The number one thing to take from this article is you’ll need a reservation. Can’t stress it enough. We typically try and book a few weeks out. There’s so many New Yorkers and only so many buzzin’ brunch spots.
Here’s your key:
Hip : Implies food is good, it’s a gem, you can’t go wrong.
Bottomless : Read the description carefully, you can get away with lower quality food or more typically bar food when you’re boasting endless mimosas.
Insta Worthy: While you can get an insta at any of these spots, these are especially aesthetic.
Casual: Self explanatory, meet up with a friend, meet up with a date. Nothing too over the top.
Group: Especially built for groups. Can always go in twos but you’d excel with a few extra friends here.
Without further ado and in no particular order outside of location--
West Village:
Carroll Place – BOTTOMLESS - GROUP
My first ever Bottomless brunch experience and one that stands as a strong contender for best brunch spot the 20 somethings (a lot of NYU kids) for it's great service, constantly flowing mimosa and loud crowd. For just you two or a group.
Agave –BOTTOMLESS - GROUP
MADE to be a group brunch spot with some amazing outdoor seating and their group pricing. Area is great. Go to Cellar Dog or Houston Hall after to keep the party going. For dessert- head to Chip Cookies or Posh Pop Bakery.
The Crooked Knife – BOTTOMLESS - GROUP
Beautiful back garden with outdoor picnic tables for groups or gals brunch. Good food, amazing burgers and you can walk right down Greenwich Avenue afterwards to enjoy the lively weekend scene.
Madam Ji – BOTTOMLESS
$39 for TWO people to eat and drink! I love this for a last-minute brunch spot, try here. Average food but if you failed to get a reservation ahead of time anywhere else you can easily walk in and enjoy endless booze and loud music.
Berimbau Brazilian – HIP
An amazing & different brunch to bring to impress people. They have the cutest back patio you have to get a spot on as well as Caipirinha Flights and killer Pão de Queijo.
Shuka- HIP
If you know you know. A delicious Mediterranean brunch spot, bright and blue, even if you're inside the entire place is large windows which are wide open on any given sunny day and you'll feel like you're on the set of a movie. The food is superior, the setting is perfection. A great spot to bring visiting family if you’re over Sadelle’s.
Jacks Wife Freda- CASUAL
A classic, reservation definitely required but good food and a nice brunch spot. Every location is endearing and unique with a good variety and friendly people. In Soho, WV, Chelsea, and Williamsburh.
Citizens of Soho/Bleeker/Chelsea – CASUAL – HEALTHY
Multiple locations, healthy food and a pitcher all in one cheap little package. The best for a casual friend brunch. Deal here.
LES/East Village:
The Black Ant – CASUAL
Great location on Bowery right by all the good stuff. Try and get a spot in the back garden & for $39 you get 2 brunch entrees and 4 cocktails. Deal here.
Davelle – HIP
A beautifully aesthetic Japanese brunch location with a creamy milk toast selection that is to die for. A small place for those who enjoy the finer things in life and are solo or only with one other friend. Something different and delicious.
Freemans – HIP
Another spot to impress simply for its amazingly cool location tucked into an alley. Go on a day you can sit outside & then head to Loreleys Beer Garden across the way.
Baar Baar Nyc – HIP
A spot with fun spot with truly quality food. They have sparklers if you’re celebrating. Rec: Green Pea Goat Cheese Kulcha.
Clinton Street Baking Co- INSTA WORTHY
Big portions, beautiful setting & a great spot to meet up with a friend or bring a visiting friend. The environment is welcoming and open. MUST get the fluffy famous blueberry pancakes.
LES Lamia's Fish Market - BOTTOMLESS - INDOORS
$55 for a Bottomless Brunch for two. The scenery transports you to an underwater oasis with a wide assortment of trippy rooms to be in, back patios, underwater tunnels all decorated with scales and bubbles in the most creative way. Outdoor setting isn’t as magnificent so a great place to go when the weathers glum. Delicious drinks like the Mermaid Sangria are abundant. Beautiful area to continue day drinking afterwards. Deal here.
EV Horus Cafe on A BOTTOMLESS
$39 BRUNCH SERVED EVERYDAY. It is so hard to find a Bottomless brunch during the week since La Flaca closed. So to that end, this is the only bottomless mid-week brunch I’m aware of. 2 Brunch Entrees & 60 Minutes of Unlimited Bloody Marys, Mimosas, Bellinis, Red Sangria & White Sangria. Deal here.
Karvouna Mezze - CASUAL
$39 for two people, Bowery spot with a great view of the Empire State. We love Greek, love the ambiance, a great deal for such an idyllic spot. Deal here.
EV Poco – BOTTOMLESS PARTY
There is no brunch in NYC list without Poco. It’s not the original but it feels like the original bottomless brunch hot spot in New York. Bottomless margaritas? They went there.
Miss Lily's 7A Cafe – PARTY
A super fun, bright and bubbly Jamaican spot. The food here is EXCEPTIONAL. The flavors, the crowd, the music. This is a huge hot spot I will always recommend.
Sons of Essex - PARTY
A reservation still means you'll be waiting but it'll be worth it. $35 pp/to add on bottomless. If a carafe of bellinis or mimosas spiked with Ciroc sounds amazing to you, this is your spot. If it sounds like a nightmare, avoid at all costs.
Cafe Mogador – INSTA WORTHY –
DELICIOUS Moroccan food, a large menu and the cutest locations in LES & WillyB.
Tribeca:
Anejo – BOTTOMLESS
One of the best quality Mexican brunches I’ve ever experienced. Brunch PreFixe $47 for 1.5 hours of unlimited brunch cocktails includes guacamole, salsa habanero and french toast for the table and choice of entrée.
Chelsea:
Noir Nyc – PARTY - BOUGIE
It's a club brunch, if you're looking to ball out for a $75 3 course meal and $18 cocktails, this is your spot. I'd get a promoter if I were to ever come here but if cost is no issue- you will have an epic time, guaranteed.
ll Bastardo – PARTY.
Would 10/10 recommend this place for a party birthday, they have Prix Fixe menus starting at $50 for an entree and bottle of champagne, live DJ's, and everyone will be dancing!
Sotto 13 – INSTA WORTHY – GROUP
Served Family style on a quiet and picturesque street in Chelsea. Come here to be the main character.
Flatiron:
Kyma - PARTY
Such a fancy spot you wouldn't expect to be such a party but it is. Head to Bounce Sporting Club to continue the fun, you'll run into every athlete ever.
Kips Bay /Murray Hill:
Mazu - CASUAL
$30 for 2 people Dim Sum & a pitcher of brunch cocktails (approx. 4 glasses: choice of Sangria Lemonade, Mimosas, Bellinis, Pineapple Hibiscus Margaritas, Spiked Java, or Peach Sweet Tea). Deal here.
Tavern 29 – BOTTOMLESS ROOFTOP
Would only go here if you reserved an epic rooftop garden spot. Good sliders, average food and $25 for booze in addition to the food, you're paying for the rooftop- lots of TV's too for SPORTS.
Midtown:
Ainsworth – SPORTS - PARTY
Fun sunny rooftop, no view but lots of fun. Younger Kips Bay crowd usually pack this place but it has that air of frivolity that is a joy to be around. There are a lot of options for special occasions as well if you’re looking to plan something special for a special someone.
Horny Ram – BOTTOMLESS
$25 each in addition to your brunch plate- might I recommend the Buffalo Chicken Nachos or the M&M Pancakes for the young at heart. Mostly bar food but the frose is great and the crowd is rowdy.
Mykonos Bleu Rooftop - INSTA WORTHY
$49 for two to enjoy bottomless cocktails, killer views and a DJ. The brunch menu of 9 items definitely won’t shock you so but I would go here if I was planning a day in the area. Deal here.
TacoVision – BOTTOMLESS TACOS & BOOZE
Must get a res early for this one but boy is it WORTH it. $40 pp and it includes bottomless mimosas, margs, beer, bloody marys and their TACOS. As many breakfast tacos as you can stomach. There’s a cute twinkly lit patio out back and seating in the front that you’ll love. The space is great, the food is better.
UWS :
Jacobs Pickles- PARTY
Looking for a birthday brunch? Here you have it. Southern Style comfort food from the restaurant group that brought you Maison Pickle and their famous pull apart bread.
UES:
Yefsi Estiatorio, CASUAL
Feels upper echelon but isn’t too fancy. Not as many killer brunch deals in the area so worth a trip for their variety of 2 Brunch Entrees & 90 Minutes of Bottomless Bloody Marys & Mimosas- Deal here.
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn:
Alma Rooftop Deck – INSTA WORTHY
THE VIEW. A Mexican cuisine rooftop spot is well worth the trip to Carroll Gardens. This place is insanely gorgeous, they have a bar below and "sidewalk cantina." A delectable and sunny must-visit spot.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn:
Rule of Thirds – HIP
an epic spot to reserve an outdoor bungalow for special occasions. Very different from your traditional avocado toast so if you love trying new things, exploring new places and spending a little more for getting a little more. Truly mind-blowing Japanese cuisine that'll have you feeling very eclectic. Next stop would be an art museum.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn:
Fandi Mata- HIP
New on the scene and its industrial decor and delicious Mediterranean food and items such as a Truffled Egg Bread Boat are the draw here.
Cafe Mogador – INSTA WORTHY
DELICIOUS Moroccan food, a large menu and the cutest locations in LES & WillyB
Ainslie -BOTTOMLESS
Rounding out what is the cheapest for a single person is the glorious Ainslie. From the expansive indoor garden to the huge windows in the front room and the sidewalk seating. This place is pure Brooklyn royalty.
Astoria, Queens:
Trestle – PARTY
You'll hear this spot from 3 streets away, an awesome brunch spot for $20 you can add on bottomless. Yummy frose and an Astoria crowd, which always feels like the most fun, inclusive group of people.
Bronx:
Beatso – PARTY
Hip Hop Latin American Cuisine popping restaurant. Their Beats n Brunch Menu is $20 for the addition of Bottomless booze to your entree. A hit speakeasy spot.
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