America's Best Brunches

Foreign Cinema: San Francisco

This Mission District favorite works with some of the region’s freshest ingredients. Husband-and-wife chef-owners John Clark and Gayle Pirie keep the good stuff coming at brunch, which features an eclectic “weekend picnic” of Mediterranean-inspired dishes such as fresh oysters, poached eggs over a chicken and kale Persian hash, and baked goat cheese with toast, escarole, and lavender oil. There are lowbrow pleasures too, like homemade apple-pear Pop-Tarts.

Standout Dish: A champagne omelette with chanterelle mushrooms and Fontina cheese

2534 Mission St.; (415) 648-7600; foreigncinema.com; Saturday and Sunday brunch, accepts reservations