Share BARTable on Facebook BARTable on Twitter Email East Bay Brunch Roundup Photo courtesy of The Gastropig's website.If you’re of the legions who live by a Sunday motto of “Brunch or Bust,” this one’s for you. Because sometimes you want so much more than coffee and a bagel. When you’ve got time to sit and simmer in syrup-laden plates, salty bites of bacon and sweet ‘n’ sour mimosas, East Bay restaurants take the time to seduce you with their artful brunch menus. Take BART sleepy-eyed to your big feast and leave on BART in a food coma dreaming about what you just experienced. These BARTable Oakland and Berkeley brunch locations have got your morning and mid-day hunger (er, hangover) needs covered. Photo courtesy of The Gastropig's website.Brunch aficionados streamline to Uptown Oakland for the plethora of pig-infused feasts, pastries and coffee pours amidst The Gastropig’s polished industrial-chic setting. Breakfast sandwiches abound, with the beloved and unabashadely named Baconslut taking the spotlight. There’s also a PBB&J. You can guess what the extra B stands for. read more... The Gastropig 19th St. Oakland Photo courtesy of La Note's Facebook page.Lemon gingerbread pancakes with poached pears accompanied by a raspberry mimosa. Sounds good, right? Full brunch flavors like this keep patrons happy at La Note. It’s a homely bistro atmosphere in this Downtown Berkeley restaurant where woven baskets hanging from the bar ceiling have you feeling ready to go for a picnic in the South of France. read more... La Note Downtown Berkeley Photo courtesy of The Hog's Apothecary's Facebook page. read more... Hog's Apothecary MacArthur (Oakland) Photo courtesy of Venus Restaurant's website.Brunch shouldn’t just be for Sundays, and Venus understands the out-of-this-world feast deserves to be served every day of the week. Here, signature red brick walls in Downtown Berkeley serve as backdrop to your full plates of locally sourced, farm-fresh organic ingredients. Tasty, healthy produce fuels the morning recipes of egg scrambles, French toast and more, all in an easygoing environment that keeps locals coming back. read more... Venus Restaurant Downtown Berkeley by Linda Koffman Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes. Subscribe. Follow. Share. Email Sign Up BARTable on FacebookBARTable on TwitterBARTable on Instagram Leave this field blank More BARTable We found groundhogs in the Bay Area BARTable by bike: Ocean Beach Yes we can-yon: Explore Glen Canyon Park Bay Area urban hikes you can get to by BART Our complete list of urban hikes BARTable Walk: Embarcadero to Presidio Tips for riding BART during COVID-19 Trending 36 minutes in Warm Springs/South Fremont BARTable This Weekend: March 5-7 36 minutes in West Oakland Tips for riding BART during COVID-19 Yes we can-yon: Explore Glen Canyon Park BARTable Subscribe Form Sign up for the BARTable This Week newsletter!Contests, events, and more-all just a BART ride away! Email Subscribe BARTable on FacebookBARTable on TwitterBARTable on Instagram Leave this field blank