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$10-18BrunchClassic American diner breakfast and brunchCoronado
Clayton's Coffee Shop on Orange Avenue in Coronado, San Diego, the 1939 diner with counter stools, jukebox tunes, donut window and breakfast under twenty.
OrderChicken fried steak and eggs, jukebox-side counter pancake
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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