Where to have Thanksgiving dinner in Los Angeles

What is it? Wolfgang Puck’s flagship Beverly Hills restaurant is celebrating Turkey Day with a primarily family-style meal. In true Spago fashion, chef de cuisine Areg Avanessian has also planned a caviar-topped mini pumpkin funnel cake as an amuse bouche. Other than that, expect gourmet versions of holiday classics: chanterelle-stuffed turkey, chicken apple sausage stuffing, Gruyere and fontina macaroni and cheese. For sweets, pastry chef Della Gossett will offer a pie station with several desserts, including three kinds of pie (pumpkin, pecan and apple) and whiskey-soaked pear bread pudding.

Address: 176 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Thanksgiving hours: 2–7pm seatings

Expect to pay: $225 per adult and $105 per child (10 and under) plus beverage, tax and gratuity.

What is it? A very smoky Thanksgiving at Josiah Citrin’s modern Venice steakhouse. This year, Charcoal will be serving a five-course dinner that skews gourmet but doesn’t skimp on wild mushroom, chicken and apple stuffing; pecan praline yams; whipped potatoes; Sichuan-spiced green beans; and cranberry sauce. Lemony yogurt and sumac-topped baked cabbage and roasted beets start off this Westside Turkey Day feast, which also features a roasted pear and persimmon salad, plus seasonal pies for dessert.

Address: 425 W Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90292

Thanksgiving hours: 3–7:15pm seatings

Expect to pay: $125 per person, plus beverages, tax and  gratuity.

What is it? This glitzy Beverly Hills rooftop restaurant—and one of the best bars in Los Angeles—is throwing an all-day Thanksgiving bash, complete with holiday-themed cocktails. Enjoy a table spread of endive and squash salad, salmon tartare and brussels sprouts salad before digging into your choice of turkey breast with stuffing, agave-glazed ham with apple mostarda or a fully plant-based vegetable millefeuille. Family-style sides include roasted delicata squash; green and yellow beans; Brussels sprouts; and fluffy mashed potatoes. For dessert, guests can choose from pumpkin pear or pear and cranberry crumble. Each guest will also receive a cranberry Kir Royale to start and Dante’s fantastic tiramisu eggnog to finish.

Address: 225 N Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Thanksgiving hours: 11am–9:30pm

Expect to pay: $195 per person plus beverages, tax and gratuity.

What is it? Steps away from the beach, this stunning hotel lobby restaurant helmed by Santa Monica native Raphael Lunetta (of Lunetta All Day) is offering a three-course all-day Thanksgiving menu, complete with amuse bouche and family-style sides. Start your meal off with a pumpkin ricotta tartlet topped with a fried sage parmesan crisp, then choose your appetizer, entrée and dessert. Highlights include cedar-plank salmon with maple-Dijon glaze, a classic prime rib with horseradish cream and a quinoa pilaf mixed with toasted pecans and dried cherries.

Address: 1740 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Thanksgiving hours: 11am–10pm

Expect to pay: $95 per person, plus beverages, tax and gratuity.

What is it? Chef Tal Ronnen’s high-end vegan restaurant has long delighted omnivores with its flavorful, imaginative dishes, but even those who balk at plant-based cuisine will enjoy the four-course Thanksgiving menu at Crossroads. The menu comes with celery root soup, Waldorf salad and either a chestnut-mushroom “holiday roast” or roasted king oyster mushrooms. Either entrée comes with classic sides and maple sage biscuits. For dessert, choose between pumpkin pie or pear sorbet.

Address: 8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Thanksgiving hours: Noon–6pm seatings

Expect to pay: $75 per person, plus beverages, tax and automatic 20 percent gratuity.

What is it? This special occasion go-to in the Valley will offer a four-course Thanksgiving brunch this year—think lobster eggs Benedict, chicken and waffles and $30 bottomless mimosas. Of course, Castaway is also serving holiday staples, including turkey, plus pecan tartlets, apple galette and pumpkin cheesecake. Prefer to gather in the evening? The restaurant will remain open for dinner, when the restaurant's usual à la carte menu will be offered. 

Address: 1250 East Harvard Rd, Burbank, CA 91501

Thanksgiving hours: 9:30am–4pm, 5–9pm

Expect to pay: $98 per adult and $35 per child plus beverages, tax and gratuity for brunch; à la carte menu pricing for dinner.

What is it? Go big this Thanksgiving at the Beverly Wilshire, where the hotel’s ground floor restaurant and lounge THEBlvd will be serving a three-course dinner. Choose from appetizers like red curry squash soup or pressed chicken to start, then move onto maple spiced turkey, beef Wellington, slow-cooked butternut squash and miso-cinnamon Scottish salmon. Apple pie or a pecan crumble end this decadent 90210 Thanksgiving feast, which also comes with a side of live music if you dine between noon and 4pm To book, head to the restaurant’s OpenTable.

Address: 9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Thanksgiving hours: Noon–9pm

Expect to pay: $175 per adult and $65 per child 11 and under, plus beverages, tax and gratuity.

Hours: 11am–9:30pm

What is it? An oceanfront Thanksgiving feast at Shutters on the Beach's 1 Pico, where chef Vittorio Lucariello is serving a three-course prix fixe with your choice of appetizer, entrée and dessert. Highlights include a prime beef filet, prawn cocktail salad and a maple pecan tart for dessert.

Address: 1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Thanksgiving hours: 11am–9:30pm seatings

Expect to pay: $125 per person, plus beverages, tax and gratuity.

What is it? An enormous events-venue-turned-restaurant in the deep San Fernando Valley. In addition the regular dinner menu, Casaléna is offering a handful of holiday specials, including a turkey plate with all the trimmings ($42), pumpkin ravioli ($26) and a trio of appropriately autumnal desserts: pumpkin cheesecake, maple pecan tart and an apple tarte tatin. If you really want to splurge, the restaurant is also offering an ounce of house branded caviar ($85) with two shots of vodka for $15.

Address: 22160 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Thanksgiving hours: 11:30am–9:30pm seatings

Expect to pay: À la carte pricing plus beverages, tax and gratuity.

What is it? Largely known and beloved for its string-lit hidden patio, this crowd-pleasing Cal-Italian restaurant is one of the most beautiful outdoor dining venues in Santa Monica. The food here isn't half bad either—and this Thanksgiving, Fia will even offer a fully plant-based menu. The classic menu includes a starter, your choice of turkey or beef roast, three accompaniments (stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy) and more sides for the table. Each meal finishes with your choice of dessert (pumpkin or apple pie for non-vegans; alternatively, farmers’ market fruit or sorbet).

Address: 2454 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Thanksgiving hours: 1:30–9:30pm seatings

Expect to pay: $120 per person, plus beverages, tax and gratuity.