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Where to Eat on Thanksgiving in NYC

A dining guide for November 24, 2022

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For those who prefer feasting and conversation to slicing and scrubbing, there is no shortage of restaurants that offer Thanksgiving menus for the holidays. Whether your perfect holiday is the traditional American feast in a Midtown dining room, a sojourn to a Greek-accented banquet in Astoria, or a Thai spread in Elmhurst, there is a celebratory meal waiting for you. For those concerned with the turkey shortage, there are many satisfying alternatives.

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Middle Eastern spices enliven the $75 feast at Dagon on the Upper West Side. Apple fennel soup; pumpkin shishbarak with warm yogurt, sage, and hazelnuts; and root vegetable fattoush with sumac and buttermilk vinaigrette are among the kick-off choices. Turkey gets a harissa barbecue treatment along with challah mushroom stuffing; crispy roast lamb is presented with dates, walnuts, and wild rice; and branzino is enhanced with lemon-za’atar breadcrumbs. Pumpkin creme brûlée and apple mille-feuille are among the finishing touches.

Sojourn

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If you are looking for a lively holiday, Sojourn has a hopping bar, DJ, and good global fare. The meal starts with curry-scented butternut squash soup or a squash and kale salad with champagne vinaigrette, moves on to turkey with sides, and finishes with such selections as blueberry ricotta cheesecake or honey crisp apple tart with bourbon caramel sauce.

Victory Garden Cafe

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The bird is particularly succulent and tasty at this family-run Victory Garden Cafe, thanks to a marinade of extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and cumin, and a stuffing of rice, lemon, ground veal, and spices. Among the fowl-free choices on the $49.95 two-course prix fixe: lamb chops and shrimp scampi.  A la carte options are also available and diners can choose to sit in the large enclosed heated garden, new outdoor terrace, or indoor dining room. For dessert, pop next door to the family’s bakery.

Lagos TSQ

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The $75 holiday menu at two-story Lagos begins with an option of goat meat pepper stew. Bird choices include turkey wings with habanero peppers or chicken stuffed with rice and sweet plantains. Sweet potato cake with vanilla ice cream is among the desserts. Take note: There is a dress code.

Fresco by Scotto

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If you’re not with relatives of your own, the Fresco by Scotto is a good family substitute, with its dining room and spectacular outdoor space full of fall foliage. Lovers of Italian fare will appreciate their take on the holiday feast ($160 per person). The table gets started with pizza: appetizer choices include eggplant and zucchini Parmigiano and pumpkin agnolotti. Turkey is stuffed with sausage, rice, and mozzarella, while other entree selections include crab tagliolini fra diavolo and short ribs with black truffle Barolo jus.  Don’t leave without trying the cannoli.

An outdoor dining patio with tables and chairs set up on the street.
Fresco by Scotto’s outdoor setup.
Fresco by Scotto

Sea Fire Grill

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Pescatarians will find a la carte alternatives at Seafire Grill, such as roasted halibut with lemon gnocchi and fava beans; or salmon with black rice and honey-mustard sauce at this predominantly seafood restaurant with contemporary art-lined walls. The $89 Thanksgiving menu features roasted kabocha squash soup, oysters Rockefeller, turkey with trimmings, and pumpkin or pecan pie.

Ci Siamo

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Let chef Hillary Sterling and the staff at Ci Siamo make your holiday meal, which includes an onion torta or roasted delicata squash among primi choices; braised beef with polenta or wood-fired whole trout among secondi, and sides like braised kale or parsnips on the side and apple torta di nonna or a lemon torta for dessert. It’s $135 per person and $85 for kids under 12. Reservations required.

A lineup of three gelatos scooped into stemmed glassware and resting on white saucers.
Dessert.
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Zaab Zaab

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Zaab Zaab might be tiny — a total of 42-seats including the outdoor enclosure — but it’s packed a mighty punch, with glowing reviews across publications. Chef Aniwat Khotsopa is serving up two takes on turkey — ob gai muang–northeastern-style roast turkey marinated for 24 hours and stuffed with Thai herbs ($21.95) or larb ped udon made with turkey instead of duck, studded with cracklin’ and offal bits, along with minced turkey, and flavored with charred galangal roasted rice powder, roasted chile, and mint ($19.95) Call ahead to get your name on the Queens waitlist.

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Inside of Zaab Zaab.
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Black Barn Restaurant

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Black Barn includes a three-course prix-fixe meal for $95 per person, and $45 per child 12 and under. Appetizers like wild mushroom toast, roasted squash, and fennel with beets or venison sausage are served family-style, then diners have a choice of entrees, including roast turkey, beef tenderloin, or paupiettes of sole and shrimp mousse. Sides include sausage and apple stuffing, sweet potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, and cranberries. Desserts include warm apple crumble, pumpkin cheesecake, and butterscotch bread pudding.

Consider some of the 40 different regional Indian dishes at Sahib, a relaxed room in Curry Hill. Pumpkin soup delivers a kick of ginger, while a rack of lamb and turkey are tender and flavorful thanks to a yogurt marinade and the tandoori oven. A custard fruit pudding is a good way to end the meal.

At abcV, vegetarians are lucky enough to have Jean Georges Vongerichten behind a restaurant that’s preparing a Thanksgiving feast.  The $148 family-style offering here includes cippolini onion tatin; risotto with white Alba truffle and hearts of palm; celery-root Milanese with Perigord truffle, and vegan pumpkin pie. 

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The dining room at abcV.
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Isabelle's Osteria

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Bargains are fewer and farther between at restaurants these days so the Thanksgiving deal of half-price on all American wines at Isabelle’s Osteria is cause for celebration. The $68 menu is well priced too: Appetizers include burrata with fig, pomegranate, arugula, and mint and cauliflower with Meyer lemon and shishito peppers, while entrees range from pork chop Milanese to classic roast turkey with trimmings.  Pumpkin tart with mascarpone and ginger gelato and apple fritters are a sweet finale. 

Lindens

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Lindens at the Arlo Soho features Thanksgiving from noon to 9 p.m. Prices are $65 per person pre-fixe menu (Kids 9 and under are $35). It includes Parker House rolls, baked figs and brie with prosciutto, and other sharable plates to start the feast. It’s followed by roasted turkey breast with gravy, sweet potato stuffing, mashed potatoes, bacon-wrapped green beans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie to finish. Friendsgiving is also available from November 14 to 23, during which diners order from the Harvest Dinner menu for $65 per person.

Fouquet's New York

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Hotel dining rooms are generally a chic setting for the holiday repast, and the outpost Fouquet’s New York, in Tribeca’s new Hotel Barriere, with its curved banquettes, is no exception. The $125 prix-fixe menu includes celery root soup, turkey with black trumpet mushroom stuffing (there is an option to add black or white truffles), and pumpkin creme brûlée. Francophiles can always order a la carte, and enjoy onion soup, escargots and sole meunière.

Balvanera

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Mulled Malbec with star anise, cinnamon, rosemary, and orange peel is a warming start to dinner at Balvanera, this Argentinian spot on the Lower East Side.  A la carte selections include kale salad studded with Brussels sprouts and topped with pecorino and peanut vinaigrette;($15); rillette de pato ($16); sweet potato agnolotti with pecans and sage ($28); and traditional turkey ($32)

As You Are

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The Roman and Williams-designed room at As You Are within Boerum Hill’s Ace Hotel is serving an enticing $75 spread, starting with parsnip and green apple soup, or smoked carrot and chicory salad with rye-molasses croutons.  In addition to the traditional turkey, entrees include pan-roasted salmon with gnocchi; and mistake mushrooms and farro, with black garlic and poached egg. The dessert standout is chocolate bourbon pecan pie with coconut ice cream.

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As You Are.
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Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue

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Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue is offering catering as well as dine-in options for Thanksgiving, including smoked organic, free-range turkey with cranberry compote, chestnut stuffing, sweet potato and turkey gravy ($30), butternut squash soup with candied pecans, creme fraiche ($10), and pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream ($11).

Patti Ann's Family Restaurant

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If your celebration includes children, Patti Ann’s, with shelves of books and games and an adjacent bakery, is a good choice. Decorated with refurbished brick and chalkboards, it will offer a $65 menu including “fall garbage salad’’ containing apples, honey, nut confit, and roasted celery root; turkey with cornbread stuffing and maple chile Brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream.

A blue table with paper place mats is filled with a bread basket, blooming onion, and other comfort dishes in matching blue bowls.
Patti Ann’s has kid-friendly options.
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Dagon

Middle Eastern spices enliven the $75 feast at Dagon on the Upper West Side. Apple fennel soup; pumpkin shishbarak with warm yogurt, sage, and hazelnuts; and root vegetable fattoush with sumac and buttermilk vinaigrette are among the kick-off choices. Turkey gets a harissa barbecue treatment along with challah mushroom stuffing; crispy roast lamb is presented with dates, walnuts, and wild rice; and branzino is enhanced with lemon-za’atar breadcrumbs. Pumpkin creme brûlée and apple mille-feuille are among the finishing touches.

Sojourn

If you are looking for a lively holiday, Sojourn has a hopping bar, DJ, and good global fare. The meal starts with curry-scented butternut squash soup or a squash and kale salad with champagne vinaigrette, moves on to turkey with sides, and finishes with such selections as blueberry ricotta cheesecake or honey crisp apple tart with bourbon caramel sauce.

Victory Garden Cafe

The bird is particularly succulent and tasty at this family-run Victory Garden Cafe, thanks to a marinade of extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and cumin, and a stuffing of rice, lemon, ground veal, and spices. Among the fowl-free choices on the $49.95 two-course prix fixe: lamb chops and shrimp scampi.  A la carte options are also available and diners can choose to sit in the large enclosed heated garden, new outdoor terrace, or indoor dining room. For dessert, pop next door to the family’s bakery.

Lagos TSQ

The $75 holiday menu at two-story Lagos begins with an option of goat meat pepper stew. Bird choices include turkey wings with habanero peppers or chicken stuffed with rice and sweet plantains. Sweet potato cake with vanilla ice cream is among the desserts. Take note: There is a dress code.

Fresco by Scotto

If you’re not with relatives of your own, the Fresco by Scotto is a good family substitute, with its dining room and spectacular outdoor space full of fall foliage. Lovers of Italian fare will appreciate their take on the holiday feast ($160 per person). The table gets started with pizza: appetizer choices include eggplant and zucchini Parmigiano and pumpkin agnolotti. Turkey is stuffed with sausage, rice, and mozzarella, while other entree selections include crab tagliolini fra diavolo and short ribs with black truffle Barolo jus.  Don’t leave without trying the cannoli.

An outdoor dining patio with tables and chairs set up on the street.
Fresco by Scotto’s outdoor setup.
Fresco by Scotto

Sea Fire Grill

Pescatarians will find a la carte alternatives at Seafire Grill, such as roasted halibut with lemon gnocchi and fava beans; or salmon with black rice and honey-mustard sauce at this predominantly seafood restaurant with contemporary art-lined walls. The $89 Thanksgiving menu features roasted kabocha squash soup, oysters Rockefeller, turkey with trimmings, and pumpkin or pecan pie.

Ci Siamo

Let chef Hillary Sterling and the staff at Ci Siamo make your holiday meal, which includes an onion torta or roasted delicata squash among primi choices; braised beef with polenta or wood-fired whole trout among secondi, and sides like braised kale or parsnips on the side and apple torta di nonna or a lemon torta for dessert. It’s $135 per person and $85 for kids under 12. Reservations required.

A lineup of three gelatos scooped into stemmed glassware and resting on white saucers.
Dessert.
Alex Staniloff/Eater NY

Zaab Zaab

Zaab Zaab might be tiny — a total of 42-seats including the outdoor enclosure — but it’s packed a mighty punch, with glowing reviews across publications. Chef Aniwat Khotsopa is serving up two takes on turkey — ob gai muang–northeastern-style roast turkey marinated for 24 hours and stuffed with Thai herbs ($21.95) or larb ped udon made with turkey instead of duck, studded with cracklin’ and offal bits, along with minced turkey, and flavored with charred galangal roasted rice powder, roasted chile, and mint ($19.95) Call ahead to get your name on the Queens waitlist.

A room with stripes and neon and diners at tables in the foreground.
Inside of Zaab Zaab.
Robert Sietsema/Eater NY

Black Barn Restaurant

Black Barn includes a three-course prix-fixe meal for $95 per person, and $45 per child 12 and under. Appetizers like wild mushroom toast, roasted squash, and fennel with beets or venison sausage are served family-style, then diners have a choice of entrees, including roast turkey, beef tenderloin, or paupiettes of sole and shrimp mousse. Sides include sausage and apple stuffing, sweet potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, and cranberries. Desserts include warm apple crumble, pumpkin cheesecake, and butterscotch bread pudding.

Sahib

Consider some of the 40 different regional Indian dishes at Sahib, a relaxed room in Curry Hill. Pumpkin soup delivers a kick of ginger, while a rack of lamb and turkey are tender and flavorful thanks to a yogurt marinade and the tandoori oven. A custard fruit pudding is a good way to end the meal.

abcV

At abcV, vegetarians are lucky enough to have Jean Georges Vongerichten behind a restaurant that’s preparing a Thanksgiving feast.  The $148 family-style offering here includes cippolini onion tatin; risotto with white Alba truffle and hearts of palm; celery-root Milanese with Perigord truffle, and vegan pumpkin pie. 

The all-white interior of a restaurant with large communal tables and hanging glass ornaments
The dining room at abcV.
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Isabelle's Osteria

Bargains are fewer and farther between at restaurants these days so the Thanksgiving deal of half-price on all American wines at Isabelle’s Osteria is cause for celebration. The $68 menu is well priced too: Appetizers include burrata with fig, pomegranate, arugula, and mint and cauliflower with Meyer lemon and shishito peppers, while entrees range from pork chop Milanese to classic roast turkey with trimmings.  Pumpkin tart with mascarpone and ginger gelato and apple fritters are a sweet finale. 

Lindens

Lindens at the Arlo Soho features Thanksgiving from noon to 9 p.m. Prices are $65 per person pre-fixe menu (Kids 9 and under are $35). It includes Parker House rolls, baked figs and brie with prosciutto, and other sharable plates to start the feast. It’s followed by roasted turkey breast with gravy, sweet potato stuffing, mashed potatoes, bacon-wrapped green beans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie to finish. Friendsgiving is also available from November 14 to 23, during which diners order from the Harvest Dinner menu for $65 per person.

Fouquet's New York

Hotel dining rooms are generally a chic setting for the holiday repast, and the outpost Fouquet’s New York, in Tribeca’s new Hotel Barriere, with its curved banquettes, is no exception. The $125 prix-fixe menu includes celery root soup, turkey with black trumpet mushroom stuffing (there is an option to add black or white truffles), and pumpkin creme brûlée. Francophiles can always order a la carte, and enjoy onion soup, escargots and sole meunière.

Balvanera

Mulled Malbec with star anise, cinnamon, rosemary, and orange peel is a warming start to dinner at Balvanera, this Argentinian spot on the Lower East Side.  A la carte selections include kale salad studded with Brussels sprouts and topped with pecorino and peanut vinaigrette;($15); rillette de pato ($16); sweet potato agnolotti with pecans and sage ($28); and traditional turkey ($32)

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As You Are

The Roman and Williams-designed room at As You Are within Boerum Hill’s Ace Hotel is serving an enticing $75 spread, starting with parsnip and green apple soup, or smoked carrot and chicory salad with rye-molasses croutons.  In addition to the traditional turkey, entrees include pan-roasted salmon with gnocchi; and mistake mushrooms and farro, with black garlic and poached egg. The dessert standout is chocolate bourbon pecan pie with coconut ice cream.

The exterior of a hotel building with concrete pillars, glass windows, and hanging lights.
As You Are.
Alex Staniloff/Eater NY

Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue

Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue is offering catering as well as dine-in options for Thanksgiving, including smoked organic, free-range turkey with cranberry compote, chestnut stuffing, sweet potato and turkey gravy ($30), butternut squash soup with candied pecans, creme fraiche ($10), and pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream ($11).

Patti Ann's Family Restaurant

If your celebration includes children, Patti Ann’s, with shelves of books and games and an adjacent bakery, is a good choice. Decorated with refurbished brick and chalkboards, it will offer a $65 menu including “fall garbage salad’’ containing apples, honey, nut confit, and roasted celery root; turkey with cornbread stuffing and maple chile Brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie with cinnamon whipped cream.

A blue table with paper place mats is filled with a bread basket, blooming onion, and other comfort dishes in matching blue bowls.
Patti Ann’s has kid-friendly options.
Noah Fecks/Patti Ann’s

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