2019 NYC Restaurants to Celebrate Christmas and Christmas Day!
New Year's Eve
Dec 24, 2019 to Dec 25, 2019
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CHRISTMAS EVE + CHRISTMAS DAY
Antica Pesa
Antica Pesa will be serving its seasonal à la carte menu, plus a selection of festive specials. Menu highlights include the Prosciutto d'Anatra, Mostarda e Fischi (prosciutto, hazelnut & dried fig crumble served with honey mustard semifreddo), The Christmas Lasagna Special(lasagna filled with Italian sausage, porcini mushrooms, béchamel, and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP cheese), Brasato di Manzo e Polenta (slow cooked braised beef in Barolo wine sauce with polenta + fried leeks) and finally, for dessert, the Bicchiere di Natale(Panettone soaked in sugar, orange, and cinnamon syrup layered with mascarpone and gianduja mousse).
ASSET Restaurant
The Upper West Side’s newest addition will offer a Chinese-themed Christmas menu! For $75 per person, from 1-9pm ASSET Restaurant will offer a three-course dinner full of Chinese-inspired holiday classics. Guests can choose from several options for their three-course meal. Start with Sticky Spare Ribs, Chopped Salad, Garlic Shrimp. Mains include Duck Lo Mein, Bluehouse Salmon, Roasted Prime Rib au jus. For Dessert there’s Peppermint Chocolate Mousse, Pear Upside-down Cake, and Gingersnap Creme Brulee
Atoboy
Christmas Eve Hours: Regular hours of operation. Menu: Regular prix-fixe (plus specials such as a Seafood Bouillabaisse, or supplemental Caviar and Black Truffle add-ons), Reservations via Resy
Atomix
Christmas Eve Seatings: 6pm and 9pm. Special Holiday Menu: 10-courses + 2 snacks ($295pp) available on 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/28, 12/30. Christmas Eve Menu: 10-courses + 2 snacks ($235pp). For Reservation: via Tock (Reservations open 11/1)
Bessou
Christmas Eve Seatings: 6pm and 8:30pm. Menu: Special prix-fixe menu ($70pp). For Reservations: via email at reservations@bessou.nyc
Būmu
Būmu, the just-opened, lively izakaya-inspired restaurant in the West Village will be open on Christmas Eve (5:00PM-10:00PM). Guests can expect menu staples like Uni, Salmon, and Scallops from theraw bar, yaki skewers like Rabbit Tsukune and Crispy Pork Belly, and shareable plates like the Taro Root Nest, Wok Fried Pea Leaves and Hanger Steak Tsukemen.
Café Altro Paradiso | @altroparadiso
This Christmas Eve, Ignacio Mattos’ Italian cafe in SoHo offer their a la carte menu at the bar as well a special prix fixe menu in the dining room. Mattos and chef de cuisine Zach Zeidman will serve dishes like canneloni di ricotta with wild mushrooms and black truffle, striped bass with couscous Trapanese and more. The special menu will be available for $105/person and can be accompanied by an optional wine pairing for $65/person. Reservations can be made online here.
Boqueria l Various Locations
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Christmas Chef’s Feast Menu ($70 per person): a family-style feast featuring Fideuá Negra black squid ink fideuá paella with sepia, clams, shrimp, picada, lobster stock, garlic allioli; served alongside seasonal tapas and dessert. Christmas Eve Hours: - All New York locations: 12:00-9:00 pm, serving regular menu and Christmas Feast Christmas Day Hours: - SoHo & Upper East Side: 12:00-9:00 pm, serving regular menu and Christmas Feast. - West 40th St.: 6:30-11:00 am (regular breakfast menu); 12:00-9:00 pm, serving regular menu and Christmas Feast
Cookshop | @cookshopny
This season, Cookshop will be offering 12 days of brunch as well as a special holiday menu on Christmas Eve. With the exception of Christmas day, Cookshop will serve their brunch menu every day from December 20 to the first of January (10am-4pm on weekends and January 1 and 9am-4pm on weekdays). For Christmas Eve, the Chelsea favorite will be serving a festive dinner menu from 5:30pm-10:00pm including starters such as mushroom lasagna with sage, mascarpone and grana; maine lobster with soft polenta and American caviar; and entrees including rotisserie duclair duck with lentils, dijon and a cranberry and blood orange relish; stuffed honey-nut squash with grains, kale, and maitake mushrooms; and spit-roasted cascun farm chicken. For dessert, executive pastry chef Emily Wallendjack will be serving up a Bouche de Noel.
Cote |@cote_nyc
For Christmas Eve this year, guests can celebrate at Simon Kim’s Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse, Cote for their signature Feast of the Seven Steaks -- a joyous tasting of seven cuts showcasing USDA Prime, Dry-Aged, American Wagyu and more paired with Korean accompaniments and seasonally inspired sides. Reservations can be made via Sevenrooms for $95 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
Estela|@estelanyc
Guests at the Michelin-starred estela will be able to enjoy an optional prix fixe menu for $95/person on Christmas Eve. Ignacio Mattos and executive chef Sam Lawrence will prepare new-to-the-menu items such as chicories with Asian pear and trout roe and grilled foie gras and grape leaf as well as estela's signature dishes such as red shrimp with uni and ricotta dumpling with white truffle. Reservations can be made online here.
Fish Cheeks
For those looking for a non-traditional yet still unforgettable meal this holiday season, Fish Cheeks will be open Christmas Eve and Day and serving its critically-acclaimed and widely-beloved à la carte menu. The seafood-inspired restaurant boasts unabashedly intense, fresh and vivid dishes that span the diverse regions of Thailand, with fan-favorites like coconut crab curry and Bangkok-style fried fish. They even offer a great chef's selection sharing menu that is ideal for splitting plates with friends and family.
Flora Bar| @florabarnyc
On Christmas Eve, Flora Bar at The Met Breuer will offer a prix fixe dinner with decadent options like sea urchin custard with chili oil and Szechuan lamb shoulder. The menu will be available for $110/person and guests are also welcome to order a la carte at the bar. Reservations can be made online here.
Goosefeather Executive Chef/Owner Dale Talde Christmas Eve Hours: 1pm-6pm Menu: Regular a la carte menu + special Dim Sum offerings (pricing ranges from $12-$16). Cantonese Roast Duck is available in half ($38) or whole ($69) portions. For Reservations: Call 914-829-5454 or via Resy
GranTivoli The NoLita hotspot will offer an Australian-Italian inspired feast for $89 on Christmas Eve. Guests can enjoy a three-course dinner featuring 8 inventive Christmas dishes. To start there are Baked Oysters Kilpatrick (speck, Worcestershire, pickled chili), Pineapple Glazed Ham baked in hay, Pulled Suckling Lamb Sliders, Gran Bread Basket with 5 different styles, Shrimp Cocktail. Entrees include Spit-roasted Organic Amish Chicken (truffles and black garlic), Paris Mash Potatoes, Ginger Roasted Pumpkin, Chicken Gravy, Ham & Parmesan Stuffing. For dessert: Tre-Cannoli
Harold’s Located in SoHo, Harold’s will be offering a special menu the week of Christmas, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The menu includes hearty items, like tortellini stew with butternut squash, kale, and navy beans ($16) and potato latkes with smoked salmon, apples and creme fraiche ($18), as well as sumptuous dishes like Christmas Duck with a pecan crust and served with a l’orange and wild rice ($32), and Herb Crusted Prime Rib served with au jus, roasted cipollini onions, and Parker house rolls. For a festive twist, guests can choose to have their Christmas dinner in the cozy cedar cabins, part of Arlo’s winter installation: Après Arlo.
Il Fiorista | @ilfiorista
Il Fiorista invites guests to celebrate Christmas Eve with festive, holiday and floral inspired additions to the restaurant’s a la carte menu. New dishes available on Christmas Eve only include jonah crab claws with persimmon-horseradish cocktail sauce, wildflower fritters with black truffle aioli, ruby snapper with juniper berries and shaved kohlrabi, wagyu prime rib with hibiscus and roasted cippolini, and pineapple pavlova with white chocolate and bee pollen. The restaurant will be open as usual for lunch and dinner reservations are available from 5:30pm to 10:45pm. Reservations can be made online here.
Jean-Georges | @jean_georgesnyc
Guests tasked with bringing dessert to holiday gatherings can look this year to Jean-Georges, chef Vongerichten’s eponymous restaurant at 1 Central Park West. Now through December 21, guests may order a refined Buche de Noel cake with dark chocolate mousse, devil’s food cake, pecan praline and dried cranberry & orange confit for pick-up at the restaurant between December 16 through December 23.
La Pecora Bianca | @lapecorabianca
On Christmas Eve, join La Pecora Bianca for a special prix fixe menu highlighting the restaurant’s classic Italian dishes as well as holiday specials. Guests will enjoy a three-course menu with options such as local burrata with marinated figs on toast, delicata squash with whipped goat cheese, calabrian honey, pomegranate and hazelnuts, strip steak with barolo sauce, scallops with pine nuts and brown butter, and persimmon cake with rum sauce and candied pecans. The Christmas Eve menu will be available at both the NoMad and Midtown locations for $65 per person. Reservations can be made online here.
Little Beet Table
Little Beet Table will be open on Christmas Eve from 11am-5pm, offering their signature a la carte menu of 100% gluten-free eats alongside vegetable-focused cocktails. Guest favorite dishes include Sheep Milk Ricottawith fig, saba, and watercress, served with grilled gluten-free bread, Broccoli Pizzetta, with brussels sprouts, chili flakes, parmesan, and walnut, Ora King Salmon with parsnips, brussels sprouts, dill, apple-mustard jus, and hearty Rigatoni with arugula pistou, asparagus, roasted mushroom, parmesan.
Sunday in Brooklyn Christmas Eve Hours: 9:30am-4pm Menu: Brunch only! For Reservations: via Resy *SNOWday In Brooklyn (runs 11/25-12/31) is Sunday In Brooklyn's seasonal bar pop-up. Enjoy festive cocktails, comforting snacks, and over-the-top decor. It is open Sunday through Thursday from 5:00PM-11:00PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00PM to 12:00AM. A limited number of reservations are accepted via Resy, with the majority of seating available for walk-ins.
The Fulton | @thefultonnyc
For Christmas Eve, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s waterfront seafood restaurant will be offering a “Feast of Seven Fishes” menu. The meal starts with a seafood plateau of oysters, scallops and razor clams followed by a procession of seafood delights, like yellowfin tuna tartare, lightly fried hopper shrimp with bottarga, angel hair with fried garlic and anchovies and whole black sea bass en croute. Top it off with a special Bûche de Noël to ring in the holiday. The Fulton will be open on Christmas Day and be offering a special prix fixe menu.
The Polo Bar |@thepolobar
On December 24th, Ralph Lauren’s midtown restaurant will open for regular dinner service serving an a la carte menu with holiday specials on Christmas Eve. Reservations available via phone and resy.
Nowon Christmas Eve Hours: Regular hours of operation Menu: Family style prix-fixe menu featuring Chojang Yellowtail, Crab Sesame Butter Rice, Tenderloin Steak, and more! ($60 pp) For Reservations: via Resy or call 646-692-3867 for large groups of 5-8 guests
Quality Eats |@quality_eats
Quality Eats, Quality Branded’s modern neighborhood steakhouse will serve up a playful “Chinese Christmas” spread on Christmas Eve at all three locations. The prix fixe family-style menu will be available for $48 per person, including highlights such as patty melt spring rolls, lemon Szechuan chicken and General Tso's octopus.
Rosie’s |@rosiesnyc
For some pre-Christmas cheer, Rosie’s will be hosting a series of agave dinners on Mondays throughout December. Dubbed “A Taste of Mexico," they feature unique and traditional dishes that highlight the immense variety of flavors of Mexican cuisine paired with specially selected mezcals and tequilas. The first dinner will be held on Dec 9 spotlighting Banhez mezcal. On Christmas Eve, Rosie’s will offer an a la carte menu with special holiday dishes such as the chile en nogada -- a stuffed poblano pepper with picadillo topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds.
Vic’s|@vicsnewyork
On Christmas Eve, chef Hillary Sterling will be offering her annual Feast of the Seven Fishes menu, pulling inspiration from Italy’s Puglia region this year. The family-style meal includes an antipasti spread of oyster bread & manteca; smoked eel, squid & dried fava purée; olive fritte with shrimp, chilies & mint and mackerel “crudo,” with mushrooms, orange & almonds, followed by plates of tiella with baccala, and pastas like fricelli with anchovies & cured tomatoes and orecchiette with clams, chiles & rapini. Sterling rounds out the meal with cartellate, honey-soaked fried pastry wheels native to Puglia and traditionally served on Christmas. As the holiday coincides with Hanukkah, Sterling will also be serving Hanukkah Gelt for dessert. The menu is available from 5pm to 10pm for $85 per person; advance reservations are encouraged and can be made onResy.
Wayan | @wayan_nyc
Cedric and Ochi Vongerichten’s Wayan will open for regular dinner service on December 24th with an a la carte menu serving modern Indonesian cuisine with French flair. Reservations available via resy.
Aldo Sohm Wine Bar| @sohmbar
For Christmas Eve + Christmas Day, Aldo Sohm’s eponymous wine bar will be serving a special three-course prix fixe dinner menu for $40/pp with two optional wine pairings -- the discovery pairing for $25/pp or a classic pairing for $35/pp, both of which will be selected by Aldo Sohm. The menu features Mâche salad with aged gruyere + truffle vinaigrette to start, braised beef cheek goulash with spaetzle as a main and a chestnut tart with rum caramel mousse + armagnac sabayon for dessert. Mulled wine will also be available for the month of December starting on December 4 to coincide with the Rockefeller tree lighting.
Sunday in Brooklyn Christmas Day Hours: 9:30am-4pm Menu: Brunch only! For Reservations: via Resy *SNOWday In Brooklyn (runs 11/25-12/31) is Sunday In Brooklyn's seasonal bar pop-up. Enjoy festive cocktails, comforting snacks, and over-the-top decor. It is open Sunday through Thursday from 5:00PM-11:00PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00PM to 12:00AM. A limited number of reservations are accepted via Resy, with the majority of seating available for walk-ins.
Chinese Tuxedo | @chinesetuxedo
On December 25th, Chinese Tuxedo on historic Doyers Street will open for a festive daytime service from 12pm - 10pm with a prix-fixe menu for $58/pp. Tuxedo’s subterranean sister cocktail bar, Peachy’s, will open on Christmas Day at 6pm for regular service.
Goosefeather
Executive Chef/Owner Dale Talde
Christmas Day Hours: 1pm-6pm
Menu: Regular a la carte menu + special Dim Sum offerings (pricing ranges from $12-$16). Cantonese Roast Duck is available in half ($38) or whole ($69) portions.
For Reservations: Call 914-829-5454 or via Resy
Le Bernardin
In celebration of the holidays, the internationally acclaimed seafood restaurant Le Bernardin will be serving a special tasting menu in Les Salons from Dec 20 to Dec 28 for $275/pp with an optional wine pairing for $205/pp. The nine-course menu (one course more than the chef's tasting) includes yellowfin tuna topped with osetra caviar and lemon créme fraîche, grilled lobster “Mi-Cuit” with charred scallions and sea urchin sauce Américaine, roasted kobe beef with short rib ravioli and natural jus, and more. Reservations available on Resy; Full menu here.
Nowon Christmas Day Hours: Regular hours of operation Menu: Family style prix-fixe menu featuring Chojang Yellowtail, Crab Sesame Butter Rice, Tenderloin Steak, and more! ($60 pp) For Reservations: via Resy or call 646-692-3867 for large groups of 5-8 guests
The Breslin | @thebreslin
This Christmas, April Bloomfield’s NoMad mainstay The Breslin will be serving a three-course prix fixe dinner for $105 per person. The menu will feature specials such as foie gras torchon, peekytoe crab trifle or charred chicories to start, pan roasted duck breast with shaved brussels sprouts and pumpkin gratin or steamed local white fish with caviar and chive for main, and treacle pudding with anglaise or a traditional christmas pudding steamed for upwards of 8 hours and aged until christmas day to conclude the festive meal.
The NoMad Bar NYC | @thenomadhotel
This fall, NoMad NYC gets in the holiday spirit with the debut of their Holiday Spectacular cocktail pop-up at The NoMad Bar. Kicking off on Sunday, November 24th and running through December 22nd on Sunday evenings from 5pm to close, The NoMad bar crew offers a custom menu of holiday-inspired drinks, with “Naughty” options such as a boozy Hot Chocolate spiked with green chartreuse and Fernet Branca; “Nice” beverages such as the Winter Wonderland milk punch with spices served in a decked out snow globe; and a new selection of The NoMad’s infamous cocktail explosions, including Santa’s Little Helpers with vodka, sherry, passionfruit, vanilla and lime. The Spectacular will come to a close on Christmas Eve with a final celebration featuring the full Spectacular cocktail list and an à la carte menu of reimagined holiday fare.
Quality Eats |@quality_eats
Quality Eats, Quality Branded’s modern neighborhood steakhouse, will serve their signature Chinese Christmas menu, inspired by restaurateur Michael & Alan Stillman’s holiday traditions. Highlights include riffs on Chinese food takeout favorites, including patty melt spring rolls, beef short rib char siu and black sesame sundaes, to name a few. The prix-fixe menu will be offered only on Christmas Day at all three Quality Eats locations here in NYC (UES, West Village, NoMad) for $48/person.
Valerie
Located just a stone’s throw from Rockefeller’s iconic tree and 5th Avenue’s Christmas displays, Valerie is the perfect haven away from the midtown madness. Boasting their festive holiday cocktails and a happy hour from 4-7pm (alongside their regular a la carte menu), Valerie and the upstairs The Blushing Bar will offer a haven for those in a Christmas pinch. Happy Hour includes $1 Oysters, $11 Gin Cocktails, $16 Cheese & Charcuterie and $8 Mini Martinis
Wayan | @wayan_nyc
On Christmas day, Cedric and Ochi Vongerichten’s Wayan will open for a festive daytime service from 1pm-7pm. In addition to the a la carte dinner menu, Wayan will offer specialty brunch dishes and a ‘Holiday Tumpeng’: a traditional Indonesian family-style dish with yellow cone-shaped rice and an abundance of sides such as roasted baby chicken betutu, beef short rib rendang, lamb satay + mango salad meant to symbolize gratitude, togetherness and harmony. For dessert, guests can expect a festive buche de noel. Reservations available via resy.
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