This Thanksgiving season, many area restaurants are offering holiday menus for those who want to skip the cooking process altogether. Whether you decide to dine at a sit-down restaurant or grab your feast to take back home — these are the best spots across Maryland, D.C., and Fairfax County to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving Dinners in Washington, D.C.
Opal
Where? 5534 Connecticut Avenue NW
Join Opal this Thanksgiving for an unforgettable oyster roast from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the outdoor patio, where the air will be filled with the aroma of freshly grilled oysters. The roast is priced at $29 per person and includes oven-roasted oysters with house-made condiments, crispy hush puppies, red cabbage slaw, and house-made bread. Those who prefer a more intimate celebration can peruse the Thanksgiving menu, which is priced at $75 and includes Parker House rolls with whipped cultured chive butter, Walford salad, turkey sage and orange-brined turkey breast with a smoked sausage stuffed turkey thigh, roasted rosemary rubbed beef tenderloin, creamy Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, a green bean and mushroom casserole and more! For dessert, save room for pumpkin pie with mascarpone whipped cream or pecan pie with classic vanilla ice cream.
Lyle
Where? 1731 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Let Lyle take care of dinner this Thanksgiving season! Enjoy a meal priced at $55 per diner, with an optional wine pairing set at $35 per person. Small plates on the menu include your choice of butternut squash soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and a herbed crème fraiche and an endive salad with candied walnuts, blue cheese, and Asian pears. The main features are roasted turkey breast and thighs served with crispy brussels sprouts, sweet potato puree, rosemary stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey gravy. For dessert, diners can choose from their choice of pumpkin pie with fig jam and peanut brittle or the dark chocolate mousse with Luxardo cherries and toasted hazelnuts. Book your table today for a holiday meal you won’t soon forget!
Unconventional Diner
Where? 1207 9th Street NW
Unconventional Diner is known for their modern comfort food, which translates well to your favorite Thanksgiving dishes! On Thanksgiving Day, the diner is open from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and the menu is priced at $55 for adults and $28 for kids. The specialty holiday menu features roast turkey with pan gravy, cranberry relish, cornbread muffins, mushroom-sage stuffing, cast-iron brussels sprouts, red-skin mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and a mushroom bisque. There will also be a limited supply of a la carte items from the regular dinner menu. Reserve your table now to ensure you have Thanksgiving dinner covered. Unconventional Dinner is also offering holiday dinner to-go and whole pies for pick-up.
Blue Duck Tavern
Where? 1201 24th Street NW
Celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at D.C.’s Blue Duck Tavern, where you’ll enjoy an exquisite 3-course prix-fixe menu. Table reservations are open from 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM, so snag your spot now to enjoy a truly unforgettable meal with your closest loved ones. The Thanksgiving menu is prepaid at $165 per person, plus additional tax and gratuity percentages and $65 for children under 12 years old. The 2024 menu features your choice of appetizer, such as oysters on the half shell, duck pate en croute, jumbo lump crab cake, and more. For the main course, decide between cider-brined turkey, slow-roasted prime rib, poached halibut, or the Kuri squash risotto. All entrees come with sides of butter-whipped potato and green bean & mushroom casserole. Dessert is best saved for last, with sweet bites including the sugar pumpkin cheesecake and the apple cranberry pie.
Bourbon Steak
Where? 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Enjoy a Four Seasons experience at Bourbon Steak this Thanksgiving, with the 2024 holiday menu featuring shellfish platters like the cast-iron broiled or ice-cold oysters, gulf shrimp, clams, Maine lobster, snow crab, and Ahi tuna tartare. Enjoy caviar bites before your first course, such as the parfait with smoked salmon, potato cake, crème fraîche, and egg mimosa. Choose between the Maryland crab cake, the butternut squash soup, the classic Caesar, and more for your first course before opting for a main like the prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, the lobster pot pie, or the roasted heritage turkey with rosemary gravy and sweet potato purée. Sides for the table feature chestnut stuffing, green beans with crispy shallots, cranberry sauce, sweet & sour brussels sprouts, and whipped potatoes. Everybody’s favorite course, dessert, features a choice between the classic pumpkin pie, the basque brûléed cheesecake, or the warm beignets with milk chocolate pudding!
Thanksgiving Dinners in Maryland
J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse
Where? 8606 Colesville Road
J. Hollinger’s is offering Thanksgiving dinner to-go, with family feast meal packages along with appetizers, sides, and pies sold a la carte. This holiday season, throw in the towel on cooking and cleaning all day and instead focus on the precious moments you have with your loved ones. The chef-prepared Thanksgiving dinner from J. Hollinger’s is sure to delight, featuring locally raised, farm-fresh Lancaster County turkeys that are available either cooked and ready to eat or brined and uncooked with detailed instructions. Pre-order your Thanksgiving dinner by November 22nd and pick it up at select times on November 27th or 28th. The family meal packages include various options, feeding up to 16! A la carte additions include extra turkey, cheese and charcuterie, butternut squash soup, garlic mashed potatoes, and 9″ Hollinger pies like the pumpkin, sweet potato, and key lime varieties (as well as a chocolate bourbon tart)!
Chart House Prime
Where? 300 Second Street
The Thanksgiving menu at Chart House Prime features “beginnings to share” such as the kimchi calamari with crisp shishito peppers, the surf + turf roll, the baked crab dip, and roasted bones (bone marrow) with an apple and bacon marmalade. From there, dive into the 3-course dinner that kicks off with your choice of cream of crab, chopped salad, New England clam chowder, baby iceberg wedge, and more. Opt for the traditional turkey dinner that’s served with pan gravy, cornbread stuffing, and your choice of mashed or baked sweet potato or slow-roasted prime rib! Other mains include spiced ahi, the herb roasted chicken, petite filet mignon, or fresh fish (sea bass, king salmon, halibut, or ahi tuna). You can upgrade your main and choose from roasted lamb chops, surf and turf, or the prime NY strip. For your final course, decide between a pecan pie, pumpkin pie, mini lava cake, or the chef’s dessert.
MoCo’s Founding Farmers
Where? 12505 Park Potomac Avenue
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a delicious feast from MoCo’s Founding Farmers. Join the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day for their special Thanksgiving prix fixe menu, featuring restaurant favorites and holiday classics. The menu will be served from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and is priced at $47.50 per person ($22.50 for children 12 and under). You can choose from Butternut Squash Soup or their classic Farmers Salad for your first course. For your second course, choose from mains such as Roasted Turkey, Beyla Honey-Glazed Spiral Baked Ham, Southern Fried Chicken, Herb-Crusted Prime Rib plus fish and vegan options. All mains are accompanied by mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, sweet potatoes with pecan fig butter, green beans with herb butter, roasted vegetables, and cornbread stuffing. For dessert, you may have a hard time choosing between all their handmade treats. You can choose from Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake & more. If you love Thanksgiving leftovers, add on the Leftover Kit for Home, which includes all the fixins for four people to keep the deliciousness going even after the main feast. Reservations can be made directly through their website here.
Severn Inn
Where? 1993 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard
Severn Inn is serving a Thanksgiving Day buffet from 12:00 PM to the last seating at 5:00 PM, which is priced at $85 for adults and $42 for children between the ages of 5 to 12 years old. The menu begins with soups and salads, such as clam chowder, vegetable crab soup, iceberg wedge, and the autumn harvest salad. From the raw bar, enjoy the shrimp cocktail or the freshly shucked oysters — both served with cocktail sauce, lemon juice, and horseradish. Appetizers include crab dip and rosemary ham and cheese sliders and from the carving station, you can enjoy beef tenderloin! Mains on the Thanksgiving menu include herb-crusted salmon, roasted pork and sauerkraut, roast turkey and gravy, and Maryland crab cakes. The holiday is all about sides, so enjoy mac and cheese, traditional stuffing, cranberry relish, green beans, garlic mashed potatoes, and more. For dessert, stick with the classic pumpkin pie or branch out with cannolis, chocolate eclairs, rum balls, or pecan tarts!
Thanksgiving Dinners in Virginia’s Fairfax County
Cedar Knoll
Where? 9030 Lucia Lane
The Historic Cedar Knoll Inn on the Potomac is excited to serve you a traditional Thanksgiving feast this holiday season! Begin your journey with a taste of warm mulled cider and an apple donut hole with an autumnal bisque with salted maple cream before enjoying hors d’oeuvres such as sausage and apple fritters with plum chutney and a root vegetable croquette with creme fraiche and leek jam. For supper, Cedar Knoll is whipping up Path Valley Farms Amish-raised turkey breast with a pear apricot glaze, chestnuts and golden raisins, cognac and herb gravy, turkey leg confit, and tasty sides like a heirloom vegetable medley, whipped buttermilk potatoes, sweet potato casserole, Colonial style rolls and fresh cranberry sauce. For dessert, indulge in miniature Thanksgiving sweets.
Wildfire
Where? 2001 International Drive
Thanksgiving at Wildfire is served from 11:00 AM to 8:30 PM on Thanksgiving Day. The family-style menu features roasted turkey, cedar-planked salmon, sliced roast tenderloin of beef, and all of the classic side dishes that you know and love. Appetizers include deviled eggs and a relish platter with spinach dip. Choose from desserts like pumpkin pie, Door County cherry pie, key lime pie, maple-pecan pie, or the triple-layer chocolate cake. The carryout menu features the same desserts, with the addition of the flourless chocolate cake which can be added by the slice or whole! Pricing for dine-in patrons is set at $69.95 per person and $29.95 for children ages 12 and under. Gluten-free dishes are available and those who wish to celebrate at home this year can check out the carryout menu for groups both small and large.
The Capital Grille
Where? 1861 International Drive
The Capital Grille is excited to offer a special Thanksgiving selection, as well as its full dinner menu on Thanksgiving Day! Plate features for the holiday include slow-roasted turkey with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with Marcona almonds, and cranberry-pear chutney. For the table, enjoy Sam’s mashed potatoes and the pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey. For dessert, you won’t be disappointed by the pumpkin cheesecake which is the perfect combination of creaminess and holiday spice flavors. If you’d prefer to celebrate in your dining room at home, pick up a carryout feast that serves 4 for $135! Simply reheat and serve, with roasted turkey, stuffing, rolls, house-made gravy, and the classic sides.
Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Where? 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant is hosting a holiday lunch/dinner from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day. The buffet is priced at $62 for adults, $27 for kids ages 6 to 12, and free for kids ages 5 and under. Entree options include maple-glazed ham, roasted turkey and gravy, swordfish, grilled hanger steak, and southern-style fried chicken. Sides include all of your favorites, like traditional stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, and braised and charred veggies. Enjoy a salad option or skip it altogether — nobody is judging! For dessert, there will be pumpkin pie, flourless chocolate cake, colonial bread pudding, and apple pie to choose from.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Whether you’re celebrating at home with a to-go Thanksgiving feast or you want to dine in at a local restaurant this holiday season, we hope you enjoy spending quality time with your loved ones over delicious food. Don’t forget dessert, such as pumpkin pie or a warm slice of apple cobbler!