Christmas is coming up! And instead of deciding on what to cook, pivot to deciding on where to eat. Plenty of New York City restaurants are hosting exquisite Christmas Day brunches and dinners. Make December 25 the most delicious Wednesday of the year by securing a seat at one of these local restaurants hosting Christmas Day meals.
Head to Midtown for a luxurious three-course holiday menu for $188 per person. Dishes will include Nantucket Bay Scallop Tartare with tahini citrus dressing, chili oil, and shiso; Butter Poached Lobster with a sweet and spicy black peppercorn condiment; Seared Wagyu Beef Tenderloin with roasted pistachio crumb and aromatic beef jus; and a Mont Blanc dessert with hazelnut praline, chestnut cream, and cassis sorbet.
Make this Christmas Day unforgettable with a brunch like no other at the at Virgin Hotels New York in Nomad which will be decorated like a winter wonderland. Indulge in holiday classics like Spiced Prime Rib and Eggs, French Toast, Short Rib Pastrami Hash, Smoked Salmon Platter, and more for $79 per person.
The seasonal restaurant at The Standard East Village will host a festive Christmas Day Brunch. The menu mixes traditional and experimental breakfast fare like Avocado Toast, Steak and Eggs, and Bagel and Lox, plus Gingerbread Spiced Pancakes, Lioni Burrata Toast with a Blood Orange Marmalade and Pistachios, and Buttermilk Waffles with Bananas Foster, Candied Walnut and Whipped Creme Fraiche.
At Williamsburg’s Wythe Hotel, Le Crocodile is offering a special prix-fixe Christmas dinner from 1pm-8:15pm for $163 per person plus tax, gratuity and beverages. The three-course menu includes a choice of Sunchoke and Chestnut Soup or Citrus Salad with Berkswell Cheese; and family-style entrees and sides Roast Beef & Jus; Baked Atlantic Halibut; Mashed Potatoes & Gravy; Maple Glazed Carrots; and Maple Glazed Brussel Sprouts & Pancetta. Desserts include Mont Blanc with Biscoff and White Chocolate; Butter-Roasted Pear with Honeycomb Ice Cream; and Ruby Grapefruit Sorbet.
Celebrate Christmas Day with a traditional British Christmas lunch on the Upper East Side. A 4-course menu for $110 per person will be served from noon – 4 p.m. Menu choices include Traditional Mince Pies, Christmas Salad, classic Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding, Salmon Wellington, and Sherry Trifle.
This Boerum Hill restaurant will be celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas simultaneously with a hybrid Chrismukkah dinner on December 25. The special $65 prix-fixe menu includes Chopped Liver wonton Soup; a Reuben Egg Roll, smoked tofu Bao; Latke flights with special toppings, General Tso chicken (tso cauliflower available), Smoked meat fried rice, and Custard-filled donuts
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