Where To Eat When You're Visiting Los Angeles
"Republique is this city’s most famous brunch place—known to draw big crowds on weekdays and even bigger crowds on weekends. They also serve dinner, but we much prefer to snag a table inside their palatial dining hall with huge skylights during the day. Republique is widely known as a powerhouse of French pastries, and that's the real reason why you should stand in line for upwards of thirty minutes to eat at this counter service spot. Come early and splurge on a box of crackly kouign amann, creamy black sesame eclairs, and rich guava coconut cakes before they sell out. For the full brunch experience, order some french toast and sit underneath the castle-like archways as mobs of people scurry around your table." - brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
