The menu at this Harlem brunch spot combines its owners’ Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, and Bangladeshi American backgrounds. Chicken vindaloo arepas and lamb neck curry are available all day, and on weekends, hot chicken sandwiches, date and pistachio french toast, and other brunch items join the menu. An hour of bottomless mimosas is priced at $25 per person with the purchase of an entree.

Molyvos has opened its Hell’s Kitchen patio for weekend brunch they’re slinging mizithra (a type of cheese) pancakes, Greek-style french toast, shakshuka, and lamb sliders, along with a Greek wine list, a Greek spin on a bloody mary, and cold brew coffee cocktails.

This restaurant in Woodside has two sides to its menu — “Himalayan inspired” and “American” — representing owner Dawa Bhuti’s heritage and New York upbringing, 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 been able to secure a reservation at this Greenpoint hot spot, a table at brunch might be easier to swing. The weekend menu is chock full of hits, like the numbing celtuce salad served at dinner, and new items like a five-spice Taiwan toast drizzled in honey and an egg and cheese-stuffed dan bing made from tater tots. The restaurant’s famed BDSM chicken, which sells out in minutes at night, might be the most elusive order in Brooklyn right now, but during brunch hours, it’s served as a sandwich that’s more readily available — and just as delicious.

There are a couple of avenues you can go for brunch at this restaurant that would satisfy a meal with the family or buddies. Option one is the raw bar, salad, or pasta route for those who prefer savory dishes: This includes the adult kids pasta with Parmesan and butter (or truffles or caviar, if you’re fancy). Option two is the eggs and baked goods route like the Spanish tortilla omelet; a breakfast sandwich with prosciutto and mozzarella; warm cinnamon rolls, or brioche French toast. And yes, there is a bloody mary cart.

Choose breakfast from small menu that includes homemade soy milk, scallion pancake with egg, chile wontons, radish cake, garlicky cucumbers, zia jiang noodles, or a breakfast set for two with just about everything. Every single item will likely knock your socks off, as will dinner at this super special, very small venue from Richard Ho.

Breakfast is served until 5 p.m. at Thai Diner, making it perfect for a cobbled together, last-minute brunch. The breakfast sandwich — egg, cheese, sausage, and Thai basil wrapped in a roti — might as well have a fan club, and the Thai tea babka french toast comes with sides of condensed milk and tea butter for dunking. Despite its popularity, it’s almost always possible to get a table here, with seats spread across booths, a counter, and an enclosed outdoor setup.

Edith’s Eatery & Grocery opened in Williamsburg last year, bringing a Jewish restaurant, bakery, delicatessen, and grocery store to the neighborhood all in one. For the purposes of this guide, it’s also a pretty pleasant place to sit down with a plate of pastrami and eggs or cheesy syrniki pancakes during brunch. 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 opened in Bed-Stuy during the pandemic and immediately found fans with its take on vegetarian Mexican cooking. Two years later, the restaurant now has a second location in Williamsburg, where customers can order cheesy gordita breakfast sandwiches, mini tlayudas drizzled with salsa macha, and other dishes found at the original. New the menu in Williamsburg is a breakfast tetela, served with avocado and a runny egg in a pool of salsa roja.

With breakfast served every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., brunch, breakfast, whatever you choose to call it, can be had just about any day, any time. Choose between a standard $30 set or a large $35 set, plus add-ons which might include dishes like roasted fish, tsukemono, uni, or ikura. Okonomi is the daytime version of what’s Yuji Ramen at night.

Samuel Yoo, an alum of Momofuku Ko and Major Food Group, opened this throwback diner in Two Bridges in 2019. Four years later, it still does the trick. Plop down on a green swivel stool at the counter and order from a menu that lists breakfast burritos, Modelo beer, honey butter pancakes, 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 sure to scratch a brunch craving. Non-brunch staples like crab cake sandwiches and shrimp po’ boys are served all day.

Evan Hanczor, the longtime chef at Egg, relaunched the longtime Brooklyn breakfast spot and tweaked the name in a new location, where MeMe’s Diner and, later, KIT, resided. Check out dishes like eggs Rothko, the restaurant’s somewhat famous take on toad-in-a-hole that’s blanketed in melted cheese. It comes with a side of broiled tomatoes and the option of kale, bacon, or country ham.