Where to have New Year’s brunch in L.A.

What: Whether you’ve raged too hard the night before or you’re kicking the year off on a clean and healthy note, Atrium’s welcoming 2020 with a “Healthy or Hangover” brunch on New Year’s Day. Dividing the dishes into two categories—complete with corresponding cocktail menus—you can opt for hearty hangover goods such as biscuits with herbed gravy or a Texas toast egg sandwich with bacon and hash browns, or start fresh with options like cauliflower hash with poached egg and yogurt, or chia pudding with market berries and lavender granola.

Reserve: 323-607-6944

What: Looking for a hair-of-the-dog cure? One of our favorite Echo Park bars is starting 2020 with a few mezcal-forward specials all day long. Bar Caló is doing it right with a hangover pajama brunch from 11am to 4pm, when you can roll in and find happy hour drink pricing, $8 micheladas and bloody Marias, plus the full food menu of shareable plates like mushroom tacos, Oaxacan hot chicken, chorizo nachos and crab queso.

Reserve: 213-278-0901

What: Bundle up on Conservatory’s scenic heated patio—featuring DJ sets—and dig into the New Year with a 2020-themed special: $20 for a burger and your choice of drink, including bubbles, wine, beer, a michelada or a bloody Mary. The regular brunch offerings can be found, too, in case you’re in the mood for breakfast burritos, shakshuka, lemon ricotta pancakes, breakfast sandwiches and salads, instead. The fun runs from 11am to 4pm.

Reserve: 323-654-0020

What: Hang out in red-sauce splendor and dig into Little Dom’s usual breakfast menu—featuring the likes of zeppole, ricotta-and-blueberry pancakes, bruschetta scrambled eggs, breakfast pizza and house-made Italian sausage—along with a few New Year’s Day drink specials such as $20 bottles of prosecco and $5 draft beers all day. (And we do mean "all day": Holiday hours run 10am to 10pm on New Year's Day.)

Reserve: 323-661-0055

What: Petty Cash’s annual Bartender’s Brunch is back for its sixth year, slinging drinks and tacos “from 11am till the wheels fall off.” Expect the customary free champagne toast every hour on the hour, plus DJ sets, drink specials, a balloon guy and, of course, plenty of Mexican food.

Reserve: 323-933-5300

What: Start your 2020 with a British bite at the Pikey, one of L.A.’s most beloved pubs. To celebrate the first day of the rest of the year, they’re offering bottomless bloodies and mimosas for $20 per person, which you can use to keep the party going and/or wash down fortifying fare such as a full English breakfast, pancakes, and a juicy burger topped with Worcestershire aioli.

Reserve: 323-850-5400

What: Both the Hollywood and Santa Monica locations of this pizza spot have more than a few good reasons to stop by on New Year’s Day. First off, there’s the menu, which involves Italian-sausage breakfast sandwiches, enormous cinnamon rolls, breakfast pizza and brioche French toast, but for this 11am-to-3pm party, they’re encouraging guests roll in to dine in their comfiest clothes (yes, even pajamas). If you do stop by in your PJs, you’ll receive a gift card equal to the cost of your meal, which you can use on a future visit. See? You’ve already got 2020 financial planning in the bag.

Reserve: 310-396-9250