For those brunchers on the search for the bottom.
My love of breakfast food is sadly becoming my most commonly referenced attribute, which is actually not the worst fetish to be publicly known for – Jared Fogle from Subway set that bar pretty high.
Recently someone emailed me asking for my recommendations for boozy brunch spots. Unless you live in Flint, Michigan and understandably have bigger fish to fry, you’ve probably heard that New York City is the boozy brunch capital of the world. This ritual occurs regularly between the hours of noon and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday as, broadly speaking, hungover zombies meet to share the first meal of the day and follow such up with adult napping or drunk shopping.
My job keeps me fairly busy on the weekends and since “Hungover Liz” is as affective as a 95 year old in an iron lung, my AYCD brunch knowledge is fairly elementary. That being said, from my sparse experience, usually the food at boozy brunch is only edible because eggs already make up 90% of my diet, I have so many Bloody Marias that I’m unable to tell the difference between smoked salmon and a dish towel, and usually I end up in a ball pit or buying something I absolutely do not need. A Le Beanock is on my radar – SOS. As my good deed for the month, below is a thoroughly researched laundry list of solid places across New York with killer bottomless brunch deals. Warning, you may die in combat for a table at some of these, but as the Rules of Brunch demand, it’s the price you pay to keep the Sunday Scaries at bay.
And remember the mantra – it’s not drinking…it’s brunch.
West Village – Agave – For $29.95, you get a prix-fixe menu including any egg item with two hours of unlimited frozen margaritas, mimosas, or wine.
Alphabet City – Poco – For $30, you get an entree and 1.5 hours of bottomless white/red sangria, mimosas, or Bloody Marys. If an hour isn’t satisfying, parties of 15+ can spend 3 hours for $41/person.
East Village – Three of Cups – If you add just $8 to your brunch entree, you get two hours of unlimited Bloody Marys and mimosas.
Greenwich Village – Miss Lily’s – If you add $15 to your entree, you get one hour of unlimited bellinis and spicy Bloodies.
Tribeca – Anejo – For $6 per person, you get unlimited chips and guacamole for two hours – kicker, the whole table must participate. For $29, you get one brunch entree and unlimited mimosas, sangria and bloody Marias. For $8 more, you can upgrade that deal to two hours of bottomless margaritas.
Soho – Cómodo – For $15, you can add two hours of bottomless mimosas onto your entree.
Chelsea – The Crooked Knife – For $35, you get two hours of unlimited mimosas and Bloody Marys on top of your entree.
Nolita – Ken & Cook – For $35, on top of your entree you get two hours of unlimited mimosas/bellinis/Bloody Marys/Screwdrivers.
Lower East Side – Essex – For $35.95, you get to both eat and drink unlimited amounts. SOS.
Little Italy – L’Asso – For $25, you get one hour of unlimited mimosas or Bloody Marys in addition to unlimited food.
Upper West Side – Calle Ocho – This place is the palace of boozy brunch – they serving complimentary and bottomless sangria during your meal with the purchase of an entree.
Upper East Side – Pil Pil – For $15, you get unlimited sangrias and for another $15, you get an entree.
Williamsburg – Cow and Clover – For $15, you can tack unlimited mimosas onto your entree.
OR – Randolph Brooklyn – For $34, you can get one big brunch plate plus punches, Bloody Marys, mimosas, and craft beers (cider, lager, witbier, pale ale, amber). It should also be noted that this bottomless special goes until 8pm (!) every weekend.
South Williamsburg – Baby’s All Right – For $30, you get unlimited Bloody Marys, Greyhounds, and mimosas, and this includes the price of food.
Green point – Milk and Roses – For $24, you get unlimited mimosas and one entree.
Park Slope – Scottadito Osteria Toscana – For $19.95, you get both bottomless mimosas or Champagne and a full entree.
Disclosure: Strong chance any/all of the above will cause the below:
If you’re lazy, grab one of these and a tall boy then go on with your bad self.