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Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery is one of BRUNCH NYC.

1. Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery

8.8
380 Lafayette St (btwn Great Jones & E 4th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoHo · 419 tips and reviews
Cafe Cluny is one of BRUNCH NYC.

2. Cafe Cluny

8.8
284 W 12th St (at W 4th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 270 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Among the most popular items is the breakfast club sandwich with a fried egg, bacon, tomato, avocado and mayonnaise served with a side of fries. Read more.

3. Penelope

159 Lexington Ave (at E 30th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 423 tips and reviews
Sarabeth's Central Park South is one of BRUNCH NYC.

4. Sarabeth's Central Park South

8.4
40 Central Park S (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 559 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of BRUNCH NYC.

5. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews
Norma's is one of BRUNCH NYC.

6. Norma's

119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Theater District · 312 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of BRUNCH NYC.

7. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1057 tips and reviews
Isabella's is one of BRUNCH NYC.

8. Isabella's

359 Columbus Ave (at 77th St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Upper West Side · 121 tips and reviews
Cupping Room Cafe is one of BRUNCH NYC.

9. Cupping Room Cafe

359 W Broadway (Grand & Broome), New York, NY
Restaurant · SoHo · 130 tips and reviews
Essex Restaurant is one of BRUNCH NYC.

10. Essex Restaurant

119 Rivington Street (Corner of Essex Street), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews
Locanda Verde is one of BRUNCH NYC.

11. Locanda Verde

9.1
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 507 tips and reviews
ABC Kitchen is one of BRUNCH NYC.

12. ABC Kitchen

9.1
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 720 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Gramercy Park. To die for. Somehow rustic and modern, simple and complicated. If they are serving a chicken dish, order it, you will thank me! - Brice Pattison

Peels is one of BRUNCH NYC.

13. Peels

325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 381 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Baked eggs with tomatoes and grits is by far the best breakfast dish. It's almost five points good.

Cafe Orlin is one of BRUNCH NYC.

14. Cafe Orlin

41 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Café · East Village · 403 tips and reviews

Anna F.Anna Frenkel: really fantastic choices for brunch! try something you normally wouldn't.

Prune is one of BRUNCH NYC.

15. Prune

54 E 1st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 292 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Outrageous food aside, they have a whole menu devoted to bloody marys.

Cafe Gitane at The Jane Hotel is one of BRUNCH NYC.

16. Cafe Gitane at The Jane Hotel

113 Jane St (at The Jane Hotel), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 168 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Go for the ambiance, stay for the avocado toast.

Café Gitane is one of BRUNCH NYC.

17. Café Gitane

8.4
242 Mott St (at Prince St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoLita · 304 tips and reviews
Freemans is one of BRUNCH NYC.

18. Freemans

8.8
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 571 tips and reviews

Gansevoort Hotel GroupGansevoort Hotel Group: A NYC brunch must! Finding and walking into this restaurant is half of the experience. Order the artichoke dip, the poached eggs with cheese grits and any of the delicious cocktails! You're welcome!

Jane is one of BRUNCH NYC.

19. Jane

100 W Houston St (btwn Thompson St & LaGuardia Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 313 tips and reviews

Sabina E.Sabina Ellahi: Sunday brunch is the best - they have strawberry butter, a drink included with your entree, and serve an AMAZING lobster benedict - only on Sundays though. The best!

Sarabeth's West is one of BRUNCH NYC.

20. Sarabeth's West

7.7
423 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 80th & W 81st St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Upper West Side · 139 tips and reviews
Popover Cafe is one of BRUNCH NYC.

21. Popover Cafe

551 Amsterdam Ave (btw W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Café · Upper West Side · 44 tips and reviews
Feast is one of BRUNCH NYC.

22. Feast

102 3rd Ave (btwn E 12th St & E 13th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 75 tips and reviews

23. Montmartre

158 8th Ave (btw 17th & 18th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Chelsea · 144 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The menu at this hot spot includes French-Asian dishes like a fried oyster omelette, crepes with crab and sauce gribiche, and "Hong Kong Style" French toast.

24. Nobu Downtown

8.7
195 Broadway (at Dey St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 90 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Just launched brunch. Many of the dishes are Japanese riffs on American brunch classics. Options include "scrambled egg donburi," blueberry and yuzu soba pancakes, lobster with soba and poached eggs.

25. The Elm

160 N 12th St (btwn Berry St & Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Williamsburg · 41 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The menu features things like Swiss chard angolotti, duck with pickled cherries, a chicken for two served "Kiev style," and pork belly with squid and pan con tomate.

26. The East Pole Kitchen & Bar

8.2
133 E 65th St (Lexington), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Upper East Side · 77 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Chef Nicholas Wilber's menu includes light dishes like fluke crudo, white gazpacho, and roasted heirloom carrots, as well as things like chicken Kiev and a bacon cheeseburger with duck fat fries.

Buvette is one of BRUNCH NYC.

27. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews
Sotto 13 is one of BRUNCH NYC.

28. Sotto 13

8.8
140 W 13th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 118 tips and reviews
Monument Lane is one of BRUNCH NYC.

29. Monument Lane

103 Greenwich Ave (at W 12th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 80 tips and reviews
Egg Shop is one of BRUNCH NYC.

30. Egg Shop

8.2
151 Elizabeth St (btwn Broome & Kenmare St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · NoLita · 235 tips and reviews
Bluebell Cafe is one of BRUNCH NYC.

31. Bluebell Cafe

293 3rd Ave (btwn E 22nd & E 23rd St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 122 tips and reviews
Frere de Lys is one of BRUNCH NYC.

32. Frere de Lys

1685 1st Ave, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Yorkville · 10 tips and reviews