For the friends and family who want to share their Thanksgiving with the larger community, here are the restaurants in and around the Lehigh Valley that will be open and ready for business during the holiday on Nov. 27.
Valley Family Restaurant will serve a special menu 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 2816 Easton Ave. in Bethlehem Township, including turkey, ham, roast beef, baked potatoes, green bean almondine, pies and baklava. It also allows a bring-your-own-beer policy.
Call 610-865-7822 for reservations.
The Shelby, 707 N. Krocks Road in Lower Macungie Township, will serve its normal menu alongside turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, carrots and collared greens from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Reservations are available at 610-841-0808.
The Farm & Table will seat guests 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. at 119 S. Main St. in Nazareth, serving unlimited food such as salami, turkey, ham, salmon, salads, pasta, pumpkin cheesecake and cobblers.
Customers can reserve tables by messaging on social media, emailing farmtable@gia-con.com or calling 484-291-4266.
Melt and the Top Cut steakhouse will be open on Thanksgiving at Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township.
Melt will open noon to 7 p.m. and serve dishes such as turkey-noodle soup, diced vegetables, ham, mushroom gravy, cranberry sauce, pasta and meatballs, green beans, mashed potatoes, garlic-bread stuffing and desserts such as pumpkin cheesecake. Reservations are available online or at 610-798-9000.
An employee and social media said that Top Cut will serve plates of turkey with sides as well as its normal dinner menu 1-7 p.m. That menu includes steaks, chicken, duck, lamb, oysters, clams and crab cakes. Customers can reserve by calling 610-841-7100 or going online.
The View at Morgan Hill will seat people 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. at 100 Clubhouse Drive in Williams Township, where it’ll offer turkey, ham, salmon, baby spinach salad, stuffing, butternut squash ravioli, mashed potatoes, miniature pies, berry parfait and tiramisu.
Residents can call 610-923-8480 to reserve for the first window or visit the website for the second.
The Hellertown Diner, 29 Main St. in Hellertown, will host a Thanksgiving buffet from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Call 484-851-3591 for reservations.
LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot will be open on Thanksgiving at 3100 Tilghman St. in South Whitehall Township. It will serve teas as well as soups and bowls such as with chicken, lamb, pork, squid, salmon and shrimp.
Its Thursday hours are noon to 10 p.m. An employee confirmed that groups of six or more people can reserve by calling 610-214-2988.
Yianni’s Taverna will serve its full dinner menu as well as turkey, stuffing, green bean almondine, lamb, lemon potatoes and cranberry relish 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 3760 Old Philadelphia Pike in Lower Saucon Township.
Call 610-410-9300 for reservations.
Curious Goods at the Bake Oven Inn will seat guests noon through 4 p.m. at 7705 Bake Oven Road in Heidelberg Township, where it’ll prepare crab galette, butternut squash bisque, wild mushroom tart, turkey, salmon, ribs, cheesecake and sweet potato pie.
Call 610-760-8580 for reservations.
88 Pot will be open on Thanksgiving at 3926 Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township, an employee confirmed, though the exact hours weren’t immediately available. The menu offers varieties of Korean barbecue and hot pots such as with pork, lamb, beef, chicken, noodles, shrimp, squid, crab and tofu.
The restaurant can be contacted at 610-419-8099 and accepts reservations for groups of at least six people.
Madeline’s will serve a multi-course dinner and a buffet 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1250 Turnstone Drive in Upper Macungie Township. Customers can enjoy turkey, prime rib, salmon, ham, chicken fingers, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, carrots and buttered corn.
Reservations are available at 484-277-2250.
Kempton Hotel will serve food like chicken pot pie, potato filling, dinner rolls, turkey, ham, green beans and corn from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 9910 Kistler Valley Road in Albany Township.
Guests can call for reservations at 610-756-6588.
The Prime steakhouse will serve butternut squash soup, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, prime rib, swordfish, pumpkin pie and chocolate mousse cake at 325 Stoke Park Road in Hanover Township.
Reserve tables by calling 610-882-4070.
Superior Restaurant will serve a Thanksgiving buffet 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 102 E. Main St. in Emmaus, including turkey, ham, beef, salmon, salads, mashed potatoes, candied yams, corn, potato cakes, pies and cheesecake.
Customers should make reservations by calling 610-965-5750.
Starlite Diner will be open all day on Thanksgiving at 233 N. Route 100 in Upper Macungie Township, an employee confirmed, during which it’ll serve a Thanksgiving menu that includes turkey and stuffing.
It doesn’t take reservations and instead allows walk-in service.