Ricotta hotcakes with blueberry compote at Cecconi’s West Hollywood

 
  Cecconi' s waffle, mascarpone, and berries
 
  Eggs Benedict at The Churchill

A.O.C. Wine Bar and Restaurant
There’s nothing better than spending a lazy Sunday sipping raspberry-fennel Bellinis and munching through a menu of dishes by James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Suzanne Goin, including wood oven-baked pancakes with blueberries, pistachios and candied lemon. 8022 W. 3rd St., LA, 323-653- 6359; aocwinebar.com

Bottega Louie
The palatial dining room at Downtown’s most popular brunch spot is always packed on weekends as Eastsiders feast on the pancetta and burrata egg scramble with cipollini onions and mushrooms. 700 S. Grand Ave., LA, 213-802-1470; bottegalouie.com

Cecconi’s West Hollywood
We never need an excuse to dine on the front patio or enjoy a drink at the marble bar at Cecconi’s, but if the killer Bloody Marys and potato rosti with duck egg and black truffle don’t lure us in for brunch, the free daytime valet will. 8764 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 310-432-2000

The Churchill
This new restaurant at the recently renovated Orlando hotel has Jason Tuley (formerly of Santa Barbara’s Square One) manning the stoves and turning out specialties including grilled crostini with heirloom tomatoes, prosciutto, tarragon béarnaise and poached eggs. 8384 W. 3rd St., LA, 323-650- 8384; the-churchill.com

Dominick’s
Spearheading LA’s brunch resurgence, this West Hollywood mainstay serves dishes such as polenta waffles with strawberries, whipped mascarpone and honey. 8715 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-652-2335; dominicksrestaurant.com

Tiato Kitchen Bar Garden
You can enjoy Sunday brunch items including roasted-grape bruschetta with mascarpone and balsamic glaze and the Tiato Benedict with prosciutto and Meyer-lemon hollandaise on olive bread inside this sleek Santa Monica café, but opt for one of the tables on the patio instead. 2700 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, 310-866-5228; tiato.com

Fig
Like the other menus at Fig, brunch features the season’s best local produce in dishes such as fennel and mandarin salad with clementines, upland cress and caraway dressing, though we usually order the bacon waffle à la mode with a blood-orange and beet mimosa. 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310-319-3111

Gjelina
As usual, the wait for a table can take forever, but it’s worth it to experience Travis Lett’s brunch menu, featuring delights such as blueberry-buckwheat-ricotta pancakes dripping with maple syrup and a sunny duck egg with duck confit-and-potato hash and grainy mustard. 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310-450-1429; gjelina.com

Larry’s
Chef Brendan Collins brings his cheeky British sensibility to brunch at this casual new Venice eatery (named for renowned artist Larry Bell) with selections including a classic English breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, baked beans, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding, fried bread and brown sauce. Go native and wash everything down with a pint of Greene King brewery’s Old Speckled Hen. 24 Windward Ave., Venice, 310-399-2700; larrysvenice.com

Scarpetta
We normally head here for the famous spaghetti with tomato and basil, but on Sundays there’s an over-the-top brunch that includes classic omelets, seafood, meat, baked goods, cheese and pasta stations (where we can still get the spaghetti we crave). Montage Beverly Hills, 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills; scottconant.com