Who could forget Fred Astaire and Judy Garland strolling down Fifth Avenue singing “Easter Parade” in Irving Berlin’s musical? Grab your Easter bonnet, or just watch others show off their chapeaus in the real-life spectacle today from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. between 49th and 57th streets. Celebrate afterward at one of these nearby restaurants open for the holiday.
Brasserie 81/2
9 W. 57th St.
(between Fifth & Sixth avenues)
(212) 829-0812
Crepe, dessert and omelet stations command the $38 brunch buffet, and a $45 prix fixe runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
DavidBurke & Donatella 133 E. 61st St.
(between Park and Lexington)
(212) 813-2121
Chef David Burke offers a three-course $55 prix fixe brunch, and a creative $75 dinner prix fixe from 4:30 to 9.
Estiatorio Milos
122 W. 55th Street
(between Sixth & Seventh avenues)
(212) 245-7400
Greek Easter means six lambs roasting for six hours, which will be served after 6 p.m. in addition to the regular menu at this favorite for seafood.
Sea Grill
Rockefeller Center
19 W. 49th St.
(between Fifth & Sixth avenues)
(212) 332-7610
Chef Ed Brown is a master of seafood, and brunch focuses on the ocean’s bounty from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($55 adults, $18 kids).
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Chambers Hotel
15 W. 56th
(between Fifth & Sixth avenues)
(212) 582-4445
A $65 three-course brunch served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. offers everything from lobster hash to baby lamb with morel juice to cannelloni of veal feet, with soft vanilla cake for dessert.

