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Best Brunch Restaurant

Named after an acronym for the three main meals of the day, Neal Fraser's BLD inhabits the spirit of a neighborhood eatery being different things to different diets. The menus may rotate every so often, but there always remain at least several entrees amenable to vegetarians (slightly less for vegans). Not necessarily limited to the weekend, bre...

There are plenty of restaurants offering breakfast during the week, but only a handful provide the elusive option of the mid-week brunch -- here it's breakfast as lunch -- like Josef Centeno's newish Bar Ama. Available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the handful of morning entrees come in only savory form, but mimosas and Bloody Marys rarely pair ...

In its current iteration, Felix Barron's semi-permanent pop-up brunch KTCHN DTLA takes over The Gorbals on Saturdays. The setup is comfortably current, with elements one might find in the average pop-up: Unfussy service, tech-savvy and food decidedly personal to the chef. The one-page food menu is refreshed at will; jalapeno corn fritters, carni...

Steps away from the Director's Guild of America, The Griddle Café produces pancakes in rather mythic proportions and impossibly long waits during the weekend as a result. Once you and your party are seated, you'll find the space is not meant for long leisurely conversations. It should be a non-issue, as you just spent an hour or so catching up w...

A resident at Fairmont Hotel, Fig sees a fair share of locals and visitors dining on its locally sourced slate of Southern California favorites in breakfast and lunch. Ray Garcia's philosophy of ingredients speaks to the neighborhood, with Fig just blocks away from the twice-a-week farmers market. Like its name, the restaurant interior departs f...

The Kitchen's brunch menu speaks to the restaurant's age, officially old enough to claim its brunch menu as a classic. It is a well-deserved label, with a pear pancake in caramel sauce having defied a familiar terrain of lemon ricottas for as long as it has done. Suggesting more dinner than breakfast, lunch, or brunch, the fried chicken with egg...

No actual brunch service is designated at Milo & Olive, but the essentials are all there at Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb's pizzeria. It is sensible decision for a space that is as cozy as your living room, but operates like one big communal dining room. Deep in the heart of Santa Monica, this is a Westside alternative to BLD and Bar Ama for a mid-we...

Brunch at M.B. Post is impossibly convivial. On an early Sunday afternoon, you might hear the Nas-Amy Winehouse collabo "Cherry Wine" playing a few decibels higher than the steady din of chatter. The varying sounds are less noise than soundtrack to one of the better weekend parties you'll attend. All dishes come compact and easily shareable -- c...

Like a few other restaurants on this list, Cook's County places a particular emphasis on ingredients sourced from local purveyors. The menu highlights a mix of farmers market favorites. But you mightn't be able to recall this when you're busy reconfiguring your fried eggs entree, making sure equal hits of yogurt and harissa top the tartine you j...

On an essay question of what composes the ideal L.A. dining experience, Suzanne Goin and Carolyn Styne's Tavern could be the nuanced response, capable of redeeming the worst stereotypes of restaurants in town. While some may aim for the sunlit dining room, you'll be just as comfortable seated in the lounge area. The menu is more classic than pro...