The hollandaise-crowned breakfast that Carmel adopted as a competitive sport, with one Mission Street diner listing more than twenty variations.
Where to eat it: 4 restaurants across 2 cities.
Eggs Benedict is a New York invention of the late 19th century, but Carmel gave it a second home. Katy's Place opened on Mission Street in 1982 and built its reputation on the dish, styling itself the Capital of Eggs Benedict and keeping more than twenty versions on the menu at once, building outward from the classic. In a village that eats breakfast early and seriously, the Benedict became the standing order.
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Common allergens: Egg, Gluten, Dairy
Tip from the editors. Hollandaise splits from heat, not from whisking; if it tightens, a teaspoon of warm water brings it back before anything drastic.
Katy's Place has cooked breakfast on Mission Street in Carmel since 1982 and calls itself the Capital of Eggs Benedict, listing over 20 versions.
OrderAny of the twenty-plus eggs Benedicts; the classic sets the baseline.
TipOwner Randall Bernett's menu is huge but the room is not; arrive before 09:00 on weekends or expect a queue under the redwoods.
Sadelle's on West Broadway runs the city's most theatrical Jewish brunch in New York City. Located in Soho. Open daily 09:00-15:30. At 463 W. Broadway.
OrderThe Sadelle's Tower: bagels, lox, whitefish, sturgeon, the tableside cart.
TipThe Sunday booking is the hardest seat in SoHo. Weekday 11:30 walks in at the bar without waiting.
Five Leaves on Bedford Avenue has run Greenpoint brunch in New York City since 2008. Antipodean-style all-day breakfast, ricotta pancakes, fish-shop ceilings.
OrderTruffle fries and the ricotta pancakes.
TipWalk in at 10:30 to claim a sidewalk table; the wait runs 60 minutes after 11:30. Quieter on Mondays.
Jody Williams's Grove Street gastrotheque has poured espresso and steamed eggs in the West Village New York City since 2011. Open daily 08:00-23:30.
OrderSteamed eggs and tartine au jambon.
TipWeekday 09:30 is the fast seat; weekends run 60 minutes by 11:00. The tartine au jambon is the brunch order.
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