by desserts like tropical pavlova and Wedgewood chocolate cake.
When: May 10
Where: 845 Hornby St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Five Sails
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Chef Alex Kim (a.k.a. Top Chef Canada season 12 runner-up) has prepared a special multi-course experience including foie gras and chicken custard, lobster bisque with lobster salad and crab croquette, halibut with charred spring peas and fumet, and a rhubarb dessert with mascarpone mousse.
When: May 10
Where: 999 Canada Pl., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Black and Blue
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Embark on a choose-your-own-adventure, multi-course experience with a choice of starters like shrimp cocktails, wagyu beef carpaccio, and French onion soup, mains like crab or lobster bennies, steak and eggs, and desserts like strawberry shortcake or espresso cheesecake.
When: May 10
Where: 1032 Alberni St., Vancouver
Reservations: Online
Fable Diner and Bar
At Fable Diner and Bar, you can enjoy a brunch set that includes coffee or tea, a mimosa or brunch beverage, fresh-baked pastry, a choice of signature brunch dish (like tiramisu French toast, eggs in purgatory, and roast duck hash bowl), along with a sweet treat to finish.
When: May 10
Where: 755 Richards St., Vancouver
Reservation: Online
House of Dawn
House of Dawn
For Mother’s Day, House of Dawn is offering a special lunch set for two featuring dishes like a delicate seabass finished with bright yuzu beurre blanc, ikura, and dill oil; a hearty prime striploin with creamy American-style scrambled eggs, silky potato purée, and horseradish jus, and a seafood toast topped with jumbo black tiger prawn, bay scallopm and shimeji mushrooms in a riche béarnaise sauce, alongside two glasses of House of Dawn sangria.
When: May 10
Where: 8171 Ackroyd Rd. #130, Richmond
Reservations: Online
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