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ramshackleglam:

It’s snowing!

And that means cozy sweaters, Hunter boots, and brunch anywhere you can find a fireplace.

I gave Andrea at BrunchCritic a ring to find out her top picks for Cozy Winter Brunch Spots in NYC, and these were her top five:

Tiny’s (Tribeca): In Tribeca, the land of enormous, loft-like spaces, Tiny’s is an adorable miniature spot with a fireplace to be reckoned with. A perfect place for a romantic date during the chilly months.

The Cupping Room (SoHo, pictured above): Not many places in NYC can say that they’ve been around for over thirty years, but the Cupping Room is one of them. It’s not too tiny - so you can bring some friends - and comes complete with great, jazzy tunes, a fireplace, brick walls, and local art peppered around the dining room.

Le Barricou (Williamsburg): Enter through the swingin’ bar and head towards the dining room in the back. After your meal, linger with your cup of coffee on the couches near the fireplace - it’s a perfect place to spend a lazy, snowy day.

Nook (Hell’s Kitchen): The name says it all. Snuggled into a tiny space on 9th Avenue, Nook’s a place you have to try at least once, if only to cross this quintessentially cute spot off your must-brunch list. And as a bonus, it’s also BYOB.

King’s Carriage House (Upper East Side): This place isn’t your typical brunch spot - it’s a unique, elegant space that’s perfect for the days when you’re feeling a little extra fancy…and yet not looking to lay out too much money. Housed in a slim 3-story townhouse, it has an upscale New England feel and offers an $18.95 prix fixe (2 courses).

Click over to BrunchCritic for more cozy brunch spots to hit up on this snowy weekend.

Original Article

caseyculture:

Brunch at Sant Ambroeus

Extra Virgin is one of my favorite brunch spots in the city thanks to the mix of solid food and tremendous people watching.  It also happens to be located directly next to Sant Ambroeus, which receives equally fantastic reviews, but for some reason has never piqued my interest over the past couple years.

This past Saturday, I finally cheated on Extra Virgin and had brunch at Sant Ambroeus.

   

The people watching was just as great and the brunch fare had a tasty Italian twist (i.e. lots of Prosciutto options).  

ramshackleglam:

We started the weekend with a date night, and started that date night at Pizzeria Uno, mostly because we heard that you get a deal on your movie tickets if you eat at Pizzeria Uno first. As it turns out, the deal was for a different movie theater than the one we were planning to go to (we saw The Cabin in the Woods - loved it), but that’s fine, because the end result was that we got to eat Pizza Skins (pizza crust filled with mashed potatoes, bacon, cheese, and sour cream). Which are terrible. And also great.

We stopped in for dinner at the Striped Bass - it’s a great place to have dinner if you’re doing a Tarrytown day trip, because a) it’s so right-on-the-water that you feel almost like you’re in a beach town, and b) it’s about six feet from the train station, so you can hang out on the deck with a beer up until pretty much the second before you’re scheduled to depart.

ramshackleglam:

Tell me that doesn’t look like the best thing on the planet. That’s the brunch pizza at Gina La Fornarina, which I write about…oh, all the time…and it’s what I ate for my birthday brunch on Saturday, post-playground excursion. (If you go, the brunch pizza is no longer on the menu, but they’ll still make it for you if you ask nicely.)