Bubby's

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  Anushka Mankunath

  ·1 month ago

  “Great brunch spot and the food is always comforting! It’s usually a less wait if you’re a larger party. We’ve been multiple times now and we’ve waited no more than 5 minutes when we have larger parties of 6 or more. Wait times can get longer if you’re a group of 2 or 3. Their fried chicken is some of the best I’ve had. The pancakes are always fluffy and very filling. I prefer the sourdough pancakes only because they’re thinner and not as heavy. They have great fresh oj as well. The vibe inside is always fun and good energy in the mornings.”

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  H’s Journal

  ·1 month ago

  “Tried Bubby’s with a group for breakfast and honestly, the menu is not endless — don’t expect pages and pages of options — but everything they do, they do extremely well. We ordered different dishes and shared them all, and every plate was …”

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  Kylie Heath

  ·1 month ago

  “Pancake flight was honestly overrated, not anything special. Definitely not worth the wait, but good to try/split/have at least once. Eggs + sausage were decent and the peach lemonade was good! Very cute atmosphere + friendly staff …”

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  Marietta C

  ·1 month ago

  “Came here for brunch on a busy Saturday morning with the lines out the door but we somehow, some way, ended up being seated pretty quickly as a group of six. …”

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  Tanya Mercer-DATY

  ·1 month ago

  “Best breakfast in NYC! Best pancakes ever!! Real maple syrup 🍁 …”

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  Eva Baur

  ·3 months ago

  “I wanted to try the hyped Bubby’s pancakes that everyone talks about. We went on a Sunday around 2 PM and had to wait about 40 minutes, which is probably normal for a popular brunch spot in NYC on the weekend. The staff was very friendly and the interior was cute. However, our table was next to the window and it was quite cold there. The food was good, but not something I would say is significantly better than other good brunch places in NYC. We ordered the green omelette with potatoes, fries, and apple chicken sausage, as well as the pancakes with banana, berries, and Nutella. Overall, it’s a solid brunch spot, but given all the hype, I expected a bit more.”

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  Mahsa Salmani

  ·3 months ago

  “A very vibrant and full-of-character brunch spot in Lower Manhattan, perfect for a weekend outing! The menu offers a wide variety of options, so there’s something for everyone. The service is fast, friendly, and welcoming, which makes the …”

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  Jonas Malon

  ·4 months ago

  “Tribeca is full of restaurants trying to be something, and Bubby's has always been comfortable just being itself. It started as a pie company in 1990, the kind of origin story that sounds made up but isn't, and somewhere between then and now it became one of those places that people put on their New York list and actually follow through on. The room is warm and a little loud and has this lived-in quality that you don't really manufacture. You either have it or you don't, and Bubby's has it. The pancakes are the thing everyone talks about and they back it up. The James Beard Pancake Flight comes with three of them, each one topped differently, caramelized banana and walnuts on one, blueberry compote on another, Nutella and mixed berry on the third. They are large and genuinely fluffy and the real maple syrup is the kind of detail that matters more than it sounds like it should. The Chicken and Pancakes is the other order you'll see at nearly every table, a southern fried chicken breast with bourbon maple syrup, and it's the sort of combination that shouldn't work as well as it does. The buttermilk biscuits deserve their own mention. They come out warm, they're flaky in the right places, and if you're there for brunch you order them without thinking twice. And then there are the pies, which is where the whole thing started and which still hold up. The cherry pie especially. Get it if it's there. The space gets full and the weekend brunch line is real, but it moves and the staff handles the volume well. It's not a quiet meal but it's a good one, and in a city where plenty of famous spots coast on reputation, Bubby's keeps earning it.”

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  Kianni Johnson

  ·4 months ago

  “These might be the BEST pancakes I've ever had in nyc! So thick, fluffy but still flavorful! The eggs and sausage were also good! 10/10 worth the wait! Also the photo booth downstairs is so vintage and cute!!”

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  LeGrod

  ·4 months ago

  “We’ve tried stopping by here for brunch before but it gets incredibly busy, so we decided to give their dinner a try instead. The place was still relatively busy but the service was great throughout the night, we actually tried using their photo booth they offer downstairs which unfortunately malfunctioned, but we were refunded for the error which was appreciated. As for the food, I thought the biscuits were great, I usually find them dry at other places but these were great. The pigs in a blanket weren’t my favorite, but I did find their place on the menu to be welcoming as an uncommon appetizer. Our entrees were the grilled cheese and tomato soup and the Bubby burger 2.0, both of which I’d consider above standard but nothing particularly special. I’ll have to add more to my review if we ever manage to make it for brunch, but a solid dinner if you’re wanting to try.”