Lovely Day
Believe it or not, it's possible to have Thai for brunch without just digging through last night's take-out containers. Lovely Day in Nolita is just as great for brunch as it is for dinner. With many obvious offerings, from Pad Thai to Tom Ga, this '50s diner-esque Thai cafe / restaurant / bar hybrid that refuses simple categorization has got plenty of great surprises. If ordering the Irish Style Breakfast at a Thai restaurant is just too much of a mind melt for you, try either their Eggs Benedict or Eggs Norwegian, which are each accessorized with a touch of Thai in the form of their ginger potato hash browns. If your culturally normative instincts can't be stopped, at least those will make sense.
Lovely Day, 196 Elizabeth Street
[Photo via @lovelydayny]