CA · Brunch
Harry is professionally sceptical of brunch. The queue is not a quality signal. The Bloody Mary menu is not a quality signal. The places below have survived Harry's scoring methodology and are worth your Saturday morning.
LA brunch mythology is mostly Westside fiction. The correct move is east: Boyle Heights for the scrambled eggs with chorizo that cost eight dollars, the Vietnamese egg coffee in Little Saigon, the Korean rice porridge that nobody else in the country is doing at this level. The avocado toast is a performance for visitors.
| No hype discount | Brunch venues accumulate Instagram followers faster than Michelin stars. Harry cross-references tourist signal against local review patterns. A place that locals go to on a weekday morning is different from a venue that trained its front-of-house to suggest tagging the location. |
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| Harry Score | The composite score from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals. Brunch has a high floor for bad scores — the category attracts mediocrity. A high Harry Score here means it consistently outperforms the genre, not just the competition next door. |
| Worth It score | Brunch is the meal most likely to charge you $26 for eggs. The Worth It score flags places that charge a reasonable price for what they deliver — and flags the ones where the atmosphere is the product and the food is the afterthought. |
241 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
639 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA
130 Bruno St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
134 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
811 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
545 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
317 S Broadway A-6, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
555 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA