Avra Rockefeller Center

"Greek restaurants are generally closed on Thanksgiving, but Avra is keeping its Rockefeller Center location open. Just steps from the iconic tree, the bi-level space is adorned with wreaths, lights, and other holiday accoutrements. The $75 special includes butternut squash soup or salad, a roast turkey plate with stuffing, potatoes and string beans; and pecan or pumpkin pie. The regular menu will also be available, so you can always get your fix of octopus and lavraki." - Beth Landman

"Avra Rockefeller is a Greek seafood restaurant located in a sleek three-level space designed by architect David Rockwell. It attracts a lunch crowd of C-Suite executives from nearby companies. Popular menu items include lamb chops and whole fish flown in from the Mediterranean. The restaurant has a quieter downstairs room for serious business deals and a main space for those who prefer to be seen." - Shivani Vora

"The rush to eat lunch at this sleek three-level Greek seafood boite, designed by the notable architect David Rockwell, starts at 11:30 a.m., according to general manager Orlando Santana, and continues well into the early afternoon. It’s a time when the dining rooms are a sea of suits, and regulars include C-Suite executives from companies located within the same building or nearby such as Blackrock, Bessemer Venture Partners and the law firms White & Case and Latham & Watkins. While the three-course prix-fixe menu is a mainstay for value seekers, Santana says that the power crowd gravitates to the lamb chops or shares a whole fish flown (fagri perhaps?) in from the Mediterranean that morning. Teetotaling is the norm though the occasional executive might order a glass of white wine." - Shivani Vora