East End Kitchen
One of the most East of Upper East Side restaurants, East End Kitchen is the perfect place to casually brunch the holiday away. Nothing too prissy or posh to expect here, just a classic American-bistro array of eggs, pancakes, salads, and the like, served up in a prim-meets-cozy, farm-meets-city, bright faced space just a stones throw away from the water. Kiss Lent goodbye and dig in to their House-Made Waffle Sundae, with either Greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream, handfuls of fresh berries and caramelized bananas, and topped with wild raspberry sauce - that, or pretend to be good and get their Grilled Salmon Salad and a sneaking side of House-Made Doughnuts. Either way, walk off your morning 'mistake' with a post-brunch stroll along the East River.
East End Kitchen, 539 East 81st Street
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