Brunch in New York

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Bar Americain is a casual elegant American-style brasserie located in Midtown West. The wood paneling décor gives a warm but elegant atmosphere to the establishment. Their weekend brunch menu includes Crab-Coconut Cocktails, Pumpkin Soup, Smoked Chicken Pot Pie, Cracked Wheat Waffles, Blue Corn Fried Eggs, Grilled Pizza with Double Smoked Bacon, and Mahi Mahi.

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Beacon is a casual dining restaurant in Midtown West that specializes in New American cuisine. All the muffins and breads listed on their Sunday brunch menu are freshly baked in house. Other dishes on their brunch menu are cooked over an open fire and include Cast Iron Skillet Scramble, Fried Chicken & Buttermilk Waffles, and Potato Latkes with Wood Roasted Salmon.

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Manhattan’s Bryant Park is a state of mind, and quite a lovely one at that.  London plane trees shading chess and pétanque players — as well as statues of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gertrude Stein — lend European flavor to its six charming acres, just behind the monumental Beaux-Arts flagship of the New York Public Library.

Weekdays at lunchtime, the Bryant Park Grill crackles with big city energy from midtown wheelers and dealers.  Weekend brunch, served Saturday and Sunday between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., is characterized by a more leisurely air.  The roomy space, evocative of an aviary, was designed by Hugh Hardy, who first made his mark on New York by painting a hotel room set for the original production of Gypsy.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Experience the “taste of Korea” at Bann. The brunch menu consists of lunch/dinner items rather than the customary breakfast/lunch items. With its open kitchen in the dining area, you have the unique opportunity to watch the chef prepare each dish. Barbecue is a specialty, for each dining table has its own smokeless barbecue grill. Read the rest of this entry »

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Were the interior of Nougatine at Jean-Georges a musical composition, it might be called The Gracious Living Symphony.  Designer Adam Tihany has waved a magic baton with blonde woods, ceiling-height windows, space around the tables – (and being as this is New York, let us repeat that)  – space around the tables, and a terrazzo tile and white marble hand-laid floor with a nougat-like appearance that inspired the café’s name.  When the weather cooperates, brunch is also served on the Mistral Terrace, which has unforgettably scrumptious “We are here and you are not” views of Central Park. Read the rest of this entry »

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Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay has built his international empire up through plenty of slick . . . and at times coarse . . . strategies on loan from show business hucksterism.  Were he not genuinely a world-class talent ever striving to surpass himself in the kitchen, and charming besides, you might object to his promotional methods.

One characteristic running gag involved actress Joan Collins.  Ramsay threw her out of his Royal Hospital Road restaurant because she was in the company of a critic he didn’t like.  Then, Ramsay apologized, saying that his mother loves Joan Collins.  Joan went on his television show; he taught her to make an omelet.  It all happened as though according to a recipe for heavy-handed contrivance. Read the rest of this entry »

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Petrossian is to brunches what Renoir masterpieces are to painting.  That is not hyperbole — C’est si bon!

The enchanted main Petrossian venue in New York’s upliftingly beautiful Alwyn Court building is an oasis of soothing civility.  The French-Romanian architect Ion Orveanu, commissioned to create the most tastefully luxurious and cocooning interior known to mankind, delivered with pink Finnish granite, etched Erté mirrors, a Lanvin chandelier, Lalique crystal wall sconces and bronze sculptures from the 1930’s.  The elegant surroundings suggest elegant dress, but diners do visit sporting casual chic and are more than welcome.  The varied guests are cosmopolitan and international, and locally may be from the East Side, the West Side and all around the town. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sarabeth’s is known for its charming comfort food and absurdly long waits for weekend brunch. Originally a pastry shop on the Upper West Side, Sarabeth’s has expanded into something of an empire, but the focus still remains on baked goods.

The country kitchen décor tries its best to make you feel at home – but it can be difficult to settle into a comfort zone after being surrounded by the Upper East Side’s most entitled when they’re hungover and suffering from low blood sugar. But that’s not Sarabeth’s fault. The cutesy childhood-fable theme woven into the brunch menu is. Read the rest of this entry »