9 editor picks in Oakland.
9 brunch in Oakland, editor-picked for brunch open sunday. The sunday brunch destinations editors return to. All brunch in Oakland.
Burdell in Oakland's Temescal opens for Sunday brunch with a Southern gravy-anchored menu. The Michelin Recommended room flips to brunch service on Sundays.
OrderSunday gravy-inspired brunch plate.
TipSunday brunch service runs 11 to 2 only, then resumes for dinner. Book the 1 pm slot to roll straight into the afternoon.
FOB Kitchen on Oakland's Telegraph runs Filipino brunch on weekends only. Longanisa, tocino and garlic rice with two eggs at the Bib Gourmand Temescal room.
OrderLonganisa and garlic rice with two fried eggs.
TipWeekend brunch is when the room flips to its strongest order; arrival before 11 beats the wait.
Bake Sum on Grand Avenue is the East Bay's most-loved Asian American pastry counter. Brunch-grade pastries from 8 a.m. with coffee to match.
OrderSpam musubi croissant and a black sesame latte.
TipPastries sell out by noon on weekends; arrive early Saturday or Sunday.
Mama's Royal Cafe on Broadway at 40th has anchored Oakland's diner brunch since February 1974. Eggs benedict and buckwheat pancakes hold the line.
OrderEggs benedict and the buckwheat pancakes.
TipOpened February 1974 on the corner of Broadway and 40th. Two-time East Bay Express Best Brunch winner.
Souley Vegan at Jack London Square runs weekend brunch on its vegan Creole menu. BBQ tofu, mac and cheese, cornbread, plant-based and very busy.
OrderBBQ tofu plate with cornbread and Cajun mac and cheese.
TipWeekend brunch runs 11 to 3; Sunday is the busiest. Cashless payment via QR code.
Wise Sons on Telegraph in Temescal runs daily brunch with bagels, matzo ball soup and pastrami plates. The Mission deli's East Bay Oakland outpost.
OrderEverything bagel with house cream cheese and lox.
TipDaily breakfast all day; weekend lines snap by 10 a.m Weekends fill by noon.
Town Biscuits runs a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit breakfast in Oakland's Uptown. Fried chicken and bacon-egg sandwiches on flaky buttermilk biscuits.
OrderFried chicken biscuit sandwich with pimento cheese.
TipOrder ahead for pickup; the line snaps to the corner on weekends. Chili-dusted home fries are the under-rated side.
Almond and Oak on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt runs weekend brunch with chef Rico Rivera's market-driven plates. Saturdays and Sundays only.
OrderSeasonal benedict and the brunch pasta.
TipBrunch runs Saturday and Sunday only; dinner picks back up at 5 p.m.
Hawking Bird on Telegraph in Temescal runs a Thai weekend brunch on kao mun gai and double-fried fillets. The fast-casual sibling to two-star Commis.
OrderKao mun gai plus the Hawking Bird sandwich.
TipWeekend brunch is the strongest order; James Syhabout's cheap-eats sibling to Commis.
