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Main Street Bistro
New Paltz
mainstreetbistro.com
College students and locals adore this all-day breakfast spot. On weekends, arrive early or prepare to wait; the line often goes out the door and wraps around the corner onto Church Street.
THE VIBE A cozy, old-school diner style interior filled with industrial accents and pop art by local artist Ryan Cronin.
MENU STANDOUTS A delicious variety of eggs Benedict: The Trailblazer (poached eggs, crab cakes, andouille sausage, and tomato on an English muffin with chipotle and roasted red pepper hollandaise)
and Red Light, Green Light (poached eggs, basil pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, asiago, and hollandaise on an English muffin) are popular. If you’re craving something sweet, order the French toast
with house-made walnut citron bread or the Franklin Lakes cranberry cakes (pancakes with cranberries and almonds, topped with powdered sugar and maple syrup).
CHEERS Aside from booze- free classics like egg creams (and bottomless hot coffee), Main Street stirs up mimosas, The Georgina (Champagne and cranberry juice), and sangria pitchers for a crowd.
Mama Roux
Newburgh
mama-roux.com
A taste of New Orleans at the corner of Broadway and Liberty streets, this lively eatery serves up a super-popular brunch
on Sundays—reservations are strongly suggested.
THE VIBE Art deco meets NOLA’s garden district. A good time is guaranteed with a DJ spinning 45s; if you visit on the last Sunday of the month, you’ll catch a drag show with local performers. (It almost always sells out; tickets are available on eventbrite.com.)
MENUSTANDOUTS Regulars love the shrimp and grits (blackened shrimp, a poached egg, Tasso ham, sweet potato soft polenta, and cider-braised collards in a garlicky tomato- fennel broth) and the sweet buckwheat waffles à la mode (vanilla bean ice cream, blackberry, pineapple, mint, smoked pecan brittle, maple syrup, and Meyer lemon whipped cream). The softshell crab Benedict—with wilted spinach, a poached Egg, and crawfish hollandaise served over a buttermilk biscuit—is truly decadent.
CHEERS Drink specials rotate weekly. Popular cocktails include the Cigar Bar (MAC’s bourbon, Averna liqueur, malmsey wine, drunken cherry syrup, and bitters) and Gurl You Spicy (Casco Viejo reposado tequila, cilantro-jalapeño simple syrup, lime, and fresh orange juice). Mocktails are also available—The Aviator, with house “not gin,” butterfly pea flower and violet syrups, and lemon—is a customer fave.
Restaurant Kinsley
Kingston
hotelkinsley.com
The modern Hotel Kinsley sprawls across four blocks
in the historic Stockade District; the lovely 50-seat dining room in the Wall Street building serves a seasonal New American brunch on weekends.
THE VIBE Airy and welcoming with blond wood tables and chairs, velvet
sofas, and tropical greenery. Artwork lines the walls, including a portrait of George Harrison over the fireplace and a large mural above the open kitchen.
MENU STANDOUTS
Anything in sandwich form
is a homerun: best-sellers include the BLT with house- cut fries and the smoked salmon bagel. Customers
also rave about the fluffy buttermilk pancakes topped with fruit purée, local maple syrup, and berries, and the leek and cheddar omelet with crispy potatoes.
CHEERS Many cocktails feature house-made syrups and exotic bitters (like celery and chocolate chili). Try the Four Corners old fashioned with bourbon, Pommeau, salted cane sugar, and Castilian and orange bitters. The bottomless mimosas are made with fresh-squeezed, organic OJ.
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brunch
/br nCH/ noun
Sometimes accompanied
by alcoholic drinks (typically Champagne or a cocktail). Served between the hours of 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. The word “brunch” is a portmanteau of breakfast
and lunch, and originated during Great Britain’s Victorian era. It became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
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