11 editor picks in Los Angeles.
11 brunch places in Los Angeles we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Los Angeles | Brunch across every city.
Brunch is a serious format in Los Angeles, built around the daily line and the open patio rather than the bottomless mimosa. Jessica Koslow's Sqirl on Virgil Avenue in Silver Lake popularized the ricotta toast and still draws a daily counter line, while Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique plates brunch in a 1928 commissary on La Brea. Out west, Gjelina on Abbot Kinney in Venice runs a wood-fire menu of vegetable plates and pizzas worth booking ahead.
Jessica Koslow's Sqirl on Virgil Avenue, Los Angeles invented the ricotta toast format in 2012 and still draws a daily brunch line at the counter.
OrderRicotta toast on Sqirl brioche with house jam.
TipOrder at the counter, sit at a sidewalk picnic table; the queue is for groups, not solos.
Lucky Boy in Pasadena, Los Angeles serves a foil-wrapped breakfast burrito that locals queue for from 06:00. At 640 S. Arroyo Parkway. Booking recommended.
OrderBreakfast burrito
Jessica Koslow's Sqirl on Virgil Avenue, Los Angeles has plated the ricotta toast format since 2012 and still draws a daily brunch line from 08:00.
OrderRicotta toast on Sqirl brioche with house jam.
TipThe line at 09:30 weekends runs 45 minutes; midweek 10:00 has no wait.
Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique on La Brea, Los Angeles plates brunch in a 1928 commissary, with a French pastry counter and a long sit-down menu.
OrderKouign-amann with espresso, then the croque madame.
TipPastry queue is for the counter; sit-down brunch is a separate reservation system that opens 30 days out.
Tyler and Ashley Wells's All Time in Los Feliz, Los Angeles plates a 30-seat neighbourhood brunch on weekends, with the best brunch eggs in Eastside LA.
OrderPancake with peanut butter and chocolate shavings.
TipWalk-in only at brunch; the patio is the seat to ask for. The kitchen often runs out of pancakes by 12:30.
Botanica in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is Heidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's vegetable-forward brunch room. Tomato toast and a turmeric latte to go.
OrderSungold tomato toast and a turmeric latte.
TipHeidi Swanson and Emily Fiffer's room books out two weekends in advance; sit on the patio for the strongest light.
Travis Lett's Gjelina on Abbot Kinney, Venice, Los Angeles plates a wood-fire brunch menu with vegetable plates and pizzas. A reservation a week ahead.
OrderWood-fired flatbread with eggs and a Bloody Mary.
TipThe patio takes walk-ins before 11:00 on weekends; after that book or sit at the bar inside.
Great White on Pacific Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles brings the Australian flat-white-and-avocado brunch format to the beach. Open daily 07:30-15:00.
OrderSmashed avocado on charcoal toast and a flat white.
TipBeach-block location is ideal for a 09:00 walk-in before the Venice tourist crowd hits at 11:00.
Jordan Kahn's Destroyer in Culver City, Los Angeles plates a Nordic-influenced morning menu at a counter, with grain bowls and a daily pastry case.
OrderToast porridge with stewed apples and a Stumptown filter coffee.
TipJordan Kahn's daytime counter is a slow, deliberate menu; the pastries from the case sell out by 11:30.
Salazar in Frogtown, Los Angeles plates a Sonoran-style Mexican grill brunch on a riverside patio. Chilaquiles and micheladas, walk-in only on weekends.
OrderCarnitas chilaquiles and a michelada.
TipFrogtown patio is the seat; come at 11:30 sharp on a Saturday and the host seats you immediately.
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Bavel in the Arts District, Los Angeles plates Eastern Mediterranean weekend brunch from the Bestia family.
OrderLamb belly hummus with hot pita.
TipThe brunch menu overlaps with dinner but adds a few egg dishes; book the patio for the strongest light.
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