New York, NY
Best Brunch in New York.
Harry's top 10 brunch spots in New York score 87–92 on the Harry Score. Prices run $ to $$.
New York brunch is really two traditions sharing one name. The real one is appetizing — the Jewish deli category built on cured and smoked fish, cream cheese, and a bagel that can hold the weight, kept separate from meat delis by kosher law. The Lower East Side invented it and still sets the standard. The other tradition is bottomless mimosas, which isn't about food; it's a two-hour timer with eggs attached, Murray Hill's whole personality. Harry judges the fish — actually cured, or just smoked-flavored — and skips the carafe.
The New York brunch problem is the queue. The wait outside a Williamsburg brunch spot on Saturday morning is a social contract Harry does not wish to enter. The correct move is the Greek diner, the Dominican bakery, the Chinatown roast pork rice. These places have no queue because they have no Instagram. They are better.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Maison Provence Restaurant
french · brunch
52 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn
4.9 across 911 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #30 of 7,759 locally on Tripadvisor.
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Harry
92
Worth It
81
Korkscrew Bistro
bistro · brunch
165 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn
4.9 across 316 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
92
Worth It
81
Lucky Chix
korean · breakfast
1533 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn
4.9 across 142 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
$$
Harry
91
Worth It
80
Chaman Restaurant
pakistani · halal
2805 White Plains Rd, Bronx
5.0 across 232 Yelp reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
$$
Harry
91
Worth It
80
Sandwich Girl Cafe
cafe · mediterranean
339 7th St, Brooklyn
4.5 across 4.2k Tripadvisor reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
$$
Harry
90
Worth It
80
BKB | Brooklyn Brasserie
french · brunch
327 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn
4.8 across 174 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
89
Worth It
80
Sweet Sundays Cafe
cafe · brunch
2916 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn
4.8 across 394 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; ranked #156 of 7,759 locally on Tripadvisor.
$
Harry
88
Worth It
81
Cucina Italian tavern
brunch · italian
331 Lenox Ave, New York
4.8 across 1.3k Tripadvisor reviews, and Google lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
88
Worth It
79
Pura Vida - Dumbo
brunch · salad-shop
79 Front St, Brooklyn
4.7 across 162 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Reverie Vegan Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
vegan · brunch
135 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
4.9 across 310 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
$$
Harry
87
Worth It
79
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Questions Harry gets about brunch in New York
- Where is the best brunch in New York?
- Maison Provence Restaurant tops Harry's brunch list for New York right now, with a Harry Score of 92/100.
- How does Harry score brunch in New York?
- With the same Harry Score as every other guide: a weighted blend of Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings plus critic and guide mentions, docked when the tourist rating runs well ahead of the local one or the buzz outruns the reviews. Brunch is the meal most likely to charge a main-course price for eggs, so read the Worth It score next to it. It measures what you get for what you pay.
- Is a long queue a sign of good brunch in New York?
- No. Queue length isn't an input, and neither is Instagram. The score leans on what locals keep rating, and it marks a place down when its tourist-facing rating runs ahead of that. The best brunch in New York is rarely the one with the 45-minute Saturday wait.
- Are there tourist-trap brunch restaurants in New York to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for New York on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.