Mother’s Day Brunch Spots: California Eateries Among America’s Best

CALIFORNIA — After Mom had to take a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic for two years in a row, don’t leave her behind this year because you failed to make a reservation for some the most-sought-after tables in your neck of the words, including the California restaurants named to OpenTable’s list of the 100 Best Brunch Spots in America.

In California, restaurants making the online reservation service’s list include :

• Bistro Don Giovanni – Napa
• Bistro Jeanty – Yountville
• C-Level – San Diego
• Ca Del Sole – North Hollywood
• Cesarina – San Diego
• Coastal Kitchen – Dana Point
• Farmhouse at Rogers Gardens – Corona Del Mar
• Foreign Cinema – San Francisco
• Girl & the Goat – Los Angeles
• Great Maple – San Diego
• Ivy at the Shore – Santa Monica
• L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele – Los Angeles
• Le Vallauris – Palm Springs
• Madison – San Diego
• Pacific Coast Grill – Cardiff-By-The-Sea
• Parc Bistro-Brasserie – San Diego
• Poseidon – Del Mar
• The Terrace at The Maybourne Beverly Hills – Beverly Hills

OpenTable said an analysis of its data shows Mother’s Day reservations to its clients are up 39 percent compared with pre–pandemic 2019, and up 13 percent compared with 2021.

And in a survey of 1,255 adults, 45 percent said they plan to make up for time lost with their mothers and mother figures during the pandemic by “going big” this year. And 48 percent of moms surveyed said their ideal Mother’s Day involves going out to brunch or dinner.

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Among those, nearly half (47 percent) are opting for brunch. The most popular cuisines represented on the list are American (30 percent), French (19 percent), contemporary American (11 percent) and seafood (10 percent).