Prepare your stretchy pants, Thanksgiving is coming quickly! This year, the holiday falls on Thursday, Nov. 24 and instead of slaving over the hot stove all day, why not try one of Dallas’s numerous top-rated restaurants and their specialty Thanksgiving menus? We’ve rounded up the absolute best restaurants for dining out this Thanksgiving Day, and will continue to update this list as the holiday approaches.
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5212 Marathon Avenue, Fort Worth / Website
Enjoy mouthwatering meats and sides at B&B Butchers this Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The popular steak house will offer appetizers followed by a three-course prix fixe menu with highlights including roasted prime rib and turkey, butternut squash soup, and sweet yams, to name a few. Finish your meal off with pumpkin pie and be treated to a complimentary hot apple cider and pumpkin cookies.
Reservations are required and can be made here. The price is $90 per adult and $35 per child under 11 years old, with tax, gratuity and beverages excluded.
Not feeling Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant? Check out The Butcher Shop’s prix fixe plated dinners and delicious a la carte menu items, available for pre-order starting Tuesday, Nov. 1. View the takeout menu here.
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1617 Hi Line Drive / Website
Enjoy Carbone classics and Thanksgiving staples at this popular restaurant. Unique for the holiday, indulge in glazed turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash agrodolce, cranberry mostarda and pecan pie. Or, stick to Carbone classics like spicy rigatoni vodka pasta, meatballs, butternut squash tortellini, and tuna calabrese. Reservations can be made here.
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5762 Grandscape Blvd., The Colony / Website
Take Davio’s home with you for a tasty Thanksgiving meal. The to-go menu will feature oven-roasted Vermont free-range organic turkey, Yukon gold creamy potatoes, honey collard greens, challah bread herb stuffing, and cranberry apple chutney, among others. Apple cobbler, pumpkin pie, and pecan tarts will also be on the menu.
The price is $85 per person and $15 per dessert. Orders must be placed by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, and can be picked up on Wednesday, Nov, 23. Visit their website to order your meal.
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3404 Rankin Street / Website
Opt for a different approach this Thanksgiving and order a seafood-inspired menu to-go from Dive Coastal. Appetizers include mini crab cakes, shrimp cocktail skewers, and bruschetta ciabatta crostinis. More traditional Thanksgiving items include herb-brined turkey, seared beef tenderloin, coconut cream spaghetti squash, holiday everything salad, and orange cranberry sauce, among others. For dessert, enjoy key lime pie and apple crisp. Visit their website to place your order.
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2121 McKinney Avenue / Website
Visit Fearing’s Restaurant for a three-course prix fixe menu for lunch or dinner, served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The price is $145 per adult, $90 per vegetarian meal, and $45 per child. Or, snag a to-go meal from the popular restaurant this year. While menu details are still being finalized, the price is $395 and will serve ten guests.
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5100 Belt Line Road / Website
Visit Gorji for a tasty prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner. Menu highlights include braised and grilled baby octopus with tomato sauce and avocado, kale and romaine Caesar salad, Australian sea bass & Texas shrimp, prime beef tenderloin, vegetarian lasagna, and grilled turkey or prime pork chop. Dessert options feature flourless chocolate cake, homemade Kefir butterfly and Jordan Valley Medjool date with sesame seed wafers and pomegranate reduction, or vanilla ice cream with figs and roasted pistachios, doused in Texas dessert wine.
Reservations are recommended and can be made here. The price is $99 per person for the three-course dinner, and $115 per person for the four-course dinner, as well as options for takeout meals.
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2525 Elm Street / Website
Head to buzzy steakhouse Harper’s for an easy Thanksgiving meal. Enjoy turkey breast roulade stuffed with cranberry stuffing, sweet potato mash, beans, and giblet gravy. The price is $42 per plate. Reservations can be made here.
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400 Davis Street / Website
Make this Thanksgiving all about central Texas-style BBQ with Lockhart Smokehouse’s family-style to-go menu. The special Thanksgiving offerings will include smoked ham, turkey, briskets and prime rib, and side dishes like mac and cheese, green bean casserole, as well as s’mores bread pudding and peach cobbler for dessert. The meal is set to serve six to eight people. Pre-orders must be placed by Nov. 18 and can be placed here.
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1621 Oak Lawn Avenue / Website
Venture to this popular Design District gastropub for a tasty Thanksgiving brunch. Holiday specials include the Moth Thanksgiving Plate, comprised of roasted turkey breast, cornbread dressing, whipped butternut squash, smoked gouda macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, and a toasted roll. Other brunch favorites like sticky buns, wild mushroom omelet, chicken and waffles, and a menu of brunch beverages, will be available. Reservations can be made here.
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5500 Greenville Avenue / Website
Let OAK’D handle your entire Thanksgiving meal with its two family-style packages, both made to serve 10 to 12 guests. The first package features a smoked turkey, two side dishes, cranberry relish, turkey gravy, a dozen brioche rolls, and one dessert. The second package features the same offerings with the addition of a six-pound smoked spiral ham, two additional side dishes, and a second dessert.
OAK’D is known for its decadent, award-winning desserts and in celebration of the holiday, will offer pecan pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie, key lime pie, and bread pudding. All pre-orders must be placed by 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, and can be placed here.
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1618 West Commerce Street / Website
Order delectable smoked meats from Pecan Lodge for your Thanksgiving table this year. The menu highlights include apricot-molasses glazed smoked turkey or ham, spice-crusted beef tenderloin, whole smoked brisket, pulled pork, burnt ends, handmade smoked sausage links, and racks of ribs. Sides include cornbread stuffing, tamales, and whipped potatoes, among others, while dessert features banana pudding and peach cobbler. Orders must be placed by Friday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. and can be set here.
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Visit Perry’s for a tasty Thanksgiving meal or an armful of ready-made Thanksgiving classics, the restaurant will have in-person dining as well as to-go meals available in celebration of the holiday. Enjoy smoked turkey breast, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish, and homemade bread, among other classics. To dine in, the price is $49 per person, and will be served from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations can be made here. To order the to-go meal, pre-orders launch on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
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1920 Greenville Avenue / Website
Simply looking for well-made Thanksgiving classics to fill your table this year? Check out Rye’s ‘Super Simple Thanksgiving’ to-go meal. The a la carte menu features farm-raised turkey, smoked gouda macaroni and cheese, whipped potatoes, and green bean casserole, among others. For dessert, choose from three options: dark chocolate molasses caramel cream pie, ROC Buttermilk Pie, and Rye whiskey pecan pie. Orders must be placed by Friday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. and can be set here. Orders must be picked up on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 23.
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2201 N Stemmons Fwy. Floor 27 / Website
Treat your crew to skyline views of the city while you dine on tasty steaks and Thanksgiving classics. The exclusive restaurant will serve dinner from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and feature its signature locally-sourced meats and seafood, with a Texas flair. Reservations are required and can be made here.
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Multiple Locations / Website
Visit this Insta-worthy restaurant for a low-key Thanksgiving menu. Find tasty classics like poblano corn chowder, fall greens salad, cajun-rubbed turkey breast, brown sugar maple glazed ham, and a variety of sides. For dessert, choose between pumpkin cheesecake and chocolate bourbon pecan pie. The price is $34 per person. Reservations can be made here.
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200 Crescent Court, 17th Floor / Website
Visit this lavish uptown members-only club for a tasty Thanksgiving brunch accompanied by high-rise views of the city. Brunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring a Texas cheese and charcuterie display, waffle station, carving station, and seafood display, among other items. Check out ‘The Wow Factor,’ composed of espresso-rubbed veal Benedict with a Meyer lemon hollandaise on a cranberry English muffin.
The meal is priced at $145 per adult, excluding tax and service fees but including validated parking, $75 per kids 6 to 12 years old, and free for kids under 5 years of age. Reservations are required and can be placed here.
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Multiple Locations / Website
Enjoy a three-course Thanksgiving dinner from Truluck’s this year. Menu highlights for this traditional feast include lobster bisque, herb-roasted turkey breast, lyonnaise potatoes, vegan bolognese, pan-seared broccoli, and a dessert of pecan or pumpkin pie. There will also be a fun menu of Thanksgiving-themed cocktails, like the Turkey Fashioned, a festive take on the Old Fashioned, made with Wild Turkey bourbon, angostura, orange bitters, and spiced orange syrup.
The price is $59 per adult and $25 for kids 12 years old and under. Reservations can be made here. Truluck’s Dallas will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
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