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Roasted turkey at Bambara in Cambridge.
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Where to Dine Out for Thanksgiving 2022 Around Boston

10 festive options for the holiday

by Rachel Leah Blumenthal and Erika Adams Updated
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Roasted turkey at Bambara in Cambridge.
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by Rachel Leah Blumenthal and Erika Adams Updated

If gathering around the kitchen and figuring out how to roast a 20-pound bird is not your thing, a number of Boston-area restaurants are open and taking reservations for Thanksgiving dinner, a holiday tradition that has origins in an uneasy, temporary alliance between 17th-century English settlers and members of the Wampanoag Confederacy.

This year the holiday falls on Thursday, November 24. From turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie to a vegan Thanksgiving spread to fancy steaks, here’s a sampling of 10 Thanksgiving 2022 dining options in and around Boston, which sits on the unceded land of several Indigenous tribes, including the Massachusett, Pawtucket, Wampanoag, and Nipmuc peoples.

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True Bistro

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For those celebrating a vegan Thanksgiving, Teele Square’s True Bistro will be open and serving a meat-free pre-fixe meal for the holiday. This year’s menu hasn’t been released yet, but past years’ dinners have included a yuba roulade stuffed with seitan sausage and pumpkin-pie-spice cheesecake.

1153 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 627-9000
(617) 627-9000

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Harvest

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Harvard Square stalwart Harvest is serving a $90 three-course menu for Thanksgiving. There are plenty of options, but look out for a sweet-corn bisque with togarashi popcorn and chili oil; salmon; ravioli stuffed with smoked eggplant; steak; and a slice of turtle pie for dessert.

44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-2255
(617) 868-2255

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Bambara

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Bambara is open from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving, serving a holiday menu for $55 per person plus tax and tip. The Cambridge restaurant’s three-course menu includes confit turkey legs, roasted mushroom stuffing, a cranberry compote, and a choice of apple or pumpkin pie for dessert.

25 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 868-4444
(617) 868-4444

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Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

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As the name states, Kendall Square’s Sumiao Hunan Kitchen specializes in Hunan cuisine (not to mention the Chinese liquor baijiu). In addition to its regular menu, Sumiao is serving a Thanksgiving menu with a couple of special dishes, including a spicy turkey with pumpkin.

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 945-0907
(617) 945-0907

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Atlantic Fish Co.

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Atlantic Fish Co. is open every day year-round, and the Back Bay standby is currently accepting reservations for Thanksgiving day. Past holiday menus have included a turkey dinner (with optional wine pairing), carrot and spiced apple soup, and sugar pie pumpkin tart.

761 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 267-4000
(617) 267-4000

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Abe & Louie's

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Classic Back Bay steakhouse Abe & Louie’s will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. It’ll be offering a special set menu as well as its regular menu of steaks and seafood a la carte.

793 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-6300
(617) 536-6300

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Oak Long Bar + Kitchen

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Wash down a slice of turkey roulade with a turkey Old Fashioned (made with turkey-infused bourbon) at Oak Long Bar + Kitchen, located inside the Fairmont Hotel across from Copley Plaza. On Thanksgiving, the restaurant will be serving its regular menu plus three specials, including the two turkey-themed options above and a pumpkin bundt cake with cream-cheese frosting. For those who aren’t dining out for Thanksgiving but are intrigued by that turkey Old Fashioned, the bar is keeping it on the menu until December 5.

138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-7222
(617) 585-7222

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Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

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You could always go the meaty-Brazilian-steakhouse route for the holiday: Back Bay’s Fogo de Chão is open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving day and serving its usual array of options, including the full churrasco experience. Special Thanksgiving dishes include roasted turkey au jus, sweet potato casserole, Brazilian sausage, and apple dressing.

200 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-6300
(617) 585-6300
A garnished tomahawk steak on a wooden cutting board with a three-pronged roasting stick off to the side.
Fogo’s dry-aged tomahawk ancho steak.
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Lucie Drink + Dine

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Located inside the Colonnade Hotel in Back Bay, Lucie Drink + Dine is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thanksgiving. There’s a full menu on deck plus a special $35 Thanksgiving dinner including roasted turkey breast and turkey leg roulade, roasted butternut squash, wild mushroom brioche stuffing, and more of the usual suspects. You can also take Thanksgiving items to go if you preorder by November 18.

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 425-3400
(617) 425-3400

Capo

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In South Boston, Italian restaurant Capo is open and accepting reservations for Thanksgiving. The restaurant hasn’t released this year’s set menu yet, but previous holiday menus have included pasta dishes such as gnocchi Alfredo and butternut-squash ravioli alongside more traditional Thanksgiving fare such as roasted turkey, prime rib, and more.

443 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 993-8080
(617) 993-8080

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True Bistro

1153 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144

For those celebrating a vegan Thanksgiving, Teele Square’s True Bistro will be open and serving a meat-free pre-fixe meal for the holiday. This year’s menu hasn’t been released yet, but past years’ dinners have included a yuba roulade stuffed with seitan sausage and pumpkin-pie-spice cheesecake.

1153 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 627-9000
(617) 627-9000

Harvest

44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Harvard Square stalwart Harvest is serving a $90 three-course menu for Thanksgiving. There are plenty of options, but look out for a sweet-corn bisque with togarashi popcorn and chili oil; salmon; ravioli stuffed with smoked eggplant; steak; and a slice of turtle pie for dessert.

44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-2255
(617) 868-2255

Bambara

25 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02141

Bambara is open from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving, serving a holiday menu for $55 per person plus tax and tip. The Cambridge restaurant’s three-course menu includes confit turkey legs, roasted mushroom stuffing, a cranberry compote, and a choice of apple or pumpkin pie for dessert.

25 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 868-4444
(617) 868-4444

Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142

As the name states, Kendall Square’s Sumiao Hunan Kitchen specializes in Hunan cuisine (not to mention the Chinese liquor baijiu). In addition to its regular menu, Sumiao is serving a Thanksgiving menu with a couple of special dishes, including a spicy turkey with pumpkin.

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 945-0907
(617) 945-0907

Atlantic Fish Co.

761 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Atlantic Fish Co. is open every day year-round, and the Back Bay standby is currently accepting reservations for Thanksgiving day. Past holiday menus have included a turkey dinner (with optional wine pairing), carrot and spiced apple soup, and sugar pie pumpkin tart.

761 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 267-4000
(617) 267-4000

Abe & Louie's

793 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Classic Back Bay steakhouse Abe & Louie’s will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. It’ll be offering a special set menu as well as its regular menu of steaks and seafood a la carte.

793 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-6300
(617) 536-6300

Oak Long Bar + Kitchen

138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Wash down a slice of turkey roulade with a turkey Old Fashioned (made with turkey-infused bourbon) at Oak Long Bar + Kitchen, located inside the Fairmont Hotel across from Copley Plaza. On Thanksgiving, the restaurant will be serving its regular menu plus three specials, including the two turkey-themed options above and a pumpkin bundt cake with cream-cheese frosting. For those who aren’t dining out for Thanksgiving but are intrigued by that turkey Old Fashioned, the bar is keeping it on the menu until December 5.

138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-7222
(617) 585-7222

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

200 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116

You could always go the meaty-Brazilian-steakhouse route for the holiday: Back Bay’s Fogo de Chão is open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving day and serving its usual array of options, including the full churrasco experience. Special Thanksgiving dishes include roasted turkey au jus, sweet potato casserole, Brazilian sausage, and apple dressing.

200 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 585-6300
(617) 585-6300
A garnished tomahawk steak on a wooden cutting board with a three-pronged roasting stick off to the side.
Fogo’s dry-aged tomahawk ancho steak.
Fogo de Chão

Lucie Drink + Dine

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Located inside the Colonnade Hotel in Back Bay, Lucie Drink + Dine is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thanksgiving. There’s a full menu on deck plus a special $35 Thanksgiving dinner including roasted turkey breast and turkey leg roulade, roasted butternut squash, wild mushroom brioche stuffing, and more of the usual suspects. You can also take Thanksgiving items to go if you preorder by November 18.

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 425-3400
(617) 425-3400

Capo

443 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127

In South Boston, Italian restaurant Capo is open and accepting reservations for Thanksgiving. The restaurant hasn’t released this year’s set menu yet, but previous holiday menus have included pasta dishes such as gnocchi Alfredo and butternut-squash ravioli alongside more traditional Thanksgiving fare such as roasted turkey, prime rib, and more.

443 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 993-8080
(617) 993-8080

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