A place that serves 10 different kinds of Bloody Marys (like the Caesar, served with Boodles gin, clam juice and a pickled egg) obviously knows a thing or two about brunch. That's why you'll wait north of 90 minutes on weekend mornings for a seat in the snug-though-charming dining room. But if you tough it out, your prize is delicious fare like grilled lamb sausages with Malpeque oysters and a deceivingly dense-looking "Dutch Style" pancake that defies physics with its airiness. Lunch and dinner offerings are equally innovative and consistently sensational, and service is pleasantly cheery.

Prune Information:

• Contemporary American menu. Lunch (Monday-Friday), dinner, Saturday-Sunday brunch.