Confession: I have a brunch problem.
How do I know this? I've started
budgeting for it. I've probably only briefly mentioned the brunch crew here before, but now that the weather is nice there are a few of us that make it our mission to boozy brunch around town every Sunday. Aside from strict Snapchat (@kolt) use, I've learned to put. down. the. phone.
Quite a few mimosas in will make you say things to your mom you wish you hadn't.
Lately we've been sticking to the West Village.
Tolache and
Cuba are a couple of our favorites thus far. Mexican cuisine seems to be what we're drawn to (huevos rancheros y sangria, anyone?). No complaints here, but please help us get out of our comfort zone and suggest something different.
Cuba:
222 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012
Cuba is kind of tiny, and we were a little misled when we were told it had "outdoor seating" (the front windows/walls open up to allow the breeze flow in and give it an outdoor feel, just guessing).
As always someone was running late - not me this time! - so we decided to go ahead and start our bottomless 2-hour drinks without them. The waiter didn't seem to be too appreciative of that since we waited for the missing person of our party to order, but I digress because he seemed to warm up to us not too long after our friend's arrival.
Definitely keep this place in mind if you have a small group. The food and the sangria was delicious although we did all hold back from the huevos rancheros.
Toloache:
205 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012
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Seriously, the drinks here are on point. If my memory serves me correctly, they have about 10 different cocktails included in their bottomless brunch (4 kinds of bloody mary's, 3 kinds of margaritas, and red or white sangria), but just don't try the cerveza bloody mary. Just don't. Definitely the place to hit if you're feeling some huevos rancheros, guac, and drinks. (Did I also mention their truffle quesadilla?!)
Toloache is just across the street from Cuba. It's a good size bigger, so this is the place to go if you want to brunch a larger group.
