Best Thanksgiving Meals In Austin (Dine-In, Pick-Up & Desserts

Planning to spend Thanksgiving in Austin?
Let local chefs take the pressure off—whether you’re dining in, picking up your holiday meal, or grabbing desserts, Austin has you covered.

Dine-In Thanksgiving Meals

• At Blind Salamander Kitchen & Bar, bring the family for a festive spread including benedicts, grilled favorites, pancake stations, and an indulgent dessert lineup. austintexas.org
  
  

• At Fairmont Austin, enjoy a family-friendly holiday dinner featuring herb-crusted prime rib, classic sides, and delicious desserts. austintexas.org
  
  

• The Kitchen American Bistro invites guests to a chef-curated menu with roasted turkey, Parker House rolls, mashed potatoes, mushroom & leek stuffing, and roasted brussels sprouts. austintexas.org
  
  

• At Nido, enjoy a carefully crafted prix fixe Thanksgiving dinner with seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients. austintexas.org
  
  

• In the dining room of Austin Proper Hotel’s restaurant Peacock, the holiday menu puts a Texas-spin on traditional fare: turkey breast with merguez stuffing, cardamom cranberry sauce, roasted carrots, and toffee pudding with spiced pumpkin ice cream. austintexas.org
  
  

• At The Tradition inside Hyatt Centric Austin, you can enjoy a three-course meal from noon until 9 p.m.—starting with butternut squash soup or fall salad, followed by a turkey dinner with sweet potato mash, and ending with your choice of pumpkin, pecan or apple pie. austintexas.org
  
  

Thanksgiving Meals for Pick-Up

• Mediterranean-inspired but holiday-ready, Aba offers a Thanksgiving Feast to-go serving two people: including hummus, truffle baked orzo, beef tenderloin kebab, turkey breast with gravy, and sticky date cake. Pickup happens Wednesday before Thanksgiving. austintexas.org
  
  

• At Aris, you’ll find two package options: one a classic Thanksgiving meal, the other a Mediterranean twist with sides, steaks, kebabs and short ribs. Pre-order for pickup on November 26. austintexas.org
  
  

• CARVE American Grille offers individual smoked turkey breasts or family-style meals, plus sides and desserts. Choose heat-&-eat (pickup Thanksgiving day) or ready-to-serve (pickup Nov 26). austintexas.org
  
  

• For something different, VERDAD serves turducken tamales—heirloom blue & white masa filled with turkey, chicken and duck. Orders open Nov 15; pickup every day up to the holiday (excluding Thanksgiving day). austintexas.org
  
  

• Local favourite Swedish Hill (with locations in West Lake Hills and South First) offers dinner packages for 6-8 people: whole roasted turkey, Parker House rolls & gravy, cranberry sauce, Brussels sprouts, green-bean casserole, herbed sourdough stuffing, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese and dessert. Or go a-la-carte for a DIY touch. austintexas.org
  
  

Holiday Desserts

• Foreign & Domestic bakes up a wide variety of pies: apple, buttermilk, pecan, chocolate—and for something extra, caramel apple cheesecake, molasses cookies, cinnamon rolls or specialty jams and spreads. Orders should allow about three days for pickup. austintexas.org
  
  

• At Gati you’ll find a full gluten-free dessert menu: think pumpkin roll with cream cheese, pecan pie, apple-maple-walnut pie, pistachio cake, cinnamon rolls. Pre-order online. austintexas.org
  
  

• Mañana makes the season easy with pies available for pre-order: caramel apple, spiced pumpkin, chocolate bourbon pecan—with add-ons like vanilla or toasted cinnamon ice cream. Pick-up between Nov 25-28. austintexas.org
  
  

• For artisan touches, Rockman Coffee + Bakeshop by pastry chef Amanda Rockman offers toasted-meringue dulce pumpkin pie, blackout pecan brownie pie, rosemary oat apple pie, pecan bars and pumpkin-spice Basque cakes. Order ahead (before Nov 23) and pick up Nov 24-26. austintexas.org
  
  

• And for pie lovers, Tiny Pies features Thanksgiving-time perfection: a 12-pack of mini pies (four flavours x three each) or full-size “Not So Tiny Pies” in specialty fall flavours like pumpkin chai, apple crumb, chocolate cream and Texas pecan. Also: five-inch pot-pies filled with turkey, veggies, gravy and mashed potatoes for a savoury twist. Pickup Nov 24-26.
  
  
  Source: Visit Austin