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9 brunch places in San Diego we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Diego | Brunch across every city.

Brunch is close to a civic ritual in San Diego, concentrated heavily around Hillcrest and Little Italy. Morning Glory brings its airy, all-day approach to Little Italy, while Snooze, Hash House A Go Go, and Great Maple cluster in Hillcrest. Cesarina runs an Italian-leaning weekend brunch in Point Loma, and Hob Nob Hill in Bankers Hill keeps the old-school version alive.

Lola 55 ★ 4.5

$$BrunchEast Village

Lola 55 is modern bib gourmand taqueria tucked into a quiet f street block behind petco park, more reservation-friendly than the bigger names.

OrderPork belly al pastor, smoked fish taco, mezcal cocktail

TipSit at the bar for the taco omakase; the brunch menu is the easiest way in without a reservation.

Morning Glory ★ 4.5

$$BrunchLittle 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

Cesarina Weekend Brunch ★ 4.6

$$BrunchPoint 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

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery ★ 4.3

$$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

Hash House A Go Go ★ 4.0

$$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

Great Maple Hillcrest ★ 4.3

$$BrunchHillcrest

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.

OrderMaple-bacon donuts, French toast logs, brisket hash, Pickle Mary

Clayton's Coffee Shop ★ 4.2

$$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

Trust Restaurant ★ 4.4

$$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

Hob Nob Hill ★ 4.3

$$BrunchBankers 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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