OpenTable names eclectic list of best brunch spots in the Bay Area

Shanghai dumplings photographed at Yank Sing in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, March 24, 2017. Shanghai dumplings photographed at Yank Sing in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, March 24, 2017. Photo: Stephen Lam, Special To The Chronicle Photo: Stephen Lam, Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 50 Caption Close OpenTable names eclectic list of best brunch spots in the Bay Area 1 / 50 Back to Gallery

Undoubtedly, the most annoying thing about brunch is the crowds. Some say the 90-minute wait makes the eggs benedict taste even better, the bacon taste even crunchier. Other (more rational) people say it's just not worth it.

Unless you can make a reservation, perhaps. Many popular Bay Area brunch spots decline to accept reservations – why would you when you know the line will always be out the door?

But for days where you don't feel like queueing up, and you've had the foresight to plan ahead, there are still some top-notch brunch spots that accept reservations.

OpenTable, a restaurant reservation site, put together a list of the 100 best brunch restaurants around the country. All the restaurants on the list accept reservations on – you guessed it – OpenTable.

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Three Bay Area spots made the list, and they don't have very much in common. Yank Sing near the Embarcadero serves high-end (and highly reviewed) dim sum that you order from carts being pushed around the dining room. The Rotunda, inside Neiman Marcus's Union Square location, will have you feeling fancy with high tea (cute little sandwiches and all!). Finally, there's Town, a steakhouse in San Carlos. Town may not seem like an obvious brunch choice, but they've got bottomless mimosas, multiple benedict options and chicken and waffles, to boot.

See pictures of all three restaurants' offerings in the gallery at the top of this story.

The other 97 restaurants on OpenTable's list are spread around the country, from Hawaii to Boston. According to OpenTable, Southern California puts the Bay Area's brunch culture to shame. They've got 13 spots on the top 100 roundup. See the full list here.

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