New York breakfast, borough to borough: Sylvia's and the Harlem soul-food canon, Clinton Street's blueberry pancakes, Russ & Daughters' lox, 24-hour Veselka, and Brooklyn's global brunch. Eleven of these tables are Black-owned.
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The 1962-founded 'Queen of Soul Food,' legendary for smothered salmon, grits and Sunday gospel brunch.
Pip’s Tip Founded 1962, the Queen of Soul Food. Breakfast through dinner daily in Harlem.
Award-winning bakery-restaurant whose fluffy blueberry pancakes with warm maple butter draw perpetual weekend lines.
Pip’s Tip The blueberry pancakes with warm maple butter are the reason for the queue. Lower East Side, daily.
A sit-down cafe from the century-old appetizing shop, serving bagels, lox and egg classics.
Pip’s Tip The sit-down cafe from the century-old appetizing shop. Bagels and lox, and it is a wait at weekends.
A Harlem soul-food institution famous for chicken and waffles and hearty Southern breakfast plates.
Melba Wilson's beloved Harlem spot, celebrated for eggnog waffles and Southern comfort brunch.
A legendary 24-hour Ukrainian diner slinging pierogi, blintzes and eggs since 1954.
Chef Carlos Swepson's Southern spot, renowned for buttermilk biscuits and shrimp and grits.
Chef Sam Yoo's modern Asian-American diner beloved for honey-butter pancakes and breakfast sandwiches.
A family-run vegan Ethiopian kitchen serving plant-based brunch platters and injera in Crown Heights.
The original of the iconic brunch spot, known for jams, porridge and fluffy omelets.
A Bed-Stuy soul-food favorite with shrimp and grits and buttermilk fried-chicken brunch.
A classic 1936 luncheonette serving lemon-ricotta pancakes and egg creams with old-school charm.
A Senegalese-French bistro from the Cisse brothers, known for global-flavored weekend brunch.
An all-vegan Ethiopian cafe pouring traditional coffee ceremonies alongside plant-based brunch spreads.
A revamped Williamsburg diner icon now serving Tex-Mex-tinged all-day breakfast and classic eggs.
A cozy Southern spot beloved for spoonbread, fried chicken and weekend soul-food brunch.
A beloved 24-hour Astoria diner with a sprawling breakfast menu and rooftop movie nights.
A Black woman-owned feminist bookstore-cafe pairing morning coffee and pastries with community.
A hip-hop-themed South Bronx restaurant serving lively weekend brunch and Latin-soul plates.
A neighborhood-gem gastropub with a locally sourced weekend brunch of eggs and seasonal fare.
The 1962 'Queen of Soul Food', smothered salmon, grits and Sunday gospel brunch in Harlem.
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