New Yorkers love to brunch on the weekends, and visitors should try to be a bit aggressive to jockey for a table as the natives do. Most visitors aren't accustomed to making reservations for brunch, but at many of the most popular brunch places, do call in advance to make reservations. Brunches are relatively affordable, and some include a Bloody Mary or Mimosa with the fixed-price brunch.
Chef Gabrielle Hamilton opened this wonderful restaurant several years ago in the space formerly known as Casanis, and it became an immediate success. With clever appetizers and main courses that are updates on old classics, Hamilton additionally used ingredients not frequently f...
54 E 1st St (bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.)One of SoHo's worst-kept secret's, Keith McNally's Balthazar is perhaps the best appropriation of Parisian fin de siecle brasseries that American can or will ever manage, with decor that includes the signature red leather banquettes one would expect, striking, aged mirrors, and a...
80 Spring St (bet. Broadway & Crosby St.)From the Five Points crew on Great Jones Street comes this large and airy Tenth Avenue restaurant featuring New American food, with offerings from grill, rotisserie, and woodburning oven in a strikingly modern setting. Farm-fresh ingredients sourced in the New York area are serve...
156 Tenth Avenue (West 20th Street)After a multimillion-dollar renovation, this Waldorf-Astoria institution features a terrific new menu. The chef brings elements of his Alsatian and Haitian roots to the menu. The new venue includes a restaurant, a bar and two private dining rooms, and marries the Waldorf's classi...
301 Park Ave (East 50th Street)This oasis for seafood lovers, set amid lofty columns and marble, is one of New York's favorite restaurants and one of the city's best people-watching locales. Located on fashionable Union Square West, guests at Blue Water Grill can feast on a variety of seafood delicacies like C...
31 Union Square W (East 16th St.)From acclaimed chef Terrance Brennan, Artisanal Fromagerie, Bistro and Wine Bar showcases his formidable creativity and passion. Brennan adds playful twists to classic French bistro dishes such as Osso Bucco featuring monkfish instead of meat. Traditionally prepared with beef, Br...
2 Park Ave (East 32nd St.)The secret to success of the Clinton Street Baking Company's phenomenal popularity as a weekend brunch destination is the fine baking done here.Their signature fluffy pancakes are nothing short of heavenly in their airy-ness, and the buttermilk biscuits served here are also to di...
4 Clinton StAuthentic tapas bar in Greenwich Village with a compact, cozy feel and a stunningly delicious menu.
170 West 4th StreetChef Ricardo Cardona's popular—and expanding—Neuvo Latino empire.
247 Dyckman StThe odd timeline that brings a former Bouley cook to Williamsburg to open a pizza parlor might seem like a long story, but it's more simple for Motorino owner Mathieu Palombino, who has simply always loved the popular Italian food and wants to do it the justice he feels it deserv...
139 BroadwaySerge Becker's Caribbean joint in the West Village, with a currently surreal attitude towards walk-ins, a strange website that touts the place as "Miss Lily's Favourite Cakes," and a phone line that's always busy.
132 W Houston St (Sullivan Street)dell'anima means "of the soul" in Italian and the food features hearty, eloquent dishes of thoughtful simplicity. The menu offerings change daily, with local, seasonal, sustainably harvested produce tempering almost every dish, and includes a selection of pastas made in...
38 8th AvenueChinatown Brasserie's Joe Ng brings the dim sum-heavy Red Farm to Hudson Street. Serves innovative, inspired Chinese cuisine with greenmarket sensibility.
529 Hudson St (at Charles Street)Craft beers on tap and a menu of wood-fired pizzas and steaks set the tone at this Clinton-Hill joint. The space has some history, started 100 years ago as a bar. Turned liquor store, then auto parts shop, and now, a wood fired pizza joint! All their dishes are prepared in a hard...
376 Classon AveBoth eclectic and eccentric, Buttermilk Channel's menu is a mix of seafood, fancy meats, and even some strange numbers: buttermilk fried chicken, for example, with a side of cheddar waffles.
524 Court StreetWith a cozy, intimate setting on a busy stretch of Seventh Ave South, Agave seeks to carve a niche for itself by offering updated Southwestern cuisine. New Yorkers have increasingly discriminating palates when it comes to southwestern American and northern Mexican cuisine, and Ag...
140 7th Ave South (Charles and West 10th Streets)In-house restaurant at the Wythe Hotel, with Andrew Tarlow bringing "whole-animal, wood-fired cooking" to the table.
80 Wythe AveA taste of Boulevard St. Germain on St. Mark’s, Jules Bistro has captivated diners for over twenty years with its amber coziness, nightly live jazz and authentic French bistro cuisine. Having resided in Harlem for many years upon his move to New York, owner Georges Forgeois was i...
65 Saint Marks Place (bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.)Jane is the kind of un-intimidating restaurant that beckons to the beautiful crowds, yet provides a fun and energetic atmosphere. Diners who value great food at reasonable prices continues to return for the intimacy and personal touch of Jane that cannot be found at most NY resta...
100 West Houston Street (bet. Thompson & La Guardia Place)While Northside does have more than its fair share of Thai and Japanese places, it has thus far resisted the Park Slope-like glut of French Bistros. Fada, near McCarren park has been flying the Gaelic flag solo for a number of years now, but hold on, now there is Juliette, more u...
135 N 5th St (Bedford & Berry)This TriBeCa hangout is popular among neighborhood residents who like its casual indoor/outdoor atmosphere, and it is also a favorite for the New York film scene, given its close proximity to Miramax and Tribeca Film Festival offices. Originally started as a pie company, Bubby's ...
118 Hudson St (N. Moore St.)Chef-owned innovative French bistro cuisine in a cozy and quaint Upper East Side setting.
1308 Madison Ave (bet. 92nd & 93rd Sts.)Somehow we think the jury should remain out on this Keith McNally creation for the West Village. Neither molto Italiano nor completely over-the-top, Morandi inhabits an orbit somewhere between tragically hip and mash-up. Think Jody Williams meets Schiller's Liquor Bar, and you've...
211 Waverly Place (Charles Street)This friendly neighborhood gem boasts great nightly specials in addition to their regular menu of comfort food favorites. Come enjoy the fire in this cozy & relaxing space where the staff will make you feel like family.
31 8th AveChef Carlos Swepson's Southern-inspired bistro that reflects his Mississippi roots and his love of food and family. Located in an historic brownstone on Lenox Avenue, with a cozy dining room that is both romantic and raucous.
239 Lenox AveThis Fort Greene favorite transports you with white stucco walls, wooden ceiling, terra cotta and mosaic tiles. The food takes you around the Mediterranean: Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey. Featuring an eclectic wine list, specialty cocktails and unique beers from around the world.
171 Lafayette AveA charming French bistro, featuring authentic French cuisine with the flavors of Provence. The friendly casual ambience, exciting specials and themed nights make Cafe du Soleil a popular upper west side French bistro. Please take a look at our special weekly events. Every day - &...
2723 Broadway (Broadway)Upcoming eatery from Nate Smith, former chef at the Spotted Pig and Dean Street.
124 Bedford Ave