Yang’s Kitchen is back after a long pandemic hiatus and the brunch menu hits all the right sweet and savory notes. On the menu, which is served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Monday, are blue cornmeal mochi pancakes, a traditional Japanese breakfast, and Peads and Barnetts bacon and sausage.

Second floor restaurant E.P. has an approachable brunch with the dimly-lit, stylish room to match. Start with a salty plate of charcuterie to go with a much-needed weekend cocktail. Then venture into the breakfast sandwich, a hefty breakfast burrito, or little gem lobster salad for an easygoing West Hollywood weekend meal.

Baja California-inflected Mírame is a stylish place to have a modern Mexican dinner in Beverly Hills, but it’s a bit of an underrated gem for weekend brunch (or weekday lunch). Expect chilaquiles, rabbit tamal, grilled hangar steak and eggs, and even the signature fried Baja snapper with masa jus.

Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard’s Arts District restaurant looks a lot different than her Chicago spot, with a sunnier outlook and lush greenery throughout. The brunch menu fits the ambience, with shrimp fried rice omelette, peanut butter and jelly pancakes, and corned beef hash to complement the very pleasant dining room.

Evan Bloom opened his San Francisco chain Wise Sons to complement LA’s already prodigious Jewish deli scene in a handy Culver City location. There’s everything from bagels and pastrami reuben sandwiches to an excellent bowl of matzo ball soup. Don’t skip the rugelach, either.

Venice’s indoor-outdoor gem Nueva really digs its brunch situation, going all in on shakshuka, cast iron pancake, chilaquiles, and its lineup of tacos on weekend mornings (and afternoons). While brunch here is family-friendly, with a separate kids menu, there’s no reason the adults can’t have a paloma or tequila sunrise on the side.

Gran Blanco comes from the same folks behind Great White and it’s a sunny, summery cafe to know about on the Westside. On the weekend brunch menu is a dragon fruit bowl with berries and granola, an earthy mushroom tartine, and brioche French toast with savory dukkah and strawberries.

Jackson Kalb’s sunny Venice restaurant started an Italian-inspired brunch over the summer serving breakfast carbonara pasta using mezze maniche and a bacon-topped breakfast pizza. The grain bowl literally says it’s trendy, and it features farro, cucumber, spicy eggplant, zucchini, and radish with optional poached eggs.