If you’re in Gardena for breakfast (or anywhere close), you need to head right to Painter’s Tape for their excellent Japanese-influenced cafe food.

Highly Likely in West Adams is a daytime spot with really good food.

This cash-only spot in Redondo Beach serves breakfast burritos worth driving for.

Maury’s bagels is a roaming pop-up with some of our favorite bagels in LA.

The Front Yard at the Garland Hotel in Studio City has decent food and great drinks, and is always a party.

Aroma Cafe is an all-day spot in Studio City that almost always has a line for their baked goods and sandwiches.

Like the Venice location, the Pasadena outpost of Superba is an excellent place for coffee and breakfast or lunch any day of the week.

Cora’s is an excellent cafe in a Santa Monica hotel, with a beautiful patio and great huevos rancheros.

Lily’s, a tiny Mexican breakfast spot in Malibu, serves truly excellent breakfast burritos.

Tiago is a breakfast and lunch spot in Hollywood with very good breakfast burritos.

Cottage Corner is a breakfast spot in Burbank with a breakfast burrito that rivals the best in LA.

French Market Cafe is a low-key brunch spot in Venice, with a great patio and a crowd of locals.

Food in Cheviot Hills is a brunch-spot/daytime market serving daytime classics, including some very good breakfast potatoes.

The Purple Palm in Palm Springs serves a very solid American-ish brunch from 8am-3pm on weekends next to a pool.

Chi Chi is a poolside restaurant at the Avalon in Palm Springs, serving Latin-tinged brunch food.

Cheeky’s serves excellent brunch classics in Palm Springs, and usually has the long lines to prove it.