Lower Manhattan’s 2024 Guide to a Fully Stuffed Thanksgiving

Look, NYC kitchens are tiny. If you’re not looking forward to having a dozen people cramming into yours for Thanksgiving, do yourself a favor and book Turkey Day dinner at one of Lower Manhattan’s many restaurants. We’ve rounded up the spots where you can enjoy multi-course menus with Thanksgiving classics as well as creative seasonal dishes from some of the city’s best chefs. If you’d rather enjoy it at home (or you overcommitted when it comes to your potluck contribution), many restaurants are also offering sides, desserts or even full Thanksgiving spreads that you can order to pick up. If you want to pass it off as home cooking, we won’t tell.   

Here’s where we would reserve a table or to-go meal in the neighborhood this Thanksgiving. 

Manhatta 

Enjoy your Thanksgiving meal with sweeping skyline views at Manhatta. The dining hotspot’s four-course menu includes roasted turkey with pomme puree, stuffing and cranberry, ‎Kristal caviar with smoked potato and hazelnut and milk chocolate Cremeux with passion fruit and espresso ice cream, among other seasonal options. You can book a four-course menu for $195 per person through Manhatta’s website. To inquire about three-course menus or kids’ menus for those under 12, call the restaurant.  

The Capital Grille 

The steakhouse is offering a Thanksgiving menu with all the classics, like slow-roasted turkey with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin cheesecake. But if you prefer steak to turkey, the full dinner menu is also available on Thanksgiving. Reservations can be made online. If you’ll be eating at home, the Capital Grille can still be part of your celebration thanks to its Thanksgiving Sides at Home package which includes seven items including cranberry-pear chutney and pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey. The full bundle is $135 and can be picked up November 27 or 28; individual sides are also available for pre-order. 

Urban Cove Society & Kitchen 

For a stylish Thanksgiving dinner, head to Urban Cove Society & Kitchen. The team will be serving up a family-style feast of whipped ricotta, turkey dinner, apple pie and pumpkin pie for $75 per person. Toasting to the holiday with a few of the restaurant’s creative cocktails is not required, but definitely recommended. Reservations can be made through the website. 

La Marchande

The restaurant located inside the Wall Street Hotel is serving up an elegant three-course feast for Thanksgiving. Heritage turkey with glazed short rib, kale and chrysanthemum salad, and chocolate pecan tartlets are all on the menu this Turkey Day. The Thanksgiving menu is $110 per person; children 12 and under are $55. Reservations can be made online.

The Fulton

The Fulton is offering a seafood-forward menu for Thanksgiving, with dishes like warm octopus and fresh mozzarella, sea bass, crab risotto and Faroe Island salmon. If you prefer to stick to the classics, the menu does have a roasted organic turkey served with all the fixings. The three-course menu will be offered from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. It costs $168 per person and reservations can be made online.    

T. Brasserie

Celebrate the holiday at T. Brasserie, where the Thanksgiving prix-fixe menu includes a classic Thanksgiving spread along with items like wood-grilled flank steak, stuffed avocados, crème brûlée and more. If you prefer to eat at home, you can pre-order the Thanksgiving Dinner at Home meal set, which includes roasted turkey breast, sourdough stuffing, cranberry compote and more for six to eight people. It costs $568 and must be ordered before November 26 at 6 p.m. The dine-in prix-fixe menu is $108 per person and reservations can be made online.

Malibu Farm 

One fresh, family-friendly option for Thanksgiving dinner this year is booking a table at Malibu Farm. Diners will enjoy options like the autumn harvest salad with pumpkin, roasted organic turkey breast, caramelized delicata squash and more. The three-course menu is $78 for adults and $39 for children; reservations can be made online. 

Blue Smoke

While Blue Smoke isn’t offering a dine-in option, the restaurant is offering plenty of special Thanksgiving takeout options. There’s the Thanksgiving Dinner for Four, which includes two pounds of turkey breast, a pint of gravy, two pounds of green bean casserole, two pounds of brioche stuffing, two pounds of mashed sweet potatoes with spiced pecans and one pound of cranberry sauce, all for $195. Each item is also available to order individually. If we were you, we’d add a pecan bourbon pie to the order. You can place your order online for cold pickup on November 27. 

Fulton Stall Market

Wanna impress everyone at Friendsgiving? Grab something from the non-profit farmers market’s Thanksgiving CSA. We’re talking pies made with fruit from an orchard upstate, locally-made hard ciders, farm-fresh cranberry sauce and more. Place your orders now on the Fulton Stall Market website. 

Temple Court

Tom Colicchio’s Temple Court at the Beekman Hotel has a special Thanksgiving Day feast planned. Diners will have options like chilled Maine lobster, free-range turkey, diver scallops, pumpkin semifreddo and more to choose from. The three-course dinner is available from 3 to 9:30 p.m. and costs $175 per person. Reservations can be made on Resy. 

Fraunces Tavern 

The historic Fraunces Tavern will be serving up cozy Thanksgiving dishes like a traditional turkey dinner, short rib pappardelle and pan-seared branzino with a fall harvest risotto. An Instagram post from the establishment suggests that there’s limited availability remaining for Thanksgiving Day tables, so book yours ASAP. 

Mezze on the River

Enjoy your Thanksgiving meal with Mediterranean-inspired flavors this year at Mezze on the River. We’re already dreaming about the Moroccan spicy roasted turkey breast, the roasted butternut squash and lentil soup, and the mezze platter with spicy feta, figs, hummus, olives and more. You can also order off the daily menu. Reservations can be made online.   

Le Gratin

Book yourself a Thanksgiving dinner at this restaurant inspired by Chef Daniel Boulud’s hometown of Lyon, France. The three-course menu offers diners elegant options like kale salad topped with candied walnuts and brown-butter vinaigrette, a turkey dinner with stuffing, sweet potato and more, and an apple tart with almond and caramel, among many other options. The prix fixe menu is $115 per person ($45 for kids) and can be booked online.

Schilling 

Enjoy Thanksgiving at Schilling this year, where dishes like warm honeynut squash, slow-roasted turkey, baked sourdough stuffing and mini pumpkin pies are all on the menu. It costs $75 per person and kids under 10 are free. If you’d rather enjoy dinner at home, Schilling also has an option to pre-order your Thanksgiving dinner and pick it up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m on Thanksgiving Day. It also costs $75 per person, with a four-person minimum. Both options can be booked online. 

T.J. Byrnes 

Looking for an easy, delicious Thanksgiving dinner without an eye-watering price tag? Look no further. T.J. Byrnes is serving up a $50 per person three-course menu with dishes like a traditional turkey dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beans, pumpkin and butternut squash soup, Maryland crab cakes and more. Reservations can be made by calling 212-406-4551. 

Stout NYC

In addition to their regular menu, Stout will be offering a traditional three-course prix-fixe menu on Thanksgiving Day, with options including butternut squash chowder soup, orange rosemary-rubbed turkey breast, maple-glazed ham and cranberry apple stuffing. The full meal with all the fixings runs $55 per person, though you can order just the entree plate for $32. Book your table here.

Delmonico’s 

For an unforgettable Thanksgiving dinner, head to Delmonico’s. The Thanksgiving menu kicks off with an optional raw course of dressed oysters, followed by items like turkey, steak, lamb chops, stuffing, wild mushrooms and more. Finish it off with the Baked Alaska — the dish was invented at Delmonico’s.  

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