Find one of the Cities’ best dim sum brunches at Mandarin Kitchen in Bloomington, tucked into a strip mall on Lyndale Avenue. On weekends, this spot is packed with families, and the line often wraps out the door. Build your brunch off the voluminous menu: Start with small dishes like pan-fried turnip cakes, and add pillowy steamed chicken buns, crispy egg custards, and steamed pork dumplings, and share it all at one of the restaurant’s many round tables.

Apoy菲律賓食品在任何c是一個很棒的地方ircumstance, but if you’re dining with a group, consider making a reservation for a kamayan feast. This traditional Filipino meal is served on banana leaves and eaten by hand — Apoy’s version is a bountiful spread of skewered meat, seafood, grilled vegetables, and fresh fruit over a bed of rice.Make a reservationvia email.

A local favorite for daytime dining, Maria’s specializes in both Columbian fare and American breakfast classics. It serves every pancake you could dream of: chocolate chip, wild rice, plantain with cotija cheese, and more. The cafe is spacious, meaning you have a good shot at a last-minute brunch table on the weekend, when the specials feature arepas, black beans, sauteed yucca, and sweet plantains.

Kramarczuk’s isn’t a traditional table-service restaurant, but it’s a great spot to push some tables together for a casual lunch — and the abundant deli offerings mean there’s something for everyone. Sidle up to the counter for house-made, coarse-ground Ukrainian sausage or a heaping plate of pierogies. Round it out with a few Bavarian cream puffs.

Maya Cuisine’s roomy, courtyard-like dining area is accommodating to large groups of diners — and though it doesn’t hurt to make a reservation, you might be able to find a spot for a last-minute meal. The tacos and quesadillas are always crowd-pleasers, but Maya Cuisine also serves larger plates like a slow-roasted cochinita pibil, stewed in a zippy guajillo sauce. The restaurant also has a great weekendbrunch buffet.

iPho by Saigon serves what may be the biggest bowls of pho in town — the famous “jumbo” bowl weighs 10 pounds. If you’re not up for the challenge, a regular or XL still hits the spot. iPho offers every kind of meat combo imaginable, from a seafood medley to brisket and flank steak, making the pho menu endlessly customizable for each diner’s taste. (The restaurant has a fun family setting, too.) This pho broth runs a little on the sweet side and is laced with anise and cloves.