Clinton St. Baking Company

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Know Before You Go: The restaurant is cash-only during the day, but takes credit cards after 6pm.

Fun Fact: The atmosphere owes a lot to the jazz soundtrack, which is heavy on Django Reinhardt and Sidney Bechet.

"Bring War and Peace" to pass the time in the "brunch line" at this "tiny" LES bakery/cafe where the "ridiculous" waits pay off when homespun Americana "made with love" (especially those "divine pancakes") arrives; insiders hint "dinner is just as good" – and "you can get in."

Once known for its savory brunch (including its now-famous blueberry pancakes), this 32-seat Lower East Side eatery has blossomed into a full-scale morning-to-night bastion of taste bud-tantalizing goodness. Rosemary chicken with carrot-parsnip purée and lentil soup seem designed to comfort the soul on a winter's day, while the fish tacos and Maryland crab cakes are good any time of the year...

There once was a time when this Lower East Side restaurant was the place to come for brunch. Specifically, it was the place to eat blueberry pancakes, which many regulars professed were the best in the city, if not the state, or the whole country. But all that changed when owners Neil Kleinberg and DeDe Lahman opened their beloved eatery for lunch and dinner. Oh, it's still a great place for...

Where downtown fashion vampires feign eating—when they dare be seen by daylight, that is. Lunch and brunch anchor the block, with beautifully light French toast. Buttermilk biscuits don't leave holes in the sheetrock when you throw 'em. Also serves "real" food like shrimp and stuff, but everybody's here for a yeast and sugar high. Go on and carbo-load without the self-hatred.

A friendly neighborhood alcove offering top-notch breakfasts to a young, hip crowd.