"Brunch at RVR looks pretty similar to dinner, with a nearly identical menu and people sipping highballs at the bar. However, the crowds are smaller, the pace is slower, and this California-filtered izakaya on Abbot Kinney sprinkles in a few daytime specials that we love, including their incredible mochi beignets served warm in sweet-salty miso-orange syrup. Dunk these into a clean-tasting Japanese pour-over and consider your morning off to an excellent start. Online reservations are released 30 days out at midnight daily. For walk-ins, plan on lining up before doors open at 5pm, or arriving after 8:30pm—you'll likely be seated at the wrap-around bar either way." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park