Sister restaurants Michele’s and Gravitas will serve brunch on Mother’s Day.

/ Leading DC

Mother’s Day might sneak up on you this year — it falls on the first full weekend of May, which means that it’s less than a week away. But never fear: restaurants in the area have plenty of ways to recognize the annual holiday at home and in person. Meal and baking kits, champagne on rooftops, dinners that come with roses and gifts, and brunches that give back are options for the calendar to make the day one to remember.

DINE-IN FOR BRUNCH AND DINNER

ANNABELLE

Frank Ruta’s fine dining restaurant in Dupont will offer a three-course price-fixe brunch for Mother’s Day. Choices on the $75 menu include pate en croute, spring asparagus soup, goat cheese ravioli and chocolate banana bread pudding. Make reservations on Resy. (2132 Florida Ave. NW, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

BOMBAY CLUB

A three-course champagne brunch gets a lift with live piano music for the Mother’s Day crowd. One of D.C.’s oldest Indian fine dining institutions will offer a prix fixe menu ($45) by chef Nilesh Singhvi that includes lentil dumplings, mushroom ularthu, chicken korma, and chocolate sticky pudding. Add on bottomless bubbly for $70 total. Make reservations online. (815 Connecticut Ave. NW; 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. May 8) 

THE COLONNADE AT FAIRMONT WASHINGTON

Among the offerings at this mainstay annual Mother’s Day Brunch are a raw bar, cheese and charcuterie, a beef tenderloin carving station, and made-to-order omelets, as well as a children’s buffet. Enjoy brunch with live violin music and flowers to take home at the end of the meal. Reservations are required; email wdc.holidaysorders.dl@fairmont.com. (2401 M St. NW; 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.)

ESTUARY

Add some flowers to the day at The Conrad Washington Hotel’s rooftop bar, Summit. After brunch at Estuary — which reopened in March with a Mid-Atlantic menu — head upstairs for glasses of rose during the bar’s opening weekend. Mothers in attendance can make their own bouquets to take home with them — or others can pick up some blooms for mom at Lily’s Flower Truck, which will post up in the CityCenterDC plaza all weekend. (950 New York Ave. NW; 11:30 a.m.)

IVY CITY SMOKEHOUSE

When the tavern opens for brunch on Sunday, Capitol Movement Dance Company will perform a show in honor of Mother’s Day. Bottomless mimosas ($15), as well as benedicts, waffles, and seafood, are available during the performance. Tickets, which start at $35, do not include brunch. (1356 Okie St. NE; brunch served from 12 to 4 p.m.)

LAST CALL BAR
Toast the occasion with clever cocktails by bartender Rachel Sergi. The watering hole a block from Union Market will serve up $10 drinks and $3 Jello shots starting at noon on Mother’s Day, with names that pay homage to classic mom catch phrases (“Do I Need to Stop This Car,” featuring midori, pineapple, and sorel liqueur) and fashion (“Mom Jeans,” shots of vodka, elderflower, and burlesque bitters) or communicate sentiments, with the “Sorry I Forgot to Call,” made with gin, lemon, and champagne. (1301-A, 4th St. NE; 12 p.m. to 3 a.m.)

LE DIPLOMATE

For brunch with a side of reflection, Le Diplomate and leather goods store Shinola are teaming up on a Mother’s Day special. Brunch reservations at the French brasserie will include a complimentary journal that diners can monogram for free after the meal. The store, which is half a block away, will serve champagne compliments of Le Diplomate. Reservations are suggested. (1601 14th St. NW; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

LINCOLN RESTAURANT

Dine out for a good cause downtown for Mother’s Day. Both Lincoln and sister restaurant Teddy & the Bully Bar will donate 10% of Sunday’s proceeds to N Street Village, a local organization serving women experiencing homelessness. At Lincoln, the price fixe menu is $58 per person (and $25 for kids 12 and under) and includes choices such as pecan sticky buns, croque madame tartine with truffle eggs, crispy chicken over a brown-butter waffle, and unlimited potato hash and bacon. Make reservations on OpenTable. (1110 Vermont Ave. NW; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

MICHELE’S

Chef Matt Baker, who already devotes a weekend chef’s counter experience to his late mother Lorraine, will serve a Mother’s Day brunch in his new Eaton DC restaurant. The French fare, including crispy Parisian gnocchi, a croque madame, lobster roll salad, and brown sugar cake with pecan caramel ice cream, runs $65 per person (and $25 for children under 12). Reservations are suggested. Sister restaurant Gravitas will also host a prix-fixe brunch for $80. (1201 K St. NW; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

MON AMI GABI

Whether you come for lunch or dinner, both the Bethesda and Reston locations of the French bistro are serving meals that include a complimentary slice of vanilla lemon pound cake for all mothers. Brunch has a special menu created for Mother’s Day with quiche Lorraine and mimosas, while the regular French menu will be available in the evening. Make reservations online. (Bethesda and Reston; 10 a.m. to closing)

SABABA

An Israeli feast by chef Ryan Moore honors the day with specials for both brunch and dinner. Dine on strawberry almond muhammara, sunny-side-up eggs with lamb bacon, asparagus in miso dressing, and poached eggs over green tomato schnitzel in the morning, or rainbow trout and roasted lamb loin in the evening. The menu is available in-house only. Make reservations online. (3311 Connecticut Ave. NW; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for brunch, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner)

TRUMMER’S ON MAIN

The upscale Clifton dining room will offer a three-course Mother’s Day meal with options that include a spring mushroom tart, salmon tartare, yellowfin tuna filet and duck leg confit. The $78 price fixe menu also features desserts from pastry chef Amanda Siever such as chocolate cotton cheesecake and lemon lavender pavlova. Reservations available on OpenTable. (7134 Main St., Clifton, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.)

WELLSPRING MANOR & SPA

Enjoy the fresh air with a live jazz and champagne brunch in an outdoor tent at this luxury bed and breakfast in Prince George’s County. A buffet, mimosa bar, and performances by gospel and soul saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr. and Cold Front are included in the $150 ticket price. (11311 Drumsheugh Lane, Upper Marlboro; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

WHISKEY AND OYSTER

Head to the restaurant near Old Town Alexandria on Saturday for a mother and daughter brunch and pop-up shop. In addition to a specialty menu with mimosas and breakfast favorites, local woman-owned shops will have items for sale on the restaurant’s patio, along with a photo booth and giveaways. Register on Eventbrite. (301 John Carlyle St., Alexandria; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7)

XIQUET

Go big with Danny Lledó’s decadent tasting menu, which has two weekend nights set aside for a Mother’s Day Celebration. Make reservations for up to four guests for a multiCourse tasting menu ($325) that includes red prawns and A5 Kagoshima wagyu beef. An optional wine pairing is available for $225 a person and includes a toast with Taittinger champagne. Make reservations on Tock. (2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW; 5 to 10 p.m. May 6 and 7)

YARDBIRD

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, the Miami import that made its name with its brined fried chicken and lobster mac and cheese, is adding a special entrée and dessert to the menu that will available only for Mother’s Day. The D.C. location will serve a smoked salmon and lemon hollandaise benedict and a coconut cream pie with brown butter crust. Make reservations on Open Table. (901 New York Ave. NW; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

PACKAGES AND ACTIVITIES

CALL YOUR MOTHER

Given their name, the local bagel powerhouse couldn’t forgo celebrating the holiday weekend. An $85 to-go Mother’s Day brunch box from the Park View location comes with a bagels, smoked salmon, schmears, strawberry macaroons, mini babka muffins, black-and-white cookies, chocolate bars from D.C. chocolate maker Harper Macaw, and orange and prosecco for make-your-own mimosas. Pickup and delivery is available within five miles. Place orders by May 6. (3301 Georgia Ave NW; 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. )

FOUNDING FARMERS

If you’d rather avoid cooking, Founding Farmers has put together a brunch package for Mother’s Day at home. The menu, which comes with light preparation instructions, is enough for four to six people, and spans from breakfast to dessert, with choices including bread pudding French toast, Southern fried chicken, cauliflower hummus, and the option to add on boxes of Guittard chocolate or bottled cocktails for the day’s guest of honor. Order by May 4 and pick up on May 7 at Farmers & Distillers in D.C., Founding Farmers in Potomac, Tysons, or Reston Station, or Founding Farmers King of Prussia. (Multiple locations; pickup times vary.)

CAKES BY CHRISTA

For a sweet activity with someone you love, join local dessert connoisseur Cakes by Christa for an evening of cake decorating. Learn how to top a cake with edible flowers for a Mother’s Day surprise, or hone basic decorating skills while sipping on wine. Tickets include a cake, decorating kit, and two glasses of wine. All ages are welcome. Register on Eventbrite. (Gallery at Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St NW; 7:30 p.m. May 6)