The 10 best bars open on Thanksgiving in NYC

One of Brooklyn’s best bars since 2004, Brooklyn Social has a Central Casting-ideal easy/cool bar, some space for groups, a pool table with just enough clearance for play and room for more in the back yard. Its cocktail list is nicely edited and still fairly priced at $13 a drink. 

This Astoria favorite has seats outside and in for whatever wacky weather this Thanksgiving may bring. Its darling, walled, occasionally covered patio marries the best of those arrangements. In addition to its everyday cocktails, beer and wine, Sweet Afton has seasonal food and drink specials for the fall. 

The collision of this tourist and business district with a residential perimeter does not have a lot of attractive, cleverly curated, casual enough to drop in spots, so All & Sundry was a welcome addition to the greater Columbus Circle area when it opened earlier this year. Beer, wine and crafty cocktails are available, in addition to a dedicated martini menu. 

Almost always-open Maison Premiere is one of the breezily prettiest places in the city to swing by for the holiday. It’s serving a $95 turkey prix fixe for most of the day, but drinks and snacks will also be available at the stylishly distressed bar until 1am. 

Maggie Maes has a chicly rustic style, fun drinks and dedicated Thanksgiving day hours. Doors reopen at 7pm on Thursday, just in time to catch a second wind post-tryptophan. 

Leave it to hotel bars to be better bets for holiday availability. Bar Blondeau, on the Wythe’s sixth floor, has lovely skyline views, lengthy app, snack, dinner and drink menus. 

Reservations are open at this quick-to-crowd multi-award winner this Thursday, November 23. The charmingly cramped and cluttered downton destination serves all manner of drinks and a noteworthy Irish coffee with a couple of novel variants. 

This historic building is so old it served as a veritable founding father WeWork. Its still as creaky and possibly haunted as ever, even with some lovely recent cosmetic refreshes to its upstairs piano room. The Tavern will also have a $95, three-course prix fixe for the holiday. 

The cozy bar, communal tables and two-tops at The Lowery will populate with Thanksgiving drinks and a classic Turkey Day prix fixe this year. Its after dinner options number tons of beer on tap or by the can and bottle, a larger-than-most cocktail list and nice wine variety. 

Repeat ‘World’s Best Bar’ honoree Dante has an abundance of signature drinks year-round, plus ever-updating seasonal sips. Fall’s special cocktails include hot cocktails and an autumnal take on the Manhattan. It’s also serving a $120 prix fixe finished with its own pumpkin eggnog.