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Where to Have Your NYC Friendsgiving

If you’re unfamiliar with the term “Friendsgiving,” let us explain. It’s basically a pre-Thanksgiving meal to be had with all of your friends prior to the actual home-cooked meal you have with your family on Thanksgiving Day, and it’s also one of the greatest unofficial holidays of the year (no matter what day it falls on for you). Scrap the cooking until it’s Thanksgiving Thursday and let one of these seven New York dining establishments do the dirty work for you and your buddies. Friendsgiving is all about the friends, but you still need some turkey and gravy to seal the deal.

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Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Artie’s Delicatessen (Upper West Side)

You don’t have to wait for Thanksgiving Day to start enjoying a “pull out all the stops” turkey dinner in NYC with your friends. Artie’s Delicatessen offers a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner year-round, serving up roasted turkey breast over a mountain of stuffing. Cranberry relish, mashed potatoes, and vegetables complete this tryptophan-filled meal. 2290 Broadway, 212-579-5959, artiesny.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Lenwich (Midtown West)

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With locations all over Manhattan, Lenwich is not only one of the best places to have a Friendsgiving, but it’s also one of the most convenient. Order up their Thanksgiving Market Sandwich to enjoy oven roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and homemade gravy all smooshed to perfection on a freshly baked roll or hero. Additional locations in Hell’s Kitchen, Upper West Side, Greenwich Village, Flatiron, Chelsea, TriBeCa, and Midtown East. 60 W. 48th St., 212-871-6677, lenwich.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: The Comfort Diner (Midtown East)

About halfway down the Comfort Diner’s lunch and dinner menu you’ll find the Thanksgiving Every Day entrée. And they’re not kidding when they put it under “Large Plates” on that very same menu, because this heaping meal will leave you in a blissful food coma after scarfing down the famous comfort food. 214 E. 45th St., 212-867-4555, comfortdiner.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Tick Tock Diner (Hell’s Kitchen)

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Marshmallow yam fans, Tick Tock Diner is your spot. They’re super affordable Roasted Turkey entrée includes marshmallow yams and a pan gravy that will send your taste buds over the moon. The roasted turkey is cooked to perfection and the plate comes loaded with a side of stuffing and cranberry sauce. 481 Eighth Ave., 212-268-8444, ticktockdinerny.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Good Enough To Eat (Upper West Side)

Good Enough To Eat mixes things up a bit with their Traditional Turkey Dinner which comes with a mouthwateringly delicious cornbread stuffing and sautéed kale instead of the usual suspects. Roasted turkey, gravy, cranberry relish, and mashed potatoes also make a notable appearance. 520 Columbus Ave., 212-496-0163, goodenoughtoeat.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Junior’s (Midtown West)

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Yes, they make a fantastic cheesecake, but that’s not all. Junior’s Roast Turkey entrée will have you and your friends indulging in giblet gravy, chestnut stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and vegetables while you sit around the table to tell each other what you’re thankful for (and chances are that’s going to be your dinner). Additional location in Brooklyn. 1515 Broadway, 212-302-2000, juniorscheesecake.com

Best of NYC Friendsgivings: Toasties (Midtown West)

Toasties isn’t the kind of place you sit down to have a meal in, but that doesn’t have to stop you from ordering a dozen of their Thanksgiving Sandwiches and bringing them back to your place for a cozy Friendsgiving. The sandwich comes on toasted white bread with a layer of roasted turkey and stuffing, some piping hot gravy, and the perfect sized squirt of cranberry sauce. Additional locations in Midtown East and Chelsea. 148 W. 49th St., 212-398-4900, toastiesnyc.com

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