Thanksgiving in NYC can be challenging, between finding the time to make a meal in the midst of the chaos to potentially spending the holiday without family. Luckily there are plenty of restaurants in the city that offer Thanksgiving meals with a wide selection of dining options. DOWNTOWN has you covered with a list of some of our top choices for a Thanksgiving dinner in NYC.
1. The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges
The Mark Restaurant, photo credit The Mark Restaurant.
Located at 25 E 77th Street, The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges is offering an elegant three-course pre-fixed Thanksgiving menu. Dishes will include specials such as poached lobster with Meyer lemon risotto and fresh tagliatelle with white truffle as well as the classic roasted organic turkey served with foie gras and chestnut stuffing. For dessert, options include spiced pumpkin pie and dark chocolate pecan tart. It is priced at $228 per person, and reservations can be made here.
2. Senza Gluten by Jemiko
Senza Gluten by Jemiko, photo credit Senza Gluten by Jemiko.
Thanksgiving can be a challenging holiday if you face dietary restrictions or allergies, especially being celiac or gluten-free. Luckily, Senza Gluten by Jemiko is offering a gluten-free Thanksgiving specials, including popular holiday dishes such as roast turkey with sweet Italian sausage, homemade pumpkin pie with whipped rum cream, and butternut squash with homemade bread croutons. They will also be offering signature Italian dishes including sweet potato gnocchi in fresh tomato sauce and butternut squash ravioli in a brown butter and sage sauce. Reservations can be made on their website.
3. The Tin Building by Jean-Georges
Tin Building By Jean-Georges’s Roasted Heritage Turkey Package serves 6-8 people.
Feel like having Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends at home? Luckily, The Tin Building by Jean-Georges is offering an exclusive Thanksgiving To-Go! The Roasted Heritage Turkey Package serves six to eight people, and is priced at $595. It includes brussels sprouts, mixed mushrooms, chestnut stuffing, delicata squash, potato puree, macaroni and cheese, cranberry compote, turkey au jus, pumpkin pie, and dinner rolls.
4. Salt & Straw
Salt & Straw turkey stuffing and cranberry sauce ice cream, photo credit Salt & Straw.
To cure your post-turkey sweet tooth, Salt & Straw is offering five Thanksgiving-themed ice cream flavors. Flavors include parker house rolls with salted buttercream, maple koginut squash with pomegranate, cranberry orange sorbet, turkey stuffing with cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie tiramisu. Individual pints cost $15 and they are offering pint bundles of all five flavors for $75. Pints can be picked up now until Thanksgiving day and can be ordered through their website.
5. Kellogg’s Diner
Kellogg’s Diner, photo credit Kellogg’s Diner.
For another Thanksgiving at home option, Kellogg’s Diner in Brooklyn is offering a take-out Thanksgiving package that feeds four. The package is priced at $215, and includes turkey, brown gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, glazed carrots, and mushroom sage stuffing. They also have add-ons, including mac and cheese, brussel sprouts, pumpkin, maple pecan, and apple crumble pies, and strawberry pretzel salad. They will also be open Thanksgiving day for dine-in. Orders can be placed on their website.
6. Red Rooster Harlem
The Gold Room at The Red Rooster Harlem, photo credit The Red Rooster Harlem.
Visit Harlem and spend your Thanksgiving with some live music and delicious food at Red Rooster. They are offering a special pre-fixed Thanksgiving menu for only $85, as well as their standard a la carte menu. Just beneath Red Rooster is Ginny’s Supper Club, offering a buffet-style Thanksgiving experience for $80, with an additional $20 non-refundable admissions fee, and will also be offering live music all day. For more information and to make reservations for both places visit their website.