Brunch: Gottino

We had a delightful, light, and well-priced brunch at this lovely little West Village gem. We sat in the back courtyard and loved their toats, waffles, steamed eggs, and fresh-squeezed oj. FYI portion sizes are small.

52 Greenwich Avenue

Gina La Fornarina

I consider myself a foodie at heart, brunch being my specialty. I happened upon this place last Saturday and fell in love. It's only been open 2 months. It's on the NE corner or 73rd and Amsterdam. It's Italian with pasta's, pizza's and prosciutto but, I had a spinach frittata that was delicious. My friend ordered the Gina's breakfast pizza with eggs, prosciutto and sauce all on the pizza. However, the biggest surprise was their hot chocolate. TDF-to die for! It was more like hot pudding! I always hesitate ordering hot chocolate because it's watered down, not "chocolaty" enough or served lukewarm. Gina serves beautiful presentations, it's family friendly, large menu to choose from and lots of light. They serve lunch and dinner as well. Average meal for brunch was around $12. The service was attentive and we weren't pushed to leave after a 2 hour gossip session with my girlfriend.

279 Amsterdam (73rd)
Take out/Delivery
212-595-6900
gina-lafornarina.com

Egg

Egg

135 North 5th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

We ventured to Egg in Williamsburg for Brunch over the weekend and loved it. The menu is simple and food delicious (all organic and local - which made us feel safe as we had watched Food, inc. the night before). The buttermilk biscuits are a must. Dan inhaled the candied bacon. Very affordable (our meal was $20). Cash only.