Weekend Hitlist: Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly Brunches

So you are a vegetarian or a vegan and you are looking for some awesome brunches in NYC? No worries! The Brunch Babes got you covered. You shouldn't be punished for living a healthy lifestyle so we put together a list of some delicious brunch spots that will have your non vegan friends saying "Are you sure this is vegan food?".

Check out this HIT LIST!

1) Cafe Blossom: Voted "Best Vegetarian Restaurant" in 2008 and 2009 on Time Out NY and with 3 different locations in NYC, this brunch spot is sure to have you coming back for more veg friendly dishes. They offer some delicious brunch entrees including the Blossom Country Breakfast (tofu scramble, sweet potato hash, sauteed mushrooms, mesclun salad, toast), French Toast made with organic maple syrup/strawberry yogurt sauce & fresh fruit, Homestyle Pancakes (choice of chocolate chip or blueberries and pictured the Big Blossom Breakfast. And let's not forget some brunch cocktails! Blossom serves mimosas, bimosas (bilberry juice),  and pimosas (pomegranate). They also have a fresh juice bar. All 100% vegan and 100% DELICIOUS!

Locations: 187 9th Ave (West 21st St.), 466 Columbus Ave (Upper West Side) and 174 9th Ave (West 21st St.)

2) V-Note Organic Wine Bar and Vegan Bistro: Located in the Upper East Side on 1st Ave near 80th st.  this beautifully decored vegan restaurant offers a great brunch. From breakfast cravings (French Toast, Tofu Scramble), to salads (South of the Border, Beet salad, Ceasar salad), to sandwiches (Soy Bacon Cheeseburger, Southern Seitan Sandwich, BLT), to entrees (Crispy Thai Tofu, Burrito, Pasta Pacherri) this place does not disappoint! Fresh juices, smoothies, shakes, organic wines and beers also available. A must try vegan gem!

3) Bliss Cafe: Located on 191 Bedford Ave in Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg) this cute little vegetarian cafe offers a big brunch menu with a BYOB option and brunch being served until 4pm. Now we are talking! Blss Cafe offers brunch entrees such as the Breakfast Burrito, Vegan Burrito with tofu scramble, Bagels, French Toast, Vegan Pancakes, 3 Bean Chili, Nachos, Quesadillas, Veggie Burgers, Salads and more. Bring a bottle of wine or a flask and enjoy!

Hope all of our Veg brunchers enjoyed this post. We promise to bring you some more options and reviews for these places.

LIVE, LAUGH, BRUNCH,

-The Brunching Babes <3

Weekend Hit List Fall Brunching Edition

1. Vamos

Located right on the border of NYC’s Stuy town this little gem (not so little) is hidden right on the corner of 1^st ave btwn 21^st and 22^nd street. I’ll get right to it this sweet little deal which offers you for an additional $7 buckaroos an AYCD frozen margaritas party which lasts 90 min for you and your party once you commence brunch. Do not be discouraged by the time limit these babes usually hate being restricted, we say either be an AYCD or an A La Carte …but trust me one sip of this thick concoction & you will understand why! They prefer to keep the party to the table not on it lol. With entrees priced between $12-15 and a great little taco platter you can order post brunch if you need more food to bind that liquor with everybody wins. We recommend any of the egg dishes such as Huevos Rancheros, Benedictos or with Chorizo.    

Also good for: Large groups as they have big communal tables available, Sports Watching with all the TV’s, Al Fresco brunching available.

More Information :

Brunch 11am -4pm

http://vamosnyc.com/Pictures/VamosBrunchMenu.pdf

2. Macondo NYC

Located on 157 E Houston Street (between Allen and Eldridge) in one of our fave NYC hoods ,the Lower East Side, and sharing the same moniker as the name of the town in one of our most beloved books Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years Of Solitude”, Macondo the self professed "casual Latino eatery" has a brunch that looks anything but! Poke around in their about section and you will find that they aim to introduce Latin street foods elevated to a gourmet level. Serving up brunch on both Saturday & Sunday from 11am for the early risers until 4pm for the nighttime warriors one glance at their menu and you will find an impressive proverbial culinary tour of Latin America. Although not mentioned on the online menu you can order Mimosas & Bloody Marys a la carte with your brunch. They even denote vegetarian friendly dishes! Such as an eggplant based lasagna and mushroom with manchego omelette  with which my recent obsessions fits in perfectly. However the pork belly under Cocas in the menu, Argentinean skirt steak and chimichurri burger which touts shorts ribs and manchego cheese ( can you tell we love QUESO)in its ingredients list have cause  for high alert on the brunch babe radar!

Also good for: Smaller groups, sampling new cuisine

More Information:
Sat & Sun 11am- 4pm
http://www.macondonyc.com/menu_brunch.php


3. Le Comptoir

Located on 251 Grand St in the billyburg, cool code for Williamsburg, this CASH only brunch is bringing... you guessed it the Frenchie cuisine to this part of BK. If there’s one thing we love about the French besides the fries it’s how much they love their food wine and cheese. What’s more to love than this environmentally friendly and conscious establishment. As stated on their menu they support locally sourced & seasonal ingredients wherever they can. Hence if you go Brunch at this time of year you will see the menu is labeled “Automne”  the frenchie word for-that’s right Autumn! You will find the beloved staples such as Croque-Monsieur ou madame (egg on top) , if you have never had this its French ham with melted cheese and I need you to go to there now, as well as “Tartine au Short ribs” and a “Chicken with Crudite” salad if you are looking for lighter brunch fare. Another fun factor is here you and your guests decide how many notches you want to turn the party up with the ability to pay $24.50 for an AYCD Mimosas, Bloody Mary and Rossini’s with your entrée. If you choose this option there are plenty of places to keep the party going in this hood.

More Information:

Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 4pm  

http://lecomptoirny.com/menus/brunch/               

4.  Cafe Blossom - UWS

Im not going to bamboozle my meat lovers as I am one of them. With three thriving locations we will tell you straight up this place serves up Vegan cuisine. We will also tell you that we tried the UWS location btwn 82^nd & 83^rd on Columbus and ave and this place makes a Soy Bacon Cheeseburger that can rival most regular burgers and will leave you and your taste buds feeling extremely satisfied. However having undertaken becoming a weekday vegetarian recently this babe has been in search of tasty eats that don’t trade calories for flavor. If it taste like grass it belongs in the park. SOOoooo we were extremely delighted after said burger tasting that Blossom has used its flower power to create a full and extremely tasty brunch menu complete with Mimosas Bellinis and Bimosas a la carte for $7 each. What is Bimosa you asked? A champagne & bilberry juice concoction. Haven’t heard of the bilberry before? Don’t worry us either but upon research we found it has many many health benefits some of which are improved eyesight! The better to see your brunch with my dear ;). The menu looks delish, filling , healthy and brunchtastic! This babe will be going straight for the “ Blossom Country Breakfast” which includes sweet potato hash browns, you can pause to wipe drool now, tofu scramble, mushrooms, apple chutney and I will be getting a side of that famed tempeh bacon found on the cheeseburger. If you pop in this weekend you may catch the babes brunching about.

More Information:

Sat & Sun 11am-4pm

http://blossomnyc.com/cafebrunchmenu.php

There you have it. You've been hit by the babes. Now go enjoy some of this great fall weather we are experiencing in NYC. Don't forget to...

                                                                               Live, Laugh, Brunch

                                                                                           XOXO,

                                                                               The Brunching Babes