Where to grab some food on Thanksgiving if you aren’t doing the cooking thing this year.
LessZaytinya looks more like a seaside resort than an autumnal postcard, but if you need your holiday to feel more like a relaxing getaway than a chaotic homecoming, get a table at this José Andrés restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton. Make your reservations here for a three-course meal complete with turkey, butternut squash gnocchi, bacon cheddar cornbread, and a ton of sides for $125 per person.
Koloman already does an amazing, dry-aged whole roasted chicken that makes every dinner here feel like a special occasion, so we’re pretty sure their slow-roasted turkey with croissant stuffing is going to put many of the home-cooked turkeys in the tristate area to shame. Come for the turkey, and leave singing songs from The Sound of Music with your entire family after you have the Viennese apple strudel for dessert. The three-course meal costs $145 per person.
From November 21st to 27th, both locations of Quality Eats are hosting “Franksgiving.” That might sound like something Danny DeVito’s character would invent in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, but it actually involves turkey hot dogs with cranberry sauce and turkey gravy disco fries. If the special Franksgiving offerings at Quality Eats don’t appeal to you, you can still get any of the great steaks from the regular menu (or pop over to Quality Italian instead to try the Thanksgiving Parm).
The Thanksgiving dinner menu at Korean-French restaurant Soogil reads like it was made for the character in every holiday movie who comes back to their small town with big city taste. It’s a mashup of Korean, French, and traditional American Thanksgiving food, and your entree options include both a turkey roulade with foie gras and an uni bowl. The menu is $145 per person with an optional wine pairing for $94. Thanksgiving reservations are available 12pm–4pm and 5pm-11pm.
We don’t know that any Venetians will be sitting around a turkey saying "Thanks" this month, but we do know they do fabulous things with duck, so we fully support Ci Siamo’s Venetian-inspired Thanksgiving plans. Duck will make an appearance, as will prosciutto wrapped turkey and some of Ci Siamo’s signature dishes. The three-course menu costs $138 per person.
Considering how warm November has been, Thanksgiving by the sea is looking pretty appealing. Whether it actually stays warm or you end up having the sort of broody, overcast seaside family holiday you see in Noah Baumbach films, spend your Thanksgiving at Margie’s at the Rockaway Hotel. This restaurant has a big, bright kid-friendly dining room with nautical tones and a beautiful bar. They’re doing Thanksgiving dinner all day with a prix-fixe menu that costs $55 per person and $25 for children.
Miss Lily’s is fun for the whole family, especially if your family is made up entirely of Instagram-obsessed urban skateboarders. And if you’re staying in the city for the holiday, that may very well be an accurate description of your Friendsgiving crew. Bring a group and enjoy slow-roasted jerk turkey and all the fixings for $54 per person at Miss Lily’s East Village location.
If there’s one spot on this list that’s totally in tune with harvest season, it’s Olmstead. They take their seasonal produce seriously enough to host a Thanksgiving feast “inspired by the Farmer’s Market.” Have some turkey, duck, pumpkin, and vegetables in the homey space covered in leafy plants and you’ll feel like you’re having Thanksgiving at someone’s family farm. A prix-fixe dinner costs $145 per person (not including the optional wine pairing), and kids are welcome for $45 each.
Consuming turkey isn’t just an American pastime. The bird makes an appearance on tables in Isan too, and you can try two Isan-inspired takes on turkey at Zaab Zaab’s Northeastern Thai Style Thanksgiving. They're serving up roast turkey stuffed with Thai herbs and a special version of larb ped U-don made with turkey instead of duck. Both will be available as à la carte items on Thanksgiving.
If you require a big, fancy space for your celebration this year, head to Legacy Records in Hudson Yards. The restaurant is huge, with leathered-topped tables and a horseshoe bar that looks like it belongs on a 100-foot yacht. For $110 per person, you'll get roasted turkey, black bass, sides, and pies. Seatings are 12pm-6pm.