If you just can’t seem to refrain yourself from Italian dinner staples this Holiday season, then Antonino’s Italian restaurant is the perfect place to indulge. Perfect for a Christmas gathering with family or relatives visiting from out of town, this charming Italian eatery is located in Manhasset on the North Shore of Long Island. Start things off right with family size appetizers that include tasty dishes like baked clams, calamari arrabbiata which has freshly battered calamari tossed with flaming peppers and sauteed in a spicy arrabbiata style plumb tomato sauce, and classic mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce.

Entrees to really satisfy the hunger include chicken verdi with sliced prosciutto, broccoli robe & melted mozzarella in a light tomato sauce, seafood marechiaro with fresh clams, calamari & shrimp in a light marinara sauce, veal contadina with sausage, potatoes, and peppers in a light white wine sauce, and shrimp risotto with saffron, shrimp, and asparagus.The family can finish off this sumptuous meal with decadent desserts like New York style cheesecake, white, milk, or dark chocolate mousse, classic Tiramisu, toasted almond cream cake with ladyfingers soaked in amaretto syrup, layers of imported mascarpone cream, and topped with toasted almonds and Italian Amarettini cookies. Antonino’s is an ideal spot for Christmas Eve dinner.

For a place that stays open come rain, snow, Christmas, or New Year’s day, Supreme Diner in Jamaica, Queens is a great place to go and have a fresh take on a Christmas feast in a casual ambiance. If a menu full of comfort food that’s served in a casual setting is your thing, Supreme Diner has an entire assortment of dishes fit for Christmas, or for whatever intrepid diners want to have. At Supreme Diner, guests can start Christmas dinner off with options like the Mixed Appetizer that includes mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, and potato skins, classic baked macaroni and cheese with cheddar and Parmesan, and steak quesadilla with mushrooms and jalapenos for something different for Christmas. Main courses to choose from include a 12 oz. grilled NY sirloin steak with sauteed mushrooms, the Best Baked Meatloaf with Supreme Diner’s secret blend of spices, and surf and turf with three jumbo shrimp scampi with a 10 oz. NY strip steak. The combos to enjoy for this Christmas are endless.

If a non-traditional Christmas dinner is what the hungry heart wants, then how about making it a Thai and Japanese affair? At Royal Siam/Anago Sushi guests can have a bit of both for a truly spectacular Christmas night. Start things off with a various assortment of appetizers that include Japanese staples like sashimi, salmon katsu maki with special sauce, and yellowtail cilantro with yuzu cilantro sauce. Thai appetizers include Thai mango salad, Thai chicken yakitori cooked in coconut milk and served with peanut sauce, and crispy duck roll with scallions and toro. The wide variety of main courses to choose from for a wonderfully unique Christmas dinner include Japanese beef negimaki, chicken, salmon, beef, tofu, and or shrimp teriyaki, and chicken or pork katsu and Thai staples like red, green, yellow and Massaman curry, and Pad Thai, Pad Si Ew, and Pad Kee Mao noodles. To finish off the Christmas feast with desserts like Tempura ice cream, mochi ice cream, and a special dessert called the Dragon Egg. Christmas dinner of a different kind awaits.

Similar to those looking for Thanksgiving Dinner favorites in a non-traditional way, some of us may want our turkey in the form of a club sandwich this Holiday season. Lucky for you, the menu at Sarge’s deli has endless turkey sandwich options, including triple decker options that are stacked as tall as your stomach can handle, and the classic such as their Turkey, Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato club. Sink your teeth into their Turkey, Pastrami & Swiss sandwich for a festive Thanksgiving classic alternative. If you’re looking for a complete meal that’ll have you reminiscent of Christmas dinners you’ve watched on your favorite Holiday movie s and commercials, their Roast Turkey Entree with either all white or mixed meat, stuffing, giblet gravy, & candied sweets is sure to do the trick. Oh, and don’t forget the top the meal off with a slice of their homemade cheesecake for dessert!

Make Christmas dinner a chopstick affair with all you can eat sushi and Sushi Para 88. Appetizers to share include tako yaki, the Japanese octopus ball, pork and vegetable gyoza, shrimp shumai, the staple Japanese appetizer, edamame beans. Roll into the Holiday spirit with their specialty roll menu. Special rolls to pick and choose from include the Hokkai roll with salmon skin and cucumber inside and salmon on top with eel sauce, the Sapporo roll with crab meat, avocado, and cucumber inside with spicy tuna on top, the Snow White roll with white tuna, spicy mayo, avocado, and crunchy inside, topped with snow crab and tobiko, the Spicy Girl roll filled with pepper tuna, avocado, scallion and topped with snow crab and spicy mayo, and lose control with the Under Control roll filled with shrimp tempura and cucumber with spicy tuna and eel sauce on top. With a whole list of specially names sushi delights to choose from, Sushi Para 88 can provide the whole family with a totally memorable Christmas dinner this year.