Eggs

Poached, sunnyside-up and steamed, eggs are moving from the breakfast menu to grace dinner plates with their bright yellow yolks. These restaurants prove that the simplest, most ubiquitous kitchen staple can be transformed into an inspired menu item.

Bar Boulud
New York, NY
Frisée Lyonnaise: frisée, chicken liver, poached egg, lardons, sourdough croutons; $19

1500°
Miami, FL
Prime Top Sirloin ‘Picanha’ with duck egg and chimichurri; $25

Telepan
New York, NY
Morel Toast, sunny-side egg & mesclun; $15.50

Greens Restaurant
San Francisco, CA
Summer Squash and Torpedo Onion Pizza with roasted garlic, pecorino fiore sardo, fontina, poached eggs and pesto; $16

Adsum
Philadelphia, PA
Flat Iron with hen of the woods, sunchokes, fried egg; $25

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