Where to Eat on Thanksgiving 2019

Not cooking this Thanksgiving? Not to fear. We’ve compiled a list of places plating up the goods on Thursday the 28^th.

The 404 Kitchen

The popular Gulch spot presents the Big Green Egg and Bourbon Thanksgiving Day Buffet from 12 pm to 8 pm, featuring traditional favorites as well as delightful takes on comfort food. The bourbon brown butter smoked turkey breast alone is enough to make a reservation. You can also enter to win a Big Green Egg! The buffet is $52 per adult and $18 per child ages 5-12, kids 4 and under eat free. View the full menu and make reservations at the404kitchen.com.

Noelle Makeready

Makeready Libations & Liberation in the Noelle hotel on 4^th Ave N will be offering a three-course homestyle feast in honor of Turkey Day. Choose one appetizer such as roasted Delicata squash soup, one entrée such as deep-fried turkey with all the fixins, and one slice of pie for just $38 per person. Available from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information and to see the menu options, visit makereadynash.com.

Pemrose

Pull up a chair and dig in to Pemrose’s southern style Thanksgiving Day buffet between 12 pm and 8 pm. Chef Matt Bolus’s newest concept promises all the love with none of the trouble and boasts “the best southern Thanksgiving buffet you’ve ever tasted, and no one has to lift a finger—just a fork.” Pass the mussel stuffing, please. Menu and reservations at pemrosenashville.com.

Mane & Rye

Hutton Hotel’s Mane & Rye Dinerant will be offering a variety of ways for visitors and locals alike to avoid cooking this holiday. In addition to a three-course prix fixe dine-in menu, guests can take advantage of a full to-go menu for those looking to forgo the stress and mess, but still want to host at home. Both menus offer festive fall dishes such as butternut quash and apple bisque, vegetarian pot pie, cornbread turkey stuffing, and pumpkin bourbon cheesecake.  Dine in prix fixe menu is $55 for adults, $27 for kids, and available from 12 pm to 8 pm. Reservations can be made through open table. Thanksgiving to-go features local turkey, feeds 6 – 8 people, and starts at $275. Desserts can be purchased for $48 each. All information can be found at maneandrye.com.

Stompin’ Grounds

The casually chic restaurant in the main floor of the JW Marriot is offering a Thanksgiving Holiday Buffet from 12 pm to 8pm, featuring classic Southern dishes. The buffet is $55 per person, valet parking included.

Marsh House

The Thompson Hotel restaurant will be open for their standard brunch from 8 am to 11 am, before moving into a four-course prix fixe menu ranging from $54 - $78 for Thanksgiving dinner. Reservations are a must, will range from 11 am to 8 pm, and can be made on OpenTable or by calling directly. Just make sure you save room, as they’re known for dessert and there’s not only spiced hickory syrup layer cake with praline semifreddo on the menu, but aged homemade eggnog and cookies.

Sunda

The new Asian Gulch restaurant will be featuring a traditional feast for the very first time this year with their “East meets West Thanksgiving.” Dishes like confit turkey legs, adobo pork belly, shishito mashed potatoes, and street corn stuffing grace the menu, served from 10:30 am to 10 pm. $30 per person, with a two-person minimum. To view the full menu, visit sundanewasian.com.

Ellington’s Mid Way Bar & Grill

Family and friends can gather at Ellington’s Mid Way Bar & Grill on the fourth floor of the Fairlane Hotel downtown. Dinner service is 3 pm to 10 pm and includes delicious Thanksgiving plate options ranging from $28 - $32 in addition to their standard menu. Snuggle into a seat and let Micah Hulscher from The Nashville Jazz Duo lull you into thoughts of gratitude as you dig into your turkey roulade. More information is available at ellingtons.restaurant.

Mockingbird

Chef Brian Riggenbach is cooking up a $45 pre-fixe family style menu for turkey day showcasing autumn salad, house rolls with seasonal butters, cider gravy, sweet potato-kale casserole, and pumpkin pie cake with pumpkin ganache. Salivate over the full menu at mockingbirdnashville.com.

Adele’s

Chef Jonathan Waxman’s curated restaurant is open from 12 pm to 8 pm on Thanksgiving Day and will be serving a very traditional menu in addition to exciting special treats like a warm apple cider station and house made roasted pumpkin seeds. For reservations, visit adelesnashville.com.

Chauhan Ale & Masala House

Enjoy turkey or paneer tikka masala for $32 along with exciting seasonal spins like chestnut naan, cranberry panch phoran chutney, sweet potato raita, and pumpkin spice bread pudding.  More information available at chauhannashville.com.

Monell’s

Thanksgiving meals for pick up might already be sold out, but don’t fret - Monell’s dining room will be open from 10 am to 6 pm. Enjoy everything from skillet fried chicken to corn pudding to chocolate pecan pie on a first come, first serve basis for just $26. Full menu at monellstn.com/thanksgiving-day.

Grey & Dudley

Give thanks with friends and family over a Thanksgiving feast at Grey & Dudley in the 21c hotel downtown. Chef Rob Newton will be crafting pre-set platters for the table to start, followed by a choice of main course with traditional family-style sides and choice of dessert from 2 pm to 8 pm. Vegetarian options are available for $35 per person. Book through OpenTable or call directly.

Oak Steakhouse

Oak’s Thanksgiving menu offers a first course of either a bibb lettuce wedge or chopped salad, second course of roasted turkey and gravy with brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole, and cranberry sauce, and a third course of pecan pie or pumpkin mousse bombe for $54. The standard dinner menu is also available. For full details, visit oaksteakhousenashville.com.

Tànsuŏ

In addition to the regular dinner menu, Tànsuŏ is offering unique a la carte specials of three-cup turkey with gai lan & ginger, garlic mashed potatoes with duck gravy and crispy shallots, and five-spice butternut squash with miso. Prices and reservations are at tansuonashville.com.

Kitchen Notes

Switch it up a bit with a Thanksgiving brunch. Served from 9 am to 2 pm, Kitchen Notes in the Omni hotel has everything from breakfast to a carving station to a children’s buffet. $55 per person. Full menu at kitchennotesnashville.com.

Giovanni Ristorante

For those looking for less traditional eats, dig into a delicious Italian-inspired three course meal for $75 per person. The pumpkin filled, made-in-house ravioli in a butter sage sauce and chestnut stuffing certainly sell themselves. Full menu at giovanninashville.com.

Saint Stephen

Celebrated and James Beard Award winning Chef RJ Cooper will be crafting a prefix menu from 2 pm to 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day at his playful Germantown restaurant. To make a reservation, log on to saintstephennash.com.