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12 NYC Restaurants for Brunch on Easter Sunday

Whether it’s traditional lamb, a prix fixe, or something less doctrinaire, here is a handful of options

by Melissa McCart Updated Mar 29, 2023, 3:07pm EDT

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by Melissa McCart Updated Mar 29, 2023, 3:07pm EDT

Easter Sunday falls on April 9, just past the blooming daffodils and smack dab in the middle of cherry blossoms. Sunday brunch season is in full swing, with a handful of spots offering Easter menus from the lavish prix fixe that might include asparagus, spring peas, lamb and or ham, with bonus points for pastry spreads, Easter candies, and chocolate bunnies. Below are 12 options for Easter brunch in NYC this year.

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Archer & Goat

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Archer & Goat offers indoor and heated outdoor Easter options, with a Latin American and South Asian menu that includes breakfast arepas with hanger steak or cauliflower; hot chicken sandwich; spiced french toast, roasted duck, shrimp curry, and carne asada, among other dishes, from noon to 7 p.m. For drinks, there’s a $25, one-hour bottomless mimosas, in addition the conejo with mezcal and carrot juice, jalepeno, and lime.

187 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10026

(917) 261-6602

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Dowling's at The Carlyle

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Chef Sylvain Delpique cooks a three-course prix fixe for $165 per person. Seatings are from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m reserved on Tock. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021

(212) 570-7192

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Bar Boulud

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It’s an Easter menu for a la carte dining during regular hours at Bar Boulud, with brunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Look for items like charcuterie for the table, tarte flambee, eggs Benedict, and vegetable sides.

1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

(212) 595-0303

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The Modern

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For $225 per person, it’s a menu of items like eggs or all sorts, chilled crab, green tomatoes and buttermilk, roasted lobster with artichoke pasta, lamb rib eye, and chanterelles. Look for poached strawberries and Easter candies for dessert.

9 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

(212) 333-1220

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Steak Frites Bistro

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Steak Frites Bistro, from chef and owner Adam Schop, will be offering brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with dishes like Moroccan baked eggs, quiche Lorraine, spaghetti au poivre, and burger Français served with fries.

496 9th Ave, New York, NY 10018

(929) 614-5070

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Zaytinya

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For Easter on April 9 and Greek Easter on April 16, Zaytinya is offering a four-course prix-fixe brunch for $49 per person, which includes a choice of starter, two mezze, and dessert. A la carte specials will also be available in addition to the weekend brunch menu. Dishes include spring pea tzatziki, lamb mayiritsa, Turkish-style scrambled eggs with tomato and feta, and spanakopita.

1185 Broadway, New York, NY 10001

(332) 249-8160

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A cavernous bright dining room at Zaytinya NYC at the Ritz-Carlton Nomad. — The dining room at Zaytinya.

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Wallsé

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Wallsé’s Easter lunch and dinner includes dishes like spring pea soup with lobster ravioli, white asparagus with ham, parsley crusted lamb, and schnitzel among selections. Finish off the meal with Austrian desserts like apple strudel or sachertorte. It’s $95 per person.

344 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

(212) 352-2300

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Two browned cutlets on a pale plate with sides as described in the text. — Schnitzel from Wallse.

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Noreetuh

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Noreetuh, the Hawaiian restaurant from chef Chung Chow, will serve Easter brunch a la carte from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a menu of Kauai shrimp, monkfish liver torchon, artichoke heart skewers, Chinese bacon-fried rice, and fried chicken.

128 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009

(646) 892-3050

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Fried chicken surrounded by condiments on a table. — Mochiko fried chicken at Noreetuh.

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Bar Tulix

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For $55 per person starting at 11 a.m., the three-course, prix-fixe brunch features a choice of first course Caesar or ceviche, mains such as birria lamb tacos and chilaquiles, and desserts like masa pancakes or stuffed french toast.

25 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012

(212) 334-7320

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A collection of dishes on a table. — A spread from Bar Tulix.

Soogil

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Chef and owner Soogil Lim will offer a six-course spring tasting menu for $130 per person, with dishes like caviar and tuna; morel and onion soup; gochujang-crusted black cod; and beef Wellington. For dessert, there’s a Jenga tower of stacked corn churros topped with black sesame gelato, or mango sorbet with strawberry sauce mascarpone.

108 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003

(646) 838-5524

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Brasserie Fouquet's New York

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Head chef Pierre Gagnaire will be in the house during Easter brunch, overseeing a $150 prix-fixe menu available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with dishes like crab cake Benedict, chicken and waffles, prime rib and an array of desserts via the restaurant’s pastry trolley.

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28 Desbrosses St, New York, NY 10013

(917) 965-2584

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Loreley Beer Garden

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Eat inside or outdoors in the heated garden from noon to 4 p.m., with happy hour specials on drinks like American IPAs. The a la carte menu includes eggs Benedict, chicken schnitzel and waffles, buttermilk pancakes with berries, and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. In addition to beer, there’s frosé (rosé, vodka, pureed strawberries) and the new frozen espresso martini.