Persimmon

On Fremont Ave, there's a cute, smart, and relatively new little restaurant that I'd highly recommend for Sunday morning brunch. In fact, for a while, I think they only did breakfast and lunch, but when I visited, they were promoting dinner from Wednesday to Sunday nights.

Recently, my regular partner in crime and I met up with four other friends on the spur of the moment on a Sunday morning. At first, I dreaded the wait, but they seated us quickly for a party of six without reservations. The atmosphere was charming to the point that I also underestimated how my brunch would turn out. I can be a bit skeptical since my first several years in Seattle seemed to reiterate that restaurants were more about style over substance. I'm happy I was wrong!

The menu featured a number of french-inspired items. I ordered the gruyere and jambon omelette. Out of the six entrees on the table, it was the best. The Ulli Sausage with Apples was good, but not spicy enough for my taste. I tried the blueberry crepes and those were winners--but would probably not top the crepes down the street at Bouchee, if that's what you're craving. And finally, when ordering your sides, don't be swayed by the Essential Bakery brand name for the bread, the biscuit option was clearly the best...but seriously, get that gruyere-and-jambon omelette. It's perfect and the best I've had while dining at brunch.

4.5 umbrellas out of 5.