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Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots
201 Bar and Restaurant is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

1. 201 Bar and Restaurant

201 Park Ave S (at W Union Sq. Hotel), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Union Square · 53 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Personal-skillet frittata, granola with maximum fresh berries, an work-of-art waffles. Also check out the Heart Beet — brunch cocktail with beet, sage and vodka. GOOD MORNING. Read more.

Red Rooster Harlem is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

2. Red Rooster Harlem

8.6
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · 552 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Corn bread mandatory. Obv. Mac and cheese, fried yardbird... It's top-notch and worth the trip.

Fairway Market is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

3. Fairway Market

500 Van Brunt St (at Reed St), Brooklyn, NY
Grocery Store · Red Hook · 147 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Brooklyn's best-kept brunch secret? Grab a bagel & coffee or a $13 lobster roll (seriously) in the buffet-style grocery store check-out line and head to the back patio for picnic tables & bay views.

Good Enough to Eat is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

4. Good Enough to Eat

7.4
520 Columbus Ave (at W 85th St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Upper West Side · 314 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Apple pancake, bacon waffles ... everything down to the biscuit & strawberry butter is worth it.

Dressler is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

5. Dressler

149 Broadway (btwn Driggs and Bedford Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 54 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Darn charming inside, with eggs benedict and cocktails to make you feel like a star. A far calmer South Williamsburg option for the kids who get crowded out of Diner.

Walter's is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

6. Walter's

8.8
166 Dekalb Ave (at Cumberland St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Fort Greene · 150 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Newbie offshoot of Walter Foods on Grand in B'burg. Completely adorable. Live old-dudes jazz-jam sounds wafting in from the Fort Greene Farmer's Market across the street makes for a trés classy meal.

Prune is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

7. 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.

Whirlybird is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

8. Whirlybird

252 S 2nd St (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Williamsburg · 34 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Very low-maintenance for bkfst or brunch: The most idyllic (not to mention affordable) breakfast taco, + americanos individually curated to perfection. Chef Francisco & owner Jeff are basically gods.

Cafe Gitane at The Jane Hotel is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

9. 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.

10. Buttermilk Channel

9.0
524 Court St (at Huntington St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 354 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Buttermilk chicken with cheese waffles. In other words, show up hungry.

Cookshop is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

11. Cookshop

8.9
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: Some say it's the best bacon in NYC. Worth investigating, no?

Moto is one of Wait-Worthy Brunch Spots.

12. Moto

394 Broadway (at Hooper St), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: The baked eggs are pretty killer. So are the grilled donuts — we don't even CARE about that rumor that they're just Entenmann's toasted a Foreman grill.

13. Cafe Mogador

9.2
101 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · East Village · 400 tips and reviews

ExperiencesExperiences: BEST FOR PANCAKES. If you like pancakes, pancakes.