Food + Drink plate table food coffee dish cup meal breakfast produce pancake pastry dessert chocolate flavor arranged
Food + Drink

Looking for the Best Brunch Places in NYC? Head for These Hot Hotel Tables

Compiling a list of the best brunch places in NYC is like picking a favorite child or deciding which character you hate least (at any given moment) on Girls. To make things a little easier on ourselves, we checked out brunch spots at some of the city's most stylish hotels and came up with 8 unbeatable options in the process. From seasonal French fare on the Upper East Side to Roman-Italian dishes in Gramercy Park, here's where we're headed next.

A Brooklyn-based writer and editor, Chelsea's work has appeared in Matador Network, The Huffington Post, the TripAdvisor blog, and more. When not planning her next trip, you'll usually find her drinking way too much iced coffee (always iced—she’s from New England) or bingeing a Netflix original series.

See recent posts by Chelsea Stuart

Food + Drink table indoor floor restaurant room meal Dining interior design Bar dining room café estate area Island dining table
Food + Drink piece cake slice food chocolate dessert cut baked goods half baking produce breakfast flavor sweetness close eaten sliced bread

Photos by Noah Fecks

1

Locanda Verde, The Greenwich Hotel

Chef Andrew Carmellini’s rustic Italian taverna has a lot going for it – just ask its high-profile clientele (ahem, Andrew Garfield). Carving out a home in Robert de Niro’s boutique TriBeCa hotel, the casual eatery slays brunch with both health-conscious and hearty options like zucchini frittata with roasted tomato, onion, goat cheese and basil, and hazelnut-crusted French toast with citrus and mint. If you’re brunching with a group, go all in on starters like ricotta pound cake and cinnamon sugar monkey bread. First and foremost, just make sure you get a round of spiked Tre Stelle cocktails for a refreshing pop of pomegranate, valencia and blood orange, and prosecco.

View All NYC Hotels
Food + Drink indoor wall floor window room property house dining room home interior design estate cottage Design flooring apartment living room furniture
Food + Drink indoor window restaurant Bar room interior design café estate tavern table coffeehouse dining room dining table
Food + Drink Hotels Romance indoor room restaurant estate ceiling interior design meal lighting Lobby palace Dining Bar mansion area furniture dining room

Photos by Matthew Williams

2

Reynard, The Wythe Hotel

In hipper-than-thou Williamsburg, the Wythe Hotel wows even the most persnickety of hipsters with industrial-chic design (a happy byproduct of the building’s days as a textile factory) and killer views of Manhattan across the East River. Onsite Reynard – Andrew Tarlow’s lofty, brick-walled New American eatery – just so happens to up the spot's X-factor. Bring your appetite in order to feast on cast-iron pancakes with caramelized bananas, pecans, and maple syrup, and slow-roasted lamb leg with almond salsa, sunny eggs and watercress. Starting (and ending) with cold brew colada – scotch, rum, pineapple, coconut, cold brew coffee, and whipped cream – also wouldn't hurt.

RELATED: 10 Stylish (and Affordable) New York City Hotels
Food + Drink indoor wall floor bakery restaurant meal interior design food sense Boutique Design coffeehouse
Food + Drink plate table food coffee dish cup meal breakfast produce pancake pastry dessert chocolate flavor arranged
Food + Drink cup indoor coffee Drink person caffeine espresso beverage sense flavor cappuccino
Food + Drink Romance floor indoor table ceiling restaurant Dining room meal café interior design function hall estate Bar area furniture several dining table dining room

Photos by Ellen Silverman, Nicole Franzen, Peter Garritano

3

Maialino, Gramercy Park Hotel

Saturdays and Sundays are the best time to roll into Jimmy Fallon, Kate Hudson and Uma Thurman’s historic hood. No – not because you're any more likely to run into them or any other celebs/socialites, but because that's when brunch at the Gramercy Park Hotel’s Maialino is served. You really can't go wrong with any of the Roman-Italian trattoria’s options, but the indulgent house made pastries (think: cherry cream cheese crumb cake and olive oil muffins), cacio e pepe eggs, and porchetta sandwiches are the talk of the town.

Food + Drink window table indoor floor room dining room chair furniture interior design home lighting restaurant Design living room window covering dining table
Food + Drink indoor restaurant Lobby ceiling interior design meal real estate estate Design area furniture several
Food + Drink plate food table dish salad meal white produce cuisine vegetable lunch vegetarian food leaf vegetable breakfast meat broccoli piece de resistance
Food + Drink plate food dish produce plant cuisine vegetable land plant meal guacamole vegetarian food breakfast flowering plant meat piece de resistance

Photos by Kate Previte

4

La Sirena Ristorante, Maritime Hotel

Running a fleet of critically-acclaimed restaurants (not only in the city, but around the country) is no small feat – especially when you have to see eye to eye with a partner. But despite it all, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich just keep pumping out success story after success story. The latest in their arsenal – La Sirena, at Chelsea’s Maritime Hotel – is a sophisticated, 60s-inspired space with an expansive patio and 38-foot marble bar. Most come for the bright mod decor, but everyone stays for the avocado bruschetta, Spaniard hamburger, and amaretti mascarpone pancakes, washed down with white peach bellinis, Sirena spritzes, and Bloody Marys.

Food + Drink plate food table dish cuisine breakfast meal produce curry asian food soup meat vegetable dessert gravy
Food + Drink cup plate table coffee dish food meal breakfast pancake produce dessert cuisine flavor
Food + Drink table floor indoor building room function hall wooden restaurant meal interior design Dining palace ballroom estate dining room wood several dining table

Photos by Annie Schlechter

5

Gemma, The Bowery Hotel

Though wax-coated candelabras, well-worn wooden tables, and cabinets full of wine clamor for attention inside Gemma's walls, we’ll always opt for sidewalk seating when the weather’s right. NYC is a people-watching paradise, and the Bowery’s scenesters put on a show like no other, after all. But whether indoors or out, diners at the brasserie will find a lengthy cocktail menu (check out the Vivien Leigh with botanist gin, elderflower, grapefruit and lemon) and appetite-inducing Italian options like caprese frittata, orecchiette al broccoli, and an array of wood-fired pizzas.

RELATED: The Best Family Hotels in NYC
Food + Drink table food cup cocktail wooden Drink mai tai plant produce beverage orange fruit drink
Food + Drink dish food produce land plant cuisine vegetable meal flowering plant
6

Marta, The Redbury New York

Prix fixe is the way to go at Marta – The Rebury New York’s answer to modern Italian. Take a seat in the open dining room – within view of the spot’s two wood-burning ovens – and decide between a Bloody Mary or Mimosa before weighing your antipasto and entree options. We lean towards the ricotta e pere (ricotta, oven-roasted pears, grilled sourdough, and aged balsamic) and the patate alla carbonara (white pizza with potatoes, guanciale, black pepper, pecorino, and egg).

Food + Drink cocktail food Drink alcoholic beverage beverage orange glass plant land plant produce mai tai flower flowering plant fruit drink alcohol
Food + Drink table cup plate food pastry dessert meal produce praline chocolate tray
Food + Drink plate food table dish meal meat breakfast produce cuisine vegetarian food lunch restaurant vegetable piece de resistance
Food + Drink building outdoor house restaurant interior design home estate Design furniture
7

Café Boulud, The Surrey Hotel

Blink and you’ll miss Sunday brunch at The Surrey Hotel’s Café Boulud; but show up as it starts and you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy chef Daniel Boulud's seasonal French fare. The elegant UES staple dishes up classics like Croque Madame (a croissant dressed with an egg sunny-side up, Parisian ham, gruyère, roasted potatoes, and market greens) and Swiss chard ravioli (with quail egg, currant, kohlrabi, pine nut, and parmesan breadcrumbs).

Food + Drink table window indoor chair room property Dining estate dining room restaurant home interior design real estate Resort furniture area
Food + Drink Living indoor room interior design home estate tourist attraction restaurant furniture
Food + Drink food plate dish salad produce cuisine dairy product vegetable breakfast fruit caprese salad meal hors d oeuvre greek food flowering plant tomato arranged

Photos by Nick Solares

8

The Clocktower, The New York EDITION

On the second floor of the New York EDITION, Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton’s Clocktower affords Madison Square Park views. While certainly a nice perk, we think you’ll be taken more by the interior decor – an ultra-chic combination of dark mahogany doors, gallery walls filled with portraiture in gold leaf frames, velvet banquette seating, and ornate ivory ceilings. As for the menu, “British sensibilities” reign, so even if you start with a salad of some sort, end with the crispy fish and chips (with mushy peas, triple cooked chips, and tartar sauce) – we bet you’ve never seen fried Icelandic cod so prettily plated.

Want more?

Comments

comments

All products are independently selected by our writers and editors. If you buy something through our links, Jetsetter may earn an affiliate commission.