Where to Satisfy Your Post-Thanksgiving Cravings
By now, your Thanksgiving leftovers are likely long gone (or a tad too old to eat!). But if you’re like us, you tend to crave fall holiday flavors (especially Thanksgiving classics!) — the likes of tart cranberries, stuffing, and nutmeg-scented pumpkin pie — through New Year’s Day. Luckily, these eateries are ready to help you continue your holiday feasting with turkey-topped pizzas, croissants piped with stuffing, and more!
The Stanton Social
Chris Santos’ Lower East Side lounge has been serving festive desserts since Halloween. Get decked in your holiday finest and funkiest and nibble on their Apple Pie Empanadas with cinnamon caramel and pecan whipped cream, or Pumpkin Pie in a Jar — layers of panna cotta, gingerbread streusel, and crunchy spiced pumpkin seeds.
Read MoreMomofuku Milk Bar
Acolytes know to keep their eyes peeled for Christina Tosi’s famous Thanksgiving croissant, which starts to pop up at Milk Bar storefronts throughout the city shortly before the holidays. But don’t wait until the pastry whiz begins stocking her shelves with cornflake peppermint cookies and stollen instead, because you won’t want to miss this annual treat; celery salt-flavored dough, concealing wads of dark meat turkey, cranberry sauce and gravy.
Read MorePark Avenue Autumn
Until they officially change their menu (and concept) over for winter, there’s still time left to try the Black Friday Toast at rustic Park Avenue Autumn. Think slices of grilled bread stacked with the requisite day-after fixin’s, like gravy, cranberry sauce, toasted pecans, and crumbles of turkey sausage studded with sage.
Read MoreHill Country
You probably won’t find turkey on Hill Country’s roster of smoked meats, but their array of sides are holiday friendly, from the Shoepeg Corn Pudding to the Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash to everyone’s favorite Green Bean Casserole. Except instead of cream of mushroom soup and Durkee’s onion strips, the kitchen uses snappy beans, a classy cream sauce, and piles of freshly frizzled shallots.
Read MoreBar American
Honor the holidays at Bobby Flay’s bustling Midtown brasserie, currently serving their now, signature fall soup, Roasted Pumpkin, garnished with cranberry crème fraiche and glistening, jewel-like pomegranate seeds.
Read MorePotatopia
Many have dismissed Potatopia as just another silly single-concept spot, but if mashed potatoes are what you’re after, it’s a little slice of heaven on 6th Avenue. Order your spuds smashed, baked, sliced into curls or crinkles or prepared au gratin, and smothered with your choice of toppings, proteins and sauces — from mushrooms and jalapeno to shrimp and sausage to grainy mustard, sour cream and chipotle-spiked ketchup.
Read MorePizzeteria Brunnetti
Does the thought of a “Thanksgiving Pizza” sound crazy delicious to you, or just plain crazy? Judge for yourself at this West Village eatery, currently churning out wood-fired pies topped with organic turkey sausage, goat cheese, roasted pumpkin, fresh sage, brussels sprouts and a cranberry drizzle. And that’s not all — they’re offering a seasonal Pumpkin Pizza as well, strewn with pumpkin puree, walnuts, gorgonzola, pancetta, olive oil and sea salt!
Read MoreMighty Quinn's
Granted, no one goes to Mighty Quinn’s just for the Sweet Potato Casserole (hello, have you had that brisket?), but it doesn’t seem right to comprise a meal of straight meat. So order a side of the creamy, dreamy mash, rich with maple and thick with pecans.
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