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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Beverly Hills (2026)
Weekend brunch · Beverly Hills · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 30, 2024 · Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Brunch in Beverly Hills runs two ways: a hotel garden where a pianist plays and a glass of champagne arrives with the McCarthy salad, or a corner deli where the same booth has poured coffee since 1945. Both are the real city, not the tourist version. These six, ranked, are where to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning between Sunset and Wilshire, whether the table comes with valet or not.
1.The Polo Lounge
The pink-hotel institution; book the patio for the McCarthy salad and a jazz-backed Sunday brunch under the bougainvillea.
The Polo Lounge has poured brunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, since the 1940s, the dining room of choice for old Hollywood. The McCarthy salad, chopped with chicken, bacon, beet, egg and avocado in balsamic, is the dish that built the room; a three-course brunch with sparkling wine runs about $85.
A pianist or guitarist plays the bougainvillea-covered patio daily and jazz takes over the Sunday brunch service. The patio fills first on weekends, so reserve on OpenTable rather than walk up, and ask for a garden table away from the doors. This is the definitive Beverly Hills hotel brunch.
2.The Belvedere
The Peninsula's free-flow-champagne brunch; book Sunday for the seafood action stations and a lobster-and-bearnaise waffle.
The Belvedere at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, 9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard, runs the city's most lavish Sunday brunch, a buffet built around sustainably caught seafood from local fishermen. Action stations turn out a Yukon Gold and tarragon waffle topped with lobster and bearnaise, alongside fresh-shucked oysters and hand-carved roast lamb.
Free-flowing Nicolas Feuillatte champagne comes with the spread, and the price sits near $185 a person. The brasserie holds a Forbes Five-Star rating, so reserve well ahead on weekends. Come for a long, formal seated brunch rather than a quick plate, and dress smart.
3.The Terrace at The Maybourne
An open-air rooftop above Canon Drive; book the terrace for a weekend brunch with a full bar and high-tea add-ons.
The Terrace sits atop The Maybourne Beverly Hills at 225 North Canon Drive, an open-air room over the shopping triangle. The weekend brunch leans Mediterranean, with the shakshuka and the avocado toast among the plates ordered most, generally $24 to $38, plus an afternoon high-tea option.
A full bar and patio seating make it the daytime social room of the hotel. Reserve a terrace two-top on OpenTable for the views over Canon Drive, go before noon to beat the shopping crowd, and pair the morning with a walk through the Golden Triangle a block below.
4.The Farm of Beverly Hills
The Golden Triangle's all-day American room; take the sidewalk patio for pancakes and a no-fuss weekend brunch.
The Farm of Beverly Hills holds a sidewalk corner at 439 North Beverly Drive, an all-day American kitchen at the center of the shopping triangle. The buttermilk pancakes and the Cobb salad are the plates regulars return for, with most brunch dishes $18 to $28.
The draw is the people-watching patio in the middle of the Beverly Drive shops, no hotel surcharge attached. It takes reservations on OpenTable and walk-ins are workable on a weekday morning. Come for a casual, mid-priced weekend brunch when you want the neighborhood, not the lobby.
5.Nate'n Al's
The 1945 deli landmark; grab a booth for lox, eggs and matzo-ball soup at the city's oldest breakfast counter.
Nate'n Al's has run at 414 North Beverly Drive since 1945, a Beverly Hills landmark and the deli where studio executives have eaten breakfast for generations. The lox and eggs, the matzo-ball soup and the pastrami are the standards, with breakfast plates mostly $14 to $24.
The room opens at 8 a.m. daily and trades hotel polish for vinyl booths and counter service. No reservations and no dress code; you queue on a busy weekend. Come for an unpretentious, history-soaked breakfast and order the lox plate with a black-and-white cookie to finish.
6.Urth Caffe
The organic-coffee cafe with a green patio; come for the Urth breakfast and a flat white, no reservation needed.
Urth Caffe's Beverly Hills branch sits on South Beverly Drive, the heirloom-organic coffeehouse that built its name on sustainable, often organic beans and a leafy patio. The Urth breakfast plate and the green-tea boba are the orders, with brunch dishes generally $14 to $22.
Breakfast runs until 2 p.m. on weekends, and the patio is the seat to claim. It is counter-order and walk-in, no booking, so it covers the morning when the hotel rooms are full or overpriced. Come for a relaxed coffee-led brunch and a long sit on the patio with a laptop or a friend.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
Spago Beverly Hills. Wolfgang Puck's flagship on Canon Drive is a great lunch and a better dinner, but it does not run a standing weekend brunch service. Save it for an evening, not a Sunday morning.
Avra Beverly Hills. The Estiatorio Milos-adjacent Greek seafood room on North Bedford is a destination dinner, but it opens for lunch and dinner rather than a dedicated brunch, and the bill climbs fast at midday.
Mr. Chow. The Camden Drive institution is a scene and a fine dinner, but it serves no breakfast or brunch and runs from lunch onward. It belongs on a different list.
How to brunch well in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills brunch splits between the hotel rooms on the edges of town and the independents inside the Golden Triangle. The hotels, the Polo Lounge, the Belvedere and the Terrace, run formal seated brunches with valet, live music and champagne, and they need a reservation on weekends. The triangle rooms, the Farm, Nate'n Al's and Urth Caffe, are walkable, cheaper and easier on a weekday.
Park once and walk: Beverly, Canon and Camden drives sit within a few blocks of each other, so a morning can move from a deli booth to a coffee patio without moving the car. Reserve the hotel rooms a few days out, and treat the independents as the walk-in fallback. For more of the city, see our Beverly Hills anniversary ranking and the Beverly Hills client-dinner ranking.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Beverly Hills?
The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset is the marquee sit-down pick, a bougainvillea-covered patio built around the McCarthy salad with a pianist and a Sunday jazz brunch. For the most lavish spread, the Belvedere at the Peninsula runs a free-flow-champagne seafood brunch on Sundays.
What is the most famous brunch dish in Beverly Hills?
The McCarthy salad at the Polo Lounge, chopped with chicken, applewood bacon, beet, egg, tomato and avocado in a balsamic vinaigrette. It has been on the menu for decades and anchors the hotel's three-course brunch. At the Belvedere, the made-to-order lobster-and-bearnaise waffle is the brunch signature.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Beverly Hills?
Yes at the hotel rooms. The Polo Lounge, the Belvedere and the Terrace at the Maybourne all fill their weekend patios, so reserve on OpenTable rather than walk up. For a no-reservation option, Nate'n Al's deli and Urth Caffe run counter and walk-in service, and a weekday morning is the easiest time at either.
What is a good casual brunch in Beverly Hills?
Nate'n Al's, the Jewish deli that has run on North Beverly Drive since 1945, for lox and eggs and matzo-ball soup in a vinyl booth, and Urth Caffe on South Beverly Drive for organic coffee and the Urth breakfast on a green patio. The Farm of Beverly Hills covers a sit-down American brunch in the same few blocks.
Does the Polo Lounge serve brunch on weekends?
Yes. The Polo Lounge serves a three-course brunch with a sparkling-wine option daily, and jazz plays during the Sunday brunch service on the patio. Reserve a garden table in advance, expect valet parking, and note that the room keeps a smart dress code even at brunch.
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