And boy do I love a good 24 Hour diner. Eating on the big day, thankfully, isn’t only fruitcake and eggnog, and whatever you can heat up from last night. The past few years, we’ve had Christmas dinner at everyone’s favorite all nighter Ukranian restaurant in East Village, Veselka. The stuffed cabbage and mushroom barley taste extra swellicious when the joint is packed, and Second Avenue is pretty much car and pedestrian-free at around 9 or 10pm at night.
The daytime is spent weaving through Chinatown, then waiting patiently for a shared table for some dim sum. Sure bets in the Manhattan enclave are Jin Fong, Golden Bridge, and the new Harmony Palace. If you’re in Queens, hit any of the three East Buffet restaurants or try out the former Italian catering hall Linden Place. Chinatowns are always bustling so you would never know that it’s a holiday and that no one is working. Plus, there’s always something eye catching like the squishy, live stuff at the numerous wet markets.
[Veselka, 144 2nd Ave, New York, NY]
[Jin Fong, 18 Elizabeth St, New York, NY]
[Golden Bridge, 50 Bowery, New York, NY]
[New Harmony Palace, 94 Mott St, New York, NY]
[East Buffet & Manor, 4207 Main St, Flushing, NY; 645 Kissena Blvd,
Flushing, NY; 79-17 Albion Ave, Elmhurst, NY]
[Linden Place, 420 Linden Pl, Flushing, NY]
