The Best Places to Boozy Brunch in OC
We’ve told you about the best bottomless-booze-brunches in LA, but we left out our Southern neighbors... until now. Sorry/not sorry, but here’s every. single. bottomless. booze. brunch. in OC, plus a few that aren’t bottomless... but have drinks so cheap, they may as well be.
<strong>La Vida Cantina</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/la-vida-cantina…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>Add $9 to whatever you eat if you want to get after some bottomless Bloodies and mimosas.
<strong>The Hub</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/the-hub&qu…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $15 bottomless mimosas with the purchase of any entree.
<strong>Memphis Cafe</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/memphis-so…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>Not quite bottomless, but cheap-enough $5 Bloody Marys and $3 mimosas with the purchase of an entree (Sundays only)!
<strong>Costa Mesa 55 Tavern + Bowl </strong>(<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/costa-mesa-55-tavernbowl-92627" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $15 full bottles of bubbly & OJ, and, ya know, BOWLING.
<strong>Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/jimmys-famous-a…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Their $15 “Meal Mary” is garnished with bacon, a blue cheese olive, chilled shrimp, pepperoni, Jack cheese, pepperoncini, and a jalapeño “bedevilled” egg. And if that’s not enough for you, tack on some bottomless Champagne for another $15. Any questions?
<strong>What a Dish</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/what-a-dish…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> You could get one mimosa for $7.50, or you could get a million of them for $15. The choice is yours.
<strong>The Wine Bistro</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/the-wine-bistro…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $15 bottomless mimosas with any entree, and $4 secret-recipe Chef’s Marys.
<strong>Matador Cantina</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/matador-cant…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $25 pitchers of Sobieski “Manmosas” (Sobieski Orange and Blue Moon) and $12 bottomless mimosas with the purchase of an entree.
<strong>Hopscotch</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/hopscotch&qu…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>They’re not bottomless, but they’re cheap as the dickens: $3 mimosas and $5 Bloodies, screwdrivers, and greyhounds.
<strong>SeaLegs Wine Bar</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/sealegs-wine-bar…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>A multitude of knockout breakfast drinks, like Instant Breakfast (a mason jar of vodka, Kahlua & house-made Irish cream, topped with whipped cream, cocoa powder, and a biscotti), The Donut Don Bloody Mary (a 24oz mason jar-Bloody Mary with a donut, celery and bacon), and, you guessed it, $15 bottomless Champagne.
<strong>Mama’s on 39</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/mamas-on-3…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $14 bottomless "Mamosa" on Saturdays and Sundays as long as you buy food.
<strong>The Corner</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/the-corner" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Endless mimosas for $12, or bump it up to $16 for St. Germain, Canton Ginger, or Chambord.
<strong>Del Frisco’s Grille</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/del-friscos…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Nothing bottomless, but you can build your own Bloody for $8, or grab a $14 mimosa carafe.
<strong>TLT Food</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/tlt-food" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> The Lime Truck’s Daniel Shemtob is rocking Irvine’s brunch scene with $15 bottomless mimosas to go along with his tasty-as-hell brunch fare (like chimichurri steak scrambles and sourdough French toast).
<strong>Zov’s</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/zovs-cafe&q…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>$10.95 bottomless mimosas! And you can even choose from standard mimosa, pear, cranberry, or pomegranate.
<strong>Las Brisas Restaurant</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/la-brisas-r…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>$45 four course prix fixe with complimentary bubbly.
<strong>Tortilla Republic </strong>(<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/tortilla-republi…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>$16 bottomless ‘mosas with any entree, plus daily specialty bellinis for $9.
<strong>Bayside Restaurant</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/bayside-restaura…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $10 bottomless mimosas with the purchase of an entree, as well as $15 Grey Goose Bloody Marys garnished with cajun jumbo prawns.
<strong>Bosscat Kitchen and Libations</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/bosscat-kitc…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $25 for an entree and bottomless mimosas OR Bloodies. Bingo.
<strong>Newport Landing Restaurant</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/newport-lan…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $7 BOTTLES of Champagne, as well as a full Sunday brunch buffet.
<strong>Back Bay Bistro</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/back-bay-bistro&…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Saturday $33 pre-fixe with bottomless mimosas and Sunday $52 pre-fixe with bottomless mimosas (don’t freak -- Sunday comes with full seafood options AKA CRAB LEGS).
<strong>Zov’s</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/zovs-bistr…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $10.95 bottomless mimosas! And you can even choose from standard mimosa, pear, cranberry, or pomegranate.
<strong>SOL Cocina</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/sol-cocina" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Not officially bottomless, but at $3 each, the mimosas may as well be. See ya later.
<strong>The Alley</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/the-alley-r…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $10 endless mimosas until 3pm (with the purchase of an entree) or $8 bacon Bloody Marys.
<strong>Woody’s Wharf </strong>(<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/drink/los-angeles/bars/woodys-wharf" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Bottomless Champagne brunch on Saturdays and Sundays (with Sunday NFL games).
<strong>Cruisers Pizza Bar Grill </strong>(<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/cruisers-pizza-bar-grill-92661" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Champagne is better when it’s bottomless. Which it is at Crusiers for only $10.
<strong>Citrus City Grille</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/citrus-city-…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Endless Sunday mimosa or Bloody Mary brunch buffet. $29 per person, but, did you even read the part about it being a buffet?!?
<strong>Orange Hill</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/orange-hill…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>A casual $50 will score you access to the all-you-can-eat-and-also-drink Sunday Champagne brunch buffet. Bonus points for the top-tier view that overlooks Orange.
<strong>Salt & Ash</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/salt-straw…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Ultra-cheap $4 mimosas, $7 Bloody Marys, and tasty brunch specials like chilaquiles & shrimp sandwiches.
<strong>Pierside Kitchen</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/pierside-k…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $15 bottomless mimosas, $8 Bloody Marys, and no-nonsense food like hamachi crudo and short rib Benedicts.
<strong>Sundried Tomato</strong> (<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/sundried-t…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $15 will get you watermelon, pineapple, or orange mimosas without a bottom in sight.
<strong>El Adobe de Capistrano</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/el-adobe-de-capistrano-92675" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Go ahead and get your Sunday into gear with a $34 pre fixe and free-flowing Champagne brunch.
<strong>Little Sparrow</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/los-angeles/bar/little-sparrow" target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>From 10am-3pm on Sundays you can grab brunch specialties like pork belly croque madames and lamb bowls (!), as well as Bloody Marias (tequila, baby) and $12 bottomless mimosas.
<strong>C4 Deli: The Cure for the Common</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/c4-deli-the…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $10 bottomless mimosas/Champ with any food purchase (which shouldn’t be hard, considering they have a Bloody Mary BURGER).
<strong>Zov’s</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/zovs-bistro…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal: </strong>$10.95 bottomless mimosas! And you can even choose from standard mimosa, pear, cranberry, or pomegranate.
<strong>The Black Marlin Bar </strong>(<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/the-black-…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> Free flowin’ champ until 2pm for $12 on Saturdays and Sundays.
<strong>Tustin Grille </strong>(<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/tustin-gri…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $11.50 endless mimosas with the purchase of an entree.
<strong>Bonefish Grill</strong> (<a href="http://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/los-angeles/restaurants/bonefish-gr…; target="_blank">address and info</a>)
<strong>The deal:</strong> $20 scores your choice of Benedict, “brunch favorite,” or omelet and endless mimosas/bellinis/blackberry sangria on Sundays.
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