The Bay Area’s Essential Brunch Spots on Resy
The Bay Area’s Essential Brunch Spots
So that when it comes time for weekend brunch, you’re in good hands.
Brenda's Oakland
- Rating: 4.7 (3.5K reviews)
- Cuisine: Southern
- Price: $
Beignets all day at Brenda’s in Oakland. Go sweet, go savory, or go both with a flight. Bonus: Eggs and such are served until 3 p.m., so you can have breakfast for lunch.
Seating
- Dining Room: 8:00 AM, 8:15 AM
- Patio: 8:00 AM, 8:15 AM
Ramen Shop
- Rating: 4.7 (2.9K reviews)
- Cuisine: Californian
- Price: $
Let Ramen Shop keep you satisfied with their big, beautiful bowls of ramen. Noodles are made in house, and ingredients are carefully sourced. Their cocktails are pretty freakin’ good, too.
Seating
- Indoor: 5:30 PM
- Outside: 5:30 PM
- Ramen Counter: 5:30 PM
- Indoor: 5:45 PM
Calabash
- Rating: 3.5 (24 reviews)
- Cuisine: Jamaican
- Price: $
Calabash is an Uptown Oakland go-to for Afro-Caribbean and Jamaican fare, also housing a market selling international foods, prepared foods, and baked goods. Alongside soulful dishes like Kingston oxtail stew, jerk chicken salad, ginger butter salmon, and Jamaican beef and veggie patties, the bar makes it a gathering place for conversation around Kingston rum punches.