Let's be real: Cooking on Thanksgiving is stressful. Sometimes it's better to leave the important meals to the pros, the good people of Seattle's restaurants who know what the hell they're doing when it comes to Turkey Day. Lucky for you, there are plenty of dining options in and around Seattle for Thanksgiving. We've compiled 13 great choices below, in alphabetical order.
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Agrodolce
Agrodolce’s three-course menu opens with housemade focaccia, winter green salad, or crispy potato cakes. Second and third courses include sweet potato cavatelli, seared Brussels sprouts casserole; or turkey breast involtini. Dessert is pumpkin sheep's milk ricotta cheesecake. The menu is offered from 3 to 8 p.m. for $65 per person and an optional wine pairing for $35.
BOKA Restaurant + Bar
BOKA’s Thanksgiving dinner is available from 1 to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. The price tag is $65 for adults and $25 for children, which will feature signature cocktails and a special five course meal. The courses include starters such as Butternut Squash Soup and Chicory Salad, and entrée options range from Turkey Roulade paired with confit and traditional gravy; Beef Tenderloin with pomegranate molasses; Smoked Black Cod with oyster cream; or Field Roast finished with mushroom gravy.
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Bell + Whete
Bell + Whete’s “Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner” is $28 per person and includes cider-brined free-range rotisserie turkey, crushed potatoes, gravy, green beans, stewed cranberries, homemade flatbread, and pumpkin pie. Choose between an assortment of additional sides, too. The menu is available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Cafe Flora
Cafe Flora’s four-course meal includes vegan and gluten free options for each course. There's also a kid's menu with soup, salad, shepherd's pie, and pumpkin pie -- all vegan and gluten-free. Dinners are $65 for adults, $25 for kids, and are by reservation only. Seatings are available from 1 to 7:30 p.m.
Comet Tavern
The Comet opens at noon, serving "dessert, booze, and leftovers" with turkey stuffing sandwiches, pumpkin pie, $5 fireball shots, and $5 pumpkin spice cider drafts. They're also showing the Seahawks - 49ers game on the big screen at 5:30.
Daily Grill
The Daily Grill is offering a three-course prix fixe Thanksgiving dinner for $39.75 per person. Entree options (including herb-roasted turkey breast, mahi mahi amandine, and grilled skirt steak) come with a starter salad or soup and a dessert. There's also a kid's option for $14.75 per person featuring roasted turkey mashed potatoes and stuffing, with a choice of soup or salad and a hot fudge sundae for dessert.
Golden Beetle
Golden Beetle's four-course Thanksgiving meal starts with roasted kabocha squash soup or baby spinach salad. Next is the sweet potato tart, and the third course options include wood-fired turkey breast, St. Jude albacore tuna, or roasted root vegetable ragout. Entrees include cornbread dressing, orange-cranberry sauce, mashed potato, and gravy. For dessert choose between the Apple Brandy Sorbet with peppercorn, hazelnut shortbread cookie, and ginger; or the Pecan Pie with molasses, bourbon, and nutmeg. The dinner is $55 per person with an optional $30 wine pairing.
Local 360
Local 360 is offering a “Thanksgiving Plate” for $28 per person that includes cider-brined free-range turkey, buttermilk mashers, red eye gravy, pole beans, house cranberries, cornbread, and pumpkin pie with spiced whip. In addition to the prix fixe Local 360 also offers a diverse list of sides, small plates, and large plates. The menu will be available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Turkey Day. Reservations are encouraged.
Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge
Should you have turkey cravings at an odd hour, head to Lost Lake, which is serving a Thanksgiving dinner from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Thanksgiving day. The menu includes a "classic turkey supper" with an option to add family-style sides for $5 each. There's also pumpkin pie a la mode and pumpkin pie milkshakes for dessert, and drink specials to wash it all down.
The Capital Grille
The Capital Grille is open from 12 to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving day, serving a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner entrée option with all the trimmings and a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. Prices are $36 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. The restaurant's full a la carte dinner menu will also be available. Reservations are recommended.
The London Plane
The good people at The London Plane are offering a to-go menu with a complete Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey, sides, and dessert are going for $375 for eight people. The sides and desserts are also available a la carte. The flower shop team is putting together centerpieces and other decor, and there are also special take-away wine packages, too.
Tini Big's Lounge
Tini Bigs is serving a prix fixe turkey dinner from 4 p.m. to midnight. They're encouraging reservations for the $21 per person dinner, which includes roasted Northwest turkey, sage apple leek stuffing, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, pancetta herb gravy, Brussels sprouts, green beans with shallots & almonds, fresh cranberry sauce. Top it off with pumpkin pie & whip cream for $5.
Urbane
Urbane is serving a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with main dishes and family-style sides sourced from Northwest producers and artisans. They're serving the menu (which includes roast turkey breast and sage braised thighs with chanterelle gravy, savory quinoa flap jacks with caramelized pears and crème fraiche, red garnet yam, heirloom squash and leek gratin and a selection of sweet finishes) from 12 p.m. to close for $40 per person.