Thanksgiving Dining in San Francisco

Thanksgiving is arriving soon, and there are plenty of places to eat out to celebrate the holiday on  November 24^th. Here’s a list of San Francisco favorites that are open for Thanksgiving.

Beach Chalet and Park Chalet
1000 Great Highway, San Francisco
Serving a prix fixe three-course menu, $43.00 per person, $19.00 children under 12 with main course choices including:
-Chalet traditional turkey dinner with dark and white turkey, bourbon gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, brioche stuffing, and cranberry sauce
-Baked Vegetarian strudel with roasted sunchokes, leeks, forest mushrooms, and cheese served on a bed of sautéed rainbow chard, with mushroom nage
-Oven Roasted Australian Rack of Lamb with applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onion, cheese gratin and Kalamata olive jus
-Grilled Atlantic Salmon with roasted banana fingerling potatoes, sautéed French green beans and fresh salsa verde
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Garcon
1101 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Serving a limited a la carte holiday dinner menu with entrée specials including:
-Traditional turkey dinner with French flair ($26.00)
-Roasted duck breast with seasonal vegetables ($28.00)
-Filet Mignon with truffled mushrooms and caramelized Brussels sprouts ($32.00)
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Le Colonial
20 Cosmo Place, San Francisco
Serving a la carte holiday specials including:
-Grilled Turkey and Pork Meatballs with rice noodles and lettuce cups ($12.00)
-Kabocha Squash Coconut Soup ($9.00)
-Quail stuffed with sticky rice ($26.00)
-Pumpkin Cheesecake ($10.00)
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Le P’tit Laurent
699 Chenery Street, San Francisco
Serving a la carte menu plus a $35.00 holiday three-course prix fixe menu with a complimentary glass of champagne and dessert. Prix fixe menu includes:
-Soupe de Potiron: butternut squash soup
-Dinde Rôti et Sa Garniture: roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing and turkey gravy
-Tarte Citrouille, Crème Fouettée et Glace Vanille: pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream
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Palio D’Asti
640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Serving prix fixe four-course menu, $59.00 per person, children under 10 pay their age. Main course choices include:
-Pumpkin ravioli with Brussels sprouts and Piave cheese
-Braised or roasted turkey white or dark meat and bourbon-gin gravy
-Roasted black cod with almond-lemon brown butter
-Grilled USDA Prime New York strip steak
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The Plant Cafe Organic
Pier 3, San Francisco, Tel. 415.984.1973
Serving $60.00 prix fixe dinner menu with a complimentary amuse bouche and optional wine pairing. Prix fixe menu will include:
-Roasted squash soup with Mutsu apple and chili roasted shiitake
-Fufu persimmon andpPomegranate Salad
-Choice of stuffed Baby Bear pumpkin with red wine braised seitan and vegetable stew or slow roasted turkey with chestnut stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry chutney
-Choice of pumpkin pie and vanilla ice cream or pumpkin cheesecake with huckleberry compote and maple caramel (vegan)
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Urban Tavern
333 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, Tel. 415.923.4400
Serving a Thanksgiving-inspired four-course prix fixe family style menu for $40.00 and a children’s option for $15.00. Prix fixe menu will include: -Cheese, pickles, and olives
-Choice of butternut squash soup or Tavern salad
-Turkey with mashed potatoes, gravy, mushroom stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon, roasted pumpkin with brown butter and sage -Homemade cranberry sauce
-Choice of pumpkin or pecan pie with whipped cream
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What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

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Emilia Varshavsky grew up in the Bay Area and studied English and International Relations at UC Davis. While in college, she planned concerts and hung out with rappers and rock stars. Nowadays, Emilia spends her 9-to-5 time working as an internal communications manager for a big Internet company and her free time blogging, attempting yoga, and creating failed "shortcuts" of Muni routes.