Thanksgiving in NYC, but not turkey

October 10, 2023 8:08 AM

We have a friend arriving at 5pm in Penn station on Thanksgiving, and would like to grab dinner with him before we all head up to Westchester, where should we go?

We will be doing the whole Thanksgiving dinner on Friday, and would really rather have some other type of food (open to all suggestions) that night.

Im finding it difficult to find which restaurants are open, and most articles are suggesting the hotel/fancy price fix kind of thing (though if its a set menu its fine, I just don't want hotel turkey). For example, if it was not so far downtown and potentially not open, we would 100% go to Nom Wah.

We could also ponder somewhere in Westchester if you have real OMG you have to try this place. Thanks!

posted by zara to Food & Drink (6 answers total)

This is going to be one of those annoying half-answers, but you'll be right by Koreatown...some of those places have got to be open on Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, those places are also the kind that tend not to put elaborate information on the web.

For a fancier experience, the Noortwyck in the West Village has been a steady crowd-pleaser with my crowd; their Thanksgiving menu is here. Quick trip on the subway, but not a long one via taxi, either.
posted by praemunire at 8:26 AM on October 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

I believe Denny's is open every single day.
posted by NotLost at 9:22 AM on October 10, 2023

abcV is vegetarian, so there's no danger of turkey. They're saying they're offering both prix fixe and a la carte menus on Thanksgiving and are open 12-8, but there's not a lot of detail up on their website.
posted by snaw at 9:35 AM on October 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

Chinese in Chinatown...always an option.
posted by Czjewel at 9:43 AM on October 10, 2023 [3 favorites]

As mentioned, every place in Koreatown should be open. Here's a pretty good list of recommendations. (I'm a particular fan of Her Name is Han.)
posted by neroli at 10:39 AM on October 10, 2023 [2 favorites]

Restaurants open on thanksgiving that do the traditional meal will have other options.
posted by brujita at 2:53 PM on October 10, 2023