Best Breakfast and Brunch Places in Long Beach

"The River Café is a Michelin-starred restaurant that is located directly under the Brooklyn Bridge. NY-eater.com describes The River Café as a romantic eatery that has been “serving imaginative American food with gorgeous views for 40 years.” Lastly, it is a restaurant that caters to special events like anniversaries, marriage proposals, and weddings, featuring a classic American dinner menu with items like River Café Oysters, Hot Foie Gras, Colorado Lamb, Niman Ranch Beef, and desserts such as Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge and Pear Souffle."

"Restaurants American Lower East Side. The folks forming queues outside this stroller-friendly bakery-café aren't doing so for their health. Instead, it's for the kitchen's wildly popular pancakes: fluffy, golden griddle cakes that you can (and should) smother liberally with Maine blueberry jam and warm, luscious maple butter."

"The Lower East Side restaurant is one of the most famous brunch destinations in the city. It’s best known for its stacks of thick, fluffy pancakes, but don’t miss the latke eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, or the Southern breakfast plate with fried green tomatoes, cheesy, creamy grits, and sugar-cured bacon."

"Clinton Street Baking Company is a Lower East Side institution famous for its pancakes, which have been consistently voted best in the city."

"Restaurants Cafés Little Italy. Michelin-starred chef Armand Arnal (France's La Chassagnette) brings Southern France to Soho with this pint-sized French café, awash in country charm, with reclaimed farmer's tables, vintage colander chandeliers and spindle-leg stools parked at window counters. Partnering with Experimental Cocktail Club co-founder Benjamin Sormonte and baker-event planner Elisa Marshall, classically trained Arnal pulls recipes from the trio's respective families and honors his own Montpellier childhood with dishes like quiche lorraine, chickpea galettes and Nice's take on pizza, focaccia pissaladière."

"Founded by Michelin-starred chef Armand Arnal, Maman specializes in high-quality French cuisine at a bakery level price point. The cookies are made with sea salt, French chocolate, macadamias, almonds, and walnuts for a sweet and gooey treat you won't want to miss. Be sure to bring your camera to capture the aesthetics of this cute open air cafe."

"Maman is an idyllic Fench Cafe and bakery serving breakfast with eight locations around NYC. Tribeca has the most spacious location with plenty of seating. Enjoy soup, salads, and sandwiches along with other brunch and breakfast favorites in a gorgeous heated outdoor setting."

"Employing sour cream in place of milk—well, that and a James Beard recipe as their base. Also available in a sourdough variety, Bubby’s takes on comfort food classic flavors such as Nutella with concord grape jam, fried chicken with bourbon maple syrup, and more."

"Where: Tribeca – 120 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013 + High Line – 73 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014. Weekend brunch hot spot serving homestyle American eats with many locally sourced ingredients."

"American chef Daniel Rose broke significant boundaries in 2006 when he took Paris, the home of fine dining, by storm with his tiny 16-seat restaurant Spring. His modern approach to classic French techniques was a huge hit and he returned to the US and opened Le Coucou where he has brought a once stale cuisine back into the limelight. There is a significant difference between Spring and Le Coucou."

"French food is romance, and Le Coucou does it up decadently. The restaurant itself is dim and hushed -- ideal for declarations of love. With candles on the tables and caviar in Champagne beurre blanc, it’s the place to pick for celebrating, apologizing, or just showing off."

"The Penrose is mostly known as a bar, and they do drinks well, but they also do brunch. While their cocktails might be more fleshed out than the food, it’s absolutely a spot worth mentioning. The ambiance is worth mentioning as they’ve gone out of their way to look like a chic modern bistro, and they’re serving up such favorites as mac and cheese balls, chicken and waffles, zeppole, and roasted potatoes."

"Upper East Siders in search of a well-executed classic cocktail do not search of any place further The Penrose, a refined but genial bar covered in obligatory old-timey decor. But drinkers can also eat a full dinner with affordable, superior renditions of gastropub fare. Fried pickles, fish and chips, and fried chicken sandwich are options."

"The Penrose is known for its innovative cocktails|© Oleg March. There’s seemingly always a wait to get into The Penrose, especially on weekends when brunch is served. This half bar, half restaurant certainly knows a thing or two about cocktails."

"Following the popularity of their Tribeca location, Bubby and Company headed across the river into DUMBO between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges to open Bubby’s Brooklyn. Fighting to “defend the American table,” the restaurant serves up daily specials like New York Organic Pasture Raised Strips, along with mainstays like House Cured Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf."

"The self-labeled “vegetable slaughterhouse” treats fruits and vegetables as a butcher would meat: chopping, filleting, and carving fresh produce into healthy vegetarian dishes. The seasonal, daily changing menu is 100 percent vegetarian with many vegan and gluten-free options. Faves include the butcher’s bowl with roasted potatoes, harissa aioli, maitake mushroom, spinach, fennel “sausage” topped with a poached egg and cacio e pepe cauliflower served with pecorino and vegan butter."

"Chip’s cookie offerings -- each as big as your fist and stuffed with gooey fillings -- change daily, but chocolate chip is almost always on the menu. Flavors like Funfetti and Ruby Matcha are clearly Instagram-bait, but they really do taste as good as they look. The classic chocolate chip cookie is golden on the outside and, when you break it open, manages to maintain a cookie-dough-like consistency inside."

"Chip City NYC is home to some of the best cookies in NYC, and they’ve long been a city favorite due to their incredibly gooey centers. Over the years, Chip City NYC have perfected their recipe, and now fans can order several flavors which are all as good as the next. For a religious cookie experience, we highly recommend checking out the Chocolate Peanut Butter or Nutella Sea Salt Flavors."

"A newer NYC favorite is CHIP, which offers four unique flavors daily. To date, CHIP has made over 30 flavors!. Because of their massive following, they are now shipping their cookies in the Northeast."

"Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are available in "the greenhouses" at Lea. The small, transparent huts are first come, first served, but staff can often accommodate same-day reservations with a quick phone call. High chairs are available."

"Hot chocolate, chocolate chip, and peanut butter cookies|© Casey Feehan. Ovenly was born out of founders Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin’s love of fusing sweet and savory together. Contrasting flavors merge in blueberry-cornflake muffins, pistachio-agave cookies, and currant-rosemary scones to forge a mix of traditional and avant-garde desserts."

"It’s hard to overstate how much Food52’s editorial team loves Ovenly. Our managing editor Joanna Sciarrino was there the day they opened. Our Creative Director of Genius Kristen Miglore not only featured their (secretly) vegan chocolate chip cookies on the site ), but in her latest book, Genius Desserts, too."

"210 Flatbush Ave, Park Slope, 31 Greenpoint Ave, Greenpoint, & 43 N 5th St, Williamsburg. Looking for the best bakery in Brooklyn for blackout cake?. This is one of them with locations in Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Park Slope."

"Known today as the Christ Church, United Methodist, it began with an organization of the same name, which came into being to allow the representation of the increasing number of Christians. The cornerstone for the church was laid in 1882. It was constructed in the Romanesque style of architecture."

"St. Paul’s Cathedral quietly sits in Lower Manhattan with One World Trade Center standing tall in the background. Officially part of Trinity Church parish, St. Paul’s Chapel was originally founded in 1766 and stands today as one of the nation’s best examples of late Georgian church architecture. It is also currently the oldest standing church building in Manhattan since it survived both the Great Fire of 1776 and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001."

"Constructed in 1766 on the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street, St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church has a rich New York history as part of the Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street. George Washington was said to have worshipped in the chapel following his inauguration as first President of the United States. The Episcopal Church earned the moniker “The Little Chapel That Stood,” when it survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks completely unscathed."

"A quaint building, the St. Paul’s Chapel is more famous because it is a place where George Washington used to worship. And, during the 9/11 attacks, recovery workers received round-the-clock care here. It is also the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan."

"From humble beginnings, in a rented stable, the St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, also known as the Église St-Jean-Baptiste, underwent a lot of expansion and rebuilding to become one of the most famous churches in the city. It is the only church in New York that has a dome. The beautiful design carved out of limestone is an extraordinary work of art."

"Located at the Lexington Avenue of Upper East side, very close to Central Park and Metropolitan Museum of Art, is this parish Church, which is said to be one of the most beautiful churches of NYC. The interior of the church is really very artistic. One can always plan for a quick visit to this Church, when they are at the Upper East Side of Manhattan."

"Another example of Roman Catholicism’s presence in NYC, this church on the Upper East Side was built with French-speaking Catholics in mind. Construction began in 1841 after a large congregation of French-speaking inhabitants were looking for a place to worship. Daily service is still given."

"Located in Chinatown, this small museum presents the living history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans in the U.S. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students, educators, seniors, military personnel, and free for children above 2 and disabled visitors. Alright, these are some of the most unique, cool museums in NYC and recommend to anyone visiting the Big Apple."

"For a concentrated look at the Chinese-American experience, visit this museum on Centre Street—located in one of Maya Lin’s few NYC creations. The museum’s unique approach to preserving history includes oral histories, along with photographs and artifacts that examine everything from media portrayals of Chinese Americans, to the evolution of Chinatowns throughout the country."

"The first museum in the country dedicated to displaying self-taught artists, known as folk artists is also one of the best free museums in New York!. The American Folk Art Museum is one of the top museums in NYC for viewing everything from handmade 18th-century artifacts to contemporary works by self-taught artists with over 8,000 pieces of works in their collection."

"Exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum are of the eclectic, ever-changing variety. You may head in here with the idea that you’ll see a certain kind of art, but leave having seen something completely unexpected — which is what makes it fun and it fits the folk art style. The venue also hosts performances and talks which are sure to entertain."

"This extremely small museum, located at 45W 53rd Street and designed by Tod William Billie Tsien Architects, is not well known even among many Newyorkers. But what this building lacks in size, it makes up in great design. Its melted copper façade represents much of the crude folk art exhibited inside."