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These Atlanta Restaurants Are Open on Thanksgiving Day

Let the professionals handle the turkey and all the trimmings on Thanksgiving

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Not everyone is into the stress of preparing a Thanksgiving Day feast at home. Leave the roast turkey and fixings to the professionals on Thanksgiving. These restaurants across Atlanta, a metropolitan area which now occupies the traditional homelands of the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee peoples, are serving everything from full turkey dinners to lavish buffets with carving stations of roast bird and ham. Check back for updates through Monday, November 21. Most restaurants listed below require reservations.

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Hosting the holiday at home? Here’s where to order turkey, sides, desserts, or a full Thanksgiving feast from Atlanta restaurants and bakeries.

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The Farmhouse

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The Thanksgiving meal at the Serenbe Farmhouse restaurant includes a three courses, including dessert, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Reservations required.

Enzo Steakhouse & Bar

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The new Italian restaurant and bar at Trilith is open for Thanksgiving with a special holiday menu featuring burrata and lobster and wagyu meatballs, crispy olives, turkey roulade and roast salmon, and tiramisu and pecan pie for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Paces & Vine Restaurant

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Head to Paces and Vine on Thanksgiving for all the day’s classics, including turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato casserole. There’s pumpkin pie and apple tarts for dessert. Reservations required.

Old Vinings Inn

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The Old Vinings Inn once again offers a Thanksgiving day feast for family and friend in its dining room serving all the traditional foods and desserts. Reservations required.

Ray's on the River

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The Atlanta Thanksgiving Day buffet is back again at all Ray’s restaurants around metro Atlanta. Ray’s on the River features seafood selections, soups, and salads, alongside traditional side dishes, desserts, and roast turkey, New York roast, and salmon. Reservations required.

FiNCA TO FiLTER WEST END @ Wild Heaven

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Both the Wild Heaven West End and Create ATL in Adair Park locations of the coffee shop will open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving for a Free99Fridge community fridge fundraiser. Coffee and snacks are pay what you can, with all proceeds from the day’s sales benefiting the community fridge.

Grass VBQ Joint

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The vegan restaurant from chef Terry Sargent is open on Thanksgiving Day for takeout with a full meat-free feast of traditional dishes for the holiday, along with its regular menu.

The Mexican-Latin restaurant at the Brookwood opens on Thanksgiving day for regular hours and includes a smoked turkey taco special on the menu.

Sun Dial

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Come to the Sun Dial in downtown Atlanta for Thanksgiving dinner with a serious skyline view. The five-course meal is $105 per person and reservations are required.

By George Restaurant at The Candler Hotel

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The restaurant located at the historic Candler Hotel in downtown Atlanta is offering a prix-fixe Thanksgiving feast with smoked turkey, mac and cheese, and collard greens among the dishes served that day. A la carte menu items will also be available. Reservations highly encouraged.

South City Kitchen

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The Midtown, Vinings, Buckhead, and Alpharetta locations of South City Kitchen offer a three-course Thanksgiving feast to include fried chicken and shrimp and grits as well as turkey and other traditional dishes of the day. Reservations encouraged.

5Church Midtown

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Both the Midtown and Buckhead locations of 5Church are open on Thanksgiving serving a holiday buffet with herb-roasted turkey and prime rib, salads, traditional sides, and desserts like apple cider doughnuts and chocolate pecan pie bars. Reservations highly encouraged.

The Select Restaurant + Bar

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The Select in Sandy Springs is open for Thanksgiving dinner offering applewood smoked ham and turkey, seasonal soups and salads, sides of roasted vegetables, sweet potato casserole, and mac and cheese, and desserts like a pumpkin pastry tart and apple pie. Reservations highly encouraged.

Le Bilboquet

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Starting at 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the French restaurant plans to offer a three-course holiday meal featuring oysters, roasted butternut squash soup, and Cajun chicken or roast turkey with traditional sides and trimmings. There’s a brown sugar walnut tart for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

The Americano Restaurant

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Chef Scott Conant’s new restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead is open for a three-course Thanksgiving dinner to include dishes like scallop crudo, potato gnocchi, turkey or spiced duck breast, roast vegetables, and pumpkin budino for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Dantanna's

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For folks seeking a place to watch football later in the afternoon, Dantanna’s opens at 4 p.m. serving its full lunch and dinner menus on Thanksgiving day.

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

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The Italian restaurant at Phipps Plaza is offering a Thanksgiving feast from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. featuring roast turkey, mashed potatoes, butternut squash and carrots, and herb stuffing among the dishes planned for the holiday. Look for apple crisp and a chocolate pecan tart for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Tiny Lou's

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The restaurant at Hotel Clermont is open for Thanksgiving and plans to offer a three-course holiday feast, starting at 11 a.m. Expect herb-roasted turkey, sweet potatoes, and other traditional holiday sides and desserts. Reservations highly encouraged.

Hampton + Hudson

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A low-key Thanksgiving dinner is in the works for the Inman Quarter pub. Starting at 6 p.m., head in for plates of turkey breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple and andouille sausage, and green bean casserole while watching football on the TVs. Expect pumpkin pie for dessert and drink specials throughout the evening.

Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar

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The iconic Atkins Park Restaurant and Bar in Virginia-Highland is back again hosting Thanksgiving. The menu features smoked turkey, braised pork shoulder, green bean casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, and sweet potato biscuits. There’s also pecan pie or pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. Call 404-876-7249 for reservations. 

Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails

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Located in Alpharetta’s Crabapple district, Milton’s is offering a three-course Thanksgiving feast again this year to include butternut squash bisque, applewood smoked turkey, and green bean casserole paired with traditional sides. There’s dark chocolate pie for dessert. Reservations required.

Petite Violette

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The longtime French restaurant swings open for Thanksgiving once again offering a special holiday menu. Reservations highly encouraged.

Matthews Cafeteria

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Matthew’s Cafeteria has been slinging Southern favorites since 1955. This family-owned restaurant in Tucker remains one of the best spots in metro Atlanta for meat-and-three platters and fried chicken that tastes like granny made it. And the restaurant plans to open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thanksgiving day, which includes turkey and dressing and all the traditional sides of the day.

The Farmhouse

The Thanksgiving meal at the Serenbe Farmhouse restaurant includes a three courses, including dessert, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Reservations required.

Enzo Steakhouse & Bar

The new Italian restaurant and bar at Trilith is open for Thanksgiving with a special holiday menu featuring burrata and lobster and wagyu meatballs, crispy olives, turkey roulade and roast salmon, and tiramisu and pecan pie for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Paces & Vine Restaurant

Head to Paces and Vine on Thanksgiving for all the day’s classics, including turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato casserole. There’s pumpkin pie and apple tarts for dessert. Reservations required.

Old Vinings Inn

The Old Vinings Inn once again offers a Thanksgiving day feast for family and friend in its dining room serving all the traditional foods and desserts. Reservations required.

Ray's on the River

The Atlanta Thanksgiving Day buffet is back again at all Ray’s restaurants around metro Atlanta. Ray’s on the River features seafood selections, soups, and salads, alongside traditional side dishes, desserts, and roast turkey, New York roast, and salmon. Reservations required.

FiNCA TO FiLTER WEST END @ Wild Heaven

Both the Wild Heaven West End and Create ATL in Adair Park locations of the coffee shop will open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving for a Free99Fridge community fridge fundraiser. Coffee and snacks are pay what you can, with all proceeds from the day’s sales benefiting the community fridge.

Grass VBQ Joint

The vegan restaurant from chef Terry Sargent is open on Thanksgiving Day for takeout with a full meat-free feast of traditional dishes for the holiday, along with its regular menu.

Botica

The Mexican-Latin restaurant at the Brookwood opens on Thanksgiving day for regular hours and includes a smoked turkey taco special on the menu.

Sun Dial

Come to the Sun Dial in downtown Atlanta for Thanksgiving dinner with a serious skyline view. The five-course meal is $105 per person and reservations are required.

By George Restaurant at The Candler Hotel

The restaurant located at the historic Candler Hotel in downtown Atlanta is offering a prix-fixe Thanksgiving feast with smoked turkey, mac and cheese, and collard greens among the dishes served that day. A la carte menu items will also be available. Reservations highly encouraged.

South City Kitchen

The Midtown, Vinings, Buckhead, and Alpharetta locations of South City Kitchen offer a three-course Thanksgiving feast to include fried chicken and shrimp and grits as well as turkey and other traditional dishes of the day. Reservations encouraged.

5Church Midtown

Both the Midtown and Buckhead locations of 5Church are open on Thanksgiving serving a holiday buffet with herb-roasted turkey and prime rib, salads, traditional sides, and desserts like apple cider doughnuts and chocolate pecan pie bars. Reservations highly encouraged.

The Select Restaurant + Bar

The Select in Sandy Springs is open for Thanksgiving dinner offering applewood smoked ham and turkey, seasonal soups and salads, sides of roasted vegetables, sweet potato casserole, and mac and cheese, and desserts like a pumpkin pastry tart and apple pie. Reservations highly encouraged.

Le Bilboquet

Starting at 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the French restaurant plans to offer a three-course holiday meal featuring oysters, roasted butternut squash soup, and Cajun chicken or roast turkey with traditional sides and trimmings. There’s a brown sugar walnut tart for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

The Americano Restaurant

Chef Scott Conant’s new restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead is open for a three-course Thanksgiving dinner to include dishes like scallop crudo, potato gnocchi, turkey or spiced duck breast, roast vegetables, and pumpkin budino for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

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Dantanna's

For folks seeking a place to watch football later in the afternoon, Dantanna’s opens at 4 p.m. serving its full lunch and dinner menus on Thanksgiving day.

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

The Italian restaurant at Phipps Plaza is offering a Thanksgiving feast from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. featuring roast turkey, mashed potatoes, butternut squash and carrots, and herb stuffing among the dishes planned for the holiday. Look for apple crisp and a chocolate pecan tart for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Tiny Lou's

The restaurant at Hotel Clermont is open for Thanksgiving and plans to offer a three-course holiday feast, starting at 11 a.m. Expect herb-roasted turkey, sweet potatoes, and other traditional holiday sides and desserts. Reservations highly encouraged.

Hampton + Hudson

A low-key Thanksgiving dinner is in the works for the Inman Quarter pub. Starting at 6 p.m., head in for plates of turkey breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple and andouille sausage, and green bean casserole while watching football on the TVs. Expect pumpkin pie for dessert and drink specials throughout the evening.

Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar

The iconic Atkins Park Restaurant and Bar in Virginia-Highland is back again hosting Thanksgiving. The menu features smoked turkey, braised pork shoulder, green bean casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, and sweet potato biscuits. There’s also pecan pie or pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. Call 404-876-7249 for reservations. 

Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails

Located in Alpharetta’s Crabapple district, Milton’s is offering a three-course Thanksgiving feast again this year to include butternut squash bisque, applewood smoked turkey, and green bean casserole paired with traditional sides. There’s dark chocolate pie for dessert. Reservations required.

Petite Violette

The longtime French restaurant swings open for Thanksgiving once again offering a special holiday menu. Reservations highly encouraged.

Matthews Cafeteria

Matthew’s Cafeteria has been slinging Southern favorites since 1955. This family-owned restaurant in Tucker remains one of the best spots in metro Atlanta for meat-and-three platters and fried chicken that tastes like granny made it. And the restaurant plans to open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thanksgiving day, which includes turkey and dressing and all the traditional sides of the day.

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