As Thanksgiving nears, many LA residents are heading to the stores to stock up on essential ingredients for their holiday feasts. However, not everyone has the cooking skills or the time to prepare their own home-cooked entrees. For those with schedules too packed to spend an entire day on cooking or for any who just wish to enjoy a relaxed holiday weekend, these restaurants are combining the best of L.A. dining with Thanksgiving traditions. 

Thanksgiving Celebration at Spago

For a fine dining experience with the trappings of a holiday feast, Spago is offering diners a four-course, family-style meal of Thanksgiving classics. Located in Beverly Hills, Spago has long been synonymous with the culinary arts of the famous Wolfgang Puck. 

For $210 per person, diners will enjoy a slow-roasted organic turkey with sourdough and chanterelle mushroom stuffing, sage natural gravy, cavatappi mac & cheese, and a Yukon gold potato purée. For dessert, there will be an assortment of decadent options at Della’s pie station.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving in West Holiday

Diners who require vegetarian-friendly options but still want a Michelin-star experience can visit Ardor at the West Hollywood EDITION. Founded by Michelin-recognized chef John Fraser, this signature hotel restaurant will provide both traditional meat entrees and a variety of vegetarian options in a menu that combines Ardor signatures with holiday classics.

Those who reserve their table for Thanksgiving will be able to choose between a traditional roasted turkey, prime rib, sweet potato curry, and branzino for their main course. The menu will also feature many cozy sides, such as mashed potatoes and gravy and vegetable medley stuffin’, in addition to various starters, appetizers, and a mid-course pumpkin agnolotti.

Deep-fried Turkey at Little Dom’s

Deep-fried turkey has grown from a fad into a family holiday tradition. For those who would like to sample turkey dinners done in this fashion without purchasing their own deep fryers, Little Dom’s is cooking up deep-fried turkeys to go. Blending Italian and American fare, Little Dom’s has specialized in crafting favorite local dishes.

Little Dom’s Thanksgiving offerings will be take-out exclusive. Customers can pick up a single deep-fried turkey to take to their holiday table or grab an entire Thanksgiving bundle featuring a deep-fried turkey with two sides or pies for $246.10.

Smoked Turkey at Charcoal

If deep-frying turkeys is one fad, smoking is a cooking style many eager cooks and diners want to bring to their holiday spreads. Charcoal Venice specializes in comfort foods prepared over the coals and served family-style. Their Thanksgiving menu features a smoked turkey with wild mushroom-chicken-apple-stuffing and gravy.

For $125 each, diners will enjoy a five-course dinner with fiery starters such as cabbage “baked in embers,” a roasted pear and persimmon salad, a choice between smoked turkey or slow-roasted prime rib for a main course, traditional and inventive sides, such as whipped potatoes or Szechuan green beans, and seasonal pies for dessert. 

Giving Back with Everytable

For those looking for a casual Thanksgiving experience and who also want to honor the sentiment of the holiday, Everytable is teaming up with My Friends Place to create a holiday meal perfect for a family or group. Everytable has worked with local governments, nonprofits, and schools to serve fresh, ready-to-eat meals to local communities, and My Friend’s Place is an L.A.-based nonprofit that supports unhoused youths.

The collaborated My Friends Holiday Meal will feature roast turkey breast, savory cranberry stuffing, sweet potato mash, charred brussel sprouts, chipotle cider gravy, and cranberry chutney. Customers can order two days in advance to support these organizations and bring classic Thanksgiving dishes back home.