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 with the purchase of an entree.

This sprawling all-day spot by Jose Andres — attached to his stadium-sized Mercado Little Spain — remains a reliable West side option for solid Iberian eating without a serious wait. Pan con tomato is as garlicky and fruity as it should be, while the luxury that is jamon Iberico starts at just $17. For lighter fare, consider preserved mussels en escabeche with potato chips or a glass of chilled gazpacho. For a more filling meal, try the runny tortilla with smoky sobrasada (easily enough for two), or fried eggs with good Spanish charcuterie over potatoes.

Brazilian and Portuguese mainstay Ipanema returned to Midtown earlier this year — after a two-year pandemic hiatus — with fancy new digs, a modernized menu, and an all-day cafe attached to the restaurant called Bica. It’s a sweet-and-savory brunch haven: There are croissants, empanadas, creamy cups of pastel de nata, cheesy pão de queijo, sandwiches, and bowls layered with garlic shrimp and roasted cod.

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.

If you haven’t yet had luck securing an evening reservation at this Greenpoint hot spot, opt for a brunch visit instead and be delighted by a menu that’s chock full of just as many hits, like the numbing celtuce salad, an Eater staff favorite. New items include a five-spice honey-drizzled Taiwan toast and the egg and cheese-stuffed tater tot dan bing, complete with sweet sambal sauce for dipping. The BDSM chicken might be the most elusive order in Brooklyn but for brunch, it appears in sandwich form, is just as delicious, and, lucky for us, there are more than five available each day. 

For a Soho brunch available both Saturday and Sunday that satisfies a range of food cravings, Bar Tulix’s Justin Bazdarich whips up a handful of refreshing ceviches like one with cucumbers, avocado, radishes, and grilled pineapple; fish tacos; chilaquiles with yellow mole; packed burritos, and stuffed french toast. Drinks range from horchata and Mexican hot chocolate to margaritas and bloody marias.

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.

Congee for brunch is never a wrong move, and Yin Ji Chang Fen serves up superb takes on the comforting bowl. Don’t miss the Lai Wan bowl, with barbecued pork, crunchy carp, and squid folded into the porridge.

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.

Momofuku alum Samuel Yoo brought this throwback-style diner to the Two Bridges area of the Lower East Side in 2019. Plop down on a seafoam green swivel stool at the counter and order from a menu of honey butter pancakes, chicken katsu club sandwiches, and Thai tea tres leches cake.

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.

Brothers Ali and Hakim Sulaimani have been holding things down at Yafa Cafe in Sunset Park since 2019. The joint business is one of a handful of restaurants where customers can order cups of Yemeni pour over coffee — worth every cent — and on weekends, it’s a standout brunch pick in the neighborhood. The all-day menu includes shakshuka, a breakfast platter with grilled sujuk (a fermented beef sausage), and fried chicken with cardamom waffles.