PrintWhere to Eat Turkey Day Out
New York Magazine did a decent job of telling you where to go out, but they missed a few places, and they didn't take into consideration the environs. On Thanksgiving you want to have room to stretch, unbutton your pants, and talk to your dining mates without screaming, and without your neighbors being in your lap. Here are ten places you can do all of the above and eat really well at the same. I've tried cover as many neighborhoods as I could. If there are other places in other neighborhoods that should be on the list, add them here.
East Village
E.U.
235 E. 4th Street (Ave. B)
New York, NY
Ph: 212-254-2900
Ahktar Nawab can cook, and the tariff is a very reasonable $30.
The menu:
Soho:
Provence
35 McDougal St. (at Prince)
Ph: 212-475-7500
$70-Cozy dining rooms here plus Marc Meyer's sophisticated, earthy cooking equals a fine Thanksgiving.
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Flatiron:
Craft
43 East 19th St, (Park Ave. South)
Ph: 212-780-0880
$115 is pricey, but do use great ingredients here and the tables are wonderfully well-spaced.
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Madison Square Park:
Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Park (at 24th St.)
Ph: 212-889-0905
$125 is a lot of money, but where else can you get a foie gras appetizer on Thanksgiving without paying a surcharge. There is a $75 supplement if you choose the pasta with white truffles. Did the Pilgrims know from white truffles? I don't think so.
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Lincoln Center-Upper West Side
Telepan
72 W. 69th Street (just east of Columbus)
New York, NY
Ph: 212-580-4300
$79--Bill Telepan is one of the great long deep flavor cooks, perfect for Thanksgiving, don't you think? Plus, the dining room is civilized and easy to talk in.
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Upper West Side
Ouest
2315 Broadway (bet. 83rd and 84th St.)
New York, NY
Ph:212-5808700
$75: Tom Valenti is the long, deep flavor king, so if I were eating Thanksgiving anywhere but home I would eat here. Befitting his Italian heritage, Valenti offers a pasta course featuring braised pork shoulder and fennel sausage before he serves turkey with all the trimmings.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Dressler
149 Broadway, nr. Driggs Ave.,
Williamsburg; 718-384-6343.
$60 Spacious digs, good cooking, and if you live in Williamsburg, you don't have far to travel.
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The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou Rd., nr. Coney Island Ave., Ditmas Park West;
Ph: 718-287-3101.
$40: 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.
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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.
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3 Comments:
Stone Park Cafe in Park Slope is offering a $65/person prix fixe
Gilt at the NY Palace is offering a $95/person prix fixe
Livetotravel at 12:01PM on 11/13/07
Did you actually go and indulge in a huge meal, unbutton your pants and stretch out in each establishment to research this? You know, I'd move to NY in a heartbeat if there was a job as your assistant. I'm excellent with such homework assignments. I diligent pupil indeed!
Acme Instant Food at 5:20PM on 11/13/07
Don't live anywhere close to NYC but it was fun to read these menu offerings & drool!
JEP at 5:51PM on 11/13/07