Since opening last spring TRUST Restaurant has fast become one of the city’s hottest gathering spots. This coming weekend people watch on the patio while digging into delicious brunch plates from chef Brad Wise and his team. Local favorites include the pancakes and fried chicken plate, spicy pork belly grilled cheese, and the ultimate sticky bun – a to die for cinnamon roll topped with cinnamon ice cream.

Executive chef Alex Emery’s crowd-pleasing weekend brunch includes dishes like house-cured salmon, a brunch board loaded with pastries, cheeses and seasonal berries, local spiny lobster Benedict, and grilled flat iron steak & eggs. There are fruit flavored mimosas too, plus six decidedly different Bloody Marys – standouts include the Sriracha and soy sauce crafted Shanghai, to the namesake Lady V with its impressive crab claw and bacon garnish.

For next-level indulgence head to Craft & Commerce where brunch-y offerings from executive chef Ted Smith range from the goat cheese and orange marmalade topped grilled toast dubbed ‘The Orange Rides the Goat Toast’, to a good old country fried chicken and waffle plate, plus an over-the-top foie gras breakfast burrito filled with marinated skirt steak. Served every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

From sweet to savory and beyond, chef Jared Hills’ new brunch menu covers all the bases at this Oceanside favorite. Must tries include the piña colada fritters (coconut milk French toast made with pineapple, sweet cheese, and royal rum icing), a mesquite grilled Baja bagel with lox and roasted jalapeño cream cheese, and the chilaquiles scramble with salsa verde. For drinks think Bloody Marys, Marias, Micheladas and bottomless mimosas.

Forget American-style staples and try “Frunch” instead at neighborhood bistro La Bonne Table. The menu is graced with Gallic favorites, including an authentic béchamel topped Croque Madame, salad with lardons and poached egg, a chive and chèvre omelet, plus lighter versions of dishes found during dinner service - think steak frites and duck confit. Served every Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Residents and visitors alike can now add luxury resort Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara to their list of North County brunching destinations. Served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, enjoy items from the griddle, including hash brown waffles with a sunny side up egg and buttermilk pancakes with fruit, plus favorite egg dishes like a smashed avocado benedict and stacked huevos, in addition to sandwiches, sides and a breakfast pizza.

Keep it classy with a brunch buffet at Master French Chef Patrick Ponsaty’s signature restaurant in Rancho Santa Fe. Dish highlights include herb crusted prime ribeye with a horseradish sauce; seawater poached King Crab Legs with French cocktail sauce, and a show-stopping egg Benedict Florentine. Priced at $49 per adult and $25 for kids, add on bottomless mimosas or Bloody Marys for an extra $15.

There’s a tasty pazole verde with pork, blue and white corn hominy, radish and avocado; plus pork huarache (pulled pork flatbread) with fried eggs, roasted tomatillo salsa on the Sunday brunch menu at Trey Foshee’s modern Mexican mecca, Galaxy. Satisfy any sweet cravings with fresh cream, banana, lemon zest and Mexican chocolate dusted waffles while sipping on bottomless Mimosa and Micheladas.

Dunedin North Park’s comfort food-focused weekend brunch menu features a béchamel bread pudding croque madame, a Dutch baked pancake with fried chicken, and a traditional “Kiwi Breakfast” consisting of scrambled eggs, English baked beans, sausage, roasted tomato and potatoes. Refresh yourself with signature mimosas, sangria, Champagne and beer cocktails, soju-based Bloody Marys, porch sun tea and hand-shaken lemonade. Every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.