Local Eats: Brunch in Las Vegas

Brunch. A millennial's love, a 21st century hobby, a perfect meal for all breakfast and lunch lover's alike. Brunch saves the day on the weekends, ordering pancakes at noon with a large cup of coffee or bottomless mimosas. I myself, happen to be a lover of brunch and have had my fair share of brunches around my hometown. Located all around the Las Vegas valley, these restaurants are geared toward locals (aka-you don't have to go to the strip).

CRAFTKitchen
10940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 107
Henderson, NV 89052
Craft Kitchen is a fairly new restaurant located in Green Valley that has the same feel of a hip cafe you'd find in Southern California. Their menu is different than your average, including a Farmers Market Stack and Smashed Avocado Toast (with a poached egg on top!). Succulents fill the small clean space of Craft, and a sense of inspiration exists in the atmosphere. Treat yourself and order a delicious baked good from the bakery where everything is homemade from scratch. (I'm already getting hungry writing this...) Open seven days a week from 7 am to 3 pm.

Protein Fix, Smashed Avo Toast, Farmer's Market Stack

Kitchen Table
1716 Horizon Ridge, Suite 100
Henderson, NV 89012
Also new and located in Green Valley this restaurant is not to be skipped. Their giant menu offers something for everybody, along with a difficult decision to make since everything sounds so appetizing. I recommend getting the empanadas as an appetizer, although you could even get it as your meal. Kitchen Table has a bakery and coffee bar that includes doughnuts, monkey bread, crepes, muffins, and croissants (plus more). I've been wanting to go back the second I left, and highly recommend checking it out no matter who you are with. Kitchen Table has such a great menu! Open 7 days a week from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Veggie Benny

Sunrise Coffee
3130 E. Sunset Road, Suite A
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Look out coffee lovers, Sunrise Coffee will not disappoint. With organic coffee and scrumptious vegan and vegetarian breakfast items, Sunrise is a great space for locals. Come chill with friends, get work done by yourself, or meet up for business. Lattes of all flavors, and coffee in huge mugs, you'll be energized for the day ahead. Do not leave without ordering food either, the Alien Burrito is out of this world-filled with avocado, hummus, couscous and beans. Take a break, or bring your work with you to this true hipster coffee shop. Open Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 9 pm.

Skinny Fats
6261 Dean Martin Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89118
and
8680 W. Warm Springs Road
Las Vegas, NV 89148
I have a whole blog post on Skinny Fats that you can find here. Basically, Skinny Fats has a "healthy" side and a "happy" side of the menu with food you can't really find anywhere else. Whether you order off of the healthy or happy side is up to you, but no matter what you'll leave feeling happy and satisfied.

Rachel's Kitchen
7 locations around the valley
Rachel's Kitchen is a quaint cafe with food from pasta to juices to pancakes, so it's great for anytime of the day. They serve their breakfast foods all day long, a breakfast lover's dream. Rachel's Kitchen is a great place to come to catch up with friends and to grab a bite to eat. The bright tiled turquoise and green tables also sets up the Instagram photo of your food for you perfectly. Hours vary by location.

Stacks & Yolks 
7150 S. Durango Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
After eating here last week for the first time, it absolutely has to be included in this brunch list. Stacks and Yolks is probably most known for their huge pancakes that you can customize to your exact liking. I'm talking peanut butter and jelly pancakes, pumpkin pancakes at any time of the year, and indulgent red velvet cream cheese pancakes. Along with pancakes, their menu includes skillets, sandwiches, and chicken & waffles. The best part? Stacks & Yolks is open 7 am to 9 pm every day, pancakes for dinner anyone? PS they have the best potatoes!!

Egg Works/Egg & I 
Various Locations
Your classic breakfast. Endless food options printed on a large newspaper menu, the Egg Works aesthetic is basically grandparents, stained coffee cups, and early morning family breakfasts. If you're not into the hip avocado toast/fancy lattes and would rather go for the classic eggs and toast and endless black coffee, Egg Works is your place. Egg Works and Egg & I are owned by the same company located all over Las Vegas and Henderson. Open 7 days a week, 6 am to 3 pm.

Rise & Shine
10690 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 105
Las Vegas, NV 89141
Oh, Rise & Shine, I just have to put you on the brunch list because I can't keep track of how many times I've eaten here. Because it's 5 minutes from my house, my family and friends always find ourselves eating at Rise & Shine on the weekends. Order the pot of bread, a warm delicious cinnamon swirl in a little pot with a sweet sauce. The waitresses wear pajamas and serve fresh squeezed orange juice that is the best ever. Whether you are in the mood for a sweet or savory breakfast, Rise n Shine has got you covered. Open everyday 7am to 3 pm.

There you have it Las Vegas locals. All of these brunch spots are favorites of mine, I'm sure there are so many other great restaurants all around. I'd love love love to know your favorite brunch restaurants to eat in Vegas, so let me know! I have heard these brunch places are also great but have yet to check them out: Eat (Downtown Las Vegas), Bouchon's (The Venetian), and Giadas (The Cromwell). Happy Brunchin'!