The best drag brunches in NYC

LIPS’ Broadway Brunch is a must for the diva obsessed. The all-you-can-drink affair is known as one of the city’s longest-running drag brunches—25 years and counting—and combines the magic of show tunes with brunch food. $45 gets you a Broadway-themed entree (Like a “Mamma Mia” mozzarella omelet” and endless cocktails, to help you enjoy the Vegas-style revue just a bit more. Singalongs are often encouraged and brunch tends to book up weeks in advance. 

Another OG in the New York drag and dine scene, Lucky Cheng’s iconic palace of divas offers a bottomless brunch all weekend. On Saturdays at 2pm, “The Shady Bunch” puts on a weekend cartoon-inspired show that’s definitely NSFW, and on Sundays, a “Crazy Boozy Brunch” runs at noon and 3pm. Brunch tickets are $45 and include endless mimosas and a brunch entree.

Sashay down to this fun-loving bar and brunch spot for a weekly drag brunch every Sunday at 2pm! $8 gets you entry to a tasty brunch, plenty of booze and a show. Hosted by hometown queens Emi Grate and Nancy NoGood, this drag brunch is low-key but fabulous to the last sip. Get tickets via FeverUp.

This Hell’s Kitchen pan-Latin cocteleria and restaurant hosts a hyper-popular drag brunch every Saturday and Sunday with seating at noon and 2:30pm. The food and drink is bomb, and it’s all-inclusive with a $60 drag brunch fee. Enjoy strong margaritas alongside dulce de leche French toast or pulled pork tostadas while queens serenade and dance on stage and around the tables.

This locally queer-owned cocktail bar in Astoria hosts a lively drag brunch every weekend, with Saturday and Sunday shows at 1pm and 3:30pm. Watch drag stars led by Freeda Kulo slay their way through the intimate space while you sip bottomless bellinis ($30 per person) and munch on chilaquiles or creme brulee French toast.

Drag brunch is an all-weekend affair at this sceney spot under The High Line. On Saturdays, Snatched Weekend Brunch goes off with Nicky Ottav & Co. dancing through the Meatpacking brasserie. On Sundays, Essa Noche  & Co. host their Body Beautiful Brunch. Guests can book via Resy and munch through American brunch classics like The Standard Burger and the Million Dollar Chicken, plus cocktails, of course. 

Rise and shine every weekend at this 21+ drag brunch with seatings at 12:15 pm and 2:30 pm. Izzy Uncut and Skye Walker host Saturdays and Holly Box Springs and Egypt host Sundays. $59 gets you unlimited boozy beverages, plus entrees including benedicts, avocado toast, an omelet bar, fried chicken sandwich and more. It’s a party, so fuel up.

Every Saturday at 12:15pm and 2:30pm and Sundays at 12:30pm and 2:30pm, this 21+ drag brunch delivers a generous side of shade with your eggs. Benedicts, omelets and a sunny side up topped burger are all on the menu and a live DJ helps you dance up an appetite. Reservations via OpenTable.

Every Sunday, this Mexican restaurant hosts a lively drag brunch, known as the “Menage a brunch.” Double down on the queendom with plenty of guac, tacos and even mocktails if you’re not feeling the day drinking this early. $34 gets you a carafe of sangria or mimosas, an entree plus the show.

Head to SONA every other Saturday for a fun, music-filled drag brunch hosted by Queen Malai. Along with Bollywood realness, expect delicious Indian-brunch cuisine, including spice-cured salmon with everything seasoning naan, desi eggs benedict with gunpowder hollandaise, a cardamom waffle with caramelized bananas and more 

A family-friendly brunch at Macy’s Herald Square—yes, the winter home of Santa Claus. Stella 34’s drag brunches are known for their elaborate themes, from Taylor Swift to Selena to Mamma Mia, Madonna, Dolly Parton and more. You can take the kids every week to see a different show and taste your way through the Italian menu because nothing goes better with a drag show than baked ziti.