Although many New York restaurants close for the holiday, you will find a variety of restaurants that serve Thanksgiving dinner. Whether you're a visitor to New York or a local who doesn't want to cook, you can enjoy a turkey dinner. In addition to the traditional Thanksgiving meals, some restaurants also offer their regular menus or other specialties.
Harry's has been in operation for more than 30 years. Harry's Thanksgiving meal is an event of flavors and presentation. You might see such delicacies as truffle mushroom bisque, butternut squash ravioli, bay scallops meuniere or wild striped bass. Harry's serves the traditional meal with an elegant twist: roasted organic turkey, maple whipped sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pear chutney, cornbread sausage and sage stuffing, creamed spinach, Brussels sprouts with onion and bacon, and assorted cakes, pies, and tarts. If you're craving a steak, you can enjoy a filet mignon or other artisanal dry-aged steak.
Harry's
1 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
(212) 785-9200
harrysnyc.com
The menu at Craft, two blocks north of Union Square Park, showcases the innovation and expertise of its owner, renowned chef Tom Colicchio. Craft's Thanksgiving menus have included spiced pumpkin soup with herb creme fraiche, roasted Nantucket bay scallops with black truffle and Wagyu beef carpaccio. For the main course, you might have a choice of roasted organic turkey, roasted dry-aged sirloin or roasted Scottish salmon. You can enjoy side dishes such as sweet potato puree and sauteed assorted mushrooms. And to round out your Thanksgiving feast, save room for apple cider doughnuts, pear tarte tatin, cranberry-apple crisp and, of course, pumpkin pie.
Craft
43 East 19th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 780-0880
craftrestaurant.com
Sylvia's soul food restaurant is a cozy place to be on Thanksgiving as the down-home-cooking smells waft from the kitchen. Past Thanksgiving dishes have included such entrees as roast turkey, glazed ham with pineapple sauce, barbecued ribs with Sylvia's homemade sauce, Southern fried chicken and grilled catfish. To complement the meats and fish, you'll enjoy cornbread stuffing, candied yams, macaroni and cheese, grits, collard greens and cranberry sauce. You may choose to order from Sylvia's regular soul food menu, including smothered chicken, golden fried shrimp, barbecued salmon, black-eyed peas, and okra and tomato gumbo. On Thanksgiving, the restaurant serves sweet potato pie. You can also choose from Sylvia's regular dessert menu: peach cobbler, coconut cake, banana pudding, chocolate cake and ice cream.
Sylvia's
328 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10027
(212) 996-0660
sylviasrestaurant.com
