Mmmm … brunch. Our favorite meal of the week! If the snow or rain was your excuse for skipping brunch as a staple weekend experience, it’s time to bring it back into the fold.
- Let’s start with Augustine: This Fidi brunch spot is the latest addition to Keith McNally’s food empire, and it does not disappoint. People are already smacking their lips over the brunch items on its menu: from its Egg-in-a-Hole with Smoked Salmon and Heirloom Beet Tartine, to its Huckleberry topped Ricotta Pancakes and its bounty of a bread and pastry basket (who else has canelés and Nutella madeleines in there?). Its hangover drinks are a perfect remedy for a long Saturday night out.
- Moving on to De Maria: Too trendy for most of us, mortals, this Nolita restaurant has some truly unique picks, which you can savor on its patio. From its Toast with Avocado and lavender salt-cured salmon and its Chocolate-chestnut Waffle, to its House-made Tahini yogurt with sumac and apricot (yum) and Rooster Bowl (grains, seaweed, cured fish, and vegetables), its All-Day-Breakfast menu lives up to its name.
- Closing out with Sunday in Brooklyn: This Williamsburg all-day restaurant is already making headlines with its hedonistic brunch options. Its Malted Pancakes are sheer decadence with hazel maple praline and brown butter, while its Egg & Sausage sandwich is lavished with gochujang aioli and cheddar on a brioche. Its drinks are also to die for, particularly its Sunday, Bloody Sunday Mezcal Bloody Mary and Sambal mix (and no…that is not a typo).
These are at least three good reasons to wake up a little earlier on Sunday mornings, even though they might warrant an indulgent nap thereafter.
