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by Beth McKibben Updated Nov 20, 2023, 12:00pm EST

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by Beth McKibben Updated Nov 20, 2023, 12:00pm EST

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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 20. Most restaurants listed below require reservations.

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

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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.

3011 Paces Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

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Sun Dial

Come to the Sun Dial in downtown Atlanta for Thanksgiving dinner with a serious skyline view. The five-course meal is $125 per person and reservations are required.

210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

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Ray's In the City

Ray’s in the City is serving a family-style feast of Thanksgiving favorites, including herb-roasted turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, and apple cobbler. $75 per person. Reservations required.

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240 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30303

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AltaToro

AltaToro in Midtown is serving a Thanksgiving buffet featuring a turkey adovada carving station, barbacoa de pollo, camarones alla Mexican, yuca frita, arepas, ceviche, empanadas, croquetas, chorizo and pineapple stuffing, and a variety of other dishes. $55 per person. $20 children 12 and under. Reservations required.

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33 Peachtree Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

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South City Kitchen

The Midtown, Vinings, and Buckhead locations of South City Kitchen offer a prix-fixe menu Thanksgiving feast to include fried chicken and shrimp and grits as well as turkey and other traditional dishes of the day. $75 per person. $35 children 12 and under. Reservations encouraged.

1144 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

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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.

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1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361

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The Select

Thanksgiving at the Select in Sandy Springs includes a family-style holiday feast featuring turkey, smoked ham, stuffing, and traditional sides like green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. Expect an assortment of desserts, too. $79 per person. $35 children under 12. Reservations encouraged.

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6405 Blue Stone Rd Suite 200, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

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Johnny's Hideaway

Head to Johnny’s Hideaway after Thanksgiving dinner to dance the night away, starting at 8 p.m.

3771 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342

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Le Bilboquet

The French restaurant plans to offer a prix-fixe holiday meal on Thanksgiving featuring butternut squash tart, roast turkey, corn casserole, and vanilla creme brulee among the offerings. $95 per person. Reservations highly encouraged.

3027 Bolling Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

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Joystick Gamebar

The Edgewood Avenue game bar is planning to open Thanksgiving evening for drinks and gameplay.

427 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

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Marcus Bar & Grille

Marcus Samuelsson’s new Atlanta restaurant is open on Thanksgiving Day with a special holiday menu.

525 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

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The Americano Restaurant

Chef Scott Conant’s Italian restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead is offering a Thanksgiving dinner to include dishes like braised wagyu beef cheeks, porchetta-brined turkey with pancetta chestnut stuffing, and Brussels sprouts. Look for the restaurant’s popular holiday pumpkin budino to return this year, too, for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

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3315 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

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Brassica

The French restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria is offering a three-course Thanksgiving Day meal during four seatings to include fried turkey and glazed ham and holiday sides. $120 per person. Reservations required.

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3376 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

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Nakato Restaurant

For folks looking for something beyond turkey, dressing, and apple pie on Thanksgiving, Atlanta’s oldest Japanese restaurant plans to open for the holiday offering its regular menu, which includes sushi, teppanyaki at the hibachi grills, and tempura dishes. Reservations encouraged.

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1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

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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, sweet potato casserole, and herb stuffing among the dishes planned for the holiday. Look for apple crisp and a chocolate pecan tart for dessert. There’s even an option to order Thanksgiving leftovers for the next day. $85 per person $30 children 12 and under. Reservations highly encouraged.

Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

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Tiny Lou's

The French-American restaurant located on the ground floor of the Hotel Clermont is once again hosting Thanksgiving dinner. The three-course holiday feast features port wine-poached pear salad, choice of pan-seared diver scallops, braised Black Angus bourguignon, or herb-roasted turkey, and either a brown butter blondie or pumpkin cheesecake roll for dessert. $90 per person. Reservations highly encouraged.

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789 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

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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. $25 per plate.

299 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307

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Petite Violette

The longtime French restaurant swings open for Thanksgiving once again offering a special holiday menu. $59.95 to $69.95 per person, depending on the four-course menu chosen. Three course children’s menu available for $9.95 per child. Reservations highly encouraged.

2948 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329

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UP on the Roof

The rooftop restaurant at Alpharetta City Center is serving a multi-course Thanksgiving menu this year to include both turkey and steak, traditional holiday sides, and dessert. $45 per person. Reservations encouraged.

33 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009

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Food Terminal

The Buford Highway and Alpharetta locations of the Malaysian restaurant plan to open at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving day serving the regular menu.

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5000 Buford Hwy NE, Chamblee, GA 30341

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Cattle Shed Wine & Steak Bar

Cattle Shed at Halcyon is offering a four-course Thanksgiving dinner featuring prosciutto deviled eggs, beet and pear salad, wild-caught salmon, smoked turkey breast, asparagus, rosemary and sage stuffing, and bourbon whiskey chocolate cake. $95 person. $19.95 children 12 and under. Reservations encouraged.

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6290 Halcyon Way Suite 610, Alpharetta, GA 30005

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Ocean & Acre

The Halcyon restaurant is offering a four-course Thanksgiving meal on the holiday. Reservations encouraged. $68 per person. $28 per child.

6290 Halcyon Way #620, Alpharetta, GA 30005

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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.

2299 Main St, Tucker, GA 30084

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Magnolia Room Cafeteria

The beloved meat-and-three in Tucker is open on Thanksgiving day offering a special holiday menu to include turkey and dressing, sides like sweet potato casserole and Waldorf salad, and desserts such as slices of pecan and pumpkin pie and red velvet cake.

4450 Hugh Howell Rd #10, Tucker, GA 30084

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Old Vinings Inn

3011 Paces Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

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.

3011 Paces Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

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Sun Dial

210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Come to the Sun Dial in downtown Atlanta for Thanksgiving dinner with a serious skyline view. The five-course meal is $125 per person and reservations are required.

210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

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Ray's In the City

240 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30303

Ray’s in the City is serving a family-style feast of Thanksgiving favorites, including herb-roasted turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, and apple cobbler. $75 per person. Reservations required.

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240 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30303

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AltaToro

33 Peachtree Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

AltaToro in Midtown is serving a Thanksgiving buffet featuring a turkey adovada carving station, barbacoa de pollo, camarones alla Mexican, yuca frita, arepas, ceviche, empanadas, croquetas, chorizo and pineapple stuffing, and a variety of other dishes. $55 per person. $20 children 12 and under. Reservations required.

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33 Peachtree Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

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South City Kitchen

1144 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

The Midtown, Vinings, and Buckhead locations of South City Kitchen offer a prix-fixe menu Thanksgiving feast to include fried chicken and shrimp and grits as well as turkey and other traditional dishes of the day. $75 per person. $35 children 12 and under. Reservations encouraged.

1144 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

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5Church Midtown

1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361

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.

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1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361

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The Select

6405 Blue Stone Rd Suite 200, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Thanksgiving at the Select in Sandy Springs includes a family-style holiday feast featuring turkey, smoked ham, stuffing, and traditional sides like green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. Expect an assortment of desserts, too. $79 per person. $35 children under 12. Reservations encouraged.

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6405 Blue Stone Rd Suite 200, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

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Johnny's Hideaway

3771 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342

Head to Johnny’s Hideaway after Thanksgiving dinner to dance the night away, starting at 8 p.m.

3771 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342

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Le Bilboquet

3027 Bolling Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

The French restaurant plans to offer a prix-fixe holiday meal on Thanksgiving featuring butternut squash tart, roast turkey, corn casserole, and vanilla creme brulee among the offerings. $95 per person. Reservations highly encouraged.

3027 Bolling Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

Visit Website

Joystick Gamebar

427 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

The Edgewood Avenue game bar is planning to open Thanksgiving evening for drinks and gameplay.

427 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Visit Website

Marcus Bar & Grille

525 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Marcus Samuelsson’s new Atlanta restaurant is open on Thanksgiving Day with a special holiday menu.

525 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Visit Website

The Americano Restaurant

3315 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

Chef Scott Conant’s Italian restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead is offering a Thanksgiving dinner to include dishes like braised wagyu beef cheeks, porchetta-brined turkey with pancetta chestnut stuffing, and Brussels sprouts. Look for the restaurant’s popular holiday pumpkin budino to return this year, too, for dessert. Reservations highly encouraged.

Open in Google Maps

3315 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

Visit Website

Brassica

3376 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

The French restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria is offering a three-course Thanksgiving Day meal during four seatings to include fried turkey and glazed ham and holiday sides. $120 per person. Reservations required.

Open in Google Maps

3376 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

Visit Website

Nakato Restaurant

1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

For folks looking for something beyond turkey, dressing, and apple pie on Thanksgiving, Atlanta’s oldest Japanese restaurant plans to open for the holiday offering its regular menu, which includes sushi, teppanyaki at the hibachi grills, and tempura dishes. Reservations encouraged.

Open in Google Maps

1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Visit Website

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

The Italian restaurant at Phipps Plaza is offering a Thanksgiving feast from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. featuring roast turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, and herb stuffing among the dishes planned for the holiday. Look for apple crisp and a chocolate pecan tart for dessert. There’s even an option to order Thanksgiving leftovers for the next day. $85 per person $30 children 12 and under. Reservations highly encouraged.

Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326

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Tiny Lou's

789 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

The French-American restaurant located on the ground floor of the Hotel Clermont is once again hosting Thanksgiving dinner. The three-course holiday feast features port wine-poached pear salad, choice of pan-seared diver scallops, braised Black Angus bourguignon, or herb-roasted turkey, and either a brown butter blondie or pumpkin cheesecake roll for dessert. $90 per person. Reservations highly encouraged.

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789 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

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Hampton + Hudson

299 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307

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. $25 per plate.

299 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307

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Petite Violette

2948 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329

The longtime French restaurant swings open for Thanksgiving once again offering a special holiday menu. $59.95 to $69.95 per person, depending on the four-course menu chosen. Three course children’s menu available for $9.95 per child. Reservations highly encouraged.

2948 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329

Visit Website

UP on the Roof

33 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009

The rooftop restaurant at Alpharetta City Center is serving a multi-course Thanksgiving menu this year to include both turkey and steak, traditional holiday sides, and dessert. $45 per person. Reservations encouraged.

33 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009

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Food Terminal

5000 Buford Hwy NE, Chamblee, GA 30341

The Buford Highway and Alpharetta locations of the Malaysian restaurant plan to open at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving day serving the regular menu.

Open in Google Maps

5000 Buford Hwy NE, Chamblee, GA 30341

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Cattle Shed Wine & Steak Bar

6290 Halcyon Way Suite 610, Alpharetta, GA 30005

Cattle Shed at Halcyon is offering a four-course Thanksgiving dinner featuring prosciutto deviled eggs, beet and pear salad, wild-caught salmon, smoked turkey breast, asparagus, rosemary and sage stuffing, and bourbon whiskey chocolate cake. $95 person. $19.95 children 12 and under. Reservations encouraged.

Open in Google Maps

6290 Halcyon Way Suite 610, Alpharetta, GA 30005

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Ocean & Acre

6290 Halcyon Way #620, Alpharetta, GA 30005

The Halcyon restaurant is offering a four-course Thanksgiving meal on the holiday. Reservations encouraged. $68 per person. $28 per child.

6290 Halcyon Way #620, Alpharetta, GA 30005

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Matthews Cafeteria

2299 Main St, Tucker, GA 30084

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.

2299 Main St, Tucker, GA 30084

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Magnolia Room Cafeteria

4450 Hugh Howell Rd #10, Tucker, GA 30084

The beloved meat-and-three in Tucker is open on Thanksgiving day offering a special holiday menu to include turkey and dressing, sides like sweet potato casserole and Waldorf salad, and desserts such as slices of pecan and pumpkin pie and red velvet cake.

4450 Hugh Howell Rd #10, Tucker, GA 30084

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