Thanksgiving dining in new york city - nymag

Thanksgiving dining in new york city - nymag

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Downtown            Midtown            Uptown            Brooklyn DOWNTOWN THE E.U. _235 E. 4th St., nr. Ave. B; 212-254-2900._ The home-style feast at this European gastropub includes a


heritage bird, creamy squash gratiné, and Brussels sprouts roasted with Gruyère and mortadella. • PRICE: Family style, $30 each • SEATING: 4 p.m.–10 p.m. • View Menu • Reserve online with


Opentable.com FREEMANS _End of Freeman Alley, nr. Rivington St.; 212-420-0012._ Traditional turkey’s the only main-course option here, but you can also look forward to a platter of English


Stilton and farmhouse Cheddar and copious family-style sides. Choose between three desserts like poached pears with honey-lavender ice cream and ginger rum cake. • PRICE: Three courses, $75


• SEATING: 3 p.m.–9:30 p.m. • View Menu THE LITTLE OWL _90 Bedford St., at Grove St.; 212-741-4695. _ Joey Campanaro anchors the Riesling roast turkey in his set menu between gnocchi with


sage-buttered chanterelles and pear-and-pistachio cake, but you could pass it all up for his signature sliders and a pork chop with Parmesan butter beans. • PRICE: Four-course tasting menu,


$60 ($100 with wine pairings); à la carte also available • SEATING: 2 p.m.–9 p.m. • View Menu HARRY’S STEAK _1 Hanover Sq., at Stone St.; 212-785-9200. _ Options like Venison Steak Diane and


filet mignon highlight the steakhouse roots of this holiday prix fixe that also comes with sides of creamed spinach, corn-bread stuffing, and a generous dessert buffet. • PRICE: Four


courses, $58 • SEATING: 1 p.m.–7 p.m. • View Menu PROVENCE _38 Macdougal St., nr. Prince St.; 212-475-7500. _ The romantic Southern-French setting calls for an equally delicate spread with


options like oysters poached in Sauternes, roasted turkey with an herbed-bread crumb garnish, and a chocolate-armagnac-torte finale. • PRICE: Three courses, $60 • SEATING: 2 p.m.–7 p.m. •


View Menu • Reserve online with Opentable.com MIDTOWN BLT MARKET _1430 Sixth Ave., nr. 58th St.; 212-521-6125._ If you don’t want to make Laurent Tourondel’s chestnut stuffing yourself, you


can sample it here drizzled with the gobbler’s other accompaniments of cranberry-grenadine sauce and rosemary gravy. • PRICE: Three courses, $85; children under ten, $55 • SEATING: 1 p.m.–9


p.m. COOKSHOP _156 Tenth Ave., at 20th St.; 212-924-4440. _ Traditional comfort foods rise to satisfy a haute palate in preparations like squash bisque with a dollop of Maine-lobster salsa


and Hudson Valley turkey doused with black-pepper-thyme giblet gravy. • PRICE: Three courses, $65; kids 10 and under priced à la carte • SEATING: 2 p.m.–8 p.m. • Reserve online with


Opentable.com CRAFT _43 E. 19th St., nr. Park Ave. S.; 212-780-0880._ Per usual, mix and match your Eberly Farms turkey or Wild Scottish salmon with seasonal sides like sausage-raisin-fennel


stuffing and roasted autumn vegetables, but taste the chef’s pairings in a spiced pumpkin soup with herb crème fraîche and foie gras served with quince. • PRICE: Three courses, $115;


children under 12, $45 • SEATING:2 p.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu • Reserve online with opentable.com ELEVEN MADISON PARK _11 Madison Ave., at 24th St.; 212-889-0905._ Savor the restaurant’s first


Thanksgiving by making a luxe selection of foie gras with wild Scottish partridge or splurging for Alba-truffle risotto before your organic turkey or dry-aged beef Bordelaise. • PRICE: Four


courses, $125 • SEATING: 2 p.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu GILT _455 Madison Ave., at 50th St.; 212-891-8100. _ Christopher Lee also brings white truffles and rice to the festive table, but here


they’re competing for first course against Jersey cranberries with Alaskan prawns. • PRICE: Four courses, $95 • SEATING: 2 p.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu UPTOWN DAVIDBURKE & DONATELLA _133 E.


61st St., nr. Lexington Ave.; 212-813-2121._ Modern American. You’ll find that sentiment evoked in the thirties glamour of your surroundings, your dirty martini, and David Burke’s


seawater-brined turkey with a corn-bread-and-sausage beggar’s purse. • PRICE: Three courses, $85 • SEATING: noon–9 p.m. TELEPAN _72 W. 69th St., nr. Columbus Ave.; 212-580-4300._ Pig is the


heritage animal on offer here dressed with maple, collards, and squash spaetzle, but the turkey’s still organic and you can spice up the traditional sides with extras like savory sweet


potato pie. • PRICE: Three courses, $79; children under 12, $40 children • SEATING: 1 p.m.–8:30 p.m. • View Menu PARK AVENUE AUTUMN _100 E. 63rd St., at Park Ave.; 212-644-1900._ Adam Platt


found the fall preparations here heavy on fruit, but if that’s your style try venison chops with pomegranate or local bass with Bartlett pear on this season’s biggest celebration before the


winter transformation. • PRICE: Three courses, $79; children 10 and under, $49 • SEATING: 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu SYLVIA’S _328 Lenox Ave., nr. 127th St.; 212-996-0660._ It just


wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a pilgrimage of sorts, so grab the two or three to Harlem’s trademarked Queen of Soul Food for roasted turkey, candied yams, and black-eyed peas. • PRICE:


Prix fixe, $22.95–$26.95; family-style for five or more, $29.95 • SEATING: 11 a.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu BROOKLYN CHESTNUT _271 Smith St., nr. Degraw St., Carroll Gardens; 718-243-0049._


Chestnuts abound in this locally sourced spread: speckled in stuffing for the Four Corner Farms heritage turkey, overflowing with black trumpet mushroom from baked acorn squash, and adding a


toasty crunch to a dessert of chocolate-chestnut pavé with fig. • PRICE: Four courses, $55 • SEATING: 1 p.m.–9 p.m. • View Menu DRESSLER _149 Broadway, nr. Driggs Ave., Williamsburg;


718-384-6343._ Deliberate the bistro’s new Michelin-starred status over diverse picks like pan-roasted quail with stone-ground grits, the heritage turkey with classic dressings, and wild


striped bass served over Swiss chard. • PRICE: Three courses, $60 • SEATING: 2 p.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu • Reserve online with Opentable.com THE FARM ON ADDERLEY _1108 Cortelyou Rd., nr. Coney


Island Ave., Ditmas Park West; 718-287-3101._ One of the few prix fixe menus that hew to vegetarians proffers a shepherd’s pie of Swiss chard, portobello, mashed potatoes, and white gravy


versus the giblet version poured over its roasted organic bird. • PRICE: Three courses, $40 • SEATING: 1 p.m.–8 p.m. • View Menu ROSE WATER _787 Union St., at Sixth Ave., Park Slope;


718-783-3800._ The turkey comes two ways: breast poached and legs served as rollatini; the apple and pear crostata you’ll want topped with a scoop of buttermilk ice cream. • PRICE: Three


courses, $60 • SEATING: 2 p.m.–7 p.m. • View Menu RIVER CAFÉ _1 Water St., at Broadway, Dumbo; 718-522-5200._ Take the country-style turkey in one of the city’s most festive settings and


finish with an only–in–New York Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge. • PRICE: Four courses, $115 • SEATING: 1 p.m.–8:30 p.m. • View Menu SEE ALSO: Restaurants Offering a Turkey-Free Thanksgiving