Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and while many of us love the tradition of cooking a feast at home, sometimes it's nice to let someone else take the reins. Luckily, the DC area has a plethora of restaurants offering delicious Thanksgiving takeout options, from classic American fare to international twists.
Classic American Feasts
- Founding Farmers: This farm-to-table chain offers a variety of Thanksgiving options, including a heat-and-eat menu and a ready-to-eat prix fixe dinner.
- Blue Duck Tavern: Indulge in a luxurious Thanksgiving feast from this high-end American tavern, complete with a 12- to 14-pound turkey and all the trimmings.
- Unconventional Diner: This modern comfort food spot offers a classic Thanksgiving dinner for two, complete with all the fixings.
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International Flavors
- Hiraya: Experience a Filipino Thanksgiving with a "Thanksgiving Fiesta" kit featuring smoked lechon-style turkey or roasted duck, garlic rice, and ube pandesal rolls.
- Chang Chang: For a unique twist, opt for Peking duck from Peter Chang's DC restaurant.
- Moon Rabbit: This inventive Vietnamese eatery offers a Thanksgiving package with turkey breast, pho-spiced gravy, and miso sweet potato pie.
- Joon: Celebrate Persian-American fusion with a Thanksgiving dinner from Joon, featuring cardamom-spiced sweet potato casserole and barberry-cranberry chutney.
Vegetarian and Vegan Options
- Mita: This plant-based Latin American spot offers a high-end vegetarian Thanksgiving meal with a vegetable Wellington as the centerpiece.
Unique and Creative Options
- Elena James: Get a preview of this forthcoming restaurant with a Thanksgiving holiday box featuring sunchoke velouté, gougères, and sage-and-orange-brined turkey breast.
- Ruthie’s All Day: This popular barbecue joint offers a Thanksgiving carryout package with smoked turkey, sausage stuffing, and a variety of sides.
- Centrolina: Chef Amy Brandwein's modern Italian eatery offers a la carte take-home options, including pumpkin raviolini, gravy, and pre-brined turkeys.
- Silver and Sons Barbecue: This Jewish and Mediterranean-influenced barbecue joint offers hickory-smoked Amish turkey, duck confit stuffing, and braised greens.
- Ellē: This all-day eatery offers a la carte Thanksgiving specials, including herb-crusted turkey, baked mac and cheese, and honey goat cheesecake.
- Petite Cerise x The Dabney: Pick up a pie from one of the region's top chefs, Jeremiah Langhorne, at his French bistro.
- Sardi’s Peruvian Chicken: This rotisserie chicken chain offers a Thanksgiving turkey feast with gravy, cranberry sauce, and your choice of sides.
- Kirby Club: This Mosaic District kebab shop offers a customized Thanksgiving package with options like carrot-and-garlic havuc, mint labne, and chicken shish.