New York City Restaurants: Best Brunch

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Best Brunch

Restaurants Overview
Name	Price/ Cuisine	Location

40 Carrots Tart frozen yogurt made this place famous decades before the Pinkberry...	$ Cuisine, American	Midtown East

Aquavit and Aquavit Café Celebrity chef and co-owner Marcus Samuelsson may no longer be... Reserve	$$$$ Cuisine, Scandinavian	Midtown East

Balthazar Even with long waits and excruciating noise levels, most out-of-towners...	$$$ Cuisine, French	SoHo

Bar Tabac As cute, cramped, and French as they get, this corner bistro...	$$ Cuisine, French: Bistro	Downtown Brooklyn

Blaue Gans Chef Kurt Gutenbruner, one of the most lauded Austrian chefs... Reserve	$$$ Cuisine, Austrian	TriBeCa


Bubby's Neighborhood crowds clamoring for coffee and freshly squeezed...	$ Cuisine, American	TriBeCa

Café Gitane Specializing in simple salads, sandwiches, and a selection of...	$ Cuisine, French	NoLIta

Chez Oskar This funky French bistro on a Fort Greene corner is a longstanding...	$ Cuisine, French: Bistro	Fort Greene

Cookshop One of far-west Chelsea's first hot restaurants, Cookshop (from... Reserve	$$$ Cuisine, American	Chelsea

Dim Sum Go Go The delicious and unusual dumplings (filled with shark's fin...	$ Cuisine, Chinese	Chinatown

Ditch Plains Named for a surf spot in Montauk, this laid-back neighborhood... Reserve	$ Cuisine, Seafood	West Village

Egg This small, spare North Side spot draws flocks of local hipsters...	$ Cuisine, American	Williamsburg

Ess a Bagel Known for big, airy bagels that consistently rank among Manhattan's...	$ Cuisine, Cafe	Midtown East

Fig & Olive Both the cozy tables and the long white marble bar are great...	$$$ Cuisine, Mediterranean	Midtown East

Frankies Spuntino Delectable culinary treats await those willing to deal with spotty...	$ Cuisine, Italian	Downtown Brooklyn

Fred's at Barneys Whether you're shopping for $50,000 watches or just window shopping... Reserve	$$$ Cuisine, American	Midtown East

Hundred Acres Set on a quiet block of Greenwich Village, the rustic, farmhouse-slash-greenhouse... Reserve	$$$ Cuisine, American: Modern American	SoHo

Isabella's Set in the shadow of the Museum of Natural History, Isabella's... Reserve	$$ Cuisine, American	Upper West Side

Joya This hyped-up Cobble Hill eatery serves reasonably priced Thai...	$ Cuisine, Thai	Downtown Brooklyn

Juliette This neighborhood bistro with a rooftop terrace delivers real-deal...	$$ Cuisine, French	Williamsburg

Kashkaval Lunchtime is the right time to sample the mezze-like dishes at...	$ Cuisine, Mediterranean	Midtown West

Lexington Candy Shop Established in 1925, this corner luncheonette still sports 1940s-era...	$ Cuisine, American: Diner, American	Upper East Side

Lupe's East LA Kitchen This cheap and cheerful Mexican dive, just on the western edge...	$ Cuisine, Mexican	SoHo

Luz This buzzy hotspot on a quiet Fort Greene block is all about...	$$ Cuisine, Latin American	Fort Greene

Marc Forgione Chef Marc Forgione has restaurant success in his blood (his father... Reserve	$$$ Cuisine, American	TriBeCa

Murray's Bagels Murray's crusty bagels are best enjoyed still warm from the oven...	$ Cuisine, Deli	Greenwich Village

Osteria Morini Less formal than chef Michael White's other renowned Italian... Reserve	$$ Cuisine, Italian	SoHo

Peels Restaurant Imagine a Southern-flared eatery in one of the hippest parts...	$$ Cuisine, American: Southern	East Village

Petite Abeille This Belgian café does brisk business at lunch, when most... Reserve	$$ Cuisine, Belgian, Vegetarian, Cafe	Gramercy

Pies N' Thighs With its battered wood floors and rustic tables, this sunlighted...	$ Cuisine, American: Southern	Williamsburg

Prime Meats The culinary trendsetters behind nearby Frankies Spuntino stand...	$$ Cuisine, German	Downtown Brooklyn

Roebling Tea Room It may look like a factory from the outside but this North End...	$ Cuisine, American	Williamsburg

Roman's When the masterminds behind Marlow & Sons opened this locavore...	$$ Cuisine, Italian	Fort Greene

Ruby's Café This cozy Australian luncheonette—also open for breakfast—caters...	$ Cuisine, Australian	NoLIta

Sarabeth's Kitchen Lining up for brunch here is as much an Upper West Side tradition... Reserve	$$ Cuisine, American	Upper West Side

Shopsin's Don't ask for substitutions or sauce on the side at New York's...	$ Cuisine, Eclectic	Lower East Side

Traif Bohemian and fashionable without the attitude, this popular spot...	$ Cuisine, American	Williamsburg

Westville If New York's neighborhoods were small country towns, they'd...	$ Cuisine, American	West Village
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