The Five On It • San Diego Brunch

Five unforgettable San Diego brunches.

Imagine a slow weekend morning already sorted, the table booked, the patio picked, the order you can't go wrong with. No waitlist roulette, no scrolling. Just show up hungry.

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Five brunches, planned down to the minute

Every one runs start to finish, the spots, the timing, the order to do them in, plus reservations, maps, budgets, and a backup for each.

01
The All-Pink StunnerSoufflé pancakes in the prettiest room in the city.
02
The Neighborhood InstitutionThe San Diego brunch institution, going strong since the '90s.
03
The Maple-Bacon-Donut SpotCome for brunch, stay for the maple bacon donuts.
04
The Ocean-View BluffMaybe the best ocean-view breakfast in the city, right on the La Jolla bluff.
05
The Pier-Side PlatesGiant plates and the Crystal Pier out the window.
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A Millennial Wonderland

The most stylish brunch in San Diego, a dreamy, all-pink-and-neon room in Little Italy from chef Jason McLeod, on the Michelin Guide's radar.

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Get the jiggly soufflé pancakes, the whole reason to come, plus the khachapuri, a boat of molten cheese and egg, to share. Add a brunch cocktail if it's that kind of morning.

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A note from us

From us to you

We take brunch a little too seriously, the soufflé pancakes, the maple bacon donuts, the patio worth lingering on well past noon.

These are the five we send people to for the real San Diego weekend, not a two-hour wait for average eggs.

If someone's visiting, we're booking one of these.

Now go get the good table,

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