The menu at this Harlem brunch spot combines its owners’ Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, and Bangladeshi American backgrounds. Dishes like chicken vindaloo arepas and lamb neck curry are available all day, joined by hot chicken sandwiches, date and pistachio French toast, and other brunch items on weekends. An hour of bottomless mimosas is priced at $25 per person.

There’s few better follow-ups to a night out than a tall glass of Clamato — mixed with lime, hot sauce, and Maggi — and a table full of mariscos, a common hangover remedy in parts of Mexico. Head to this Jackson Heights storefront, home of some of the city’s best Mexican seafood right now, for just that: fiery aguachile negro (served out of a heaping molcajete), overflowing tostadas, and plastic cups of shrimp cocktail, all served starting at noon daily.

This restaurant in Woodside has two sides to its menu — “Himalayan inspired” and “American” — representing Dawa Bhuti’s heritage and New York experience, respectively. There are Himalayan dishes like pillowy momos, kewa datsi (a Bhutanese stew), and thentuk (Tibetan pulled noodles with beef), as well as some American brunch classics like pancakes, French toast, and a burger with Russian dressing. The mix-and-match possibilities make Dawa’s a standout option for brunch in Queens, with something for every mood.

This Los Angeles brunch chain with a mouthful of a name opened in the West Village last fall, combining “the unfussy look of a country kitchen and the soul of a diner,” according to Grub Street. The restaurant with three locations on the West Coast is known for its oatmeal “griddle cakes” — ostensibly, thinner and sweeter pancakes — served with sides of eggs and sausage, but never maple syrup.

Jack’s Wife Freda — which first opened in 2011 in Soho and has since spawned several other locations — too often gets cast off as being “basic,” but we stand by it as one of the city’s most reliable brunch options. The Middle Eastern-leaning restaurant serves a stellar rendition of shakshuka — which is green, thanks to its tomatillos — served with two soft baked eggs and a side of challah bread; aromatic rose water waffles dolloped with Lebanese yogurt; and a Mediterranean breakfast platter with labne, avocado, and pita.

Jing Fong, once Manhattan Chinatown’s largest restaurant, recently moved to this smaller space on Centre Street, where there’s fewer dim sum carts but still plenty to love. Staples like shrimp siu mai, har gow, and chicken feet have stayed the same, while a menu of new dishes — crispy crab fried rice, silky egg tofu — are geared towards sit-down service. Between bites, keep an eye out for decorations from the restaurant’s former 800-seat home on Elizabeth Street.

Edith’s Eatery & Grocery landed in Williamsburg earlier this year, bringing a Jewish restaurant, bakery, delicatessen, and grocery store to the neighborhood in one fell swoop. For the purposes of this map, it’s also a pretty pleasant place to sit down with a plate of chicken schnitzel or cheesy syrniki pancakes during brunch hours. Be sure to take a lap through the restaurant’s grocery area, whose shelves are “lined like a museum” with international ingredients and snacks.

All-day cafe For All Things Good catapulted into Bed-Stuy during the pandemic and immediately found fans with its take on vegetarian Mexican cooking. The restaurant recently expanded with this second location in Williamsburg, where customers can find most of the same items — mezcal mushroom tlayuditas, black bean memelas — as at the original. New to the menu is a breakfast version of a chihuahua cheese-filled tetela, served with avocado and a runny egg in a pool of salsa roja.

Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches on a scallion pancake. Need we say more? This Taiwanese American cafe comes from the same team behind Win Son, located across the street and also open for brunch, but head here for a casual, counter-service vibe with fan tuan, milk bun sandwiches, and other filling brunch fare. Don’t miss the pastry case, usually stocked with pineapple buns and mochi doughnuts.

This reliable Bed-Stuy restaurant churns out an all-day brunch menu anchored by fried chicken, seafood, and Southern sides. There’s steak with eggs, chicken with toast, catfish with grits, and plenty of other pairings that are sure to scratch a brunch craving. Non-brunch staples like crab cake sandwiches and shrimp po’ boys are served all day.

The lines that stretch out the door of Tom’s Restaurant aren’t as bad as those at, say, Bubby’s or Clinton Street Baking Co. in Manhattan, but expect to wait (or trudge up the street to Shane’s Brooklyn, another solid option in the neighborhood). This Prospect Heights diner has been family owned since 1936, serving classic diner fare — egg creams, corned beef hash — that probably won’t blow your mind, but might just cure your hangover.