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The City Bakery
3 West 18th Street
212-366-1414
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The mellow mezzanine above the salad-bar fray has banquettes, bowling-alley chairs, and, on Sundays, table service.
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Reconstructed classics, from salami and eggs to congee. And dueling French toasts, in sweet and savory versions.
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A shot of creamy hot chocolate, the tart and tangy lemonade of the day, or a beer float -- stout with a scoop of molasses ice cream. |
Hadom
137 Seventh Avenue South
212-206-7374
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Chain-smoking, soccer-obsessed Israeli expats, Jewish families chowing down on Sabbath cholent, and devout hummus-heads.
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How do you like your eggs? With shakshuka, the savory pepper-and-tomato stew, hangover cure par excellence. |
Homemade lemonade with fresh mint sprigs, before it runs out. |
Il Posto Accanto
190 East 2nd Street
212-228-3562
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Wine-bar dark, with twisted grape vines overhead, communal seating, and a strict crowd-control policy.
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Melted cheese, spaghetti carbonara, or uova di trippa, a ribboned frittata with tomatoes, basil, and ultracrispy home fries. |
More delectable Italian wines than you're willing to face first thing in the morning, which is why they start serving at noon. |
NL
169 Sullivan Street
212-387-8801
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High design that makes you grin, from the miniature coat hangers and Dutch tulips to the tiled portrait of Queen Beatrix.
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A Dutch pancake is a cross between a crêpe and Aunt Jemima's. Try one stuffed with bacon and drizzled with maple syrup. |
You, too, can be a flying Dutchman after a shot or two of jenever, Dutch gin. And there's always Heineken. |
Prune
54 East First Street
212-677-6221
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Bright, sunny, funky, and friendly, with a prime view of the handball action in the park across the street.
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The Youth Hostel Breakfast of fish pastes and sundry sausages is a campy homage to Eurail Passes past. |
Nine takes on the Bloody Mary, garnished with everything from anchovies to Brussels sprouts. And a beer chaser. |
Superfine
126 Front Street, Brooklyn
718-243-9005
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A makeshift dining room of cast-off furniture installed on a one-time loading dock. Industrial, artsy: DUMBO on the verge.
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Imported New Mexican Hatch chilies make for a sincerely spicy, bodaciously stuffed breakfast burrito, but only on Sundays. |
It's all about the green chilies. They'll wake you right up. |
