These 8 on the map
The 8 brunch spots on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Before you go
Weekend lines are long at the bakeries, weekday mornings are calmer, and some of these are daytime only.
8 of the 20
République
Mid-CityFrench bakery & bistro$$$Walter and Margarita Manzke's California-French bakery, café and restaurant in a 1920s building on La Brea. Weekend brunch lines are long for good reason; she won the 2024 James Beard award for outstanding pastry chef, so don't skip the pastry case.
Huckleberry
Santa MonicaBakery café$$Zoe Nathan's Santa Monica bakery and café, with one of LA's best pastry cases and produce from the farmers' market down the street. Order at the counter; the breakfast burrito is a cult favorite.
Gjelina
VeniceCalifornian$$$Travis Lett's Abbot Kinney restaurant, still LA's reference for vegetables, pizza and pasta, with a front patio that fills at weekend brunch. Its bakery sibling, Gjusta, is also in this pack.
Breakfast by Salt's Cure
West HollywoodBreakfast restaurant$$The draw is the oatmeal griddle cake, a pancake with a tender center and crisp edges that needs no syrup. This Hollywood room is one of the LA originals of a breakfast group that now also runs in New York.
Destroyer
Culver CityBreakfast & lunch$$Jordan Kahn's minimalist café in Culver City's Hayden Tract serves precise, Scandinavian-leaning breakfast and lunch: soaked oats with currants and skyr, or seeded rye with cultured butter. Daytime only.
Little Dom's
Los FelizItalian-American$$$A Los Feliz neighborhood favorite for Italian-American comfort food from breakfast to dinner. Weekend brunch brings handmade pastas and brunch classics to the booths, with a little deli next door.
Redbird
DowntownModern American$$$$Chef Neal Fraser's downtown restaurant in the former rectory of the 1876 St. Vibiana's Cathedral, with a glass-roofed courtyard. Weekend brunch is the best way to see the room; good for a celebration.
Lunasia Dim Sum House
AlhambraDim sum$$Weekend dim sum in Alhambra, the original of a small San Gabriel Valley group, with cart-free ordering and a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Shrimp har gow, baked char siu bao and egg tarts; expect a wait at peak brunch.
The other 12
The 20 are spread across 13 neighborhoods. Los Feliz (3), Alhambra (2), Downtown (2), Hollywood (2), Venice (2) and West Hollywood (2) have the most; Arts District, Culver City, East Hollywood, Hermosa Beach, Mid-City, Rancho Park and Santa Monica have one each.
+12 more in the app
Chicken and waffles beside the downtown flower market, a garden brunch at an Arts District gallery, Hermosa Beach brunch with Japanese and Taiwanese flavors, a Mexican patio with one of North America's best bars, and more.
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All 20, on your own map
This page is 8 of them. The LA Brunch pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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