NYC, West VillageBluestone Lane, the best Aussie brunch in Manhattan

The location

My favourite branch is their most cosy café at 30 Carmine St.
It’s in West Village – a really trendy area with a cluster of healthy hotspots like ByCHLOE, Cafe Clover, Banter and Urban Vegan Kitchen.

The space

The outside is striking due to the pretty collection of blue seats and tables with umbrellas. Carmine St is busy, but great for people watching. Inside it’s all white washed timber and minimal. It’s also quite cosy). One wall is lined with banquettes and white marble tables. The other side has a long white table with bar stools.

It can be hard to get a table, as it’s always busy, but you can also grab a drink at the bar at the back of the restaurant.

Hanging plants jazz up the space. Be warned though- it can get quite noisy. You can work on a laptop, but, due to the turnover, staying for a longtime would probably not be appreciated.

We had the Collective Granola, Bluestone Lane Rainbow Bowl and the Husk Bakeshop Banana Bread.

The Granola is from the brand Husk and is made of toasted oats, coconut chips, seeds and nuts and is gluten free. It usually comes with fresh fruits, greek yoghurt and citrus curd, but since I’m allergic to dairy, we switched the greek yoghurt to almond milk. They told us they would add more fruit to compensate, but they only gave us four blueberries and a sliced strawberry and a tiny portion of almond milk. However, the granola was very delicious, it was crunchy and had a really nice texture.

The Bluestone Lane Rainbow Bowl was filled with maple roasted heirloom carrots, spinach, lentils, pickled beets, poached egg, sweet potato hummus and avocado with turmeric, ginger yogurt dressing and feta (which we put on the side). The carrots were very well done, soft tender and slightly sweet because of the maple syrup.

The banana bread was our favourite dish.

We got two very thick slices of lightly toasted gluten free Husk banana bread. The bread was drizzled with some honey and topped with toasted pecans, fresh blueberries and strawberries. For those who like dairy, it came with fresh ricotta on the side.

The little things that make the difference

The West Village branch has been designed to host private events, casual cocktail parties and celebrations featuring flexible furniture arrangements and a multi-media and AV system. So, if you’re ready to celebrate, head to Bluestone Lane!