Harlem Restaurant Among 100 Most Popular Brunch Spots In America

HARLEM, NY — A Harlem restaurant has been named among a new list of the 100 most popular brunch spots in the United States.

The list was compiled by the online reservation website OpenTable just ahead of Mother's Day, and is based on the analysis of more than 13 million diner reviews.

The Harlem eatery that made the best brunch list? Red Rooster Harlem.

The iconic eatery near West 126th Street is a longtime neighborhood institution, and serves up crab cakes, chicken wings, sweet potato coconut soup, chicken and waffles, catfish, steak frites, spicy jerk salmon bowls, and more.

Mother’s Day was the second-biggest dining day of 2022, and the majority of reservations were booked five days in advance, according to OpenTable survey data. To get a table, reserve now — or at least by May 9, experts say.

The survey, conducted for OpenTable by the online research and data analysis group YouGov, found that 78 percent of U.S. adults plan to celebrate Mother’s Day with a meal out, and that they’ll spend the same or more than they have in previous years.

Also, according to the survey, about 30 percent of moms want to go to their favorite restaurants; 18 percent don’t care where they go, but want the menu to feature their favorite cuisine; 15 percent want to try something new; 12 percent want to eat outdoors; 6 percent want an elevated culinary experience; and 5 percent want to eat at a woman-owned restaurant.