Thanksgiving week in New York has its own rhythm. Friends fly in on Monday, offices empty out by Wednesday afternoon, and somebody always asks where the group can actually sit down together. If you are hunting for Thanksgiving dishes Soho NYC crowds can share, Boqueria at 171 Spring Street has a plan for every day of that week, including the holiday itself: Boqueria Soho is open on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, from noon to 9pm, serving our regular menu.
There’s no turkey here and no special holiday menu. What we do have is the shape of a Thanksgiving table, rebuilt with Spanish plates. A paella takes the place of the big roast, crispy potatoes stand in for the mash, croquetas play the stuffing, and churros handle the pie course. Everything lands in the middle of the table and gets passed around, which is the part of the holiday most people love anyway.
Below: each holiday role mapped to a Soho dish, our hours for the whole week, and ideas for a Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day (noon to 9pm) or Black Friday brunch on Spring Street.
Key Takeaways
- Boqueria Soho is open on Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026) from noon to 9pm with the regular menu. There is no special Thanksgiving menu, so reserve ahead.
- Monday to Wednesday (Nov 23 to 25) and the weekend after (Nov 28 and 29) are regular hours; Black Friday (Nov 27) is regular hours with brunch plus the regular menu.
- The holiday table translates neatly: Short Rib, Seafood or Vegetable Paella as the centerpiece, Patatas Bravas and Tortilla Española for the potatoes, Croquetas and Pan con Tomate for stuffing and bread.
- The sweet-tart cranberry note comes from Bacon-Wrapped Dates and the quince purée with the ham croquetas; dessert is churros, Crema Catalana or Basque Chocolate Cheesecake.
- Groups who’d rather skip the ordering debate can choose a Chef’s Menu, and bigger parties can start on the NYC events page.
1. Thanksgiving Dishes Soho NYC, Translated Into Spanish
Strip a Thanksgiving spread down to its jobs: one showpiece, a potato dish, something green, stuffing or bread, a sweet-tart condiment, a board to graze on, dessert and a toast. None of those jobs need a particular recipe, and a tapas bar already works that way, with small plates arriving in waves and everyone reaching across. Here’s how the Soho menu covers the table.
| Holiday table role | What to order at Boqueria Soho | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| The centerpiece | Short Rib Paella, Seafood Paella, Vegetable Paella, or Roasted Chicken (half or whole) | One big shared dish with a real reveal moment |
| The potatoes | Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española | Crispy, creamy, gone in minutes |
| Greens and vegetables | Espinacas a la Catalana, Grilled Broccolini, Crispy Sweet Potatoes, Escalivada, Market Salad | Color, crunch and a little autumn sweetness |
| Stuffing and bread | Pan con Tomate, Croquetas de Jamón, Croquetas de Setas | Warm, savory and made for mopping up |
| The cranberry role | Bacon-Wrapped Dates, quince purée with the Croquetas de Jamón, PX Chicken Wings | Sweet against salty, just like cranberry sauce |
| The grazing board | Aged Manchego, Aged Mahón, Valdeón, Jamón Serrano, Jamón Ibérico de Bellota | Something to pick at while the table settles in |
| The pie course | Classic Churros, Crema Catalana, Basque Chocolate Cheesecake, Orange Olive Oil Cake | Four sweet endings to argue over |
| The toast | Red, white or rosé sangría, the Hugo, cava, sherry | Bubbles or something fortified for a festive glass |
2. Thanksgiving Week Hours at Boqueria Soho
Holiday weeks get confusing, so here is the whole stretch in one place, taken from our team’s 2026 holiday schedule.
| Day | Boqueria Soho |
|---|---|
| Mon to Wed, Nov 23 to 25 | Regular hours |
| Thu, Nov 26 (Thanksgiving Day) | Open noon to 9pm, regular menu |
| Fri, Nov 27 (Black Friday) | Regular hours, brunch + regular menu |
| Sat to Sun, Nov 28 to 29 | Regular hours |
Early in the week (Friendsgiving). Monday and Tuesday are when many New Yorkers squeeze in Friendsgiving before everyone scatters to airports.
Wednesday night (Thanksgiving Eve). College friends are home, cousins are in town, and nobody has to be up early. Sangría and tapas on Spring Street start the long weekend nicely.
Thanksgiving Day. Boqueria Soho is open on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 9pm with the regular menu, a good fit for friends staying in the city or visitors who’d rather not cook in a rental kitchen. There’s no turkey or set holiday menu that day, just our usual paellas, tapas and desserts. Book ahead through the reservation page; bar seating is kept for walk-ins.
Black Friday. On Friday, November 27, we’re open regular hours and serving brunch alongside the regular menu, which suits a break between Broadway shopping stops.
The weekend after. Regular hours, and a natural moment to show visiting family around downtown.
3. The Centerpiece, the Sides and the Cranberry Moment
The paella. Every Thanksgiving has the moment when the big dish comes out and the phones come up. At Boqueria that’s the paella, made with saffron and bomba rice (a short-grain Spanish rice that soaks up flavor) in a wide, shallow pan. The treasure is the socarrat, the crunchy, caramelized layer of rice at the bottom, the same thrill as the crispy corner piece of stuffing.
Soho serves three:
- Short Rib Paella: braised short rib, Turkish figs, Piparra peppers and roasted bone marrow. The deepest and most autumnal of the three, with the richness of a holiday roast.
- Seafood Paella: monkfish, sepia (cuttlefish), squid, shrimp, clams and mussels, for the friend who never cared about the bird.
- Vegetable Paella: eggplant, broccoli, peas, grape tomato and piquillo peppers (sweet roasted red peppers), so vegetarian guests get their own centerpiece.
If someone at the table needs a roast bird, the Roasted Chicken comes half or whole with lemon, herbs and salsa verde. For a richer showpiece, the Secreto de Ibérico is the “secret cut” of the Ibérico pig: buttery seared pork with creamy white romesco, a sherry-honey reduction and patatas paja (crispy shoestring potatoes). Think of it as the holiday ham’s Spanish cousin.
Want to try it at home later? Our Paella de Mariscos recipe walks through a seafood version.
The potatoes. Patatas Bravas are crispy potatoes with salsa brava (a smoky, slightly spicy tomato sauce), pimentón (smoked paprika) and garlic allioli. Tortilla Española is the classic Spanish potato omelet of eggs, confit potatoes and onions, cut into wedges and shared like a casserole.
The greens. Espinacas a la Catalana brings sautéed spinach with garbanzos, pine nuts and golden raisins. Crispy Sweet Potatoes come with mojo verde (a bright herb and garlic sauce), spicy yogurt and cilantro. Grilled Broccolini gets ajo blanco (a creamy almond and garlic sauce), and Escalivada is fire-roasted eggplant, pepper and onion with labne and focaccia.
Stuffing and bread. Pan con Tomate, Catalan toast rubbed with tomato, garlic and olive oil, tends to vanish first. For the warm comfort of stuffing, order Croquetas de Jamón (creamy Serrano ham croquettes) and Croquetas de Setas (mushroom, with truffle allioli).
The cranberry moment. That sweet-sharp job goes to the quince purée served with the ham croquetas (quince is an autumn fruit cooked down into a sweet-tart paste), the Bacon-Wrapped Dates stuffed with almonds and Valdeón blue cheese, and the PX Chicken Wings, glazed with a sweet and sour Pedro Ximénez sherry reduction.
Several dishes are marked gluten-free on the menu, including the Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española and all three paellas. Let your server know about any allergies before ordering.
4. Cheese, Dessert, the Toast and a Black Friday Brunch
The grazing board. Start with Aged Manchego (nutty sheep’s milk), Aged Mahón (tangy cow’s milk) and Valdeón (a sharp, creamy blue). Add Jamón Serrano or the acorn-fed Jamón Ibérico de Bellota, sliced by hand in the open kitchen.
The pie course. Classic Churros are fried dough dusted with cinnamon sugar, served with dulce de leche, hot chocolate or Nutella for dipping. Crema Catalana is a lemony custard under a crackly layer of caramelized sugar. There’s also Basque Chocolate Cheesecake and Orange Olive Oil Cake.
The toast. Sangría comes in red, white and rosé, the Hugo mixes cava with elderflower and mint, and cava is Spain’s traditional sparkling wine. With dessert, try the dark, sweet Valdespino ‘El Candado’ PX sherry.
Black Friday brunch. The day after Thanksgiving, brunch joins the regular menu at Soho. The Torrija is Spanish-style French toast stuffed with sweet miti crema and blackberry compote. Huevos Estrellados piles shoestring fries with truffle potato cream, Jamón Serrano and a fried egg, and the Boqueria B.E.C is a mini scrambled egg sandwich with bacon, Jamón Serrano and Mahón cheese. There’s even a Brunch Paella with roasted chicken, chorizo and farm eggs.
5. A Spring Street Holiday Week: Cast Iron, Broadway and Downtown Friends
Part of what makes a holiday meal in Soho work is that the neighborhood gives everyone a reason to come early. The streets around us are lined with cast-iron buildings, the ornate 19th-century facades the area is famous for, and much of it sits inside the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District overseen by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. Walk a few blocks before dinner and look up.
Then there’s the shopping. Broadway is Soho’s retail spine (the SoHo Broadway Initiative looks after the stretch near us), and Thanksgiving week is when holiday gift lists start getting serious. Browse on Black Friday, then refuel over brunch.
Boqueria Soho has been a downtown gathering place since 2008. During holiday week the room fills with roommates before flights home, coworkers closing out the year and relatives seeing downtown. Here’s how to scale the table.
| Who’s coming, and when | What to order for the table | To drink |
|---|---|---|
| Four roommates, Tuesday Friendsgiving | Bacon-Wrapped Dates, Tortilla Española, Crispy Sweet Potatoes, Short Rib Paella, Crema Catalana | A round of rosé sangría |
| Old friends, Thanksgiving Eve | Pan con Tomate, Croquetas de Jamón, Patatas Bravas, PX Chicken Wings, Classic Churros | Red sangría, then a Hugo |
| Friends staying in town, Thanksgiving Day (open noon to 9pm) | Roasted Chicken (whole), Espinacas a la Catalana, Patatas Bravas, Croquetas de Setas, Basque Chocolate Cheesecake | Cava for the toast |
| Shoppers, Black Friday brunch | Torrija, Huevos Estrellados, Boqueria B.E.C, Pan con Tomate | Coffee or a glass of sangría |
| Visiting family, the weekend after | The Classics Chef’s Menu, plus a board of Manchego and Jamón Serrano | Sangría and a sherry with dessert |
The Chef’s Menu is the easy route for any group that doesn’t want to debate the order. The Classics is a customized selection of guest favorites including one of our paellas, and The Boqueria Experience adds seasonal dishes and a taste of hand-carved Jamón Ibérico de Bellota.
Hosting your own Friendsgiving at home earlier in the week, Monday through Wednesday? The Soho location page has an “Order Online” link for to-go orders, handy for bringing croquetas or a tortilla to your gathering. Check the online menu for what’s available.
6. Visit Us in Soho
Boqueria Soho is at 171 Spring Street, among the galleries and shops and a short walk from Broadway. Our events page notes that the space sits just steps from The Dominick and the SoHo Grand, which is handy if your out-of-town guests are staying downtown for the holiday.
Book early for the holiday. Thanksgiving week is busy, and we’re open on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 9pm with the regular menu. Reserve through the Boqueria Soho location page or our reservation page.
Bringing a big crew. For birthdays, client dinners and holiday parties, the team can talk you through options on the NYC events page. Our earlier guide to group dining near me in Soho has more tips for gathering a crowd here.
Conclusion
The heart of Thanksgiving was never really the turkey. It’s the crowded table and the plates going hand to hand. A Spanish version on Spring Street keeps that: paella as the centerpiece, bravas and tortilla for the potatoes, croquetas and Pan con Tomate for the bread basket, dates and quince for the sweet-tart note, and churros to finish.
Pick your day. Gather friends for a Friendsgiving early in the week, kick off the long weekend on Wednesday night, join us on Thanksgiving Day between noon and 9pm for the regular menu, or come back for brunch on Black Friday. Book your table and check the Soho location page for the latest details. We’ll have the sangría poured.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Boqueria Soho open on Thanksgiving Day?
Yes. Boqueria Soho is open on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, from noon to 9pm, serving the regular menu. There is no special Thanksgiving menu and no turkey. Reservations are recommended, and bar seating is kept for walk-ins.
What Thanksgiving-style dishes can I get at Boqueria Soho?
Every role on the holiday table is covered: a paella or the Roasted Chicken as the centerpiece, Patatas Bravas or Tortilla Española for the potatoes, croquetas and Pan con Tomate for stuffing, and churros or Crema Catalana for dessert.
Is Boqueria Soho open on Black Friday and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving?
Yes. Wednesday, November 25, is regular hours, which makes it a good night for a Thanksgiving Eve dinner with friends. On Black Friday, November 27, we’re open regular hours and serving brunch alongside the regular menu. The weekend after is regular hours too.
Which paella is best for a Friendsgiving group?
It depends on the crowd. The Short Rib Paella, with braised short rib, Turkish figs and bone marrow, feels the most like a rich holiday roast. The Seafood Paella suits seafood lovers, and the Vegetable Paella gives vegetarian guests a true centerpiece. Larger groups can order two so everyone gets some of the crispy socarrat.
Can Boqueria Soho host a large Friendsgiving or holiday party?
Yes. For birthdays, client dinners and holiday parties, start with the NYC events page, where the team can talk through options for your group. For smaller groups, a reservation is the easiest route. For parties of 6 or more, a taxed 20% service charge will be added.