The back garden patio at Eveleigh used to be the sort of place you'd bring someone you wanted to impress without looking like you were trying too hard. Twinkling string lights overhead, Los Angeles spread out below, wooden tables tucked between planters—it felt removed from the Sunset Strip chaos happening a few metres away. The restaurant closed permanently on December 20, 2024, after fifteen years in a converted 1923 bungalow at 8752 Sunset Boulevard.
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This means the weekend brunch that ran until 2:30 or 3:00 PM (sources varied in the final months, suggesting inconsistent operations) is no longer available. The seasonal menu that kept regulars coming back—rustic American fare with European influence—is gone. So are the craft cocktails, the truffle fries that were quietly popular, and the rustic fireplace that burned on cooler nights inside the reclaimed-wood bar. If you're searching for bottomless brunch near the Sunset Strip now, you'll need to look elsewhere.
What Eveleigh Was
Eveleigh occupied a historic house originally built on an orchard, and the garden setting never quite let you forget it. The front had enchanting plantings behind a wall of greenery; the back patio was where you actually wanted to sit, especially at brunch when the city views and twinkling lights worked best in daylight transitioning to afternoon. Inside, vintage knickknacks lined the walls, and the blue colour scheme kept things casual-cozy rather than trying for fine-dining formality.
The menu leaned Californian with Italian touches. The gastropub fare was seasonally driven with importance placed on sustainable ingredients. Dishes ranged from burrata and crushed peas to roasted Jidori chicken, whole sea bass, and organic rib-eye steak. Truffle fries were quietly popular enough that regulars ordered them without looking at the menu. The creative cocktail list was cultivated by talented mixologists, with cocktail pitchers available for larger parties—potent enough that sharing made sense for most guests.
Thirty Minutes Before: Sunset Tower Bar
If you were planning an Eveleigh brunch, you might have started at the Sunset Tower Hotel Bar, a few doors west on the same strip. It's old Hollywood in the proper sense—Art Deco, dark wood, the kind of place where you half-expect to see a film producer nursing a martini at 11 AM. The Tower Bar inside the same hotel offers more formal fine dining with an upscale dress code, but the hotel bar itself is more forgiving.
The difference between Sunset Tower and Eveleigh was atmosphere. Tower is indoor-only, classic glamour, a bit more buttoned-up. Eveleigh was garden-casual with better views. If you wanted a drink first to justify the valet parking fee (street parking on the Sunset Strip is notoriously difficult), Tower made sense. Then you'd walk east a block or two, depending on how much you'd had.
Thirty Minutes After: Gracias Madre
After brunch at Eveleigh, if you weren't ready to go home, Gracias Madre at 8905 Melrose Avenue offered a similar garden-dining vibe with a completely different menu. It's organic Mexican, entirely vegan, with a patio that catches afternoon sun the way Eveleigh's did. Short drive east, maybe ten minutes if Melrose is cooperating.
Gracias Madre skews younger and louder—more birthday-brunch energy than date-brunch energy. The food is lighter (vegan will do that), and the cocktails are mezcal-forward rather than Eveleigh's wine-and-craft-cocktail list. But if you liked the idea of eating outside in West Hollywood without committing to a full sit-down dinner, it was the natural next stop. Still is, actually, since it remains open.
Why It Closed
A 'Restaurant For Lease' sign appeared in November 2024, a month before the official closure announcement. Fifteen years is a long run for any Los Angeles restaurant, especially one in a high-rent district like West Hollywood. The final months saw inconsistent operations—brunch hours listed differently depending on the source, which usually signals staffing or ownership trouble.
Any current listings showing Eveleigh as open are outdated. The closure was permanent, confirmed December 20, 2024. The space will likely be leased to a new concept eventually, but for now it's dark. If you're searching for bottomless brunch near Sunset, cross Eveleigh off your list and check live status on anywhere else you're considering. Outdated Google listings are common in this city.
What the Bill Actually Looked Like
Two people ordering brunch without restraint—a Kale Caesar at $18, the Crispy Farro at $19, an Eveleigh Burger at $24, and a shared 16oz cocktail at $32—landed near $110 before tax and tip. The truffle fries add-on at $13 pushed that closer to $125. Dinner ran higher: the Crab Spaghetti at $32, Garlic Lemon Chicken at $33, a pizza in the $28-33 range, and two cocktails brought the total past $160 for two. The Whole Roasted Branzino at $65 or Bone-In Ribeye at $120 made it a $200+ evening quickly. The Friday pickup special offered dinner for two at $80, undercutting the dining room by forty percent.
Reservations ran through OpenTable and Resy in the final months, though walk-ins found space at the bar or front garden when the back patio filled. Valet parking was available but not free—street parking on the Sunset Strip meant circling blocks or feeding meters with poor odds. No public transit stops directly outside; the nearest Metro required a rideshare connection. Weekend brunch filled the back garden by 11:30 AM, pushing latecomers indoors or to the less-desirable front tables. The 16oz cocktails, shareable and strong, stretched two drinks into three rounds of patience.
What You'd Need to Know If It Were Still Open
Saturday and Sunday brunch ran from 10:00 AM to somewhere between 2:30 and 3:00 PM, depending on which menu you believed. Reservations were accepted via OpenTable and Resy, though walk-ins were welcome if you didn't mind waiting for the back patio. Valet parking was available, which mattered because street parking on Sunset is a nightmare. The restaurant also offered a Friday dinner special—an $80 dinner-for-two package available for pickup between 3 and 8 PM, though that's irrelevant now.
If the restaurant were operating today, you'd need to budget accordingly for brunch with drinks, more if you ordered the truffle fries or split a dish. The space was casual enough for jeans but nice enough that you wouldn't feel underdressed in something dressier. The back patio was always the move—far superior to the front garden or indoor seating, especially if you timed it for late morning when the light was best and the Strip hadn't heated up yet.
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Ask Karpo which West Hollywood brunch spots near Sunset are actually open this weekend—closure announcements lag behind reality in this neighbourhood. Check live hours for Sunset Tower Bar or Gracias Madre if you're planning a similar garden-patio route. Karpo can also tell you which places nearby still offer bottomless options and what the current wait times look like.
