Thanksgiving takes place on Thursday, Nov. 27, and restaurants around Atlanta are preparing feasts with all the trimmings to celebrate.
Looking to dine out on Thanksgiving Day? Several restaurants around Metro Atlanta plan to serve special holiday menus or offer bountiful buffets with carving stations and seafood towers. For people gathering at home, let a local restaurant do the cooking, from just the turkey, sides, and desserts to a whole Thanksgiving feast with wine pairings.
Take a peek at opentable.com and Resy.com for a more comprehensive list of Metro Atlanta restaurants open for lunch and dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Check back for updates to this restaurant list through Nov. 14.
Atlanta/Chamblee/Vinings
5Church
5Church in both Buckhead and Midtown will offer a Thanksgiving buffet featuring turkey, ham, and prime rib carving stations, along with sides and desserts. $75 per adult or $20 per child.
101 Steak
A celebratory feast will be shared with friends and family on Nov. 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 101 Steak in Vinings. For more information, visit 101steakatl.com.
AltaToro
The Thanksgiving buffet returns to AltaToro in Midtown on Nov. 27. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., expect a mix of traditional holiday entrees and sides as well as Latin American dishes for $65 per adult or $20 per child. Reservations required.
The Americano
This Thanksgiving, The Americano in Buckhead features porchetta-brined roast turkey with pancetta chestnut stuffing, along with pasta and family-style side dishes. Thanksgiving dinner kicks off at 12 p.m. Reservations highly encouraged.
Auburn Angel
The Sweet Auburn restaurant, co-owned by Chef Robert Butts, plans to offer Thanksgiving catering packages this year. Starting at $250, meals include entrees like Cajun fried turkey, smoked lemon pepper wet turket, and peppercorn-crusted pork tenderloin, with sides of cornbread dressing, greens, and candied sweet potatoes. Call 404-955-7123 for more details, or DM on Instagram.
The Betty
The Kimpton Sylvan Hotel restaurant in Buckhead will serve a three-course Thanksgiving supper on Nov. 27, from 4-8 p.m., starting at $65 per person. Reservations highly encouraged.
Castellucci Hospitality Group
The Castellucci Hospitality Group will once again offer its “One Click” Thanksgiving meal package. For $350, receive a whole, uncooked turkey, several sides, gravy, Parker House rolls, and dessert. People can also order sides, turkey, and a Basque pumpkin pie cheesecake separately. Pick up orders at Double Zero in Atlanta or The Iberian Pig in Buckhead.
The Colonnade
The nearly century-old Southern restaurant on Cheshire Bridge will be open for service on Thanksgiving Day. The last time The Colonnade hosted Thanksgiving, it doled out 2,400 pounds of turkey. Check Instagram for menu updates and hours.
Daily Chew
Order everything from the turkey to the sides to desserts from Daily Chew for pick up or delivery. Order Thanksgiving turkey, sides, and desserts online.
DBA Barbecue
The Chastain location of DBA will offer smoked turkeys, Thanksgiving meal packages, and classic side dishes for takeout. Order online to pick up by Nov. 26.
Davio’s
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse in Buckhead will serve a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, along with holiday desserts, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Nov. 27. Adults are $85, while meals for children are $35. The restaurant will also serve a “Tomorrow’s Turkey Sandwich” for $19. Reservations highly encouraged. The regular dinner menu will be available.
Epicurean Atlanta
The Midtown hotel will offer a Thanksgiving buffet on Nov. 27 to include corn chowder, pimento cheese deviled eggs, a turkey carving station, and salmon, along with dressing and mashed potatoes and other holiday sides. $75 per adult or $25 per child under 12. Reservations encouarged.
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Brasserie Margot and Bar Margot in Midtown will host a Thanksgiving brunch on Nov. 27, starting at 11 a.m. The meal features carving and risotto stations, seafood towers, traditional sides, breads, and desserts for $168 per adult or $82.50 per child. Reservations required.
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
Order smoked turkey or ham, gravy, and sides like sweet potato casserole and cornbread dressing, along with pecan or apple pie for dessert, from Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. Thanksgiving meal packages start at $180. Pick up Nov. 24-26.
Frazie’s Meat & Market and Southern Belle
Frazie’s Meat & Market in Riverside will team up with Chef Joey Ward’s Southern Belle this year for an Eastside-meets-Westside Thanksgiving collaboration. Expect smoked turkey from Frazie’s paired with holiday sides from Southern Belle. People can pick up their Thanksgiving meal at either Frazie’s in Riverside or at Southern Belle in Poncey-Highland. Email michelle@southernbelleatl.com to order.
Homegrown
The Reynoldstown restaurant will open its doors from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day serving all-day breakfast, including the comfy chicken biscuit, and a special holiday menu. No reservations necessary.
JenChan’s
The Cabbagetown restaurant will offer individual Thanksgiving dinners, whole turkeys, pies, and a variety of traditional and Chinese side dishes, including dumplings, to pick up on Nov. 26. Check out the menu. Order online.
Johnny’s Hideaway
The buckhead bar will open from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Thanksgiving night for dancing, drinks, and food, including wings, sandwiches, and burgers.
Kinship Butcher & Sundry
The Virginia-Highland butcher shop and market will sell turkeys, ham, brisket, rib roasts, and tenderloins for Thanksgiving. Order online to pick up Nov. 21-22 or Nov. 26.
La Semilla
The award-winning vegan restaurant in Reynoldstown will offer an all plant-based, Latin American Thanksgiving feast feeding up to six people. The menu includes vegan tamales, empanadas, glazed seitan ham and gravy, and sides, like collards and carrots. Order online to pick up on Nov. 26.
Le Bilboquet
The French bistro at Buckhead Village is offering a three-course Thanksgiving menu for $110 per person. A kid’s menu is also available for just $40. Reservations highly encouraged.
Little Bear
The Summerhill restaurant will open on Thanksgiving night serving a prix-fixe holiday menu. Reservations highly encouraged.
Little Tart Bakeshop
Little Tart once again offers Thanksgiving pies for the holiday. Keep tabs on Instagram for details on flavors and ordering.
Marcus Bar & Grille
The Old Fourth Ward restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving Day buffet, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., to include smoked and fried turkey, barbecue pork ribs, grilled salmon, and sides like collards, oyster dressing, and mac and cheese. There’s pumpkin and pecan pie and a sweet potato bar for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged. $65 per adult or $30 for children under 12.
Mary Mac’s Tea Room
The Southern restaurant on Ponce will open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and offer family meal packages feeding up to 10 people to pick up at Mary Mac’s. Order online.
South City Kitchen
Locations of the Southern restaurant in Buckhead, Midtown, and Vinings will offer a three-course Thanksgiving menu, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reservations highly encouraged. $79 per adult or $39 per child. For $155, South City Kitchen will also offer take-and-bake Thanksgiving meals feeding up to four people that come with roasted sliced turkey or braised short ribs, green salad, biscuits and corn muffins, and pumpkin pie. Order online to pick up in Buckhead, Midtown, or Vinings.
St. Regis Hotel
The Buckhead luxury hotel will serve a four-course tasting menu on Nov. 27, from 2-4 p.m. Reservations are prepaid ($75 to $165 per person) and required.
Star Provisions
Star Provisions will offer a trio of turkey options, including whole birds for roasting. The Blandtown restaurant and market will also offer a selection of holiday side dishes, along with pies. Order online to pick up by Nov. 26.
Sweet Auburn Barbecue
The Poncey-Highland barbecue restaurant will offer smoked turkeys and sides like Jamaican collards, smoked bacon lima beans, and wok-fried green beans for Thanksgiving. Order online to pick up on Nov. 26.
Tio Lucho’s
The Peruvian restaurant in Poncey-Highland will offer smoked, spatchcocked turkeys, along with tamales, collard greens, yeast rolls with chicha butter, aji verde, and arroz árabe (jasmine rice with bacon, vegetables, and fried vermicelli noodles). Expect bread pudding for dessert. The $250 Thanksgiving feast feeds eight people. Order online to pick up on Nov. 26.
TWO Urban Licks
TWO Urban Licks will offer whole Thanksgiving feasts for two to six people to include turkey, sides, wine, pie, and other add-ons, starting at $180. Place orders by calling 404-522-4622 or emailing twoholidays@ctrxhs.com to pick up on Nov. 26 at the Eastside Beltline restaurant.
The Waldorf Astoria
Head to the Astor Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria in Buckhead on Nov. 27 for an extravagant Thanksgiving buffet filled with carving stations, holiday side dishes, chilled seafood, and desserts. Reservations required. $210 per adult or $96 per child under 12.
Wood’s Chapel BBQ
The Summerhill barbecue restaurant will offer Thanksgiving takeout meals featuring turkey with all the trimmings, starting at $245. Order online to pick up at Wood’s Chapel on Nov. 26.
Avondale Estates/Decatur/Tucker
Magnolia Room
The Tucker Southern restaurant will open for dine-in service on Thanksgiving Day, starting at 11 a.m. Magnolia Room will also offer Thanksgiving family meals, sides, and desserts for takeout. Preorder online to pick up at the restaurant.
Matthews Cafeteria
Matthews Cafeteria in Tucker will open for service at 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and offer a Southern-style Thanksgiving dinner for takeout. Preorder online to pick up.
Pine Street Market
Avondale Estates butcher shop Pine Street Market will sell herb-roasted turkey breasts, holiday hams, prime rib, and other meaty entrees for Thanksgiving. Pre-orders go live online Nov. 1.
Wahoo! Grill
Wahoo! Grill in Decatur is offering a three-course menu to go serving up to 10 people for $239. Order online to pick up at the Decatur restaurant on Nov. 26.
Brookhaven/Doraville/Dunwoody/Sandy Springs
Dixie Q
The Brookhaven barbecue restaurant will offer its smoked turkey by the half pound or pound, along with side dishes to pick up the week of Thanksgiving.
Fleming’s
Opt for Thanksgiving dinner at Fleming’s in Dunwoody to include filet mignon, prime rib, or herb-roasted turkey, along with a starter and side, for $59 per adult or $22 per child. A Thanksgiving catering menu is also available.
il Giallo Osteria & Bar
The Sandy Springs Italian restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving dinner package feeding up to 10 people this year to include a brined turkey, side dishes, and apple pie. Order the $249 dinner package online to pick up on Nov. 26. Take a look at the menu here.
Joey D’s Oak Room
The popular Dunwoody restaurant will serve a classic Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 27, available for both dine-in service and takeout. Thanksgiving Day dinner at the restaurant is $34 per adult or $17 per child. A Thanksgiving family meal for takeout is $130 and feeds four people. Reservations highly encouraged for dine-in service. Preorder family meals here.
McKendrick’s Steak House
McKendrick’s Steak House will open on Thanksgiving Day serving a special holiday menu. Reservations encouraged.
Petite Violette
The French restaurant in Brookhaven will feature a special Thanksgiving Day menu. Follow on Instagram for updates and reservation details.
The Select
The Sandy Springs restaurant will offer both dine-in and takeout service for Thanksgiving on Nov. 27. At the restaurant, dine on a three-course Thanksgiving feast with dessert, from noon-6 p.m., for $89 per adult or $39 per child. People can also order Thanksgiving family meals for takeout to include turkey, carrot soup, traditional holiday sides, rolls, and dessert. To-go dinners range between $95 for two people to $370 for eight people. Reserve a seat or pre-order dinner to pick up at The Select.
Zafron
For $45 per person, head to Zafron in Sandy Springs for Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 7 p.m. Both a Thanksgiving menu and the regular menu will be served.
More Metro Atlanta Restaurants
Castellucci Hospitality Group
The Castellucci Hospitality Group will once again offer its “One Click” Thanksgiving meal package. For $350, receive a whole, uncooked turkey, several sides, gravy, Parker House rolls, and dessert. People can also order sides, turkey, and a Basque pumpkin pie cheesecake separately. Pick up orders at Sugo in Johns Creek.
Cattle Shed Wine & Steak Bar
Cattle Shed Wine & Steak Bar in Alpharetta will open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Expect a four-course holiday dinner for $115 per adult or $20 per child under 12 years old. Reservations highly encouraged.
C. Ellet’s Steak House
Chef Linton Hopkins’ Battery Atlanta restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving family meal for $210, featuring turkey breast, chestnut stuffing, holiday sides, and dessert. The meal serves up to six people. Order online to pick up Nov. 25-26.
El Super Pan at The Battery
The Latin American restaurant owned by Chef Hector Santiago will offer a special Thanksgiving family meal for takeout this year to include a whole suckling pig, empanadas, sides, and pumpkin passion cheesecake. Order just sides and dessert, or a whole spread for $275. Order online to pick up by Nov. 26 at the Battery location.
Garnish and Gather
The meal delivery service offers turkeys, meal kits, prepared sides, and pies for Thanksgiving. Delivery takes place Nov. 23-24. Order online for delivery.
L’Antoinette French Restaurant
The Crabapple restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving dinner package feeding up to 10 people this year to include a brined turkey, side dishes, and apple pie. Order the $249 dinner package online to pick up on Nov. 26. Take a look at the menu here.
Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails
Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in Crabapple will offer Thanksgiving family meals and side packages this year. Order just the turkey and sides, or splurge on a whole Thanksgiving feast feeding up to six people that includes the turkey with all the trimmings. Order online to pick up on Nov. 26.
Piastra
The Marietta Italian restaurant offers turkey, ham, lamb, and holiday sides for Thanksgiving this year. Order online to pick up at Piastra on Nov. 25-26, or until noon on Thanksgiving Day.
Season
The Marietta breakfast and lunch spot on Lemon Street will offer Thanksgiving takeout packages, feeding up to 12 people. Email theresa@seasonmarietta.com to ask questions or order turkey and sides.