Rewind to last New Years Day, 10 am. Everyone wakes up, everyone is hungover, everyone is hungry. Where do we go? A french restaurant. Who made this decision? Someone who hates me. And everyone else-- because strange, ornate fish dishes and straight butter at 11am are the enemies of hangovers.

There are a few types of approaches to hangover eating. One is the healthy hangover brunch-- you're eating food that's nutritionally dense, trying to heal your body from the night before. Another approach is the greasy hangover brunch-- you fill yourself with foods that are unhealthy, but you do so in some sort of justifiable manner, since, it is for the sake of your hungover well-being. The third type is pizza-- pizza is a miracle cure-all, at any and all times of the day.

What do all hangover-food joints need? (1) A cool atmosphere, to prevent adding necessary anxiety to your already fragile mind. This can include good music (especially after the thumping bass and/or 90s throwbacks you probably had on repeat the night before). (2) Proximity/wait time. The last thing you want is to is travel 30 minutes on a jerky subway, for a 1 hour wait for a table, followed by a who knows how long wait for food. (3) Food that is so delicious it makes your mind and body feel like it can live again.

So, with New Years Day quickly approaching, here are my top picks in each category:

The Top Healthy Hangover Spots:

El Rey [LES]