Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day in Tampa Bay

Don’t wait until the last-minute searching for “restaurants open near me on Thanksgiving”! Our list of local Tampa Bay restaurants covers places that can feed just you two or the whole family on Thanksgiving Day 2024. We’ve compiled a list of local spots and a few of the well known restaurants that are ready to make your Turkey Day a special one.

Don’t feel like going out but no time to cook? We can help with that too. Head over to our guide for Thanksgiving Dinner To Go in Tampa Bay

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Grand Thanksgiving Buffet

November 28, 2024 at 1 pm
100 Coronado Dr., Clearwater Beach
Grand Thanksgiving Buffet

Enjoy a grand Thanksgiving meal with family and friends while soaking in beautiful Gulf views and indulging in our elevated buffet available from 1pm- 9pm.

This offering will have various stations including a carving station, traditional favorites, and an amazing dessert spread, plus so much more! Reservations are required.

Prices are $75 for adults and $35 for children aged 12 and under.
View the full menu and reserve your table here.

Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day in Tampa

JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort

November 28, 2024 from 3 pm-10 pm
691 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater

Welcoming the fall season, JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa is hosting a special Thanksgiving dinner at its signature Latitude 28 restaurant, and serving up four new festive fall cocktails at both Latitude 28° and its rooftop restaurant, The Deep End.

The Thanksgiving dinner menu at Latitude 28 is a three-course Prix Fixe offering that includes traditional options such as Turkey Breast with all the fixings, or specialties like Poached Lobster Pappardelle to satisfy more coastal cravings. The three-course menu includes the choice of one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert.

Additionally, both Latitude 28 and The Deep End are pouring on the autumn vibes with three new Fall Cocktails: Fall Forward (Knob Creek Bourbon with fresh mint, lemon and peach puree and topped with maple peach foam); Banana Bread Black Walnut Old Fashioned; and Pumpkin Spice Rum Chata Martini.

Cost: $99 per person

SIX Tampa at JW Marriott Water Street Tampa

November 28, 2024
510 Water St., Tampa

Overlooking the property’s gorgeous rooftop pool and boasting bay views, enjoy chef-crafted specialties in the modern American Bistro with indoor and outdoor dining at SIX. Featuring intoxicating bay views, the airy indoor-outdoor ambiance and chef-crafted specialties will make you feel worlds away. Simply put – an easy oasis, six floors up.

Their Thanksgiving menu includes Turkey Roulade, Cornbread Stuffing, Sweet Potato Puff, Haricot Vert and Mushroom Casserole, and Cranberry Gastrique. For dessert, indulge in Warm Pumpkin Cake, Brown Butter Pecan Ice Cream, and Spiced Latte Ganache.

Cost: varies

Driftlight Steakhouse and JW Marriott Water Street

November 28, 2024
510 Water St., Tampa

Driftlight is the hotel’s signature restaurant and serves fine-aged steaks and locally sourced ocean-to-table cuisine, in a refreshed, upscale atmosphere. Inspired by the lighted bridges of Tampa, this restaurant connects visitors to the region and to each other serving regional farm-and ocean-to-table cuisine.

Their Thanksgiving menu includes Roasted Turkey, Stuffing Cake, Mattang, Confit Garlic Haricot Vert, Cranberry Gel, Sesame Veloute, Sweet Corn Cake, Ginger Poached Plums, Buttermilk Ice Cream and Sweet Sage Oil.

Cost: variesAnchor & Brine at Tampa Marriott Water Street

November 28, 2024
505 Water St., Tampa
Anchor and Brine offers a coastal-driven approach to food with menus that embrace its proximity to the waterfront and feature high-quality seasonal dishes. The venue offers both indoor and outdoor spaces that were intentionally designed to provide a casually elegant ambiance. Thanksgiving dinner will include a Turkey Special: Herb and Garlic brined Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole with pecans, green beans with ham and onion, and brioche and vegetable stuffing. For dessert, savor pumpkin pie cinnamon whipped cream and sip on a signature Cranberry Margarita with Espolon Blanco, agave, lime, Cointreau, and cranberry.Cost: variesLona at Tampa Marriott Water Street

November 28, 2024
505 Water St., TampaLona is a dynamic modern Mexican restaurant brought to life by the creative collaboration of renowned chefs Richard Sandoval and Pablo Salas.

Located in the heart of Tampa at the Tampa Marriott Water Street, Lona combines traditional flavors with contemporary techniques and artistic presentation. The menu showcases a fusion of regional Mexican cuisines, featuring an array of bold and authentic flavors.

This Thanksgiving, you can enjoy Pavo Yucateco Yucatan Style Roasted Turkey, Calabacitas, and Mexican Rice with Chile Cranberry Salsa. You can also sip on their signature Cranberry Margarita.Cost: varies

Bon Appétit

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-9 pm
148 Marina Plaza, DunedinBon Appetit is putting a fancy spin on Thanksgiving dinner. Not only do they provide a full Thanksgiving menu, but they also have an unbelievable turkey day buffet.

Along with a complimentary glass of Champagne, your plated celebration will include your choice of items like Maine lobster “martini,” escargot, roasted Carolina turkey with pecan stuffing, and pan-seared gulf grouper.

Bon Appétit’s buffet menu boasts dishes like Creole remoulade shrimp, chilled mussels, prime rib beef with au jus and more. They also have a separate kids menu that includes roast Carolina turkey, penne pasta, and crispy fried shrimp.

Cost: $99 plus tax per adult and $10 per child under 10. Reservations are available online.

The Captial Grille 

November 28, 2024
2223 N. Westshore Blvd., TampaThe Capital Grille is giving you the option of dining in or enjoying Thanksgiving dinner in the comfort of your own home. Their to-go option includes their signature sides and serves four. All you have to do is roast the turkey! Their traditional Turkey Day sides include brioche stuffing, French green beans with marcona almonds, cranberry-pear chutney, pecan crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey, mashes potatoes, and rolls.

Pick up on Wednesday, November 27, 9am–5pm and Thursday, November 28, 9am–11am.

To-go Cost: $135/serves 4

Pumpkin cheesecake isn’t included but will be available — yum. Their full a la carte menu is available all day so if you want the lobster mac and cheese, go for it!

Yacht StarShip Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise

November 28, 2024 at 11:30 am, 3 pm, and 6:30 pm
Tampa dock: 603 Channelside Dr Tampa
Clearwater dock: 25 Causeway Blvd Clearwater

Leave the fuss to the Yacht StarShip crew and share a special day with loved ones on a Thanksgiving Day buffet cruise. Sail off on sparkling blue waters while you sit down to a delicious meal including carved turkey with sage pan gravy, apple cheddar cornbread stuffing and Yukon mashed potatoes with ricotta and buttermilk. Once you’ve had seconds, have a round at the chef’s dessert selection. After dinner get on the deck and enjoy the view of the bay and skyline, while the cruise director plays the latest tunes.

Cost: Tickets are $74.95 for adults and $44.95 for children, plus $3 marine fees, tax, and a $10 gratuity. Tickets include coffee, tea, and water and there will be a cash bar.

Safety Harbor Resort and Spa Thanksgiving Brunch

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-3 pm
105 N. Bayshore Drive, Safety HarborEnjoy a Thanksgiving with a view at Safety Harbor Resort and Spa. They’ll be serving up a special brunch buffet from 11:00 am-3:00 pm that will include a gourmet omelet station, pumpkin spice French toast, lobster bisque, Mediterranean platter, slow-roasted prime rib, and an international cheese board. They will also offer traditional Thanksgiving items such as herb-roasted turkey with apple stuffing, sweet potato mash with marshmallow and strudel, and traditional green bean casserole. Adults 21+ will get a welcome mimosa.

A separate children’s buffet will offer creamy macaroni and cheese, hot dog pups, chicken tenders, and tater tots. All non-alcoholic beverages are included as well as one welcome mimosa per adult. Reservations are required.

Adults are $89 plus tax per person and children 10 and under are $36 plus tax per person.

Grand Palm Collonade Thanksgiving Brunch at Tradewinds Resort

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-2 pm
5500 Gulf Blvd., St. PetersburgTheir Thanksgiving brunch buffet menu includes Gulf Peel and Eat Shrimp; Made-to-Order Omelet Bar; Waffles; Waldorf Salad; Artisan Greens Salad Bar; Carving Station with Prime Rib and Roasted Tom Turkey; Lavender Salmon; Bourbon Honey Glazed Ham; Pasta Bar with Tri-Colored Rotini and Butternut Squash Ravioli; Sage and Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing and Roasted Winter Vegetables. Desserts include Assorted Pies and Cheesecakes, Chocolate Fountain, Mini French Pastries and Petit Fours. Complete menu can be found here. 

Prices are $97.75 per adult, $84.50 seniors 60+ and $52 per child (ages 5-12). Kids under 4 eat free.
Reservations can be made by calling 727-363-2290 or visiting here. 

Oystercatchers Festive Feast

Served November 27th & November 28th
2900 Bayport Dr, Tampa, FL 33607

The Oystercatchers Thanksgiving Dinner offers a delightful culinary experience, blending classic holiday flavors with a modern twist, all set against the serene backdrop of Tampa Bay. The pri-fixe meal kicks off with a family-style seafood platter featuring Oyster Rockefeller, Tuna Poke Tacos, and Hamachi Crudo.

Main course options include traditional roast turkey with cornbread stuffing, roasted prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, or Chilean sea bass with polenta and Swiss chard. A Porcini Ravioli option, topped with Taleggio fondue and black truffle, is also available for vegetarian diners. Family-style sides and desserts round out the meal.

Cost: $115 plus 20% gratuity

Thanksgiving Dinner at The Dan in Tampa

November 28, 2024
905 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602 – entrance on Cass St.

Celebrate Thanksgiving in style at The Dan, located inside Hotel Flor Tampa Downtown. On November 28th, award-winning Executive Chef Dernier Buleje presents a festive menu blending classic dishes with seasonal twists, designed to highlight the rich flavors of fall.

The centerpiece of the meal is a Roasted Young Turkey, basted in honey-lavender butter and served with cornbread stuffing, crisp Brussels sprouts, and citrus cranberry jam.

Guests can also enjoy highlights like Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque, Short Ribs with truffle cream, and a decadent Baked Brie starter. Sides include Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with marshmallow fluff and pecans, and desserts like Apple Crumb Pie with sea salt caramel ice cream and Pumpkin Pie with Chantilly cream.

For a festive touch, pair your meal with seasonal cocktails such as the Pumpkin Spiced Espresso Martini or the Cinnamon Maple Old Fashioned. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made via OpenTable or by calling the restaurant directly at (813) 318–9719.

Cost: Price varies per dish

Cooper’s Hawk Winery

November 27 and 28, 2024
4110 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa

Chef Matt McMillan has planned a delectable Thanksgiving dinner that’s available in restaurant or as a heat-and-serve for pickup or to enjoy dining in. The to-go package is $199.99 and serves up to 6 people. It includes butternut squash soup with spiced pumpkin seeds, traditional stuffing, slow-roasted turkey, and pumpkin praline cheesecake. Dinners will be available for pick-up on November 27 and 28. The same menu is available for a flat rate for those who would rather dine-in. Be sure to pick up a bottle of their wine of the month to compliment dinner – the Grateful Red and Grateful White.

Cost: $199.99 (serves 6). Wine Club Members receive 10% off their order. $34.99 per adult and $14.99 per child 12 and under for dine-in. Presale will end on Friday, November 22, 2024.

Seasons 52

November 28, 2024
204 N Westshore BlvdLocated just outside of the Westshore Plaza, Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar with an award-winning international wine list and a seasonally-inspired menu. This Thanksgiving reserve a seat for their traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, roasted turkey with pan gravy, traditional herb stuffing, mashed butternut squash and Yukon mashed potatoes.

Elevate your experience with a Pumpkin Pie Mini Indulgence or two. Adults are $40 and children are $18, so make sure to make reservations for this restaurant open Thanksgiving in Tampa! Seasons 52 also offers a Thanksgiving to-go that serves 4-6 people for $230

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT

November 28, 2024
Various LocationsFor more than 118 years, Columbia Restaurants has served Thanksgiving dinner to their guests. Reserve your table today for a delicious turkey dinner with all the fixings! Thanksgiving dinner will be available at all Columbia Restaurants locations that includes a special pumpkin flan for dessert. They will also be offering Thanksgiving curbside takeout meals for the entire family. Make your reservation online at ColumbiaRestaurant.com or call your nearest restaurant’s main number.

Cost: $30 for adults and $8 for children.

For more than 118 years, Columbia Restaurants has served Thanksgiving dinner to their guests. Reserve your table today for a delicious turkey dinner with all the fixings! Thanksgiving dinner will be available at all Columbia Restaurants locations that includes a special pumpkin flan for dessert. They will also be offering Thanksgiving curbside takeout meals for the entire family. Make your reservation online at ColumbiaRestaurant.com or call your nearest restaurant’s main number.

Cost: $30 for adults and $8 for children.

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-8 pm
4400 W. Boy Scout Road, Tampa

 Thanksgiving at Eddie V’s this year without lifting a finger! Reserve your table today for an exquisite turkey dinner with traditional trimmings: sliced turkey breast with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, cranberry chutney, hand-whipped potatoes, baby French green beans with sun-dried tomatoes, roasted butternut squash.

The dessert will be pumpkin pie tartlet with pecan ice cream and is $12. If you’re a rebel and want to ignore the custom of the traditional Turkey Day meal, their full menu is also available for lobster or steaks. Eddie V’s will be serving Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day

Elevage SoHo Kitchen & Bar

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-8 pm
1207 S. Howard Ave, Tampa

Elevage is serving up a Thanksgiving feast with a family-style meal. Indulge in lavendar foccacia with apple jam, turkey roulade with confit leg and pan gravy, bone-in short rib, smoked ham, truffle mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts with candied pecans and apricots, and green beans with mushroom sauce. For dessert, they’re serving up pumpkin cheesecake with maple whipped cream, flourless brownie with white chocolate sauce. and apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream. 

Cost: $80 for adults and $24 for children ages 6-12 (kids 5 and under are free)

Hew Parlor & Chophouse

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-7 pm
453 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin

Hew is serving up a family-style Thanksgiving feast that includes baked brie en croute, lyonnaise salad, seafood canneloni, smoked rotisserie turkey, sherry glazed pearl onions and stuffing, and pork chop au poivre. Sides include garlic mashed potatoes, smoked sweet potatoes with chiorizo, creamy squash casserole, haricort verts, and turtle pecan cheesecake and bourbon caramel truffle for dessert. 

Cost: $85 for adults, $25 for children ages 6-12 (kids 5 and under are free)

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

November 28, 2024
Various Locations

Ruth’s motto is no exceptions and no compromise. Thanksgiving Day Ruth’s will be serving a soup or salad course, Roast Turkey with Sausage Stuffing and a choice of one of their four most popular sides. Ruth’s finishes off your Turkey Day meal with Pumpkin Cheesecake and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Their three-course Turkey Dinner will be available for $48 for adults and $20 for children. Take-home dinner and sides are available starting at $37 or take home an entire meal for $175.

Maggiano’s Little Italy

November 28, 2024
Various Locations

Maggiano’s will be offering family-style dine-in for Thanksgiving. This year’s dine-in family-style menu includes balsamic tomato bruschetta, salad, and your choice of roasted turkey, baked smoked ham or parmesan-crusted tilapia. The dinner comes with a choice of two pastas for the table and two sides, with options like Tuscan creamed corn, sage & sausage stuffing and garlic mashed potatoes.

For dessert, the options look delicious, with your choice of two for the table between pumpkin praline cheesecake, warm apple crostada, and tiramisu.

FLOR FINA AT HOTEL HAYA

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-5 pm
905 N. Florida Ave., Tampa

Fina will be ringing in the holiday season with a 3-course family style feast from 11am-5pm on Thanksgiving Day, consisting of platters reminiscent of a traditional American Thanksgiving feast with a nod to the Mediterranean and Latin cultures of Ybor City. The menu will consist of a few Thanksgiving favorites, such as Roasted Turkey Breast and Pumpkin Pie, complemented by delectable specialty items like Crispy Brussel Sprouts, Oyster and Chorizo stuffing and Salted Cashew Baklava are just a few!

Cost: $15-$95

Timpano Hyde Park

November 28, 2024 from 11 am-11 pm
1610 W. Swann Ave., Tampa

Nestled in the heart of historic Hyde Park, Timpano embodies the warmth of an Italian kitchen during the day and the energy of a neighborhood cocktail bar at night. They will be offering a prix fixe 3-course meal on Thanksgiving day that includes soup or salad, a turkey dinner with glazed pearl onions & peas, green beans, whipped potatoes, pancetta stuffing, spiced apple butter, turkey gravy, Sweet Potato Gratin, and dessert.

RumFish Grill

Open for Thanksgiving dinner
6000 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach

Offering three special additions to the regular menu: Traditional Turkey Dinner with White and Dark Meat Turkey, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Fresh Green Beans and Cranberry Sauce ($28), Braised Short Rib & Seared Sea Scallops ($38), or Pan Roasted Halibut ($40)

Thanksgiving dessert is of course, homemade pumpkin pie.

For reservations at RumFish Grill, please visit Open Table or call 727-329-1428

Rusty Pelican

2024 Info TBD
2425 N Rocky Point Dr., Tampa
Temporarily closed

Tucked away on the shores of Old Tampa Bay is a rustic restaurant where for more than 25 years locals eat on the water. The Rusty Pelican is offering a Thanksgiving Day four-course brunch from 10:00 am-4:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, followed by a seasonal a la carte dinner menu with Thanksgiving specials from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The brunch menu has everything from their normal seafood offerings to more traditional Thanksgiving fare.

Cost: Adults are $86, children are $35 and bottomless mimosas are an additional $3