There are many, many restaurants open in Manhattan on Christmas Day, but you need to travel outside of Times Square and the typical crowded places. I haven’t been to all of these, but they all have a 4.5-star rating or above, and they DO have plenty of seating. It is worth the taxi to travel to other places in Manhattan to find some tasty Christmas Dinners (or lunch!) in Manhattan:
Aria — West Villagehttps://ariawinebar.com/
Carne Mare — Seaporthttps://www.carnemare.com/
Casa D’Angelo — SoHo / Little Italyhttp://www.cangelomulberry.com/
Felice 15 Gold — Financial Districthttps://www.felicerestaurants.com/felice-15-gold-street/
Fiat Cafe — Nolitahttps://fiatcafenyc.com/
Gemma — Boweryhttps://www.theboweryhotel.com/dining/gemma/
Giovani — Greenwich Villagehttps://www.3giovani.com/
Il Cortile NY — Little Italyhttps://ilcortile.com/
Osteria Carlina — Tribecahttps://www.osteriacarlina.com/
Piacere — Nolitahttp://piacerenyc.com/
Spaghetti Incident — Lower East Sidehttp://www.spaghettiincidentnyc.com/
Terra — Tribecahttps://terrawinebar.com/
Torrisi — Nolitahttps://www.torrisinyc.com/
Via Della Pace — East Villagehttps://viadellapacenyc.com/
19 Cleveland — SoHohttps://19cleveland.com/
Antique Garage SoHo — SoHohttp://www.antiquegaragesoho.com/
Balzem — Nolitahttps://www.balzem.com/
Bar Valentina — Lower East Sidehttp://www.barvalentinanyc.com/
Barbounia — Gramercyhttps://barbounia.com/
Little Rascal — Nolitahttp://littlerascalrestaurant.com/
Marsanne — Chelseahttps://marsannenyc.com/ Marsanne
Mémé Mediterranean — Hell’s Kitchenhttps://mememediterranean.com/ Meme Mediterranean
Motek Flatiron — Flatironhttps://motekcafe.com/
Pergola — NoMadhttps://www.pergolanewyork.com
Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse — Midtown EastWebsite: http://www.benandjackssteakhouse.com/ Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse
Empire Steakhouse — Midtown East / Times Square areaWebsite: https://www.empiresteakhousenyc.com/ Empire Steak House
Essex Steak House — Lower East SideWebsite: https://www.essexnyc.com/ essexnyc.com Essex
Rocco Steakhouse — Midtown EastWebsite: http://www.roccosteakhouse.com/ ROCCO STEAKHOUSE Rocco Steakhouse
STK Meatpacking / Midtown — Midtown (two locations: Meatpacking & Midtown)Website: https://stksteakhouse.com/ STK Steakhouse STK Steakhouse Midtown NYC
(Note: There’s also a downtown location at 26 Little W 12th St — STK Steakhouse)
Tabernacle Steakhouse — Midtown West / Hell’s Kitchen areaWebsite: https://www.tabernaclesteakhouse.com/ Tabernacle Steakhouse
West Side Steakhouse — Midtown West Website: https://westsidesteakhousenyc.com/
Aquarelle — East VillageWebsite: https://www.aquarellenyc.com/ Aquarelle NYC
El Fish Marisquería — Upper West SideWebsite: https://www.elfish67.com/ El Fish
Seahorse — Union SquareWebsite: https://www.seahorsenyc.com/ Seahorse NYC
Seafire Grill (The Sea Fire Grill) — Murray HillWebsite: https://theseafiregrill.com/ The Sea Fire Grill
The Clam — West VillageWebsite: https://www.theclamnyc.com/
The Fulton by Jean‑Georges — SeaportWebsite: https://www.thefulton.nyc/ thefulton.nyc
The Otter — SohoWebsite: https://www.theotter.nyc/
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