Brand New Places to Eat Before Noon
Brunch is probably one of my favorite mealtimes, but if it’s before noon on a Wednesday does it technically become breakfast? Here are some brand new places to eat before noon in Los Angeles with a few of them even calling themselves brunch 🙂
Gizmos (Downtown Los Angeles)
Feel like a kid again at Downtown LA’s first cereal bar, Gizmos, named for the owner’s delightful little pup.
Open from 9 to 9 most days, this is one of my favorite places to eat before noon because unless you’re a cereal cuisinier they offer a menu of crafted to perfection bowls that you can order without having to think too much ($5.99/$7.99). Of course you can also build your own bowl if the mood strikes you.
Cereal connoisseurs will delight in the array of hard to find cereals that you can purchase by the box or as an add on in your bowl; and the up-charge basically just puts the restaurant at even for the $70 box of Waffle Crisp they invested in.
Experience the restaurant for yourself below in less than 30 seconds!
Little Prince (Santa Monica)
What once started as a brunch pop-up from Ari Taymor (Alma) is a now a full blown restaurant operation! Stop in for dinner any night of the week, or enjoy the weekend only all-day brunch that got us all excited in the first place. You can’t go wrong with a Little Prince Green Pea Pancake ($16) ; Avocado Toast with labne, dukah, and shaved fennel ($14); or the big kahuna, Smoked Brisket with Anson Mills grits, salsa verde, and a fried egg!
Cocktails wise I’m loving me some Kimchi Bloody Mary with green tomato ($14) or on the sweeter side, a Coconut Oatmilk “Horchata” ($14).
Spoonfed (Hollywood)
Spoonfed offers casual all day dining with an emphasis on being your everyman! The menu is broken down neatly into sections to be eaten with a spoon, fork, or your hands; and is also labeled by dietary restrictions. The breakfast menu offers a plethora of items that feel familiar while at the same time being supremely inventive. Isn’t that Hollywood in a nut shell?
Gluten free? Why not go with a Mediterranean Hash made with skillet-roasted sweet potatoes, chickpeas, onions, Santa Barbara olives, oven-dried tomatoes, and topped with two poached eggs ($15). Vegan? Then try a Champurrado Porridge with ancient grains, mexican chocolate, cinnamon, spiced pepitas, and piloncillo syrup ($12). Free for all? Dive into a plate of rich Blueberry and Orange Ginger Ale Cakes with orange crème fraîche and bourbon maple syrup ($15).
Saved by the Max (West Hollywood)
This might be one on my list where the food is actually secondary to the interactive time traveling you do to be back in the 90s with your favorite TV friends.
The brunch menu from Michelin stared Chef Brian Fisher features cleverly named dishes that are just as much fun to eat as they are to nerd out to. Kevin the Robot’s Fish Tacos anyone?
Go back to Bayside here!
All Time (Los Feliz)
Breakfast is served from 7AM-3PM daily, but just like the name says they are open almost all the time. Menu must haves include the Crispy Rice with market greens, two fried eggs, and house-made hot sauce ($13); B. O. A . T. which stands for fried eggs, black beans, smashed plantains, avocado, and corn tortillas ($13); and Cheesy Eggs on Toast, so ft scrambled with white cheddar and chives ($10).
Cal Mare (Beverly Center)
The brunch menu at Michael Mina and Adam Sobel’s new Northern Italian spot at the Beverly Center is only about a week old, but it’s already landed a place in my heart as a superb anti-brunch. Egg dishes are the side attraction to the stunner mains like Branzino Milanese with wild arugula, shaved fennel, and charred lemon ($26) and Rigatoni All’Amatriciana with garlic, guanciale, and pecorino romano ($18).
Brunch hours are currently Sunday 10 AM-2 PM.
