Brunch in Lakeland: weekend brunch downtown and beyond

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. We list a restaurant only when its own website says it serves brunch or breakfast, with hours from that page. Hours change, so check before you go. We do not rank restaurants or list prices. Know a brunch we should add? Send the restaurant’s link through our contact page.

Lakeland’s brunch is concentrated downtown, within a couple of blocks of Lake Mirror: a Southern gastropub, a Latin-inspired restaurant and the grille in the historic Terrace Hotel all run weekend brunch menus. For an earlier or lighter start, the city also has all-day cafes and a bakery.

Quick guide

• Saturday and Sunday: Frescos, Terrace Grille
• Sunday only: Nineteen61
• Coffee and breakfast all week: Black & Brew (three Lakeland cafes)
• Bakery, Tuesday to Saturday: Born & Bread Bakehouse
• Holidays: see Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Brunch restaurants

Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar sits at the corner of Lemon Street and Kentucky Avenue and describes itself as a place for handcrafted cocktails and authentic Southern cooking. Its brunch menu is served Saturdays and Sundays only. The restaurant is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and it takes an online waitlist, its site says.

The Terrace Grille, in the Terrace Hotel across from Lake Mirror, calls its food New American fine dining. It serves breakfast from 7 a.m. and a weekend brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with bottomless mimosas or Bloody Marys on the brunch menu. It posts holiday brunches on its holiday page. Large parties pay an added operations charge, the menu notes.

Nineteen61, a block west on Main Street, lists Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 4 p.m. on Sundays, its site shows.

Cafes and bakeries

• Black & Brew runs cafes downtown at 205 E. Main St., at the Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Drive, and in south Lakeland at 4209 S. Florida Ave. The downtown cafe opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; the library cafe has a patio and is open 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays on its current hours. Each location posts its own breakfast menu.
• Born & Bread Bakehouse, 1113 S. Florida Ave., is a bakery open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with online pre-orders and parking behind the building. It started as a booth at the downtown Farmers Curb Market, Visit Central Florida notes.
• Bonnet Springs Park’s Roundhouse Coffee Shop, 400 Bonnet Springs Blvd., serves Starbucks drinks, pastries and breakfast sandwiches from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, the park says. The park is cashless.

Brunch at the ballpark

In 2026 the Lakeland Flying Tigers sold a special Sunday ticket that included a full brunch spread in the ‘34 Club at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Visit Central Florida listed. Check the team’s 2027 schedule for Sunday home games.

Saturday market breakfast

The Downtown Farmers Curb Market runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from September into July, with food vendors among more than 100 stalls. Times are on our farmers markets page.

What this means for you

• For a Saturday brunch downtown, Frescos and the Terrace Grille are both open.
• On Sunday all three downtown brunch menus run; reserve or join a waitlist for groups.
• For Mother’s Day or Easter, check each restaurant’s holiday menu; regular hours can change.

Related: date night in Lakeland, downtown Lakeland and restaurant inspections.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get brunch in downtown Lakeland?

Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar serves brunch Saturday and Sunday, the Terrace Grille serves weekend brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Nineteen61 serves Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., by their own sites.

Which Lakeland restaurants serve brunch on Saturday?

Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar and the Terrace Grille both list Saturday brunch. Nineteen61’s brunch is Sunday only.

Where can I get breakfast early on a weekend in Lakeland?

Frescos opens at 8 a.m. every day, the Terrace Grille serves breakfast from 7 a.m., and Black & Brew’s downtown cafe opens at 8 a.m. on weekends.

Is there brunch at the Flying Tigers games?

In 2026 the Lakeland Flying Tigers sold a special Sunday ticket with a brunch spread in the ballpark’s ‘34 Club at home games.