Don’t feel like cooking on Turkey Day? Restaurants deliver once again with preorder takeout options for spreads at home and feasts around the city. Double check restaurant websites for details — dining rooms may fill up or max out orders in the coming week.
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Take Out or Dine In: Clyde Restaurant Group’s fine dining outpost in Georgetown will offer two different menus for preorder takeout and Thanksgiving Day reservations. Get a turkey dinner with all the fixings — mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, chestnuts stuffing, milk rolls, and a whole pie — to eat at home, or dine on a 3-course prix fixe menu ($75 per person, $35 for kids) that includes pine nut risotto and beef tenderloin. Reservations are required. Place orders by November 21.
1226 36th St. NW. Order here. Thanksgiving menu here.
Ambar
Take Out: Both locations (D.C. and Clarendon) are celebrating with a grab-and-go Balkan-themed menu ($99 for two people). Try dishes like rotisserie turkey basted in garlic butter and rosemary, squash salad, and pumpkin mousse. A bottle of wine accompanies all orders.
523 8th St. SE and 2901 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Thanksgiving menu here.
Baker’s Daughter
Take Out: The café from the team behind Gravitas has a slate of options for Thanksgiving Day eats. A turkey dinner for 4-6 people comes with fall soups and salads, or the “Baller” package for 6-10 gets you starters, desserts, sides, and a breakfast for the morning. Pick up orders anytime from November 23-25.
1402 Okie St. NE. Order here.
Blue Duck Tavern
Take Out or Dine In: The restaurant is going all-out this year with breakfast as well as separate menus for Thanksgiving dinner in person and at home. An a la carte breakfast menu is available from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., with a three-course pre-paid dinner service until 8:30 p.m. If you choose to dine in ($125 per adult and $55 for children 6 to 12), charcuterie boards and oysters on the half shell accompany citrus-brined turkey and sweet potato gratin. Pumpkin cheesecakes and chocolate pecan tarts finish the meal. The tavern’s to-go option includes a 14-pound bird, fresh bread, and traditional sides with apple and pumpkin pies (feeds 6 to 8).
1201 24th St. NW. Order here. Thanksgiving menu here.
Call Your Mother
Take Out: The deli is baking s’mores pie, pumpkin cheesecake, upside down pineapple cake, and challah with honey butter for pick-up and delivery on November 24 and 25. As of now, the baked goods are only available to order from the Park View location.
3301 Georgia Ave. NW. Order here.
Centrolina
Take Out: Have a Thanksgiving menu with an Italian twist, courtesy of Centrolina. The takeout meal is available a la carte, and includes antipasti platters (burrata and roasted pumpkin, anyone?), a bird ready for the oven, Chef Amy Brandwein’s family recipe for sage stuffing, breakfast pastries, and whole pies or tarts. Place orders on Tock, by phone (202-898-2426) or via email (events@centrolinadc.com) by November 19.
974 Palmer Alley NW. Order here.
Elle
Take Out: The Mount Pleasant café is now taking preorders for herb-crusted turkey and a menu of sides that focuses on homemade breads and baked goods, with gluten-free choices in the mix. There’s also the option to tack on a curated wine package. To reserve a dinner, download and submit the restaurant’s order form.
3221 Mount Pleasant St. NW. Order here.
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Take Out: Seafood fans, rejoice. All locations are taking preorders for a dinner package that feeds four ($160), complete with citrus-glazed turkey and sides like giblet gravy or sweet potato parmesan gratin. Add on shrimp cocktail, clam chowder, and other fish sides a la carte. Grab orders between 3 and 8 p.m. on November 24.
Multiple locations. Order here.
Jane Jane
Take Out: If you don’t mind cooking and just need a mixologist to supplement, the newly opened cocktail bar near Logan Circle is offering three holiday cocktails (12-13 drinks) by the half gallon, including a pumpkin pie Moscow mule, a spiced cranberry hot toddy, and an autumn gin sour that features orange marmalade. Preorder by November 23.
1705 14th St. NW. Order here.
La Bise
Dine In: All of the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group spots (Rasika, Annabelle, etc.) have Thanksgiving offerings, but now might be a good time to try Ashok Bajaj’s revamp of The Oval Room, which opened this summer. The three-course, dine-in menu ($75 per person) is available all day, with French fare like beef tartare, salt-baked beets, foie gras on brioche, and a wild mushroom tart. (Fancy turkey is, of course, available, too.)
800 Connecticut Ave. NW. Thanksgiving menu here.
Lebanese Taverna
Take Out: Locations throughout the area will have a Lebanese feast ready for transport on November 24. Choose from an a la carte list of mains, sides, and desserts, or go with a family meal for four, or party platters and boxes that can serve up to 12. Chicken shawarma, braised lamb, spiced rice pilaf, and pumpkin cheesecake with a baklava crust are just a few of the choices.
Multiple locations. Order here.
Lupo Verde Osteria
Take Out or Dine In: Thanksgiving gets an Italian take with arancini and pumpkin soup appetizers, meats served with Italian sausage and salami stuffing, and piccole zucce (mini pumpkins stuffed with veal stew). Choose to-go dinners (appetizer, meat, two sides, and dessert) for 2-8 people, or make reservations for dining in. Call 202-506-6683 to order.
4814 MacArthur Blvd. NW. Thanksgiving menus here.
Makan
Take Out: Celebrate with a Malaysian Thanksgiving package ($95) for pre-order pick-up. Confit turkey legs with ganja sauce, jasmine rice, mango salad, green bean casserole with mushroom rendang, and Makan’s sago dessert — tapioca pearls doused in coconut pandan cream — are included. You can tack on a beverage package (or a la carte wine and mixed cocktails) for $105. All pre-orders must be placed online by November 18 and picked up on the morning of November 25.
3400 11th St. NW. Order here.
Mintwood Place
Take Out or Dine In: The kitchen will cook up at-home packages for four people ($200), which include starters, a turkey that’s already carved, and plenty of sides and desserts. If you’d rather fill up at the restaurant, a three-course meal ($60 per person) has beef bourguignon and other classic French options from 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
1813 Columbia Rd. NW. Thanksgiving menus here.
Osteria Morini
Take Out or Dine In: For another Italian dining option, the waterfront restaurant will welcome diners for a three-course Thanksgiving meal from noon to 8 p.m. Gnocchi and pancetta brussels sprouts slide in alongside the more classic turkey and stuffing combo. You can also preorder $150 meals for two, including an option for vegetarian lasagna.
301 Water St. SE. Order here. Thanksgiving menu here.
The Pembroke
Dine In: The Dupont Circle Hotel’s flagship restaurant will serve a three-course, prix fixe menu from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day ($95 per person). Get pumpkin soup, beet salad and whipped goat cheese, bacon-filled oysters, and a whole branzino in addition to classic dishes. Reservations are required.
1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Reservations here.
Succotash
Take Out or Dine In: Thanksgiving, but make it Southern. Pre-fixe menus for carry out and dine in are available at both the National Harbor and Penn Quarter locations ($65 per adult, $35 per child 12 and under). Think bourbon maple glazed ham, cornbread stuffing, deviled eggs, and mac ‘n cheese.
915 F St. NW. Order here. Thanksgiving menu here.
Ted’s Bulletin
Take Out: Forget pie. The takeout feast at all locations, which serves 6-8 people the classic turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing doused in gravy ($199), comes with enough Ted’s homemade pop tarts for everyone to eat their own. Orders must be in by November 21.
Multiple locations. Order here.