This post covers a breakfast, a brunch and a dinner which occurred on different occasions during my recent trip.
Jack's Wife Freda
One day while I was strolling around Soho, I was near the boundary of where Soho changes to Nolita and I saw a group of people milling around a little cafe. My curiosity got to me, I decided to get nearer and saw the sign "Jack's Wife Freda". What an interesting name! It certainly perked my interest and after a bit of googling back in the hotel, I came by one early morning for breakfast.
It was a cosy little bistro packed to the brim with diners. I managed to slide into a little table and ordered the Madame Freda. It was a Pressed sandwich with duck prosciutto, cheddar béchamel, gruyere and a fried egg.
It was delicious! The duck prosciutto was thinly sliced, and the béchamel and gruyere was nicely cheesy. There was a small salad of rocket with pickled onion. I loved the sweetness of the onion.
I also had a fresh cantaloupe juice (for us Aussies it is rock melon juice).
The people were friendly and I could see Freda running the front of house.
Wishlist: Green Shakshuka with Challah toast.
Jane
My friend JN and I were informed by the hotel concierge that Jane was one of the best places to have brunch when in New York. How could we resist checking it out? However, since it was so popular, it is a must to book for brunch.
When we got there on a Sunday, we understood what he meant. It was quite a large restaurant but whoa! It was so full of people and the queue outside to wait for a table for those who booked was just as bad. Goodness! I could only hope the food's good!
By the way, I may have forgotten to mention that Jane has special menus for brunch. Brunch is only on Saturdays and Sundays.
The other thing to be aware of is if you order a dish from the brunch menu, you get a free Cocktail!!!! :)
