Last-Minute Thanksgiving Reservations To Book In New York City – Bar Primi and Grand Brasserie

Article by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner for Forbes

It’s Thanksgiving week! Maybe you procrastinated. Maybe you’re having second thoughts about your original holiday plans. Don’t stress — you have options. Plenty of excellent New York City restaurants still have tables available on Thursday, November 28, whether you’re eager to have a luxe and traditional feast or skip out on tradition and indulge in omakase. Because let’s face it, restaurant Thanksgiving is the best Thanksgiving. And if all else fails, at least there are still plenty of special holiday takeout options across the city.

Bar Primi Penn District

Another beloved Italian restaurant from Andrew Carmellini is offering special Thanksgiving items and its regular a la carte menu. Brave the chaos one block from the Thanksgiving parade route, to enjoy Thanksgiving Turkey with accompaniments like stuffing, yukon gold mashed potatoes, fall squash with sage, and brussel sprouts, available alongside signature dishes such as AC Antipasti Salad; Meatballs in Sugo; Pappardelle with ragu bolognese; Vesuvio Scampi with spicy rock shrimp, Hot Knots with Italian Chili Crisp, Burrata Pockets with Calabrian honey, as well as other Primi favorites.

Grand Brasserie

Meet up with friends and family in the heart of Grand Central Terminal, where the new French brasserie, Grand Brasserie, will be offering a three-course Thanksgiving Pre-Fixe menu alongside their regular menu. The $125 Thanksgiving menu includes dishes like Truffle Mushroom Soup, Roasted Turkey leg Ballotine with potato gratin, stuffing, cranberry sauce and gravy, Apple Tarte Tartin, and more.