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$18-35BrunchWood-fired California brunchHillcrest
Trust Restaurant on Park Boulevard in Hillcrest, San Diego, Brad Wise's wood-fired brunch room with short rib hash, ricotta pancakes and a weekend-only menu.
OrderWood-fired short rib, ricotta pancakes, brunch cocktail
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$10-20BrunchOld-school all-day diner breakfastBankers Hill
Hob Nob Hill on First Avenue in Bankers Hill, San Diego, the 1944 Bankers Hill all-day diner with corned beef hash, daily blue-plate specials and brunch.
OrderButtermilk pancakes, corned beef hash, biscuits and gravy
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$18-30BrunchAll-day breakfast and brunch onlyLittle Italy
Morning Glory on Date Street in San Diego's Little Italy, the soft-pink brunch-only room running souffle pancakes and tableside Bloody Mary carts.
OrderSouffle pancakes, French toast, tableside Bloody Mary cart
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$20-35BrunchItalian brunch with handmade pasta and sun-up libationsPoint Loma
Cesarina's weekend brunch on Voltaire Street in Point Loma, San Diego, the Bib Gourmand Italian room with hot donuts and handmade pasta on the bougainvillea.
OrderCustard-filled donuts, lemon ricotta pancakes, tableside tiramisu
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$15-25BrunchCreative breakfast and brunchHillcrest
Snooze on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego, the upside-down breakfast room with the pancake flight, breakfast pot pie and a waitlist app to bypass.
OrderPancake flight, breakfast pot pie, Bloody Mary
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$18-32BrunchTwisted farm-food brunchHillcrest
Hash House A Go Go on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego, Johnny Rivera's original 2000 farm-twisted brunch room with the tractor-tire pancake and Diners.
OrderSage fried chicken and waffles, tractor-tire pancake, sage fried chicken Benedict