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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).