Visited a few breakfast/brunch places while i was in New York... some slightly uppety and some average but authentically American. Let me start with the slightly uppety one called Balthazar which has wonderful ambience and nice food!
Balthazar, which is Zagat rated (above 20 but can't remember the exact number), is a nice restaurant with a Parisian touch on Spring Street in hippy Soho. We went there at about 10am on a lazy Sat morning and was surprised to be seated really quickly (in less than 5 mins - which i think is due to the rain that morning!). Three of us ordered from their breakfast menu (till 1130am) - both TC and myself had Eggs Benedict while GL ordered their omelette. To perk ourselves up, we had mimosas (champagne and orange juice). TC, a sucker for bacon, ordered a side of bacon which is really tasty and not too salty. The coffee was also nice - not merely "coffee water" and it also came with refills!But talk about food envy.... we saw someone's order of waffles with warm berries !! It was just so pretty and i bet it was delicious! But we were already stuffed and could not take any more food!
Everything about Balthazar was nice - the service staff was friendly, the food was good and the overall experience - wonderful. A bit pricey, but it was all worth it. A nice way to reward yourself for waking up early (eh, 930am) on a Saturday morning!! Check out their website for more details, especially their menu! http://www.balthazarny.com/
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