Modern American brunch, maple-bacon donuts$18-30hillcrestSat-Sun 08:00-14:30, Weekdays 07:00-14:30 and dinnerOpenTable reservations strongly recommended
Great Maple on Washington Street in San Diego's Hillcrest, the modern American brunch room behind maple-bacon donuts, brisket hash and five distinct Bloody Marys.
Order: Maple-bacon donuts, French toast logs, brisket hash, Pickle Mary
Classic American diner breakfast and brunch$10-18coronadoDaily 06:00-21:00Walk-in only
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 dollars.
Order: Chicken fried steak and eggs, jukebox-side counter pancake
Wood-fired California brunch$18-35hillcrestSat-Sun 10:00-14:30, Tue-Fri dinner onlyResy reservations recommended
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.
Order: Wood-fired short rib, ricotta pancakes, brunch cocktail
Old-school all-day diner breakfast$10-20bankers-hillDaily 08:00-15:00Walk-in (OpenTable optional)
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 for under twenty.
Order: Buttermilk pancakes, corned beef hash, biscuits and gravy
All-day breakfast and brunch only$18-30little-italyWeekdays 08:00-15:00, Weekends 08:00-16:00Walk-in only
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 with hour-long weekend waits.
Order: Souffle pancakes, French toast, tableside Bloody Mary cart
Italian brunch with handmade pasta and sun-up libations$20-35point-lomaSat-Sun 11:00-15:00OpenTable reservations recommended
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 patio.
Order: Custard-filled donuts, lemon ricotta pancakes, tableside tiramisu