With sweeping views of the hotel’s towering Grand Lobby, The Garden provides an enchanted forest-like oasis of sorts; the perfect setting for an enjoyable breakfast before venturing out into the bustle of New York. Patrons become engulfed by African acacia trees while enjoying luxurious breakfast menu items like the lemon ricotta hotcake or the dill and Meyer lemon cured salmon served with a zucchini griddle cake. The menu contains a wide array of farm, orchard and market fresh creations sure to please everyone. Breakfast is served from 6:30AM to 11:30AM.

Transcend New York chaos by stepping inside The Mark for breakfast. Famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is behind this spacious and attractive dining room, decorated in earthy hues with luxurious design elements like mirrored trim, over the top blossom arrangements and wide armed, stuffed chairs. As for the menu, it's simple and chic. The dishes are both fresh and sophisticated with all the trimmings you might expect from JGV.  Choose from an array of eggs--like the omelette with spinach and gruyere cheese, the freshly backed pastry basket, and seven different types of juices squeezed-to-order. The Mark opens for breakfast at 7AM, Monday-Friday.

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Head to Soho for a tried, tested and true New York favorite petit-déjuneur. Perfect for entertaining international clients or colleagues, here you will find full American or English breakfast, seemingly endless options for omelettes and creative takes on eggs Benedict-style dishes. Breakfast at Balthazar is served between 7:30AM and 11:30 AM weekdays.

As Manhattan moves West, so must some of our breakfast options! The second outpost of the beloved restaurant by Sarahbeth Levine, this locale offers the same southern-inspired American food. While comfort food is not normally indicative of "chic", Sarabeth's is just that--with simple dark wood tables, off-white paneled walls and larger than life fresh florals. Definitely the best option on the UWS, here you will find out-of-this-world comfort food breakfast. Anything from eggs to porridges and cereals are available here--so it's sure to please both those in search of a heavy-hitting breakfast or those who crave a lighter fare. Sarabeth's West opens daily at 8AM.

New Yorkers have been gathering at the Loews Regency Hotel for power breakfasts for over 50 years. Known for sourcing the freshest local ingredients and "adding New York flavor", there is something to satisfy everyone here. Newsmakers, politicians and business people come to this upper east side staple for dishes incorporating Eli Zabar's granola, H&H Bagels and Streit's Matzo Brei. What could be more New York?