Where to go for Christmas lunch?

[Lindacakes]

Sat down with a blank calendar for December yesterday. Filled in the vacation days, the holidays, the parties, the day the tree needs to be up, the days to visit the parents, etc.

We got left with a lunch on a Sunday. For us, to celebrate Christmas together, my partner and I.

I'm thinking it's a different opportunity, something we never do. Lunch.

Any ideas on where to eat lunch, something special? Not stuffy, but opulent, maybe . . .

[Fat Guy]

Very, very, very few top restaurants do Sunday lunch. Even the few top-tier restaurants that are open midday Sunday (e.g., Aquavit) are typically doing brunch. One noteworthy exception is Bouley, which has long served lunch 7 days a week. Per Se and Momofuku Ko are also options, though tough to book.

[Lindacakes]

Thank you -- all of these are on the short list.

Although, it doesn't have to be what is considered a top tier restaurant, just a pleasureable one.

[Lindacakes]

A follow-up:

To me, opulent can mean Rose of India on 6th Street. It has all those lights . . .

Decision to invest in caviar and champagne for the couch instead, and a good one, I think.