10 Best Brunch Places In West LA, California

Food’s minimalist décor is designer boutique meets eclectic café. With a distinct style, this spot serves seasonal, healthy and delicious food. Soups, sandwiches, signature salads and house-made sweets are supplemented by daily specials showcasing seasonal farmers’ market offerings like the oven roasted free range turkey breast sandwich with brie, arugula and cranberry chutney on Ciabatta bread. Customers can also take some of that flavor home by purchasing specialty items at Food’s in-house market from prepared food to sweets, cheeses and wines. Try the ricotta pancakes, an incredibly fluffy, filling and delicious Sunday treat.

Tacos Tu Madre is not your average taco establishment. Incorporating modern ingredients into a variety of Mexican classics, this place is perfect for a quick on-the-go bite that’s not only delightful, but healthy and fresh too. The menu is an interesting blend of Mexican classics like elote, and more modern creations spanning the gamut from ostrich to duck confit and foie gras. You can’t miss this place, with the colorful Día de los Muertos mural by The Art of Chase adorning the façade.

Ranging from salads and sandwiches to pan-seared trout, Flores and Sons is the perfect place for a relaxing brunch where you can take time to chat with friends and enjoy exquisite food creations. After brunch, indulge in delectable dessert items like chocolate or caramel pots de crème, or chocolate chunk cookie ice cream sandwiches. Flores and Sons brings American cuisine to a whole new level by taking traditional dishes like delicious fried chicken or fried cheese curds and making them born-again staples of the American food renaissance.

A family-owned restaurant for 33 years, John O’Groats is the perfect choice for a hearty, brunch of American comfort food. John O’Groats’ old-fashioned biscuits never disappoint, baked on the premises, daily. This place is popular, but wait times don’t seem long–relax in the comfortable kitsch of their chairs and sofas, and grab a cup of coffee while basking in the smell of that homemade food.

The Carving Board is sandwich heaven for every sensibility and every desire. Favorite menu items include the Midnight Snack (a BLT with a twist, including four thick slices of bacon, crisp butter lettuce, roma tomatoes, bacon mayo and an over easy egg) and the Big Kahuna (seared ahi tuna, cucumbers, soy-marinated wakame seaweed, tomatoes and sweet red onion, served on a warm brioche bun). With an ever-changing menu, there’s always something new to try and a unique recommendation for every season. The bread and cookies are freshly baked every morning and the turkey is roasted in-house. With every detail considered, nothing is left to chance when ordering a sandwich at The Carving Board.

Butcher’s Dog is the perfect brunch place for those sports enthusiasts who don’t want to miss a game, but are craving a delicious upscale brunch. Enjoy a pork belly omelette, French toast, or tandoori chicken while catching the latest from the NFL to NASCAR. With ten HD TVs in house, they pretty much cover every sport you can think of.

Tucked behind a wonderful ivy-covered facade, Amandine features delicious French pastries to satisfy your croissant cravings. From the breakfast croissants or cheese danishes to the classic French toast or veggie omelette, Amandine has everything for a sweet or salty morning yearning. In addition to traditional options, they surprise with out of the ordinary treats like their beer latte, which both kicks you into gear and gives you that relaxed weekend feeling.

Brunch is the only time you can get away with having pizza for breakfast. Look no further than 800 Degrees, for your Neapolitan pizza pleasure. Design a custom creation with their selection of fresh ingredients and wait merely minutes for it to sizzle to crispy perfection in their wood fire ovens.

Fundamental LA is the ideal lunch place to trade mimosas for a handpicked bottle of wine that perfectly compliments every single item on the menu. Their sandwiches and salads change with the seasons to take advantage of every ingredient at its peak. Try the Grilled Cheese & Soup combo, the sandwich features, gorgonzola, caramelized onions, apple, radicchio, walnuts, on sourdough bread.