"Yes, the fried fish sandwich at Little Fish is incredible, but this all-day cafe in Echo Park is more than a one-hit wonder. First, the food here makes brunch feel like an art show—stunning whitefish tartines are decorated with fried capers and curls of sweet-savory brown cheese sit on toasted Bub & Grandma's sourdough. Plus, you can show up in your sweatpants well after 10am and baby talk at a golden retriever. Little Fish has rows of sidewalk tables, as well as a few stools in their attached grocery store, where you can pick out a bottle of wine while waiting for a stack of cottage cheese pancakes. Whatever you do, order the fish congee—the striped bass is so succulent that chewing is an optional activity." - brant cox, sylvio martins