Fodor's Expert Review Blaue Gans

Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, one of the most lauded Austrian chefs in New York, runs this sprawling brasserie like an all-day clubhouse. Pop in for a late-morning or early-afternoon snack—the coffee comes topped with schlag, the doughnuts filled with apricot jam—or swing by in the evening for Central European standards like sausage, schnitzel, potato dumplings, and beef goulash. Wash it all down with a hoppy brew or a crisp Austrian white wine.