Walk into Agnes on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to discover what’s cooking for brunch. On the menu at Vanessa Tilaka and Thomas Kalb’s restaurant in Old Pasadena are sticky toffee pancakes, French-style omelets filled with pimento cheese, crowd-pleasing cinnamon toast, and a whole lot more.

Breakfast is served Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at West Hollywood’s Ardor. Chef John Fraser’s morning menu is as vegetable-forward as its evening offerings and includes fresh juices, baked goods, and even french toast with fig jam and cream cheese.

For those looking for a plant-based brunch option, chef Seizan Dreux Ellis at Cafe Gratitude has you covered. And while the restaurant itself is not new, the chef has recently updated the menu to include vegan fried chicken and waffles, and even a Mexican machaca hash. Brunch is served at all Los Angeles locations (Venice, Larchmont, Art’s District) daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The L.P. rooftop is open for brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Reserve a table for daytime favorites from chefs Nick Russo and Monty Koludrovic, including a breakfast burrito, fried chicken and waffles, and all the cocktails you can handle.

Head to Ella for a swanky Beverly Hills brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. From overnight oats to chilaquiles and avocado toast, Ella’s food selection is varied enough for a large group with different tastes. The festive drinks menu from Melrose Umbrella Co. never fails to set the mood just right.

Head to the rooftop of the Hoxton Hotel in downtown for a Peruvian-inspired brunch. Served from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, the brunch menu includes quinoa sourdough french toast, quinoa granola, fruit ceviche with avocado cream, crab causa, and more.

Santa Monica standby Milo & Olive recently revamped its weekend brunch hours — now 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — and added a slew of new dishes from chefs Erin Eastland and Connor Underwood, and head baker David Martinez. Try the wood-fired, cast-iron cinnamon roll and the prosciutto soft scramble on cheesy bread.

Pups are welcome to brunch at Viceroy Santa Monica on weekends from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. On the dog-friendly menu is a salmon stir-fry, a spinach and chicken scramble, and even specialty drinks. Fit for human consumption are fresh oysters, a dutch baby with mixed berries, and tiramisu beignets.

Say hello to the weekend with brunch by the beach. The Waterfront in Venice serves a diverse daytime menu with views of the Pacific Ocean. On the menu are two types of pot pies, lemon ricotta pancakes, steak and eggs, and even a vegan breakfast burrito. 

Venice’s indoor-outdoor gem Nueva goes big at brunch with a huevos rancheros shakshuka, churro french toast, and an impressive lineup of tacos. 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.

Come into Jackson Kalb’s sunny Venice restaurant for an Italian-inspired brunch that features a breakfast carbonara pasta and bacon-topped breakfast pizza. The grain bowl’s got farro, cucumber, spicy eggplant, zucchini, and radish with optional poached eggs.