East Bay Brunch Roundup

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.

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.

Photo courtesy of The Hog's Apothecary's Facebook page.

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.