The 24 Best Places for Thanksgiving Dinner in NYC

By: ROS Team

We are living in extraordinary times. The post-pandemic world has been challenging for us, and we are still learning how to cope with it. As we enter into this year’s holiday season, Thanksgiving is, again, going to look different for many of us. Gatherings with family and friends are likely to be smaller, and only select family and close friends will probably join in the festivities. Instead of traveling around the country for the holiday, many of us will be celebrating in our homes.

In New York City, some restaurants will remain open on Thanksgiving for patrons who are looking for fully-prepared takeout and family-style dinners as well as food kits that require a little bit of cooking to let people feel they have done something from the holiday. If you plan on spending your Thanksgiving in NYC.

Best Places to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner:

1) Victory Garden Café

Location: 2169 Steinway St, Astoria, NYC

Long before dining outdoors became the norm, the Victory Garden Cafe had an enclosed garden dining area for their customers. For around $25 per person, you can enjoy lamb chops with lemon potatoes, turkey stuffed with rice and ground veal, or shrimp scampi. They also serve dishes with baked sweet potato, Greek salad, or stuffed mushrooms. Victory Garden offers in-restaurant dining and take-out.

2) Le Crocodile

Location: 80 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NYC

Le Crocodile is located inside the Wythe Hotel and is operated by the team behind French favorite Chez Ma Tante. For Thanksgiving, this restaurant offers in-room dining (if you’re staying at the Wythe Hotel) or take-out.

The menu includes Waldorf salad, winter squash soup with black truffle, a juicy heritage turkey with cranberry sauce, honey and maple-glazed carrots, and sourdough stuffing. You can have a pear frangipane tart or ice cream for dessert—all for $110 per person for take-out or $150 per person for private dining.

3) Estuary

Location: 159 Bridge Park Dr, Brooklyn, NYC

This waterfront restaurant offers a three-course prix fixe in a menu that includes mashed potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce. Additional options include Norwegian trout in saffron broth and mushroom tortellini with black truffles. The charge is $65 per person.

4) Casa Del Chef

Location: 39-06 64th St, Woodside, NYC

This intimate restaurant is offering a prix fixe of vegetarian ($45 per person) and a classic ($55 per person) Thanksgiving meal this year. For starters, order the white corn bricks. Then proceed to the main course, which includes everything from mushroom gravy, ham prosciutto and butternut squash soup, roast turkey with Worcestershire, fingerling potatoes, and lima beans.

5) Barbounia

Location: 250 Park Ave S, NYC

Barbounia offers a Middle Eastern take on the traditional Thanksgiving feast. In fact, it is one of the most popular options at the restaurant. For $79 per person, you can enjoy a multi-course meal that starts with a delicata squash “siniya” with braised lamb, roasted butternut squash with sage, labneh, gingerbread, and watercress.

More options include smoked pumpkin chowder, roasted fish with acorn squash, or wild mushroom khachapuri. What’s best is you can dine in or get your meal packed and take it home.

6) Dante

Location: 79-81 MacDougal St, NYC

Dante is located in Greenwich Village and serves Thanksgiving dinner for $95. For this price, you get a salad or a shrimp cocktail, sage stuffing or agave-glazed ham with apple mustard, and a turkey breast with apricot. Dante also offers carryout if you want to enjoy their delicious food in the comfort of your home.

7) La Goulue

Location: 29 E 61st St, NYC

The famous French restaurant La Goulue is another great option for Thanksgiving dinner. They charge $82 per person, and you can choose between turkey or pan-seared salmon or a steak au poivre. For starters, you can order lobster ravioli, tuna tartare, or a pumpkin tart. Take-out is also available.

8) Portale

Location: 126 W 18th St, NYC

The great American chef Alfred Portale curated the menu at Portale. For around $90, you can begin your Thanksgiving feast with poached fruit and burrata and roasted beet, followed by the main course of Brussel sprouts, sour cherry stuffing, and roasted turkey. For dessert, Portale offers spiced Irish cream affogato or a bourbon pecan cake. Portale’s holiday menu is available for carryout.

9) Le Crocodile

Location: 80 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NYC

Le Crocodile is an acclaimed holiday meal destination located inside the Wythe Hotel. You can enjoy a meal privately in one of the rooms for $150, or you can dine in their heated outdoor garden for $110 per person.

Start your meal with a Waldorf salad and winter squash soup with truffles and proceed with green bean casserole, maple-glazed carrots, turkey with cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes. Then order a pear frangipane tart, ice cream, or a pumpkin pie with brandy cream for dessert.

10) Nonna Beppa

Location: 290 Hudson St, NYC

This restaurant is known for its tortellini; fortunately, that and many other items are available on the menu for Thanksgiving. Dine on orange and carrot soup for $16 and turkey “porchettina” for $16. Nonna Beppa also offers a turkey steak for $28, and you can enjoy hazelnut semifreddo with chocolate glaze for dessert for $12.

11) Hortus

Location: 271 5th Ave, NYC

If you have a taste for something other than turkey on Thanksgiving, consider a visit to Hortus in Koreatown. You can dine in the outdoor garden for around $70 per person. Choose scallops with cauliflower puree, pumpkin soup, or pickled grapes for an appetizer. For the main course, you can choose spicy braised short rib with risotto or pan-seared duck.

12) The Mark Restaurant by Jean Georges

Location: 25 E 77th St, NYC

Jean Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant inside the Mark hotel is one of the most lively places in NYC. The atmosphere during the holidays is no different.

For around $188 per person, you and your family and friends can feast on the Star with steamed shrimp salad, peekytoe crab cake, or crispy sushi. The main course is grilled lamb chops with mushroom ragu, roasted turkey with foie gras and chestnut stuffing, and lobster with lemon risotto. And, for dessert, enjoy the decadent dark chocolate pecan pie. If you’re not in the mood to endure crowds, the restaurant can pack your meal to-go.

13) Edy’s Grocer

Location: 2136 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Edy’s Grocer is a new restaurant in NYC that’s inspired by Lebanese cuisine. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, this restaurant offers a takeout menu with a Middle Eastern touch on traditional American Thanksgiving dishes.

The menu includes marinated feta, babaganoush, curried butternut squash dip, dried fig, and chestnut stuffing muffins. You can also munch on shaved Brussel sprouts and kale salad. Thanksgiving dinner is offered for $295 for four to six people.

14) Socarrat Paella Bar

Location: 953 2nd Ave, NYC

Socarrat Paella Bar is an attractive Spanish spot with a terrace in Midtown East. It’s an adorable place to engage in some people-watching. This restaurant is famous for its turkey paella, and you can score a pretty hearty meal for around $55. Enjoy their salad with sweet potatoes and Brussel sprouts, or chow down on butternut squash soup as an appetizer. The entire menu is also available for take-out.

15) Extra Virgin

Location: 259 West 4th Street, NYC

Extra Virgin is a Mediterranean restaurant located in the West Village. This restaurant serves butternut squash soup as an appetizer; their lemon-crusted codfish is available as a main course. To round out your meal, order the white chocolate pumpkin parfait for dessert. A meal at Extra Virgin will cost $75 per person, and you can enjoy your meal in the restaurant or as a carryout.

16) Kimika

Location: 40 Kenmare St, New York

Kimika is a Japanese-Italian restaurant offering Turchetta, miso mustard, porchetta served with truffle gravy, and cranberry mostarda for $395 for four to six people. Additional options include seasonal pickled vegetables, spicy olives, greenmarket salad with crispy sunchokes, seaweed focaccia, and yuzu-shoyu vinaigrette. Kimika’s Thanksgiving meal is available as takeout as well.

17) Scarpetta

Location: 88 Madison Ave, NYC

Scarpetta is a famed Italian restaurant. They offer their menu for $125 per person. They serve parsnip, scallops with chestnut, and yellowtail Crudo as appetizers. The main course includes a pasta course with multiple pasta choices, along with rib and bone marrow agnolotti, turkey breast, and steak. For dessert, try their unique apple pudding with honey gelato. Takeout is also available.

18) The Rockaway Hotel

Location: 108-10 Rockaway Beach Dr, Queens, NYC

The Rockaway Hotel offers a $55 Thanksgiving meal at its onsite restaurant overlooking Jamaica Bay. It is one of the more reasonable Thanksgiving offerings in NYC. For starters, enjoy the hummus tahini, cucumber, and kale salad with chickpeas.

The main entrees include salmon served with a whiskey pepper sauce and a cider-brined turkey breast with cornbread and sausage stuffing. Lastly, finish your dinner with a wide variety of desserts, such as baked cheesecake or spiced pumpkin pie with toasted marshmallows.

19) 15 EAST

Location: 1 E 15th St, NYC

This Union Square French destination is a famous sushi spot. You can choose between a more French-inspired menu and an omakase-style dinner. They offer their menu for $165 per person without drinks. Appetizers include sunny-side-up egg and truffled creamy parmesan grits, followed by a Moroccan-spiced braised lamb shank. End your meal with pumpkin ice cream. This restaurant offers a 4-person family meal package for $495.

20) The Dutch

Location: 131 Sullivan St, NYC

The Dutch, established almost a decade ago by Andrew Carmellini, serves a three-course Thanksgiving Day feast from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. For $85 per person, you can enjoy the Dutch’s entire menu, including Brussel sprouts with bacon and horseradish, roasted turkey with mushrooms and chestnuts, and cranberry-orange chutney.

21) Loi Estiatorio

Location: 132 W 58th St, NYC

Loi Estiatorio is open on Thanksgiving and will be serving multiple courses from 12 p.m. until 9 p.m. The menu includes Talagani cheese served with orange zest, a pomegranate salad, and turkey with a side of sweet potato and cranberry compote. Their Thanksgiving menu is also available for takeout.

22) Palo Santo

Location: 652 Union St, Brooklyn, NYC

Palo Santo hosts Thanksgiving Day meals from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. for $65. The meal includes a choice of two appetizers, turkey in mole poblano, and a pie. Palo Santo offers a 4-person family meal package for an 8-person family package for $300.

23) The Breslin

Location: 16 W 29th St, NYC

The Breslin is serving the public with onsite dining and with to-go orders on Thanksgiving day. Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the park from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. for $75 per person.

The menu includes a radicchio salad, carrot soup, turkey breast, and a dessert. The Breslin also has a family package with enough food to feed up to four people for $240. You can choose between a suckling pig option and the turkey prix fixe as the main course in the family package.

24) NoMad New York

Location: 1170 Broadway, NYC

The NoMad is a bit on the pricier side–you can enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner for $250 per person. They also offer private rooms where people from the same party can enjoy their Thanksgiving meal together in the restaurant.

The menu consists of chicken with black truffles and foie gras. A variant course of the prix-fixe menu is also available at $170 per person; it includes white truffles shaved over parmesan and tagliatelle and roasted turkey with parsnips.

Final Thoughts

Although this year’s Thanksgiving will be different, it doesn’t mean it has to be less pleasant or less memorable than past holidays. All these restaurants and many more are stepping up their game to help provide you with a great Thanksgiving, all while saving you the time of having to cook the meal on your own. If you are not yet comfortable with dining out, these restaurants and many more around NYC now offer their menus in carryout options.