Where and what to eat for brunch in L.A.

Cinnamon bun at Connie & Ted's restaurant in West Hollywood.

May 27, 2016 9 AM PT

Brunch in Los Angeles has never been better. Some of this city’s best chefs, including Ari Taymor (Alma), Nancy Silverton (Mozza) and Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Connie and Ted’s) have recently introduced brunch at their restaurants. Here’s a short list of where to go, and what to eat and drink when you get there.

The crispy potatoes with smoked salmon, egg yolk, seaweed, roe at the Alma restaurant at The Standard, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Alma at the Standard Hotel

Chef: Ari Taymor

What to eat: Malted maple doughnut; crispy potatoes with smoked salmon, egg yolk, seaweed and roe; English muffin sandwich with braised bacon, gribiche and charred spring onions

What to drink: Kimchi bloody Mary

Info: 8300 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 822-3131, www.standardhotels.com/la/features/alma-restaurant-hollywood

Animal

Chefs: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo

What to eat: Raymundo’s chilaquiles; pastrami Reuben Benedict with rye, sauerkraut, hollandaise, Thousand Island sauce and a soft egg; “tamago” scramble with bone marrow sushi rice, Japanese pickles and arare.

What to drink: Ask wine expert Helen Johannesen, director of operations for all of Shook and Dotolo’s restaurants, for a recommendation.

Info: 435 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 782-9225, www.animalrestaurant.com.

Open-faced crab cake sandwich served for brunch at Connie & Ted's restaurant in West Hollywood.

Connie and Ted’s

Chef: Michael Cimarusti

What to eat: Potato cakes; Nor’easter breakfast sandwich on a house-made English muffin; Peeky toe crab and lobster omelet with beurre blanc; Connie’s cinnamon roll with nutmeg, orange zest and cream cheese icing.

What to drink: Rhode Island coffee milk. (Add SelvaRey cacao-infused rum for an additional $4.)

Info: 8171 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 848-2722, www.connieandteds.com.

Pizzeria Mozza

Chef: Nancy Silverton

What to eat: Brisket hash al forno; breakfast pizzetta with egg, bacon, potato and onions; Nancy’s egg salad with bagna cauda toast

What to drink: Mimosa

Info: 641 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 297-0101, www.la.pizzeriamozza.com.

Redbird

Chef: Neal Fraser

What to eat: Shrimp and grits with a soft egg, cocoa nib and chipotle mole; Liberty duck confit with a poached egg, vegetable fried wild rice and gochujang; Basque baked eggs with short rib, morcilla, piquillos, potatoes and Idiazabal cheese.

What to drink: Modern Mary made with clarified tomato, clarified lemon, white balsamic, fennel, basil and pepper vodka.

Info: 114 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, (213) 788-1191, www.redbird.la.

Sqirl

Chef: Jessica Koslow

What to eat: All of the rice bowls; avocado toast topped with hot pickled carrots, green garlic creme fraiche, wood sorrel and house za’atar.

What to drink: “Lait ‘n’ egg,” a Vietnamese-style iced cortado shaken with egg whites.

Info: 720 Virgil Ave., No. 4, Los Angeles, (323) 284-8147, www.sqirlla.com.

Trois Familia

Chefs: Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo

What to eat: Churro French toast with Salt & Straw vanilla ice cream and Mexican chocolate; double-decker potato tacos; chicken Milanesa with raw and pickled cucumbers and maggi ranch.

What to drink: Horchata

Info: 3510 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 725-7800, www.troisfamilia.com.

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