{"id":60696,"date":"2025-11-25T22:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60696\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T22:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:09:07","slug":"open-on-thanksgiving-list-of-restaurants-stores-with-normal-or-reduced-operations-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60696\/","title":{"rendered":"Open on Thanksgiving? List of restaurants, stores with normal or reduced operations on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2013 Thanksgiving 2025 is upon us, with the holiday centered around family, food, and gratitude arriving on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Many will be dining at someone\u2019s house along with relatives or friends, but before you start your journey to a turkey-and-stuffing-induced food coma, here\u2019s a list of grocery stores open in case you need a last-minute contribution to the potluck. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">And for those who aren\u2019t into the festivities, here\u2019s a list of restaurants that will be open on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Grocery stores <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Grocery stores like ALDI, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Publix, Harvey\u2019s, and Trader Joe\u2019s will be closed on Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthfare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.earthfare.com\/\">Earth Fare<\/a> will be open on Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreshmarket.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22407172501&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADNH_xw_gCxKQszZ2XAdVBask5fjA&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjjbizu8U9s2tnsLCqlHDxL3GSg4np9K52cGkzC5k61Ypn1eD3kvGmsaAvwqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thefreshmarket.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22407172501&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADNH_xw_gCxKQszZ2XAdVBask5fjA&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjjbizu8U9s2tnsLCqlHDxL3GSg4np9K52cGkzC5k61Ypn1eD3kvGmsaAvwqEALw_wcB\">Fresh Market<\/a> will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">And <a href=\"https:\/\/rowes.iga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/rowes.iga.com\/\">Rowe\u2019s IGA Supermarkets<\/a> will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Some Whole Foods stores and Kroger stores will be open, but with reduced operations. Call your local store for hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Additionally, convenience stores like CVS and Walgreens will be open, many with reduced hours. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Customers are advised to check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvs.com\/store-locator\/landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cvs.com\/store-locator\/landing\">store locators<\/a> for CVS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/storelocator\/find.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/storelocator\/find.jsp\">and Walgreens<\/a> for their local store. <\/p>\n<p>Restaurants<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For those who end up with one or more mishaps in the kitchen, or who don\u2019t celebrate Thanksgiving, there are plenty of restaurants to choose from as an alternative. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitjacksonville.com\/blog\/restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-in-jacksonville-fl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.visitjacksonville.com\/blog\/restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-in-jacksonville-fl\/\">full list of 24 restaurants can be seen here<\/a>, but some of the highlights include: <\/p>\n<p>III Forks<\/p>\n<p>Brunch at the Casa Marina Hotel<\/p>\n<p>Fogo de Ch\u00e3o, Terra Gaucha, Texas de Brazil<\/p>\n<p>The Capital Grille<\/p>\n<p>Seasons 52<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2019s Crab Shack<\/p>\n<p>Metro Diner<\/p>\n<p>Cracker Barrel<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s Hawk Winery and Restaurant<\/p>\n<p>Copeland\u2019s of New Orleans<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Fast food options like McDonald\u2019s, Starbucks, Wendy\u2019s, and Burger King have store hours that vary by location. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">All Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chipotle, Taco Bell, Raising Cane\u2019s, and Shake Shack stores are among the options closed on Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Thanksgiving 2025 is upon us, with the holiday centered around family, food, and gratitude arriving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[36682,116,118,117,687,1189],"class_list":["post-60696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-grocery-stores","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-restaurants","tag-thanksgiving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}