By: Tierra Booth, Haley Bosselman By: Tierra Booth, Haley Bosselman | April 3, 2023 | Food & Drink Feature
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Check out some of Los Angeles' best restaurants to grab brunch for Easter Sunday on April 9 and start making those reservations soon to secure your spot! These places are great options for families and offer fun for both adults and children.
Website / 9040 W Sunset Blvd 90069
Ardor is offering a fully immersive Easter brunch from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This brunch will feature a dessert garden with over 15 delectable handcrafted treats for everyone. Chef John Fraser will incorporate a playful, yet refined take on the dishes specially created for this occasion. Ardor’s Easter brunch will be priced at $150 for adults, $75 for children ages three to 12 and free for guests under three.
Website / 9500 Wilshire Blvd 90212
THEBlvd is offering a special Easter Brunch for the early birds this year from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Dish highlights include seafood platters, chicken and waffles, ribeye and much more. The lobby will be dressed in its best Easter decor and chef Riccardo Menicucci has special sweet treats lined up for the day. There will also be live music for guests to enjoy and a champagne cart.
Website / 9200 Sunset Blvd 90069
BOA Steakhouse will host an Easter brunch that will feature a seafood bar, carving station and exclusive BOA menu items. Guests will be able to indulge in yummy pastries such as Dutch apple muffins, rocky road muffins and chocolate croissants. Special dishes include three-cheese mac and cheese, Skuna Bay salmon, honey-baked ham and lobster avocado toast. BOA’s brunch will be priced at $95 per person.
Website / 700 Wilshire Blvd 90401
Enjoying Easter Brunch with family is always a special experience, but what about adding in some ocean views of the Pacific to elevate these special moments? Join Calabra this Easter from 11:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for a fun and festive brunch that you can enjoy on its breezy rooftop oasis. Menu highlights include spiced smoked salmon, Moroccan lobster bisque, Greek goddess yogurt bowl and much more. There will also be a variety of seasonally-inspired garden fresh cocktails to enjoy throughout the brunch.
Website / 1100 S Broadway 90015
This Easter, Caldo Verde is offering a special three-course brunch for its guests. This will include market fruit, deviled eggs with trout roe and chorizo manchego scones, followed by a choice of one of eight main dishes like the brisket hash or Schaner Farms’ egg omelet. There will also be an extravagant dessert buffet put together by executive pastry Chef Irene Widjaya. This brunch will be from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and will be priced at $95 per adult and $45 for children 12 and under.
Website / 100 S Grand Ave 90012
Celebrate Easter Sunday on the tenth floor at the Conrad hotel with gorgeous views at its open-air restaurant, Agua Viva, that overlooks the Walt Disney Concert Hall and busy streets of downtown L.A. From 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Conrad will be hosting a family-friendly cookie crafting activity, a pop-up mimosa bar and a special appearance from the Easter bunny for the kids. Reservations for this brunch can be made on the website.
Website / 900 Wilshire Blvd 90017
Located in the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, Dekkadance is hosting an Easter Brunch while offering an elevated experience. Menu highlights for this special brunch include brown sugar glazed ham and smoked salmon, a variety of omelets and sweet treats such as strawberry cheesecake and carrot cake. While enjoying this yummy brunch you will be able to take in the breathtaking panoramic views of the downtown skyline.
Website / 8801 Washington Blvd 90232
Located in Culver City, Etta will host an Easter brunch for its guests. Menu highlights for this brunch include crab cake benedict and Calabrian hollandaise. You and your family will be able to enjoy Easter Sunday with city views and relaxing vibes. After brunch, you can even take a stroll through Culver City and take advantage of family time.
Website / 4222 Vineland Ave 91602
The Front Yard is offering a special three-course menu special this Easter. Guests can enjoy this brunch outside on its signature outdoor patio underneath the sycamore trees. Menu highlights for this brunch include ginger and coconut soup, shrimp hash, short rib eggs benedict, roast ham and many other delicious options. This brunch will be priced at $75 per adult and $35 for children 12 and under.
Website / 1400 N Cahuenga Blvd 90028
On Easter Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., the I|O Rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel is hosting a “Peepin It Real” brunch. It will include an omelet station, a prime rib carving station, a complimentary martini bar and much more to celebrate Easter. There will also be activities for the entire family to enjoy, such as balloon animals, live music, a kids’ craft table, a flower wall and a golden egg hunt for kids 12 and under.
Website / 9291 Burton Way 90210
L’Ermitage will be offering an Easter Sunday Celebration from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Guests will be able to indulge in a unique festive family-style dining experience that will include a live harpist and photo opportunities with the Easter bunny. Menu highlights for this brunch include blueberry lemon muffins, spinach and goat cheese frittatas, roasted chicken and more. This brunch will be priced at $135 per adult with an additional $75 if guests want to enjoy free-flowing Veuve Clicquot mimosas.
Website / 1020 N San Vicente Blvd 90069
The London will be celebrating Easter Sunday at its signature restaurant, Boxwood, where it will host its Easter bottomless brunch that will be available on April 8 and April 9. Pricing will be $110 per person or $82 per person for bottomless food only. Menu highlights include baby dutch buttermilk pancakes, pork belly tostada, short rib hash and mango cheesecake. Drink highlights include mango mimosas and garden spritzes.
Website / 225 N Canon Dr 90210
The Maybourne’s signature restaurant, The Terrace, is hosting an Easter brunch that will feature a four-course menu. Guests will be able to enjoy dishes such as lamb shoulder with apple fennel salad or miso-glazed sablefish and strawberry rhubarb. There will also be a children’s egg hunt located in the Beverly Canon Garden from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Website / 8430 W Sunset Blvd 90069
Join chef Wolfgang Puck for an extraordinary Easter brunch experience at Ospero located at the Pendry West Hollywood. Guests can reserve a spot for April 8 or April 9 to enjoy this brunch. There will be signature items along with a variety of sweet treats to choose from. You can also order these special Easter treats in advance from April 3 until April 9.
Website / 930 Hilgard Ave 90024
Celebrate Easter weekend with STK for some tasty special offerings, such as Dungeness crab deviled eggs, hot chicken and waffles, steak and eggs and egg benedicts. There will also be a variety of treats to enjoy for everyone.
Website / 8048 W 3rd St 90048
Theia is offering an Easter Brunch that will not only include good food, but there will also be live belly dancing to enjoy from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Be sure to also check out its signature Easter cocktail, “Liquor Hunt,” which is made with vodka, creme de cacao, sweet vermouth, beer syrup, spicy bitters and cocoa powder. There will also be an option for bottomless mimosas for $25 per person.
Website / 813 S Flower St 90017
The Wayfarer’s restaurant, The Rooftop, will be hosting its own Easter brunch. It will be available on April 8 and April 9 and priced at $95 per person. Guests will be able to enjoy a seven-course meal with festive cocktails and dishes like carrot cake French toast, deviled eggs spiked with sriracha filling and more.
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Both the West Hollywood and Brentwood locations of chef Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne’s wine bar will present Easter brunch and dinner. Opt to indulge in the spring air on the outdoor patio or relax in an indoor dining room and feast over a brunch of vanilla bean French toast, crab omelet, green chile carnitas hash, lemon bars, the Ode to the Samoa Cookie and other delectable choices. Alternatively, the dinner lineup features wood-oven clams; arroz negro with sofrito, squid and saffron aioli; soft polenta with wild mushrooms and more. Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., while dinner will run from 5 to 10 p.m.
Website/4175 Admiralty Way 90292
The Jamaica Bay Inn restaurant welcomes family and friends to experience its three-course Easter brunch at $65 per person. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the menu will include croissants with strawberry jam, strawberry cheesecake French toast, blueberry pancakes, shakshuka, steak benny and carrot cake.
Website/8639 Lincoln Blvd 90045
Hotel June’s outdoor restaurant will hold an Easter brunch in celebration of spring produce. Alongside seasonal cocktails like the Rose Spritz, guests can expect to savor over baked salmon, spicy chorizo frittata, June Ancho Fried Chicken with homemade biscuits and poblano gravy and more.
Website/8555 Beverly Blvd 90048
The Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills restaurant will host an elegant, family-friendly Easter brunch. The prix fixe menu includes dishes like lobster truffle mac and cheese, salmon eggs benedict, braised short rib, a lineup of vibrant cocktails and other savory items. The first seating will be held at 11 a.m., followed by a second seating at 12:30 p.m. Adult pricing is $70 per person and kids between ages 3 and 12 are $35 each.
Website/101 Wilshire Blvd 90401
The Santa Monica hotel will have a special Afternoon Easter Tea served in the Library and Ocean Terrace. Promising an experience that is equally inspired by the Mad Hatter and Queen of England, the service will include crab rolls, goat cheese and fig sandwiches, warm scones, French pastries, Lot 35 loose-leaf tea and more. The three 90-minute seatings will take place on April 8 at noon and 3 p.m. and April 9 at 3 p.m. for $95 per person.
Website/9201 Sunset Blvd 90069
Featuring a menu of Southern Italian classics, Easter brunch at Lavo will take place on both Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For either festivities later in the day or when you’re just done with cooking, you can also opt for delivery and takeout.
Website/9400 Culver Blvd 90232
The Culver Hotel restaurant will serve its signature Cal-French menu from noon to 8 p.m., which will be enlivened by Easter specials like coq au vin, lamb chops with mint pistou and carrot cake. What’s more, Lillie’s garden patio will host live music throughout the afternoon and face painting from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Website/2025 Avenue of the Stars 90067
The Fairmont Century Plaza hotel French-California brasserie will offer a three-course brunch of biscuits and caviar, shrimp and grits, eggs and truffles and other delicious dishes for $125 per adult and $65 per child. What’s more, diners can continue festivities after brunch at the hotel’s egg hunt and petting zoo, which includes a gigantic easter basket giveaway, a dessert station and other surprises.
Website/9882 S Santa Monica Blvd 90212
The luxury Beverly Hills hotel will have a full day of Easter celebrations. Opt for the four-course brunch at The Belvedere by Michelin-starred chef Ralf Schlegel. At $155 for adults and $80 for kids, the menu will feature roasted lamb shank, crab cake benedict, a caramelized banana pancake and more. The Peninsula is also sticking to tradition with its Easter Afternoon Tea in the Living Room with seatings at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m and a menu of tea, savory treats and champagne ($135 per person). And fit for the whole family, parents can watch their kids take on the annual Easter egg hunt (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) by the Infinity Foundation, which will include a visit from the Easter bunny in the lobby.
Website/ 114 E 2nd St 90012
Chef Neal Fraser has concocted a prix fixe menu just for Easter that includes choices like cinnamon crunch French toast; King salmon morels with fava beans, asparagus, melted leeks and lemon nage; berries tartine with strawberry, lavender goat cheese, fennel pollen, spiced honey and more. There is also a kids menu with options like scrambled eggs and chicken tenders. The festive dining experience is rounded out by wine director Matthew Fosket’s curated list and bar director Tobin Shea’s classic brunch cocktails.
Website/13534 Bali Way 90292
The Marina del Rey Hotel restaurant buffet-style brunch is all about variety. Alongside picturesque views, you can pick your favorites from the pantry, bagel, fruit, hummus and cheese and charcuterie displays before diving into the egg, carving and dessert station. Two seatings will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m for $125 per person and $55 per kid under 10 years old.
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No matter where you are in Southern California, Specialty Restaurants has you covered for Easter. Castaway in Burbank, Luminarias in Monterey Park, Odyssey in Granada Hills, Orange Hill in Orange and Whiskey Red’s in Marina del Rey will serve a four-course brunch and a la carte dinner. While seating times and pricing varies by restaurant, diners can expect brunch options like a chilled seafood platter, kale and strawberry salad, crab cake benedict, wild mushroom pappardelle pasta, fried chicken and waffles, Chilean sea bass, Easter eggs and creme brulee.
Website/100 Terranea Way 90275
The Palos Verdes resort will host a champagne brunch in the Palos Verdes ballroom with seatings at 9:30, 10 and 10:30 a.m. and at 1, 1:30 and 2 p.m. Presented by executive chef Andrew Vaughan and team, the menu will include options like pan-seared snapper, jumbo shrimp, oysters, pasta and risotto options, smoked salmon, pastries, an ice cream sundae station, bottomless mimosas and more. There will also be a kids buffet and Easter bunny appearance. Elsewhere in the hotel, there will be an Easter brunch at Mar’sel with live entertainment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and an Easter brunch buffet at Catalina Kitchen from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., also with live entertainment.
Website/8450 W 3rd St 90048
Taking place April 8 and 9, Toca Madera welcomes guests to a decadent Easter brunch with menu highlights like Oysters Rockefeller, short rib benedict, Tinga Empanadas and more.
Website/ 9850 Wilshire Blvd 90210
Fit for the whole family, the Waldorf Astoria’s Easter celebration will take place in the Astor Ballroom, which will be decked out with live music; gourmet, chef-led action stations; mimosa and Bloody Mary bars, the Easter bunny and an Easter egg hunt. Seatings will take place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at $225 for adults and $95 for kids. Alternatively, Jean-Georges will also host brunch from noon to 4 p.m. at $145 per person and $65 per child age 12 and under. The three-course pre fixe menu features brunch favorites illuminated by traditional California flavors.
Website / 11647 San Vicente Blvd 90049
Baltaire is hosting an Easter Sunday Buffet Brunch from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Brunch will be held in its airy dining room and expansive outdoor terrace. Samuel Jung, the executive chef, will prepare dishes including glazed spiral ham, Scottish salmon, French toast, eggs benedict and much more. Pricing will be $150 for adults and $50 for children.
Website / 1 Pico Blvd 90405
Celebrate Easter at Shutters on the Beach for a festive prix fixe brunch at its restaurant, 1 Pico from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m for $125 per person. Menu highlights for this brunch include baked Kumamoto oyster, lobster benedict and truffle carbonara. You’ll also be able to enjoy a nice view of the ocean during your visit.
Website / 796 Via del Monte 90274
La Venta Inn invites the entire family to its Easter brunch and festivities. Brunch will be hosted by the venue’s exclusive caterer, Meg Walker. And alongside brunch, there will also be a mimosa bar, pictures with the Easter bunny and an Easter egg hunt for the kids. Tickets for guests 21+ are $86.25 and will include two drinks at the mimosa bar; tickets for guests 13-20 are $51.75 and tickets for guests under 12 are $28.75.
Website / 1014 Wilshire Blvd 90401
Huckleberry will be offering takeout and delivery for Easter. The Santa Monica bakery and cafe is looking out for those who don’t have time to cook this year. For Easter brunch, you can pick up its signature blueberry cornmeal cake, a farmer’s market vegetable frittata or any of its mini breakfast pastries. This will only be available on Easter day, April 9. For supper, there will be options like Hill Farm’s spiral-cut honey ham, Superior Farm’s braised lamb shoulder and strawberries and cream pavlova for dessert. Orders must be placed by April 4 at 3 p.m.
Website / 1401 S Oak Knoll Ave 91106
Located in Pasadena, The Langham is inviting everyone to spend Easter and enjoy its special brunch and Easter afternoon tea. The brunch will be held in the Huntington Ballroom and the Terrace and will feature beautiful brunch displays throughout. You can also enjoy its Easter afternoon tea with vibrant springtime decor at the Lobby Lounge. There are also plenty of family-friendly events, such as an Easter Egg Hunt, a live petting zoo, photos with the Easter bunny and kids’ train rides.
Website / 1910 Ocean Way 90405
On Easter Sunday, Hotel Casa del Mar is hosting a brunch by the sea with special selections of appetizers, entrees and desserts. Menu highlights include crab cakes egg benedict, dry-aged branzino, house-cured wagyu brisket hash and coconut pannacotta to finish things off. Come bring your family down to celebrate Easter seaside and sit back while enjoying the delicious food and waves.
Website / 8500 Beverly Blvd 90048
This Easter, Yardbird is hosting a brunch for everyone to come and enjoy. One of its signature menu items for this special occasion is strawberry rhubarb pancakes made with sugared buttermilk biscuits, strawberry rhubarb compote and whipped mascarpone. It is also located at the Beverly Center, which will give a great excuse for a shopping session after brunch.
Website / 300 S Doheny Dr 90048
Join Four Seasons for brunch from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The hotel’s signature restaurant, Culina, will offer an extensive brunch prepared by executive chef Mitch Austin and will also include an Easter Bunny Easter egg hunt for the children. Brunch is priced at $169 per person.
Whether you decide on staying in for brunch Easter Sunday with Huckleberry’s takeout or dining in with The Langham Huntington or La Venta for endless yummy options, there are choices for everyone to enjoy their holiday.
See also: The 10 Best Brunch Spots in L.A.
Photography by: Courtesy of Baltaire Restaurant; Lindsey Huttrer for Huckleberry Cafe