NYC Brunch List

Behold, Mimosa Maven’s All-in List of NYC Brunch spots. 

(Updated August 1, 2012)

This list includes our favorites and our wish list of brunch restaurants in New York City.  In no particular order we will let you in on the specials for boozy brunch spots that includes BYOB brunch, AYCD brunch, 2 drinks included in your meal and even $2 mimosa and bloody mary specials throughout NYC.  When you see a Mimosa Maven mimosa rating, that means we’ve already reviewed this venue. Click the link to read the review. Please feel free to contact us at MimosaMaven@gmail.com if you are interested in reviewing a location for a guest review post on the blog, or to give us a new tip on a new place! Come back often as this list will continue growing with the help of the two Wined and Dined lists, locations found on Yelp, venues I’ve strolled by and decided “I must brunch there” and even through Tweets,  Zagat and more..

• Sunburnt Cow:  East Village – $20 AYCD with brunch menu items (cash only) 3.5 out of 5 mimosas
• East Village Tavern:  East Village – $15.95 AYCD with brunch menu items 1 out of 5 mimosas
• Poco:  East Village -$24.95AYCD with brunch menu items 4 out of  mimosas
• Bondi Road:  SoHo – $20 AYCD with brunch menu items (cash only) and is #3 on Gayot’s list of top 10 brunches in NYC
• El Azteca:  Hell’s Kitchen – $12.95 includes brunch item + 1 pitcher of  sangria or regular frozen margaritas
• The Sixth Ward:  Lower East Side – Unlimited mimosas and brunch item for $13.95
• Dolce Vita:  Little Italy – $20 for unlimited Mimosas or Bellinis at Brunch with a choice of entree and side dish.
• Lasagna:  Midtown East and Chelsea- $10.95 for brunch item with $7 AYCD option in Midtown East or $12.95 for brunch item with $9 AYCD option in Chelsea (no review yet, but 4.5 out of 5 mimosas) We even brunched while Brunchaholics was there! (They loved it as well)
• L’Asso:  Little Italy – $15 for a brunch entree + a coffee + mimosa or beer or wine.  $20 for brunch item and unlimited drinks
• Tre:  Lower East Side – For $19.95 any brunch item with unlimited champagne, mimosas or bellinis (cash only)
• HK:  Hell’s Kitchen – $15 for AYCD plus cost of brunch item (range from $9-18) 4 out of 5 mimosas
• The Half Pint:  Greenwich Village – $10 AYCD option with any brunch item ($8-$12)
• 3rd Street Common:  Greenwich Village – $25 AYCD drinks and a brunch item, or $15 for one drink and a brunch item
• Juventino: Brooklyn (Park Slope) – BYOB
• Nero:  Meatpacking – $29.95 drinks and brunch item
• PS450:  Grammercy – $25 all inclusive drinks and a brunch item
• Vintage:  Hell’s Kitchen – $12 unlimited mimosas, bellinis and bloody’s plus one brunch item (about $12 each item)
• Hudson River Cafe:  Harlem – $21 unlimited bellinis or mimosas with brunch item
• MexiQ:  Astoria – $7 added to your meal for unlimited margaritas, mimosas and bloody mary’s
• Yerba Buena:  Lower East Side and West Village – $12 added to your meal for all you can drink sangria, mimosas, bloody mary and margarita (meal varies from $8-$14) 3.5 out of 5 mimosas
• Harry’s Italian Pizza Bar:  Financial District – $15.95 AYCD with brunch menu items 4.5 out of 5 mimosas
• Slice, The Perfect Food : West Village and UES – $25 for choice of breakfast flatbread w/ organic eggs and bottomless mimosas
• Meade’s: Financial District – and additional $12 for AYCD mimosas, screwdrivers and bloody marys.. even a Cape Cod!
• Southern Hospitality: Upper East Side – Endless mimosas and bloody marys with an $11.95 brunch from 11:30pm-3pm
• Bread:   Tribeca – $20 brunch with unlimited lychee bellinis on Saturday’s and Sundays.
• Barbounia:  Gramercy/Union Square – $30 all you can drink including your brunch meal
• Roberto Passon: – $13 for unlimited drinks plus cost of brunch items
• 57 Napoli Pizza e Vino:  Sutton Place – Offering a bottomless all-day brunch (10 am til midnight on Sat and til 11pm on Sun). Bottomless mimosas are free with brunch items all day (every weekend). Food ranges $12 – 15
• The Ainsworth: Chelsea – With an additional $15 to brunch entree for 3 bloody marys or mimosas
• Rice:  Nolita – $20 AYCD (and other locations)
• Mercadito Grove: West Village – $25 for unlimited Sangria, flavored Mimosas and Beer  for 2 hours.  Includes outside seating!
• Tapeo 29:  Lower East Side(LES) -  tapas or brunch entree plus 2 cocktails (bloodies, mimosas or screwdrivers) for just $20.  An added bonus:  additional cocktails are only $2 each or $5 for a pitcher!
• Tonda: East Village -  1 brunch entree and endless mimosas for $20
• Park Avenue Tavern:  Murray Hill – $12 – $23 for any brunch item.. but half off bottles of wine and champagne.. or $2 mimosas!  AND even BrunchCritic had their launch party here!
• Three of Cups:  East Village – Brunch menus range from $14.95 – $19.95 that includes 2 cocktails.  For just $5 more.. get AYCD!  4 out of 5 mimosas
• Absinthe Wine Bar - $20 brunch special that includes an entrée plus 3 cocktails (Pineapple Mimosa, Mixed Berry Bellini, Pomegranate Mint Bellini, Absinthe Sangria, or the Mint Coconut Sparkler)
• Pangea: East Village -  $14 for a cup of coffee or juice, a mimosa or bloody mary and any brunch item  4 out of 5 mimosas
• Beaumarchais:  Meatpacking:  Everything is special.. and delicious.  And you pay for it..  4 out of 5 mimosas
• Virage:  East Village –   2 brunch cocktails included with your Mediterranean brunch 3 out of 5 mimosas
• Garage:  West Village – $16.95 for any brunch item with only $6 more for unlimited cocktails.  Enjoy some live Jazz music as well! 4.5 out of 5 mimosas
• Lilly O’Briens:  Financial District – $8 – $14 brunch item with complimentary cocktail 2.5 out of 5 mimosas
• Mel’s Burger Bar:  Upper West Side – $3 bloody marys
• Almond:  Flatiron/Gramercy – brunch items $9 – $15 .. just delish. Booze is about $11/cocktail.. 3.5 out of 5 mimosas
• Gusto Ristorante:  West Village – $22  covers brunch menu items, unlimited mimosas, bellinis, bloody marys, plus coffee & tea, plus great little starters for the table!
• Kittichai:  SoHo – $20 brunch with passion fruit bellinis, bloody mary’s and blood orange mimosas
• Blind Pig:  East Village/Union Square – $19.99 all you can drink with brunch
• Essex –$22.95 for 3 drinks included with brunch (cash only)
• Oliver’s Bar & Grill - $13.95 prix-fixe brunch gets you Two Drinks & One Brunch Entree (choose from Mimosa, Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Draft Beer, Well Drinks, Coffee, Tea & Soda)
• La Carbonara :  West Village/Meatpacking- $18.95 for brunch entree and 3 drinks.. any additional drinks are $5
• Choice Kitchen & Cocktails:  Murray Hill -  $14.95 for brunch item and 2 complimentary mimosas, bloodys or beers
• Bakers Street: Upper East Side – $11.95 for brunch and 2 drinks.. includes brunch cocktails and beer!
• Cafecita Bogota:  Brooklyn(Greenpoint) – Unlimited brunch drinks for $12.50 + you get your choice of Colombian brunch entree.
• Peels:  East Village – Brunch cocktails $10, menu prices vary but build your own buscuit!
• Piquant:  Brooklyn/Prospect Heights – $14 brunch plus $8  for unlimited bloody mary, mimosa and sangria
• Double Crown: NoHo/East Village – Brunch Prix Fixe Menu includes Entrée, Coffee/Tea, All You Care to Drink DIY Bloody Mary for $32.
• Waterstone Grill:  Financial – Add $10 for  unlimited bloody mary’s, mimosas and champagne to your $10.95  brunch
• Philip Marie:  West Village – Unlimited mimosas, bloody marys, coffee and tea for just $24.95!
• Buttermilk Channel: Brooklyn/Carrol Gardens – No specials.. just heard its FANTASTIC
• Rare:  Murray Hill – Complimentary Bloody Mary with brunch item $10-16 item
• Docks:  Murray Hill – $23 for unlimited brunch cocktails and brunch item, or opt for $17 brunch item with 1 brunch cocktail
• Cuba:  Greenwich Village:  $10.95 for unlimited brunch cocktails and sangria (Hands down.. best Cuban in town)
• Fred’s: Upper West Side – Sundays only, $14.95 for brunch item, muffins and 1 brunch cocktail
• Clinton St. Bakery:  Lower East Side – known for their delish baked goods (cash only) The Amazing New York Blog says they have the best pancakes in NYC and  this place is on their top NY Brunch list!
• A Voce:  Columbus Circle/Upper West Side:  Italian cuisine for the bruncher at heart.  Make your reservation right on their web site!
• Piccolo Cafe: Midtown West – BYOB
• Pastis:  Meatpacking District: Parisian Brasserie with a gorgeous ambiance.
• The Standard Grill:  Chelsea/Meatpacking:  Right next to The Standard Beer Garden and beneath the Highline, this great brunch spot even provides outside seating if the weather allows. $12 cocktails and fair priced fare
• Agozar:  NoHo – Unlimited Sangria with any brunch item $9 – $14
• Diablo Royale:  West Village and East Village – $22 for all-inclusive red/white sangria and mimosas.  Also includes a do it yourself Bloody Mary bar for just $5 each!  Amazing!
• Freeman’s:  Lower East Side: This gem of a brunch place only makes reservations for parties of 6 or more.  I recommend you find 5 other folks and make your ressies now.  $6 – $13 brunch items
• Artisanal:  Murray Hill: Enjoy this cozy brasserie right on Park Ave., and make your reservation right on OpenTable!  $12.50 fruit mimosas $13.50 – $32 brunch items
• Balthazar:  SoHo:  I have seen Katie Holmes Cruise and Suri close this place down, and all I wanted was to bring home a loaf of bread.  Try any of their baked goods!
• Elephant and Castle: West Village – BYOB with great burger special and brunch selection
• Donatella: Flatiron/Chelsea – BYOB
• Cafe Henri: Queens (Long Island City) -  BYOB
• The Bailey Pub & Brasserie:  Financial – $14.95 or $17.95 for brunch item and 2 drinks (price dependent on brunch item selection)
• Ulysses Folk House:  Financial – ALL YOU CAN EAT brunch buffet – including a complimentary drink – for only $20
• Mad Dog & Beans: Financial – Mexican Brunch for $15 that includes a frozen Margarita, Mimosa, Bloody Mary or Tequila Mary
• Stonepark Cafe:  Park Slope, Brooklyn:  Contemporary American restaurant with seasonal ingredients.   Oh, and a full bar.
• Felix:  SoHo – $12 – $30 brunch items cash or AMEX only.  Great ambiance and open windows during the warmer months
• Tartine: West Village – BYOB and $14.95 prix fixe brunch items
• Vamos!: Gramercy – just $6 added to your brunch to get unlimited frozen margaritas.
• Nook: Hell’s Kitchen – BYOB with brunch items ranging from $8 – $14 (cash only)
• Pane e Vino:  Brooklyn (Cobble Hill) – $10.50 gets you any brunch item with your choice of one mimosa, bloody mary or sangria (and always comes with coffee and juice).  Includes live music
• Cafe LULUC:  Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens) – Weekday brunch is $19.95 for a three course brunch, includes appetizer, brunch menu and delicious dessert
• Patois: Little Italy – $12.95 for 2 cocktails and brunch item.. always includes coffee
• Miriam:  Brooklyn (Park Slope) – Israeli brunch with challah french toast!  Brunch items are $12.50 and also has a la carte prices and items
• Bar tabac: Brooklyn (Cobble Hill) – no more than $6 for morning cocktails and range of $10 – $16 for your meal.  Try the appetizers.. $6 for 1 or $24.95 for 5 different apps
• The Stanton Social:  Lower East Side – about $10 for bellinis or bloody mary’s plus about $8-$15 for brunch items.  Brunch items are meant to be shared by the table at the Stanton Social brunch
• Spitzer’s Corner: Lower East Side – $11 or $12 brunch items and $6 cocktails .. plus the best beer selection in NYC
• The Smith:  East Village – Sundays only $15 – $18 brunch item with complimentary mimosa, bellini or bloody
• Bocca Lupo:  Brooklyn (Cobble Hill):
• Cafe Orlin:  East Village – generously priced, $12 includes cappuccino or tea.. outside seating.  Also has BYOB!
• Prune:  East Village – $10 bloody marys.. and there are 9 types to choose from!
• Macondo:  Lower East Side – Brunch entrees vary but  an extra $9 gives you AYCD mimosas of several flavors.  According to Rhea Recommends the Orange+Vanilla Mimosa is Best.  This is also one of her top 5 brunch spots in NYC
• Parlor Steakhouse:  Upper East Side (UES) – $25 gets you one brunch entree and up to 5 brunch drinks.  Drinks include rose bellinis, mimosas and bloody marys.  Maximum of 2 hour time limit at the table.  Also includes a la cart brunch menu
• Petit Abeille:  Flatiron and TriBeCa – This Belgian Restaurant has an enormous menu and has a great beer menu too.  Brunch cocktails are $7 for mimosas or bellinis and $10 for bloodys
• Serafina:  Midtown East or Midtown West – $19.95 for any brunch entree and your choice of mimosa, bloody mary, bellini, coffee or tea
• Bayard’s Ale House:  West Village – for just 8 bucks per cocktail, get your mimosa, margarita, bloody mary or cocktail of the day with your inexpensive brunch dish!
• Spasso:  West Village – This lovely Italian restaurant turned weekend brunch spot has dishes ranging around $14 – $16.  Try the Roman Holiday for just $13 (Sailor Jerry Rum, Pimms, Pina i Coco, Lime, Cucumber)
• Rosa Mexicano:  Union Square/Gramercy – get some great Mexican Brunch for just $10 – $16, then build your own bloody mary for just $11 each! (Other locations with different brunch menus available here)
• Matilda:  East Village – For just about ten bucks their brunch includes a dish of your choice, one fresh cup of coffee and one drink (draught beer, house wine, mimosa, matilda or michelada).  Ask for the signature Matilda (kahlua cocktail) or Michelada (spicy beer brunch cocktail)!
• SideBAR:  Union Square:  Sunday Funday for just $30.  You get unlimited bloodys, mimosas, Bud Light drafts and other signature cocktails and punch.  Plus, your choice of entree.
• Char No 4: Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens):  The brunch potatoes are incredible, or so we hear, and so is everything else!  Food is about $10 – $15 or choose the Prix Fixe meal for just $16!
• Cognac:  Midtown West:  Enjoy the great ambiance and a $21.95 Prix Fixe brunch! One drink. One appetizer. One brunch item.
• Braii:  Hell’s Kitchen:  Great South African food and brunch menu.  Ostrich anything anyone?  Entrees run from $8-15 with $12 AYCD mimosas or $12 two-for-1 Peri Peri Bloodys (South African Bloody marys) Received a 4 out of  5 review!
• Flea market Cafe:  East Village:  Like a hipster’s paradise for an incredible bloody.  $11.95 gets you a great brunch item and a cocktail: Mimosa, Bellini, Screwdriver or Bloody Mary
• Steak Frites:  Union Square:  Thanks to our friends at Under Aged Thinking, we’re bringing this favorite on the list.  For $25 get either AYCD mimosas or bloodies with your meal.  The service is great and food is always consistent!  (Review coming soon)
• Red Rooster:  Harlem: Saturday and Sunday brunches hear are rumored to be incredible!  Prices vary pending dish and cocktails.
• Masak: East Village:  ENjoy this Singapore-inspired restaurant for their make your own cocktails brunch!  Easy prices, and hard cocktails
• Betel: West Village:  Food from $8-15.. and enjoy their Summer Party brunch this season.
• Hotel Chantelle:  Lower East Side:  Perfect for the summer weather, enjoy this Old World rooftop restaurant for a summery and tasteful brunch!  The food and cocktails are perfect for the summer season at only $17 for a crepe and brunch drink (all drinks are $6 a la cart). 5 out of 5 mimosas!
• East End Bar: Upper East Side:  $11.95 brunch and 1 cocktail included.  But you can upgrade to unlimited drinks for only $11 (and 2 hours)!
• Amity Hall:  Greenwich Village:  Check out their Bloody Mary Bar or unlimited mimosas for $12 added to your meal.  Food costs are fair and try the Candy Peppered Bacon!
• Aspen Social Club: Midtown West: Only $25 for 1.5 hours of unlimited brunch cocktails like mimosas and bloodies.  Simple menu, but quiet place for brunch.
• Elmo Restaurant:  Chelsea: Probably among the best brunch places in NYC!  $6.50 for any brunch cocktail and an incredible menu!  Food prices range from $8-$15.  Plus the cute waitstaff always helps.
• Leyla:  West Village: Incredible brunch cocktail list with prosecco and espresso inspired drinks.. for only $25 get the “Wake Up and Brunch” unlimited drink + entree deal! (totally worth it since some entrees are upwards of $15-$19)
• Smorgas Chef:  West Village and Financial:  $18.95 prix fix for Scandinavian fare!  One brunch cocktail, entree, side and coffee.
• Il Bastardo: Chelsea: Club brunch.. here we go! Beats and brunch happens in the back of this cute Chelsea venue.  Good enough food for the large enough drinks.  Add $20 to any meal for unlimited drinks.  Meals range $7-$17