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4 Rivers
Add a BBQ twist to your Thanksgiving table this year with the 4 Rivers Smokehouse holiday special. Whether it’s the slow-smoked turkey or the 18-hour smoked beef brisket, the riv’offers stress-free holiday meals for this month’s big feast. For $67.69, the smokehouse will give you “The Fixins Package”, which feeds up to six people and includes one quart each of mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing, and southern green beans (plus a pint of cranberry chutney ). Pre-order the meal before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23 to pick it up on Thanksgiving day. Multiple locations. 4RSmokehouse.com.
Billy’s Stone Crab
Billy’s is back open just in time for the holidays. The past couple months have been rough for the local business, but they’re excited to announce they’ll be back for a special Friendsgiving weekend. From Nov. 22-24, guests are invited to celebrate a Thanksgiving dinner with Billy’s everyday menu of fresh seafood favorites. Owner Ed medley says everything is back up and running and that his team is ready to welcome everyone back. From stone crab, peel-and-eat shrimp, to their famous $3.99 margaritas, Billy’s has it all to make this Thanksgiving a waterfront wonderland. 1 Collany Rd., Tierra Verde. billysstonecrab.com
Boulon Brasserie
Water Street Tampa’s French connection wants you to put its pie on your table this month. Three options—including salted caramel apple pie, pumpkin spice cheesecake, and the “Spiced Orange Dream” featuring gingerbread cookie crust, toasted marshmallow fluff on top of Florida orange custard—are available for $45 each. Advance orders can be picked up on Wednesday, Nov. 27 starting at 8 a.m. Boulon Brasserie. 1001 Water St., Tampa. boulontampa.com—Ray Roa
The Columbia
The Columbia has locations in Ybor City, Sand Key at Clearwater Beach, Sarasota, St. Augustine, and Celebration—and they’re all open on Thanksgiving, offering a $30 dinner that includes sliced turkey, great-grandma’s stuffing, casserole, veggies and more. The Bay area’s famed Spanish and Cuban restaurant also offers a $195 take-home package that feeds 10 people. A 12-pound Vermont turkey is the centerpiece, but it also includes the beloved 1905 salad, signature stuffing, three sides (green beans and onions, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pecan casserole), plus house-made cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, a loaf of Cuban bread, and choice of a whole pumpkin or Key Lime pie. Orders must be placed by 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at any location. Pickup happens on Wednesday, Nov. 27 between 11 a.m.-6 p.m. columbiarestaurant.com
Cooper’s Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk wants to ease your stress this Thanksgiving with their 2024 holiday special: “Feast Without the Fuss,” a full dine-in Thanksgiving meal as well as a heat-and-serve take-home package that serves up to six people. The take-home kit is $199.99 and includes a selection of seasonal dishes like turkey, butternut squash soup, mashed potatoes, stuffing, carrots and green beans, and for dessert, a six-sliced pumpkin praline cheesecake. You can collect your kit either in-restaurant or curbside Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 27-28. Pre-ordering is required by Nov. 22 due to limited quantities. The dine-in Thanksgiving menu offers the same dishes and is $34.99 for adults and $14.99 for kids 12 & under. Reservations are encouraged. 4110 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa. chwinery.com/reservations
The Dan
The opportunity to have an award-winning chef present your Thanksgiving meal doesn’t come often. But this year, The Dan in downtown Tampa offers a Thanksgiving Day menu curated by renowned Executive Chef Dernier Buleje. His special holiday menu includes roasted butternut squash bisque, roasted turkey, short ribs, pork chop, and an array of desserts that capture the fall flavor. 905 N Florida Ave., Tampa. dineatthedan.com
Eddie V’s Prime Steakhouse
This month, Eddie V’s welcomes you for the holidays with its traditional Thanksgiving dinner menu. The dine-in special includes sliced turkey, roasted butternut squash, cranberry chutney, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie tartlet with pecan ice cream, and more. The offer starts at $55 for adults and $20 for children. Reservations are encouraged. 4400 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa. eddiev.com
Élevage SoHo Kitchen & Bar
South Tampa’s Élevage has a family-style feast available ($80 adults; $25 for kids 6-12 years old). The family-style offering includes lavender focaccia with apple jam and salted butter, three entrees (turkey roulade with confit leg and pan gravy, bone-in short rib in madeira sauce, and smoked ham with molasses barbeque), sides (truffle mashed potatoes with crispy mushroom and idiazábal cheese, roasted sweet potatoes with hot honey, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, brussels sprouts with candied pecans and apricots, and green beans with mushroom sauce), plus desserts (pumpkin cheesecake with maple whipped cream, flourless brownie with white chocolate sauce, and apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream). 1207 S Howard Ave., Tampa. epicureanhotel.com
Fresh Kitchen
The A-based chain, which originated in Tampa, Fresh Kitchen offers its classic menu staples, like cauliflower potato mash, maple sweet potatoes, basil mushrooms and sesame green beans, for catering this Thanksgiving. Its entire menu is gluten-free and all meats are antibiotic-free and hormone-free. Delivery is available for orders over $100 and catering inquiries can be placed online. Multiple locations. eatfreshkitchen.com/catering
Hew Parlor & Chophouse
From 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Turkey Day, Dunedin’s beautiful waterfront hotel will offer not just decadent mains (seafood cannelloni in creamy rose sauce with tobiko, smoked rotisserie turkey with white wine gravy, sherry glazed pearl onions and stuffing, and pork chop au poivre with sweet fig mostarda), but mouth-watering starters and salads (baked brie en croute, a lyonnaise salad with warm apple cider vinaigrette), fancy sides (including smokey sweet potatoes with chorizo foam, creamy squash casserole with graham cracker crust), plus cheesecake (turtle pecan) and pie (bourbon caramel pumpkin). Adults ($85) and children ($25, 6-13 years old) are welcome, and reservations are recommended.453 Edgewater Dr., Dunedin. fenwayhotel.com
Hotel Haya
This Thanksgiving, enjoy a three-course family-friendly dining experience at Flor Fina, located inside Ybor City’s Hotel Haya. The hotel offers a first course with bread baskets and salads, a main feast with turkey, salmon, and prime rib, and a dessert platter with pumpkin pie, pecan bars, and apple cobbler. Haya’s got everything you need to get in the holiday spirit, including a kids buffet full of picky-eaters favorites. Adults are $95 per person, children 6-12 are $15, and children five and under eat free Reservations are open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. 1412 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. hotelhaya.com.
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
The Clearwater Beach Hyatt’s Shor American Seafood Grill (stylized in all-caps) will offer a buffet with “turkey with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce, a build-your-own pot pie station, a fresh seafood station, and several traditional side dishes including sweet potato casserole, Yukon whipped potatoes, pimento macaroni and cheese, and more.” 301 S Gulfview Blvd, Clearwater Beach. hyatt.com
Juno & the Peacock
Recently opened last August in the heart of Beach Drive in Downtown St. Petersburg, Juno & the Peacock offers a Thanksgiving prix fixe meal— for $125 per person and $35 for kids 12 & under, with reservations needed ahead of time. Some of the offerings available include, Joyce Farms roasted turkey breast, crab-crusted florida black grouper, along with pecan or apple cranberry pie. 400 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. junoandthepeacock.com
Oystercatchers
This month, Tampa restaurant Oystercatcher invites you to dine-in for the holiday with a four-course Thanksgiving menu. The restaurant will offer various meals like a seafood platter, oyster rockefeller, and lobster and crab bisque, along with the more traditional roasted turkey and prime rib, sweet potato casserole, and whipped cheese potatoes. For desserts, Oystercatchers has holiday classics like pumpkin cheesecake, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie. Reservations are recommended. 2900 Baypoint Dr., Tampa. oystercatchersrestaurant.com
Pane Rustica
This month, Pane Rustica is offering a Thanksgiving to-go holiday special with five different pie options, four specialty bread options, and a classic Thanksgiving dinner that serves four. The $180 package includes turkey (light and dark meat), gravy, sweet potatoes, stuffing, carrots, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and fresh baked rolls. The deadline to order its to-go Thanksgiving dinner is Saturday, Nov 23, with pick-up happening Wednesday, Nov 27. 3225 S MacDill Ave, Suite 119, Tampa. 813-902-8828. panerusticabakery.com
The Pearl
Any classic Thanksgiving dinner isn’t complete without a pie on the table. Whether you’re more of a classic Dutch apple and pumpkin pie enjoyer, or looking to try a new staple, like a brown sugar or “buckeye” pie, The Pearl has you covered. Its homemade pies range from $40-$55 each. Place your orders by calling 813-709-7776 at least 48 hours in advance. 823 Water St., Tampa. thepearlrestaurant.com
From 11 a.m.-10 p.m., downtown Tampa’s Best of the Bay-winning Sal Rosa offers a $29 Thanksgiving special featuring a choice of confit turkey leg or herb-roasted turkey breast, plus sides (garlic whipped potatoes, stuffing, baby carrots, with gravy and cranberry sauce). 601 N Florida Ave., Tampa. salrosatampa.com
Seasons 52
Seasons invites you to enjoy traditional holiday classics this month with a dine-in Thanksgiving dinner menu. Starting at $42 for adults ($18 for kids), the restaurant offers roasted turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans, and pumpkin pie. Seasons 52 also offers a warm-and-serve Thanksgiving Green Box option for folks who’d like to stay in for the holiday feast. The box features everything on the Thanksgiving menu plus a salad to start and and six pumpkin pie indulgences to end. The to-go box serves up to six people people and is $230. Order by Monday, Nov. 25, to pick your boxes Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 26-27. Pick-up times are from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Dine-in reservations are recommended. 204 N Westshore Blvd, Tampa. seasons52.com
Tampa Edition—RB
Whether it’s festive pies to-go or dinner feasts, Tampa Bay’s only five-star hotel brings a unique spin to Thanksgiving. Patrons can attend a prix fixe dinner on Thanksgiving from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at Tampa Editon’s Lilac restaurant where it’ll be serving Mediterranean-inspired dishes. For those looking for a different spin on the classic dinner, Market at Edition will serve an Italian-coastline-inspired menu from 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Reservations are needed and can be booked via OpenTable online for ‘Lilac’ here, and ‘Market at Edition’ here. Meanwhile, those needing a quick dessert can order pickup for pies and quiche on Nov. 28-29 from noon-4 p.m. from Edition’s Festive Pastries To-Go site. 500 Channelside Dr., Tampa. editionhotels.com/tampa
Timpano Hyde Park
From entrees to dessert, Timpano in Tampa’s Hyde Park has you covered with flavors inspired by Italy. Start off with cheese tortellini, and turkey polpettini or savor the seasonal roasted honey nut squash. For an entree, put an Italian spin on the Thanksgiving classic, with its herb-roasted turkey with sweet potato buttermilk biscuits and cranberry compote. Timpano’s Thanksgiving dinners are $75 a person, with options for dine-in and to-go, but orders and reservations in advance are recommended and available online. 1610 W Swann Ave, Tampa. timpanohydepark.com
Tradewinds
Bask in a classic Thanksgiving brunch buffet at the Tradewinds Resort for the traditional holiday experience. With roast turkey, an array of seasonal delicacies, and holiday favorite desserts, the resort is set to bring the holiday spirit to the Bay area. Located in the Grand Palm Colonnade at Island Grand, reservations for hour-long dining windows are available at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $97.75 per person. Wine, beer, and cocktails are available for purchase, but note that Tradewinds is a cashless resort. 5500 Gulf Blvd., St Pete Beach. tradewindsresort.com
Go “Big Willa Style” for turkey day with a $500 package that includes four appetizers, turkey main (with gravy and cranberry sauce, duh), tahini Caesar, four sides (macaroni au gratin, fingerling potatoes, brioche stuffing, rosemary focaccia), and a chocolate oat pie for dessert. Everything is available a la carte, too with prices ranging from $15-$75. Orders must be complete by Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. Pickup happens in North Hyde Park on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from noon-8 p.m. 1700 W Fig St., Tampa. willastampa.com
The Vinoy
The historic hotel’s grand ballroom is the setting of a Thanksgiving feast with two seating options (noon-2 p.m., 3 p.m.-5 p.m.; $140 for adults, $55 for kids 3-12 years old). Stations include a soup kettle, seafood bar, charcuterie and cheese boards, salads, plus turkey and ham. And yes, there’s a kid’s station. The Vinoy also offers a $485 Thanksgiving meal to go—”apple cider brined roast turkey, cornbread and sausage stuffing, buttermilk whipped potatoes, citrus glazed sweet potatoes, charred brussels sprouts with bacon and caramelized onions and pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert,” feeds eight-10 people— that must be pre-ordered and picked up on Thursday, Nov. 28 between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 501 5th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. thevinoy.com
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