A BETTER LA BRUNCH

More often than not, we living in Southern California are often at brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings. It's basically drinks, or catching up dinner for the weekend...it just happens only on the Saturday or Sunday. Ok, enough with that.

My friend Noah, suggested that Lindsey and I, prior to the LA Times Travel Show, grab breakfast at Nickel Diner. Noah makes pretty great suggestions (i.e. Cliff's Edge, Street), so I followed his word and Lindsey and I headed downtown Sunday morning to see what we'd been missing. Cutting to the chase here...Nickel Diner is exceptional. One of the best breakfast experiences I've ever had in Los Angeles.

It maintains it's charm from the 1940's with the old menu still painted on the wall. Re-opened in 2008 after extensive renovation, Nickel Diner doesn't cease to amaze. From their homemade pop-tarts (they had apple or pumpkin when we went), to their famous Maple-Glazed Bacon Donut...all the fare is great. Refills on coffee, mimosas offered the minute you sit down, and probably the best bacon I've ever had in Los Angeles. The kicker is this...it's priced like breakfast should be. Two meals, two drinks, a homemade pop-tart and Lindsey and I were splitting a $22 breakfast. $11 breakfasts in LA seem almost non-existent.

So next time you're looking for a great breakfast and you don't want to weather the lines on Melrose or 3rd, and you have a real craving for a homemade pop-tart (cause who doesn't), you should head to the Nickel Diner for an old fashioned breakfast.

-Justin