The Gastropig is known for its pig-infused feasts, pastries and coffee in Oakland.

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.

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.

The Gastropig

19th St. Oakland

Full brunch flavors keep patrons happy at La Note.

La Note

Downtown Berkeley

You may start as strangers sharing a long community table at Hog’s Apothecary, but you’ll likely leave as friends sharing a love for the brunch at hand.

Hog's Apothecary

MacArthur (Oakland)

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.

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.