u/LavishnessGreedy3118

Hi! Three of us from London, UK will be in NYC for Thanksgiving this year (Thursday 26 November) and we’d really love to have a proper Thanksgiving meal (lunch) while we’re there.

We’re planning to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the morning, then have a late lunch / early dinner afterwards before heading to JFK for a 9:50pm flight back to London.

There are three of us. One is vegetarian (no fish), so she needs a genuinely good vegetarian Thanksgiving meal that doesn't have basic pasta, cabbage or mushrooms rather than just being given the side dishes! The other two of us eat pretty much everything and would love the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie etc.

We know Thanksgiving menus can be expensive and we’re happy to pay for something good, but we’re not looking for ultra-luxury fine dining. Ideally somewhere that feels warm, festive and like a proper Thanksgiving experience.

Manhattan would be easiest because of the parade and getting back to our hotel to collect luggage before JFK, although we’re open to suggestions.

We’ve seen some of the obvious options online, but it’s difficult to tell which places actually deliver a great Thanksgiving meal versus somewhere simply charging a Thanksgiving premium.

If you had friends visiting from London who had never experienced Thanksgiving in the US before, where would you send them?

Bonus points for anywhere that does both a great traditional turkey dinner and a proper vegetarian version.

Hi! Three of us from London, UK are spending one night in Boston in November as part of a NYC/Salem road trip and I’d love some local recommendations.

We’ll have had a late lunch/early dinner at Turner’s Seafood in Salem at around 2:30pm, so we definitely won’t want another full dinner when we arrive in Boston that evening.

We have Bubble Bath booked for cocktails at 8:30pm, so we’re looking for somewhere we can have light bites / small plates / picky bits at around 7–7:30pm and still get to our reservation comfortably.

We’re staying at the Canopy by Hilton Boston Downtown, so somewhere that works naturally between the hotel and Bubble Bath would be ideal. We’re also happy to walk or take a short taxi if somewhere is particularly worth it.

One of us is vegetarian (no fish), so she needs a few genuinely good options rather than one token vegetarian dish. The other two of us eat pretty much everything and particularly love seafood.

We’re coming from London, so rather than somewhere we could easily replicate at home, I’d love somewhere that feels Boston/New England-ish, or just somewhere you think is particularly worth experiencing when you only have one night in the city.

We don’t need anything fancy. We’re saving that part of the evening for cocktails. Somewhere with good food and atmosphere where we can order a few things to share without committing to another full meal would be perfect.

If you had friends visiting from London for just one night, where would you send them for a few bites before cocktails?

Hi! Three of us are coming to NYC from London, UK in November and I’m looking for somewhere for a birthday dinner on our last night.

We’ll be at the Empire State Building around 5–5:30pm and would ideally have dinner around 6:30–7pm. We have plans in Chelsea afterwards, so somewhere that makes it reasonably easy to get there would be ideal, although we’re happy to travel within Manhattan for somewhere really worth it.

One of us is vegetarian (no fish), so she needs a few genuinely good options rather than one token vegetarian main. The other two of us eat pretty much everything.

Budget is ideally around $30–50 per person for food (can flex a bit), before drinks, tax and tip. It doesn’t need to be fine dining, but somewhere with good atmosphere that feels special enough for a birthday would be lovely.

The main thing I’m struggling with is that London already has fantastic Indian, Thai, Italian, French etc., so I’d really like to eat somewhere that feels more New York/American, or serves something that’s harder to find back home.

Southern, Cajun/Creole, Puerto Rican/Nuyorican, Georgian, regional American or something I haven’t even thought of would all interest us. I’m very open to suggestions.

If you had friends visiting from London and wanted to take them somewhere they wouldn’t easily replicate at home, where would you take them?