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Great Kills
Wendy's vintage-filled parlor flips the afternoon tea script with savory sandwiches outnumbering sweets. Sink into embroidered sofas, choose from an extensive tea menu, and linger as long as you like in this unhurried Staten Island sanctuary.
LIC • $
This LIC hostel lobby moonlights as one of the neighborhood's most versatile hangouts. Mornings bring laptop-friendly calm with strong drip coffee and matcha; after dark, it transforms into a creative hub hosting live music, comedy, and art shows.
Dumbo • $$
A cheerful DUMBO café steps from Brooklyn Bridge serving breakfast burritos, smoothie bowls, and pancakes with surprisingly generous portions and genuinely warm service.
Clinton Hill • $
Smør channels Copenhagen canteen energy in a sunlit Clinton Hill space that shifts from cardamom bun bakery by morning to wine bar by night. Come for Danish pancakes and stay for sesame schnitzel with natural wine.
Weekends at 4:30pm
Filé Gumbo Bar · Manhattan
Live jazz, bottomless brunch cocktails, and proper New Orleans soul food in a honey-hued Tribeca dining room. The All-In Tiny's Gumbo hits deep, the beignets are worth the trip alone, and the jazz trio somehow makes everything taste even better.
Sundays at 12pm
The Throwback · Upper West Side • $$
Zach Birnbaum performs live every Sunday at The Throwback, pairing elevated comfort food with a soundtrack of live music. It is a polished, chef-driven brunch ritual in East Harlem.
Sundays at 1pm
Bar Blondeau · Williamsburg • $$
Vogue-approved tea service with Manhattan skyline views from a Williamsburg rooftop. Three tiers of savory bites and pastries pair with Himalayan black tea and optional Champagne.
Sundays at 12pm
1803 NYC · Tribeca • $$
Sundays at 1803 feel like a New Orleans house party that slept in. Chino Pons & The Latin Jazz Band keep the room moving while you work through bottomless mimosas and Creole brunch plates.
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Ginny's Supper Club · Harlem
A hidden basement supper club where gospel brunch Sundays turn into joyful singalongs with a live choir. The rest of the week brings jazz, soul food steakhouse fare, and a dance floor.
Every day
The Whitby Hotel · Manhattan • $95
Pastries dressed in Kit Kemp's signature 'Rik Rak' pattern meet playful British tea tradition at this colorful, design-forward afternoon tea. Expect mannequin-shaped desserts, lobster rolls, and scones warm from the oven.
Weekends
The Otter · Manhattan • $$$$
Brunch at The Otter feels like stepping into a 1920s dream with fresh oysters and seafood-forward plates. The art deco dining room and sidewalk patio set a stylish stage for Crab Omelettes, Lobster Rolls, and leisurely afternoons that stretch well past noon.
Weekends at 11am
Pasta Night · Prospect Heights • $$
It's like having a gay nonna on Vanderbilt Avenue: giant plates of seasonal homemade pasta, meatballs the size of a baby's head, and drag nights that turn dinner into a party. Brunch brings hot honey pizzas and that same big family energy.
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Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Wicked Willy's · Manhattan
$$
Fri Nov 13, 4pm
The Butcher's Daughter · Williamsburg
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Risbo · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
$$
Fri Nov 13, 5pm
Bonafini Italian Restaurant · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
$$
Fri Nov 13, 2pm
Amelia's · Midtown
$$
Fri Nov 13, 4pm
Sungold Restaurant Brooklyn NY (Arlo Williamsburg) · Williamsburg
$$
Mon Nov 16, 12pm
Jade Eatery And Lounge · Forest Hills
$30
Sat Nov 14, 10:30am
Blue Haven East · Kips Bay
Sat Nov 14, 11am
The U bar and grill · Morningside Heights
$$
Fri Nov 13, 5pm
Dive Bar LIC · LIC
$$
Sat Nov 14, 7:30am
The Long Room · Theater District
$$
Mon Nov 16, 12pm
Jade Eatery And Lounge · Forest Hills
$30
Fri Nov 13, 5pm
Friedman's · Theater District
$$
Fri Nov 13, 4pm
Sungold · Williamsburg
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
The Factory 380 · Kips Bay
$25
Sat Nov 14, 10am
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN NOMAD · Manhattan
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Honey Fitz · Astoria
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Citrico Cafe · LIC
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Time Out Market New York · Dumbo
$50
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Someday Bar NYC · Boerum Hill
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Sea Wolf Brooklyn · Bushwick
$25
Sat Nov 14, 1pm
Lost in Paradise Rooftop · LIC
$$$
Sat Nov 14, 1pm
Haswell Green's · Manhattan
$30
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Seahorse · Manhattan
$85
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Seven Sins Bar · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar · Midtown
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Aqua Roma | New York · Manhattan
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
MAMATACO · Bushwick
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Hair of the Dog · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que · Gowanus
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Hair of the Dog · Manhattan
$35
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Austin's Ale House · Kew Gardens
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar · Midtown
$18
Sat Nov 14, 10am
Bonafini Italian Restaurant · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Loreley Beer Garden · Lower East Side
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11:30am
Aqua Roma | New York · Manhattan
Sat Nov 14, 10am
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UES · Manhattan
$$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Jade Eatery And Lounge · Forest Hills
$29
Sat Nov 14, 10am
The U bar and grill · Morningside Heights
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
El Tina Harlem Restaurant · Manhattan
Free
Sat Nov 14, 11:30am
Hutong New York · Manhattan
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 9am
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge · Brooklyn Heights
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Hair of the Dog · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11:30am
Filé Gumbo Bar · Manhattan
Sat Nov 14, 3pm
Building 20 · Astoria
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Fushimi · Williamsburg
$$
Sat Nov 14, 10am
The Wolfe · Upper West Side
$25
Sat Nov 14, 10:30am
Lingo · Greenpoint
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar · Midtown
$$
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Empire Hotel Rooftop Pool · Upper West Side
$50
Sat Nov 14, 2pm
IYKYK Forest Hills · Forest Hills
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Bar Room at the Beekman · Financial District
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Loreley Beer Garden · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Loreley Beer Garden · Manhattan
$$
Sat Nov 14, 12:30pm
Elsie Rooftop · Midtown
$$
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