These Restaurants Are Perfect for Power Breakfasting
Lunch is good, and drinks are fine (if and when I can swing them), but if you really want to meet with me when I’m at my best, please: Let’s have breakfast. Not only am I adrenalized from either biking or getting my kid to school on time, but I’m also full of fresh ideas that haven’t yet been zapped by zero-inboxing or meeting No. 7. And when it comes to the food, it’s win-win all around.
To start, there’s never been a more exciting time to eat out before noon. The new wave of all-day cafés are serving dishes so good, so far beyond two eggs and toast, there’s a reason they’re often kept on the menu until late afternoon, whether it’s the barley and roasted veg with za’atar dressing at L’estudio, the avocado toast with lavender-cured salmon and a honey egg at De Maria, or the arctic char tostada at Atla. (And that’s just New York!) Add to this serious coffee and tea programs, inspired juices, and pastries that always find their way into my tote bag for the afternoon.
Breakfast puts the power back in power meeting simply because what you’re not having is a glass of wine and, sure, why not? Let’s share a dessert. No, breakfast meetings are short and sweet (or savory). In fact, after an early breakfast meeting the other day, I managed to fit in two more meetings—and three more delicious dishes—all before noon.
Remind me again why we still do lunch? Here are six more of our favorite places to brainstorm over breakfast.
