Many people dream about spending Christmas in New York City – and it’s not hard to understand why, right? This date is significant and there are a lot of movies about Christmas in the city. I can say that everything here is magical, with beautiful decorations and that year-end atmosphere – I particularly love! But you can not spend Christmas Eve in New York without a proper celebration, right? So, I researched some cool restaurants to the date does not go unnoticed!
Tavern on the Green – with beautiful architecture and a privileged view, the restaurant located in the Central Park will serve a special prix-fix menu – $95 (adults) and $55 (children under 12). The menu includes starter, main course and dessert.
Address: 67th Street & Central Park West.
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Barraca – Spanish super highly-rated restaurant, famous for its tapas, paella and sangria. For Christmas Eve, the site will offer a prix-fix dinner – $45 – starring Noche Buena Lobster Paella. For dessert, homemade Turrones.
Address: 81 Greenwich Ave.
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212 Steakhouse – a special steakhouse restaurant, famous for Kobe beef and prime beef. Located in Midtown East, the place will also offer a prix-fix menu of $75, with starter, main course and dessert. Starters include oysters and salmon tartar, salad or octopus. Among the main courses, the options are fish, lamb, filet mignon with shrimp and truffle risotto. For dessert, there’s chocolate cake with ice cream, creme brulee or berries with champagne.
Address: 81 Greenwich Ave.
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La Mangeoire – this super charming French bistro will offer a special dinner with a prix-fix of $59 (adults) and $35 (children under 12), including starter, main course and dessert. Among the starters options, there are quiche, smoked salmon and salad. Main courses include duck, fish, pork and red meat cuts. For dessert, there’s chocolate pie with ice cream and other options. Check out the entire menu here.
Address: 1008 Second Avenue
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Bespoke Kitchen – contemporary American food restaurant, the prix-fix menu – $50 (adults) and $25 (children under 12) – includes starter, main course and dessert. Among the choices of starters, there are salads and eggs. Among the main courses, there are sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and a dish that combines chicken meat, turkey and duck. Desserts include options such as hot chocolate, apple pie and Christmas cookies.
Address: 615 1/2 Hudson Street
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Hearth – this award-winning restaurant located in East Village will serve again the Feast of the Seven Fishes, traditional in Christmas. Adults pay $ 96 and children under 12 pay $ 48.
Address: 403 East 12 Street
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Cocina & Co – this restaurant located at Rockefeller Center complex will offer a prix-fix menu for $40 per person. The place is simpler and serves Mediterranean cuisine. There are not more details about the Christmas Eve menu.
Address: 30 Rockefeller Center
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Did you like the choices? I chose these based on reputation and price! Unfortunately, not all of them give more details about the evening menu, but if you are in doubt, you contact restaurants by phone or email.
Laura Peruchi is a Brazilian blogger, author, and entrepreneur. She has lived in Manhattan with her husband since 2014. Since then, she has shared on her blog varied content about the Big Apple. From travel tips, including unusual things to do, shopping tips, etiquette, restaurants, and a lot more, her blog has become a reference in Portuguese (also available in English) for anyone planning a trip to New York City.
