el Mil Amores
Restaurant · Mission
2780 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Highlights
Chilaquiles, concha french toast, tres leches pancakes
Chilaquiles, concha french toast, tres leches pancakes
"If you tend to wake up on the later side of brunch for this city, El Mil Amores is your spot. This Mexico City-style cafe in the Mission serves their entire breakfast and lunch menu all the way until 5pm, making it the perfect place to meet up with a group of friends that can’t agree on a common wake-up time. Expect hearty platters like the CDMX plate with a mix of chilaquiles, soft scrambled eggs, and pillowy concha french toast—it's ideal for those who can’t decide between sweet and savory." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"There’s always an hour-long line on the weekends at the brunch spot El Mil Amores, but the wait is worth it every time. This casual cafe in the Mission is our go-to for weekend get-togethers with friends, weekday breakfast where we want to hang around for a few hours, or really anytime we’re craving tres leches pancakes and unlimited coffee refills at affordable prices. The breakfast-lunch menu is served until they close at 3pm, so even if your first meal of the day is at 1:30pm, you can get what you want—as long as what you want is a feast featuring big plates of rich mole, plump breakfast sandwiches, and huevos en ahogada." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez
"A second location of the Mexico City–inspired brunch favorite will open in the former Regalito Rotisceria spot at 3481 18th Street; owner Andrea Becerra took over the space and will open on Friday, May 30 with beer and wine offerings, unlike the first buzzy spot." - Dianne de Guzman
"El Mil Amores focuses mainly on Mexico City-style breakfast and lunch plates. All the dishes serve up more than enough food to make you want to nap in the sun at Dolores for three days straight. The Yulis breakfast sandwich is a high pile of scrambled eggs, supple arrachera, cheese, and avocado between the softest telera-like roll that instantly catapults this to the top of our internal Mission breakfast sandwich list. If you want to sample a bunch of menu items, order the CDMX plate, which is a mix of chilaquiles doused in tangy salsa verde, soft scrambled eggs, and pillowy concha french toast. It’s time to get the group chat going and assemble your Saturday brunch team." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez
"El Mil Amores has made waves since opening its doors in 2023. Warm, friendly service and eye-opening chilaquiles help this place remain top of mind any time breakfast in the Mission gets brought up. It belongs on the breakfast map, and it belongs on this map too. This is one of the best new restaurants of the last two years." - Matt Tillquist
