Breakfast in L.A. used to mean sliding up to a Formica counter for a combo plate of grease and carbohydrates. While coffee shop cuisine is still one of the city’s cherished morning mainstays, today’s Angelenos can wake up to lobster Benedict or wafer-thin breakfast pizzas, cinnamon brioche French toast or blueberry-lemon-ricotta pancakes,
boudin blanc or
huevos rancheros—all while basking in the sun’s early rays on a tree-lined patio. Coffee is now a shade-grown, fair-trade, precision-roasted affair, and the doughnuts we dunk come peanut butter filled or bacon topped. Sure, our tendency to linger over gojiberry oatmeal as happily at noon as we do at 6 a.m. may throw outsiders for a loop, but we embrace the day at our own speed and with an ambitious appetite. Here are 20 superior places for indulging, from everyday good-for-you starts to wicked weekend-only brunches. Rise and shine, Los Angeles! Breakfast is served
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A gargantuan menu is one sign of a great deli. Behold as proof each and every breakfast dish at the 66-year-old Beverly Hills landmark
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A burger, a burrito, and a spicy menudo
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Three cups of coffee to love
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You know you have a favorite. In the epic contest for morning starch supremacy, there can only be one winner. Let the battle begin!
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Travel the world before 9 a.m. with a far-flung breakfast
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To ensure our morning essentials are ready when we are, this crew starts working before the sun’s up
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Side Orders:
Four oven-bred treats to help you satisfy your morning sweet tooth
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Stars—they’re just like us, especially fresh out of bed. Match the famous faces with their favorite L.A. breakfast
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We tasted eggs from a dozen farmers’ market vendors. Here are four worth flipping over
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Four brunch spots where it’s acceptable to hit the bottle before noon
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Off Menu:
By Patric Kuh
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We’ll take a plain old-fashioned
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Mornings are anything but routine when you’ve got kids. SNL alum Molly Shannon charts the chaos
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Bacon or sausage? The results of our online breakfast survey are in
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