Thanksgiving Dining Guide

Dining Out

BLT Steak
5-9:30 PM, $68
This chic steakhouse is serving up more than their signature aged beef come Turkey Day. Enjoy a three-course tasting featuring a selection of appetizer, entrée, side, and dessert. Starters like porcini risotto and chestnut and celery root soup emphasize fall flavors, while entrées like roasted turkey, dry aged roasted prime rib, and pan-seared halibut will satisfy any diner. Cranberry spiced bread pudding or a pumpkin tart for dessert polish off the meal. 8720 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-360-1950

Café del Rey
11 AM-8 PM, $55
If you prefer your turkey with a view, head to Café del Rey for a three-course meal along the marina. Appetizers range from a classic crab cake to a frisee and red oak salad with candied pistachios, cranberries, and goat cheese, while entrées include a choice between a free-range turkey breast with duck sausage stuffing, seared diver scallops, or a cider-glazed pork loin, among others. There are three dessert options available but when sweet potato pecan pie is one of them, chances are you won’t be looking at the other two. 4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 310-823-6395

Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood
11:30 AM-10 PM, $95
At The London West Hollywood, executive chef Anthony Keene is whipping up a seasonal three-course menu for Thanksgiving feasters. Highlights to start include a butter-poached lobster and pumpkin pancake, pumpkin soup with sage and potato dumplings, and an autumn mushroom risotto with mascarpone cheese. Mains are equally as exciting, offering a classic organic turkey with sage stuffing, butter poached halibut, and even Ramsay’s signature roasted beef Wellington. Finish it off with the likes of English sticky toffee pudding, a baked apple tarte tatin, or pumpkin pie. 1020 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-358-7788

The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills
11 AM-9 PM, $125 adults, $55 children under 12
For a haute holiday, head to The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills where they’re serving a gourmet three-course meal including unlimited Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne. Start with a persimmon, pomegranate, and fennel salad, seared diver scallops, guinea hen rillette, or chanterelle mushroom agnolotti, and end with a selection from their dessert buffet. In between, indulge in roasted free-range Sonoma turkey, cinnamon-braised angus beef short rib, or grilled barramundi fillet, all served with seasonal accompaniments. 9882 S. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-975-2736

Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel Air
12-8 PM, $140 adults, $65 children under 12
Chef Puck has prepared an unforgettable family-style feast at Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel Air, complete with leftovers to take home. The meal begins with a savory bread basket, followed by a pumpkin soup or apple salad. Diners will then enjoy a roasted organic heritage turkey served alongside sourdough-brioche bread stuffing, sweet potato gratin, roasted baby Brussels sprouts, and more. For dessert, indulge in Puck’s buffet, which features an assortment of sweets and pies. 701 Stone Canyon Rd., Bel Air, 310-909-1663

Brunch

Culina at the Four Seasons Los Angeles
10 AM–11 PM, $95 adults, $47 children 5-12
Enjoy a Thanksgiving fête with an Italian twist at Culina, where in addition to a buffet featuring citrus-glazed natural Californian turkey, there will be a live-action mozzarella bar where guests can sample house-made cheeses. Alongside classic holiday dishes and sides, this brunch will include stations for eggs benedict, Belgian waffles, and seafood, as well as a sushi and dim sum station for a truly international meal. Make sure to save room for dessert, and sample classic holiday pies from their buffet. 300 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-860-4000

Ocean and Vine at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
11 AM-4 PM $78 adults, $39 children 12 & under
Santa Monica’s Ocean and Vine is the top spot to see, be seen, and see the ocean this Thanksgiving. The buffet offers the best of both breakfast favorites and holiday classics with an eggs benedict station, waffles made to order, and assorted pastries, as well as a carving station featuring honey baked ham, maple roasted whole Tom turkey, and roasted prime rib of beef. To ensure there’s something for everyone, there’s also a sushi station, kids buffet, selections “from the garden,” and more. The pastry display features every treat you could possibly imagine, including a sweet potato pecan tart, cranberry rice pudding, and beyond. 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, 310-576-3180

Livello at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
11 AM-3 PM, $80 adults, $40 children 4-12
L’Ermitage Beverly Hills is celebrating Thanksgiving with a seafood-inspired holiday feast. A carving station featuring classic roasted turkey and prime rib is available alongside oysters, snow crab legs, smoked salmon, and lobster mashed potatoes. There will also be breakfast stations and a dessert bar. For the kids in your party, pastry chef Angela Ng will lead an interactive cookie decorating course, with an assortment of toppings so children can create their own holiday treats. Unlimited breakfast cocktails like mimosas and bloody Marys are a $20 supplement. 9291 Burton Way, 
Beverly Hills, 310-860-8660

Tres by Jose Andres
11 AM-4 PM, $49
At the SLS hotel, Jose Andres is offering a variety of Thanksgiving options, including a dinner at The Bazaar. But for the early bird, there’s Tres, where diners will indulge in a holiday buffet complete with a Mary’s Farm organic roasted turkey with all the fixins. In addition, there will be caviar and smoked salmon displays, crudité cups, cheese, and charcuterie, as well as the chef’s selection of assorted pastries and fruit. 465 S. La Cienega Blvd., Mid-City West, 310-246-5551

Scarpetta at the Montage Beverly Hills
12-8 PM, $88 adults, $35 children 4-12
Chef Scott Conant has put together what looks to be an unforgettable feast for Scarpetta’s holiday brunch buffet. With a series of seafood starters including oysters, citrus-cured salmon, and snow crab legs, followed by salads like roasted beets with Fuji apples and goat cheese, or butternut squash with burrata and pumpkin seeds, it will be easy to fill up before the entrées. Make sure you don’t though, because Conant will be serving porchetta, leg of lamb, and of course, the requisite herb roasted turkey, as well as pastas like pumpkin tortellini and Scarpetta’s famed spaghetti. Plates like braised turkey legs and potatoes with preserved truffles and fontina are also available and made to order. Add unlimited brunch cocktails for an additional $22. 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-860-7970

Meals To-Go

Comme Ca
Order 48 hours in advance of pickup
Give your oven a rest and rely on chef David Myers to handle your dessert needs this holiday. For $45 each you can take home any of Comme Ca’s signature sweets, including a pumpkin pie, a bourbon pecan pie, an heirloom apple and almond tart, or a ginger and date cake with maple icing. In case you’re craving dessert but traveling for the holidays, good news—these pies are available all month long. 8479 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 323-782-1104

Little Dom’s
Order by 11 AM, Tuesday, November 20
The deli at Little Dom’s will ensure that you can prepare a feast without lifting a finger this holiday. Enjoy a deep-fried turkey complete with giblet gravy made the morning of pickup, and a selection of seasonal sides like roasted Brussels sprouts with rich wild boar bacon, stuffing made with house-made fennel sausage and mushrooms, and sweet potato gratin. For dessert, opt for a pumpkin cheesecake with rum raisin glaze, or a rustic apple and pecorino cheese tart. 2128 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz, 323-661-0088

M Café
Order by 5 PM, Monday, November 19
For anyone looking for a healthier alternative to a traditional Thanksgiving feast, M Café’s chef Lee Gross is preparing a meal without refined sugars, meat, eggs, or dairy. Instead, you’ll enjoy items like spiced butternut bisque and field green salad for starters, and mains like roasted seitan or a gluten-free tempeh loaf with mushroom gravy. A full meal with choice of entrée, holiday soup, salad, and two harvest sides will be available for $65 (serving 2), or $120 (serving 4). 7119 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, 310-338-9215

Napa Valley Grille
Order by 5 PM, Wednesday, November 21
Whether you want to dine-in, take out, or just pick up seasonal vegetables, Westwood’s Napa Valley Grille has you covered. Takeaway options serve approximately 8 guests ($9-85) and include chef Taylor Boudreaux’s signature cranberry orange sauce, an organic free-range turkey leg or breast from the Diestel Turkey Family Ranch in Sonora, roasted yams, and a 10-inch pumpkin pie, among other options. Patrons planning to cook can also call in a seasonal C.S.A. from Country Fresh Herbs in Tarzana, which includes herbs, winter squash, and more. Call the restaurant or email westwood@napavalleygrille.com to order. 1100 Glendon Ave., #100, Westwood, 310-824-3322

The BLVD
Order by Wednesday, November 21
Though the BLVD offers a decadent in-house holiday prix-fixe as well, for diners who prefer to eat at home, they’ll bring the feast to you. For $300, take home a meal that will feed 6-8 guests, which features a turkey with bread stuffing and gravy, organic mixed green salad, and a variety of elegant sides like potato herbs gratin dauphinois, braised Brussels sprouts, roasted yams, and more. For dessert, savor a classic pumpkin pie. 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.275.5200 x 6551

MB Post
Order by Sunday, November 19 at 5 PM
At Manhattan Beach hotspot MB Post, they’re preparing everything but the turkey for you this Thanksgiving. Early eaters should order up a dozen of their bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits, which will serve up to 12 depending on if your guests share, while sides for three or four include a stuffing with wild rice, pork sausage, and sage, cranberry kumquat relish, whipped garlic and olive oil potatoes, and turkey gravy. Call the restaurant to order and be sure to pick up your food between 12-4 PM on Wednesday, November 21. 1142 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, 310-545-5405