Bar Q is adding lunch Thursday through Sunday.

Photo: Ryan Charles

With the financial markets in disarray, restaurateurs are looking for ways to keep their tables turning. And one of the quickest ways to do that, it seems, is to increase their operating hours and offer more meals.

To that end, in its attempt to become a 24-hour eatery, newcomer Delicatessen has commenced serving breakfast, starting daily at 7:30 AM. In about three weeks, the restaurant hopes to be open around the clock, at which point it will begin offering delivery service as well. Also adding breakfast service is Chelsea's Cookshop, which will offer its take on the morning meal Monday–Friday from 8–11 AM starting on Thursday.

On the Upper West Side, the New American Dovetail has added a brunch on Sundays only (for now) from 11:30 AM–2:30 PM. Also getting into the brunch business is Neil Ferguson's LES hot spot Allen & Delancey, which is set to debut a brunch this weekend from 10:30 AM–2 PM; no reservations.

Meanwhile – presumably because an Asian barbecue brunch is a hard sell – Anita Lo's gleaming newcomer in the West Village Bar Q has added a weekend lunch service from Thursday–Sunday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM.

Adding meals isn't just for the newcomers. The Four Seasons is getting in on the action too – New York Magazine reports that the restaurant will begin serving breakfast this January.