Best Manhattan Brunch

[mise_en_nyc]

My lady friends and I are looking for a delicious Sunday brunch location in Manhattan. If it is beautiful weather we want a place where we can sit outside and enjoy our cocktails. It would be on the early side, around 11 that we would be eating (and drinking). Have been to Tbsp and enjoyed it. Thanks!

[kathryn]

Locanda Verde is excellent but the sidewalk area is small and highly in demand. Every time I've gone, it's already full with families, who get there before 11am.

Other options:
Public (elevated platform above the sidewalk)
'inoteca LES
Morandi
Pastis
Five Points (very small patio)
L'artusi (garden)
Dell'anima
Cookshop
Extra Virgin
Tartineh
Pulino's
Mermaid Inn (East Village)
Cafe Orlin
Cafe Mogador
Hundred Acres
Belcourt

Of course, if you want to sit outside at any of these, you may have to wait.

Best Sunday brunch, mostly indoors:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/8317...

The list linked above has my favorites. I enjoy both classic dishes done well, and also creative brunch dishes.

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Cafe Mogador
101 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

Pastis
9 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Cookshop
156 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Five Points
31 Great Jones St, New York, NY 10012

Cafe Orlin
41 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

Mermaid Inn
96 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Morandi
211 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10014

Belcourt
84 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

Extra Virgin
259 W 4th St, New York, NY 10014

'inoteca
98 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

Public
210 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012

Dell'Anima
38 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Tartine
253 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Hundred Acres
38 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012

L'Artusi
228 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014

Pulino's
282 Bowery, New York, NY 10012

[mise_en_nyc]

This is an amazing list - I'm sure we will find something on here we like. Thanks

[prima]

NYC Chowhounds, what are your favourite brunch dishes at Cookshop?

[sam1]

cookshop has taken a dive in quality...at least for me...in the last 2-3 years. i used to love their bialy and smoked fish...and then they took it off.

nothing was ever fantastic at cookshop but it was a good, artsy crowd. these days, its got lots of tourists from the highline.

ive moved on.

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Cookshop
156 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

[prima]

Oh, thanks so much for letting me know. It's been on my brunches- to-try list for a couple years now, I didn't realize it's gone downhill.

[kathryn]

The law prohibits serving liquor before noon on Sundays. Most restaurants obey this law, though a few don't.

Also, outdoor seating is usually first come, first served. How big is your group?

The best brunches I've had in Manhattan, food-wise, usually don't have outdoor seating.

[mise_en_nyc]

There will be 4 of us. And I think that the liquor thing isn't a huge deal, we can skip that if necessary. I guess I'd like to have a selection of both indoor & outdoor depending on the weather.

[peter j]

Riverpark has a nice outdoor seating area. Brunch is pretty good too.

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Riverpark
450 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016

[mise_en_nyc]

That does look nice and close to the water. Menu looks pretty good too. Thanks!

[peter j]

Locanda Verde has outddor seating as well.

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Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

[mise_en_nyc]

Oh wow, the "Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with blueberries and meyer lemon curd" sounds slightly amazing.