Chicago is a dining destination 365 days a year, which means there are tons of amazing restaurants open on Thanksgiving. After you’ve worked up an appetite watching the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, you’ll want to make a reservation at these Chicago restaurants serving Thanksgiving feasts. Check out just a few of the spots offering delicious meals, festive ambiance, and more all around the city.
Chicago restaurants open on Thanksgiving
Alpana Restaurant: Enjoy a special three-course menu of globally inspired options like cream of cauliflower soup with yuzu jam, black truffle brioche stuffing, and harissa roasted cauliflower.
Asador Bastian: The Thanksgiving multi-course menu is a Basque-inspired feast. The menu offers roasted foie gras, salt-roasted prawns, black truffle heritage turkey, and more.
Ascione Bistro: The Italian-focused restaurant in the heart of the Hyde Park neighborhood will be serving a three-course meal. The traditional menu includes items like roast turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
Big Jones: This beloved Southern restaurant is offering an epic annual feast. Options include deep-fried Cajun-style turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie, plus a special treat to take home.
Bistronomic: The Gold Coast restaurant is celebrating Thanksgiving with a French twist. The three-course meal includes chestnut stuffing, terrine, short ribs, French lemon tart, and more.
Brass Tack: The newest restaurant inside the Waldorf Astoria Chicago is serving a curated Thanksgiving menu in a relaxed, upscale setting featuring the finest seasonal produce.
Cafe Robey: Make a reservation at this Wicker Park restaurant to enjoy a buffet-style dinner with turkey, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and plenty of dessert options.
Cherry Circle Room: Enjoy a bountiful three-course Thanksgiving dinner with a choice of traditional or vegetarian menus. To enhance your meal, choose an optional beverage pairing.
Chicago Firehouse Restaurant: This South Loop neighborhood gem is offering a three-course menu of holiday delights such as roasted turkey, garlic whipped potatoes, and bourbon pecan pie.
Eataly Chicago: Open on Thanksgiving for the first time, this Italian food hall will be serving a special multi-course holiday menu with an Italian twist.
Fioretta: This Fulton Market steakhouse is planning a four-course tasting menu of traditional Thanksgiving entrees and Fioretta classics. Menu options include hand-cut filet mignon, turkey with wild rice stuffing, and more.
Gene & Georgetti: This iconic steakhouse is offering a prix fixe holiday menu. Guests will have a choice of one starter, one main (like the roasted turkey with cranberry sauce), two sides, and one dessert.
Grill on 21: Experience a grand dinner buffet with indulgences like a carving station, raw bar, and classic holiday dishes and desserts.
Hawksmoor: A new addition to the Chicago dining scene, this upscale British spot is serving a prime rib roast, beef-dripping potatoes, and Yorkshire puddings.
IO Godfrey: Enjoy a special dinner buffet that includes a carving station, salad bar, dessert bar, and more.
Longman & Eagle: This contemporary tavern will be breaking down whole Slagel Farms turkeys, alongside gussied-up renditions of all the other classic fixin’s.
Lure Fishbar: The seafood restaurant will be offering a special prix-fixe menu with fall squash soup, roasted turkey, pumpkin ravioli, toasted pecan pie, and more.
Marina’s Bistro and Rum Bar: The Puerto Rican restaurant located in the Uptown neighborhood is celebrating their second Thanksgiving. The four-course dinner will feature traditional Puerto Rican flavors.
Monarch & Lion: This British pub will be serving a special Thanksgiving Day roast with your choice of prime rib, lamb shank, or turkey breast served with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes, and vegetables.
Prime & Provisions: This River North steakhouse is bringing out their grand buffet with selections fit for this feast-worthy holiday. The buffet includes a raw bar selection, succulent carved meats station, holiday sides, and desserts.
River Roast: The Thanksgiving buffet experience includes herb-brined and roasted turkey breast, turkey stuffing, orange cranberry sauce, and more.
RPM Italian: Enjoy Thanksgiving with an Italian twist during this three-course meal of local turkey breast, butternut squash tortelli, imported burrata, and an array of holiday accompaniments.
The Smith: Diners can enjoy a special three-course prix fixe menu that includes turkey three ways — roasted breast, braised leg, or turkey pot pie — along with other options for non-turkey lovers.
Tortoise Club: The elegant family-friendly buffet includes an iced seafood tower, hand-carved turkey, and prime rib with all the classic Thanksgiving trimmings.
Tre Dita: This elegant new space inside The St. Regis Hotel is serving a Tuscan-inspired feast with signature pastas, slow-roasted tenderloin, and more.
