{"id":53020,"date":"2025-11-14T14:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53020\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:15:16","slug":"where-to-eat-grab-takeout-and-order-pies-this-thanksgiving-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53020\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to eat, grab takeout, and order pies this Thanksgiving in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

In San Francisco, the options for Thanksgiving dinner are as diverse as the people who call this city home. Restaurants and bakeries are reimagining the holiday with Italian feasts, Filipino twists, and fine-dining menus. For those who may be struggling to fill the table, local pantries and other organizations are stepping up to make sure that everyone has a place to celebrate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re splurging on a restaurant prix fixe or just looking for a hot meal, here\u2019s where to eat, indulge, and give thanks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where to order a Thanksgiving feast\"ADalida\u2019s package includes turkey roulade, pita stuffing, and more.\u200b | Source: Jason Henry for The Standard<\/p>\n

Dalida\u00a0
This Mediterranean destination has a $360 Thanksgiving package that feeds up to four. The package includes turkey roulade with smoked leg and thigh, ghapama bejeweled rice with roasted chestnuts and squash, garlic confit mashed potatoes, pita stuffing, olive oil pull-apart bread, and fried brussels sprouts and cranberries. Appetizer ($209) and dessert ($165) bundles include mezze platters, pork-cheek souvlaki, apple phyllo frangipane pie, and chocolate mosaic cake. Place your order online (opens in new tab)<\/a> by Nov. 23 for pickup (or delivery to select addresses) Nov. 25 and 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. \u00a0101 Montgomery St. <\/p>\n

Brenda\u2019s French Soul Food
A $235 Thanksgiving dinner kit serves up to five people with a boneless turkey breast, butter-whipped potatoes, braised collard greens, cranberry compote, house-made peach jam, and six frozen biscuits to thaw and bake. For an additional $35, take home Brenda\u2019s pumpkin bread pudding with walnut bourbon sauce. Order online (opens in new tab)<\/a> for pickup starting at noon Nov. 25.\u00a0652 Polk St.<\/p>\n

Che Fico
Thanksgiving packages include a $350 meat option, starring roasted heritage turkey breast with braised turkey lasagna, and a $325 vegetarian option, with butternut squash lasagna and brussels sprout casserole. Both come with sweet-potato mash, braised heirloom carrots, buttery herb stuffing, roasted gravy, and the choice of a red wine or nonalcoholic beverage pairing. Order online (opens in new tab)<\/a> by Nov. 19 for pickup Nov. 26 between 2 and 6 p.m. 38 Divisadero St.<\/p>\n

\"GrilledAbaca\u2019s Thanksgiving Kamayan box for four reimagines the traditional holiday meal. | Source: Courtesy Abaca<\/p>\n

Abac\u00e1
Go nontraditional with Abac\u00e1\u2019s Filipino-inspired $260 Kamayan Thanksgiving box (opens in new tab)<\/a>, which serves up to four and includes turkey stuffed with longanisa roulade, grilled fish, wagyu steak, and seafood chowder, along with coconut green-bean casserole, sisig bread pudding, pork lumpia, and sweet-potato gratin java rice. Grab a buko pandan or smoked ube pie for an additional $60. Pick up your order Nov. 25 between 2 and 4 p.m.\u00a02700 Jones St.<\/p>\n

Guerra Quality Meats
A go-to for all your butchery needs, Guerra Quality Meats (opens in new tab)<\/a> offers a $225 Thanksgiving dinner package that includes either a roasted Diestel Family Ranch turkey or a boneless ham, plus stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a pumpkin pie. Orders are ready Nov. 25-27 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 490 Taraval St.<\/p>\n

Where to reserve a table <\/p>\n

International Smoke
Ayesha Curry and Michael Mina\u2019s downtown restaurant is hosting a buffet feast (opens in new tab)<\/a>. Starters include a selection of chilled shellfish, jalape\u00f1o cornbread, and black-truffle Caesar salad. That\u2019s followed by a carving station with roasted turkey, maple mustard-glazed salmon, and St. Louis-style pork ribs, plus sides like San Francisco sourdough stuffing, mac and cheese with garlic streusel, and garlic scallion mashed potatoes. The meal costs $130 for adults and $49 for kids 12 and under.\u00a0301 Mission St.<\/p>\n

Cach\u00e9\u00a0
This bistro in the Inner Sunset will have a $75 prix fixe (opens in new tab)<\/a> with pumpkin soup, a choice of turkey ballotine or halibut, plus sides like mashed potatoes and green beans, and two dessert options. Add-on wine pairings, oysters, cheese, and charcuterie will be available.\u00a01235 9th Ave.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Garden Court is the focal point of the contemporary Palace Hotel. | Source: Astrid Kane\/The Standard<\/p>\n

The Garden Court\u00a0
The restaurant at the Palace Hotel, with its impressive leaded-glass ceiling, is hosting Thanksgiving brunch from 1 to 3 p.m. ($250 for adults, $95 for children) and dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. ($275 for adults, $95 for children). The buffet will have a raw bar and a carving station with classic Thanksgiving turkey, along with Cantonese-style dim sum, Peking duck, and fresh sushi.\u00a02 New Montgomery<\/p>\n

Bella Trattoria
Inner Richmond Italian restaurant Bella Trattoria (opens in new tab)<\/a> is serving an $80 prix fixe menu on Thanksgiving Day. Choose between organic heritage roasted turkey, eggplant parmigiana, oxtail lasagna, and braised pork osso buco, with sides that include\u00a0 house-made garlic bread with sundried tomatoes, rosemary garlic stuffing, and heirloom truffle mashed potatoes, plus desserts like pumpkin cheesecake and blood-orange panna cotta with pomegranate.\u00a03848 Geary Blvd.<\/p>\n

The Cavalier
This London-style brasserie is offering a four-course prix fixe for $130 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and $150 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. (A two-course children\u2019s menu is $50.)\u00a0Expect starters like wild mushroom tart with truffle vinaigrette or curried pumpkin soup, mains that include crispy polenta cakes or braised beef short rib, and shareable sides such as brown-butter baby carrots with hazelnut dukkah and mashed potatoes. For desserts, there are classic Thanksgiving pies and The Cavalier\u2019s chocolate delice with creme fraiche, hazelnut, and cocoa-nib croquant.\u00a0360 Jessie St.<\/p>\n

The Waterfront Restaurant\u00a0
This Embarcadero stalwart is offering a three-course $90 prix fixe with dishes like butternut squash soup, oven-roasted heritage turkey breast, and pumpkin torte with Chantilly cream and caramel. Pier 7, the Embarcadero<\/p>\n

Great options for a Thanksgiving pie<\/p>\n

Arizmendi Bakery
The beloved worker-owned co-op is offering pumpkin cream cheese and caramel apple pies, plus cookie boxes, bread puddings, and freshly baked sourdough and olive rolls. Preorder by Nov. 25 for pickup Nov. 26 and 27. 1286 Valencia St.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pre-order pies, challah rolls, and more from Noe Valley Bakery. | Source: Morgan Ellis\/The Standard<\/p>\n

Noe Valley Bakery
The Thanksgiving lineup (opens in new tab)<\/a> has pumpkin, mixed berry, apple, and Dutch apple ($34.50). Other dessert options include pecan sticky buns, challah rolls, and frangipane tarts. Pickup is available through Nov. 26 at both locations.\u00a04073 24th St. and 28 W. Portal Ave.<\/p>\n

Homebaked by Sweet Condesa\u00a0
San Francisco\u2019s Pinay Pie Lady, who infuses Filipino flavors into American classics, is back, and her Thanksgiving pie menu features maple pili nut ($80) and peach mango cobbler ($65), as well as dulce de leche bibingka cornbread ($55). Preorder online (opens in new tab)<\/a> for pickup Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ballast Coffee\u00a0 or from 3 to 5 p.m. at Mestiza. Ballast Coffee, 329 W Portal Ave.; Mestiza, 214 Townsend St.<\/p>\n

Masse\u2019s Pastries\u00a0
In the East Bay, try Masse\u2019s Pastries for traditional and gluten-free pies, including pumpkin ($40). There\u2019s also fig and chestnut bavaroise ($58) and pecan ricotta cheesecake ($54). Order online (opens in new tab)<\/a> by Nov. 23 for pickup Nov. 27 from 9 to 11 a.m.\u00a0 1469 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those in need of a hot meal<\/p>\n

Mama G\u2019s 17th annual Thanksgiving dinner
Mama G\u2019s (opens in new tab)<\/a>transforms the Tenderloin\u2019s Golden Gate Greenway into a community Thanksgiving table. This year\u2019s event, Nov. 23 from 2 to 4:30 p.m., will offer hot plates filled with Thanksgiving classics, plus free hygiene and personal-care kits.\u00a0 Golden Gate Avenue between Leavenworth and Jones<\/p>\n

St. Anthony\u2019s Foundation
The St. Anthony\u2019s Foundation is preparing more than 2,000 pounds of turkey, along with classic potatoes, green beans, stuffing, rolls, gravy, and plenty of olive-oil chocolate ganache cake. Meal service on Nov. 27 will run from 10 a.m to 1:30 p.m., but doors open bright and early at 7 a.m. for coffee and pastries.\u00a0 121 Golden Gate Ave.<\/p>\n

\"PeopleNearly 2,500 meals of ham, turkey, and fixings are served each Thanksgiving at Glide Memorial Church. | Source: Bronte Wittpen\/SF Chronicle\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Glide Foundation \u00a0
It\u2019s the 17th anniversary of the Glide Foundation\u2019s Thanksgiving street dinner (opens in new tab)<\/a>, when volunteers dish out plates of turkey, ham, and classic sides from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Before the meal, join Glide Memorial Church and members of the Glide Ensemble and the Change Band for a 10 a.m. service.\u00a0330 Ellis St.<\/p>\n

Tenderloin Tessie\u00a0
The nonprofit Tenderloin Tessie (opens in new tab)<\/a> has been feeding and supporting San Franciscans for 50 years. On Thanksgiving Day from 1 to 4 p.m., the group will hold a free feast at First Unitarian Church. The classic spread will include ham, mashed potatoes, vegetables, coffee or tea, punch, salad, bread, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.\u00a01187 Franklin St.<\/p>\n