Brick & Spoon is the Canal Road outpost of a small Gulf South brunch chain whose motto is “we’re allergic to boring breakfast” — and the Orange Beach location has earned local standing on its own, including a Travel + Leisure nod among the best breakfasts in the country. It’s a mornings-and-lunch operation only; sleep in too hard and you’ve missed it.
The bloody mary
The headline is the Big Spoon Bloody Mary, their designed-to-order, build-your-own cocktail — you pick the components, they assemble the tower. It’s half drink, half event, and it’s the reason half the tables order one at 9am without shame. Vacation rules apply.
Good to know
This is an upscale take on breakfast, brunch, and lunch, not a greasy spoon, so expect a wait on summer weekends — the whole island has the same idea between checkout and beach time. Go early or go on a weekday. Kids are welcome, the menu goes well past eggs, and it closes in the early afternoon, so this is a start-your-day place, full stop.