Zachary's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

1. Zachary's Restaurant

8.3
819 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Breakfast Spot · Downtown Santa Cruz · 60 tips and reviews

Diane T.Diane Tripousis: Corned Beef Hash is the best; we always get a loaf of Oatmeal Molasses bread to take home.

Zach T.Zach Travis: Chili and eggs...amazing combo and the corned beef hash is absolutely amazing. Also try the cornbread.

Rishon R.Rishon Roberts: Go hungry. Share a mike's mess and the special fruit pancakes (usually banana walnut in fall/winter, berry in spring/summer) with someone. Who needs a menu?

Harbor Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

2. Harbor Cafe

9.1
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

Avery J.Avery Jenkins: Get the Cali Benedict - an Eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce served on an open-faced croissant with bacon and avocado served with homefries or hashbrowns. Simply Delicious!!!

Taylor S.Taylor Shepherd: Carnitas omelet is fantastic, along with the eggs Benedict. And you can't go wrong with bottomless mimosas on Fridays :)

whitney b.whitney b: Worth the hype (and the wait). Gluten free options available. The polenta Benedict is amazing!

Linda's Seabreeze Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

3. Linda's Seabreeze Cafe

8.1
542 Seabright Ave (btw Hall & Watson), Santa Cruz, CA
Breakfast Spot · Eastside · 36 tips and reviews

Suzie T.Suzie Thomas: Try the greek tofu scramble!! Best I've ever had!

Geoff S.Geoff Sakala: The Breakfast Bird and Eggs Benedict are fantastic. Seasonal fruit is fresh and Mickey Mouse pancake is great for kids.

Roma G.Roma G: Banana walnut pancakes, sausage scramble (choose cinnamon roll!), best coffee in town

The Walnut Avenue Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

4. The Walnut Avenue Cafe

8.5
106 Walnut Ave (at Pacific Ave.), Santa Cruz, CA
Café · Downtown Santa Cruz · 62 tips and reviews

Angela G.Angela Glass: The banana and walnut French toast is spectacular.

MCMC: Huevos Rancheros Con Carnitas or Belgian Waffle with strawberries (when in season)

Ann Marie B.Ann Marie B: Great - albeit busy - brunch. Not vegetarian, but very veg-friendly (you can make any scramble with tofu, for instance). Decent portions that won't leave you hungry & endless coffee refills.

Cafe Brasil is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

5. Cafe Brasil

9.0
1410 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA
Brazilian Restaurant · Westside · 64 tips and reviews

California GirlCalifornia Girl: Fun and friendly. Get the Huevos Rancheros.

Amy C.Amy Chang: Delicious banana pancakes!

Sid B.Sid Boz: Delicious brunch.

The Buttery is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

6. The Buttery

8.7
702 Soquel Ave (Branciforte Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Bakery · Eastside · 47 tips and reviews

Elliott D.Elliott D: I liked the coffee a lot. Vegetarian eggs Benedict was great, but rich and heavy- be prepared.

Jeff W.Jeff Wheeler: Maybe best brunch and pastries in Santa Cruz. Great prices to boot.

Joao C.Joao Correia: Try Huevos Rancheros and the natural orange juice! Refreshing!

515 Kitchen & Cocktails is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

7. 515 Kitchen & Cocktails

8.2
515 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Lounge · Downtown Santa Cruz · 56 tips and reviews

AnicaAnica: berry mojitos + biscuits with veggie sausage and gravy = brunch time heaven

MCMC: Amazing brunch menu!

Johnny U.Johnny Urquijo: Brunch is served sat & sun starting @ 10am. Get the chorizo sandwich. It's a Spanish style chorizo sausage that is butterflied and grilled to perfection. They also have a great whiskey selection!

Aldo's Harbor Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

8. Aldo's Harbor Restaurant

7.3
616 Atlantic Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Breakfast Spot · Eastside · 39 tips and reviews

Lauren L.Lauren Langone: After 9 years of living in town, went here for the first time this year...best Benedict and hash browns of any breakfast spot hands down! The service and ocean views are great too!

Martin A.Martin Atkins: Had a corned beef hash special that was the best corned beef hash I've had for a while: cooked just the right amount, not crunchy or burnt. Huge portion size, though.

Foodie P.Foodie Pilgrim: Try the Ham And Cheese Omelette - (via @Foodspotting)

11th Hour Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

9. 11th Hour Coffee

8.7
1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Santa Cruz · 6 tips and reviews

Jhokania D.Jhokania D.: Original Avo Toast for the win!!

Shannon M.Shannon Madison: These guys are the best roasters in Santa Cruz and their latte art is on fleeke!

Brendan C.Brendan Curran: Really enjoyed the matcha energy bite!

Crow's Nest Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

10. Crow's Nest Restaurant

8.2
2218 E Cliff Dr (at 5th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
American Restaurant · Eastside · 112 tips and reviews

Morgan C.Morgan C.: Best eggs benedict around.

Tajvia W.Tajvia Willis: What's not to like? I go there for brunch at least once a month. Love this place.

Miguel S.Miguel Sojo: Excellent clam chowder. Nice place witg great ambience and view

The Picnic Basket is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

11. The Picnic Basket

7.9
125 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews

Rocky F.Rocky F: Try the Frittata Panini. It's awesome.

Jeremy G.Jeremy Geiger: Taste A, Health A, Interior B, Location A, Value A, Service B. Highlight = Panini egg frittata

Joseph T.Joseph Terranella: Avocado toast is ok, more of a guacamole spread than slices of avocado, good baguette

Kelly's French Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

12. Kelly's French Bakery

7.5
402 Ingalls St (at Swift St), Santa Cruz, CA
Bakery · Westside · 30 tips and reviews

Keith W.Keith Wilson: Poached eggs!

Keith W.Keith Wilson: Poached eggs on toast with avocado and smoked salmon. Epic...

Michele A.Michele Ashland: Coffee, poached eggs on creamy polenta with a friend and my dog on the patio after a walk along the ocean. I HIGHLY recommend!

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

13. Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

8.7
611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA
Hotel · Central Santa Cruz · 14 tips and reviews

Sarah R.Sarah R: If you get breakfast here, the corned beef hash, french toast, and pancakes are all good choices.

Kellie C.Kellie Cox: Great hotel with a hip vibe!

Brett L.Brett Lider: This place is very reasonably priced and very swank and modern looking. Recommended for San Franciscans weekending in Santa Cruz.

Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

14. Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room

8.3
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 80 tips and reviews

Lizzy L.Lizzy Lapp: Hula's Happy Hour is amazing! Bottomless Mimosa's for $10 in 5 different flavors.

AnicaAnica: Bottomless Mimosas served in pint glasses... wow!

Misty M.Misty Mysty: Dinner was delicious! The ribs were moist, tender and flavorful. The pork sandwich was delectable. The bun was buttered and lightly toasted and so 'baker-fresh' soft!

The Crepe Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Brunch Food in Santa Cruz.

15. The Crepe Place

8.0
1134 Soquel Ave (between Seabright & Cayuga), Santa Cruz, CA
Creperie · Eastside · 41 tips and reviews

A B.A Ballesteros: Come here to enjoy the best Sunday brunch in town. The triple bypass crepe or chile relleno crepe are so savory good.

Noah B.Noah Batterson: Tasty crepes and decent bloody Mary's. Staff was fast and efficient. Cool dive-y atmosphere.

Yuri P.Yuri Parsons: order the crepe Alexander, it's super yummy