Thanksgiving is truly a magical occasion in San Francisco, elevated even further by our metropolitan ambiance and creative culinary passions. Whether you’re alone or with family in the city during this food-centric festivity, several impeccable restaurants are prepared to serve you exclusive holiday courses.
Here is a list of which San Francisco restaurants are open and offering Thanksgiving specials so you can dine with impressive ease, sophistication and satisfying delight.
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St. Regis, 125 3rd St.; 415-284-4188 / Website
Celebrate the day of giving by giving yourself a Champagne toast. The St. Regis’ on-site restaurant Astra teamed with Moët & Chandon on a prix-fixe menu offering amuse openers, bread and butter, butternut squash soup, smoked beet salad, shared entrees for the table and seasonal dessert. It’s $150 per diner with a $75 wine pairing that’s not to be missed.
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603 Bush St.; 415-956-0396 / Website
Starting off, Bouche is open for Thanksgiving, and the Union Square favorite promises something spectacular. Enjoy a traditional feast with an upscale and modern French twist. For $85 and an optional $55 wine pairing, you’ll have butternut squash with Baron de Seillac, organic chicory salad with Domaine Thierry Drouin, roasted turkey with Saint-Galet, and a dessert of pecan pie. This is a small family business that truly refines homestyle cooking, so you're sure to get the full holiday treatment.
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2272 Market St.; 415-552-3000 / Website
If you’d rather bring the Thanksgiving feast home to enjoy with your family around your own table, Canela is an authentic Spanish comfort food spot serving a full meal with reheating instructions. For $230, you’ll receive a small roasted turkey or roasted and marinated boneless turkey breasts, plus mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, Bubbe's cornbread stuffing, flash-friend green beans, whipped sweet potatoes and dinner rolls. Wine and dessert is also included, as well as a meat thermometer.
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950 Mason St.; 415-772-5000 / Website
It doesn’t get any more opulent and lavish than the Fairmont, and Thanksgiving is no exception. Whether you're booked for a staycation or not, head to the Laurel Canyon restaurant for a posh dinner with all the trimmings and festive pomp. This year’s menu features salads and antipasti, including delicata squash salad and grilled chicories; a seafood display and raw bar with oysters, shrimp and more; a bread display with muffins, rolls and baguettes; Chinatown dim sum selections; hot dishes of honey glazed carrots, traditional stuffing, green bean casserole and pan-seared salmon for those who’d prefer it; herb-roasted turkey for traditionalists, oak smoked prime rib and honey glazed ham; plus an array of sweets and a kid’s menu.
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301 Mission St.; 415-660-2656 / Website
The towering skyscrapers of downtown truly create a chic urban atmosphere, and one fabulously tucked away gem here is chef Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry’s International Smoke! This is a trendy and fun barbecue escape renowned for turning up the flavor and the heat on exquisite meats. For turkey day, the menu brings starters of black truffle Caesar, autumn kale salad, pumpkin soup and more; a carving station with roasted turkey, cedar grilled salmon, Wagyu prime rib and St. Louis style pork ribs; sides of loaded mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts and the like; plus exceptional desserts, specialty cocktails and wine bottles.
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1 Market St.; 415-777-5577 / Website
Over in the Embarcadero, One Market is a gorgeous choice for a classic American meal with a sleek seaside view. Feast upon their $95 three-course dinner that offers a first course of butternut squash soup, caramelized pear and arugula salad, or baby beet salad. The main course offers roasted Diestel turkey, spit-roasted Berkshire pork loin or pan-seared king salmon. Vegetarian entrees are also available upon request. Save room for dessert and choose from apple hand pie, chocolate bread pudding or a pumpkin tart!
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1000 Great Hwy.; 415-386-8439 / Website
Park Chalet is a revitalizing must after exploring Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park. Here, you’ll be seated under a stunning glass ceiling that feels like a swanky retreat, especially when it’s paired with their $85 three-course meal with add-on starters to share and holiday cocktails. Dine on butternut squash soup or radicchio endive salad, choose from roasted turkey, pan-seared seabass or farro risotto, and finish with pumpkin pie or warm apple crisp. The starters include crispy Brussels sprouts, crab and shrimp cakes, oysters and more.
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100 Montage Way, Healdsburg; 707-979-9000 / Website
Over in Healdsburg, enjoy Montage’s Hazel Hill Thanksgiving Feast. For $175 for adults and $80 for children 12 and younger, you can feast on a sumptuous three-course dinner with pate en croute, winter squash and pumpkin soup starters; mains of heritage turkey, prime rib or lobster Newburg, and desserts of pumpkin pie or apple crostata. Family-style sides are available with grean been casserole, truffle gravy, cranberry sauce, rye stuffing and sweet potato gratin.
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29 E MacArthur St., Sonoma; 707-938-2929 / Website
Layla in the MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa effortlessly exudes a warm and welcoming atmosphere that is further supplemented by seasonal and incredibly fresh cuisine. It doesn’t get any more “fall harvest on your plate” than this. The $110 Thanksgiving menu includes a first course of artisinal greens, pumpkin bisque, crab cakes or roasted beet salad. Your choice of entree includes slow-roasted turkey breast, steelhead trout, beef tenderloin, cauliflower ravioli or butternut squash. Then, there’s a dessert trio of bruleed pumpkin pie with cream cheese whip and pepitas, chocolate cloud cake with candied cranberries and pomegranates, and apple crepes with citrus caramel and pecan crumble. Oh, and kids eat for $35.
No matter what flavors or settings you crave for this filling occasion, San Francisco’s diverse and cutting-edge restaurant scene has you covered and will leave you with a sense of comfort, joy, and gratitude.
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