Best Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving in Chicago (2026)
Classic turkey dinners, neighborhood favorites, dim sum and hotel feasts
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Thanksgiving dinner in Chicago can be a $42 turkey plate, a long family meal in a neighborhood restaurant, or a hotel buffet that becomes the whole day. The right pick depends on the kind of holiday you want, and on what you're willing to spend.
For a classic downtown celebration, start with Tortoise Supper Club. Replay Andersonville is the best complete dinner on a smaller budget, and Big Jones seats solo diners at a communal table. If the meal itself is the event, the hotel feasts at Torali, Adorn and Travelle are three different levels of splurge.
Most restaurants below have announced this year's meals; MingHin and Sun Wah are included on their standing holiday-opening policies. Book early: the ticketed and prepaid dinners (Big Jones, Bistronomic, River Roast) and the set-menu hotel feasts tend to fill first, while the a la carte rooms and the Chinatown and Uptown options are the most forgiving if you're deciding late.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. Prices and holiday plans were checked in late October and will continue to be updated.
Find your Thanksgiving table
Explore 27 restaurants across 28 Chicago locations. Use the map to compare neighborhoods, meal formats and budgets, then open any pin for the holiday menu and booking link.
Compare the Thanksgiving menus
| # | Restaurant | Neighborhood | Meal format | Adult price | Holiday hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortoise Supper Club | River North | Buffet | $107.95 | 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| 2 | Wildfire | River North | Family-style | $76.95 | Check seating times |
| 3 | Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab | River North | Turkey dinner + regular menu | $79.95 | 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| 4 | Shaw's Crab House | River North | Turkey plate; a la carte | $42 plate | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 5 | River Roast | River North | Prix fixe + shared sides | $95 + 20% service | Check seating times |
| 6 | The Smith | River North | 3 courses + shared sides | $88 | Noon to 9 p.m. |
| 7 | Prime & Provisions | Loop | Buffet | $105 | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| 8 | La Serre | Fulton Market / West Loop | Buffet | $85 | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| 9 | Big Jones | Andersonville | Ticketed seatings | $80 / $90 / $85 | Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. |
| 10 | Replay Andersonville | Andersonville | 3 courses | $40 one / $70 two | Doors 11:30 a.m.; kitchen closes 6 p.m. |
| 11 | Manchamanteles | Bucktown | Mole turkey + regular menu | A la carte | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| 12 | Artango Bar & Steakhouse | Lincoln Square | 3 courses + live jazz | $95 | Check seating times |
| 13 | Bistronomic | Gold Coast | 3 courses, prepaid | $89 | Check seating times |
| 14 | La Bella Trattoria (Loop and River North) | Loop / River North | 3 courses + limited a la carte | $59 | Loop 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; check River North |
| 15 | Woven + Bound | South Loop / McCormick Place | Turkey plate | $42 plate | Ask for holiday hours |
| 16 | The Bellevue | Gold Coast | Specials + regular menu | A la carte | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| 17 | Hawksmoor | River North | Sharing roast + a la carte | Per board; ask | 11:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 18 | RPM Seafood | River North | A la carte specials | $38 turkey entree | Noon to 7 p.m. |
| 19 | RPM Italian | River North | Set holiday feast | $115 | 4 to 9:30 p.m. |
| 20 | Tre Dita | Lakeshore East | Special + regular menu | A la carte | 2 to 9:30 p.m. |
| 21 | Fioretta | Fulton Market / West Loop | 4-course tasting menu | $98; sides $12 | Noon to 8 p.m. |
| 22 | Grill on 21 | Loop | Prix fixe + limited a la carte | $110 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; music 1 to 5 |
| 23 | Torali at The Ritz-Carlton | Streeterville | Hotel brunch buffet | $175 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| 24 | Adorn at Four Seasons | Gold Coast | Hotel feast | $285 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| 25 | Travelle at The Langham | River North | Hotel buffet | $295 | Seatings 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| 26 | MingHin Cuisine, Chinatown | Chinatown | Dim sum + shared dishes | A la carte | Call for holiday hours |
| 27 | Sun Wah BBQ | Uptown | Beijing Duck Dinner | Regular-menu pricing | Call for holiday hours |
Traditional Thanksgiving dinners and buffets in downtown Chicago
Start here for familiar holiday food, a proper shared meal, or the freedom to go back for a second plate.
Tortoise Supper Club
350 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Our first pick for a classic downtown Thanksgiving. Hand-carved turkey and prime rib anchor the grand buffet, with an iced seafood tower and a full dessert bar, in a jazz-era room that suits three generations at one table. Details: $107.95 adult, $42.95 ages 4-11, 3 and under free. Buffet, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Parties of six or more have 20% gratuity added.
Wildfire
159 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Family-style is the easy way to keep a multigenerational group happy. The table picks two mains from turkey, beef tenderloin and cedar-planked salmon, with classic sides and pies. Details: $76.95 adult, $29.95 children 12 and under. Check holiday seating times. Several dishes can be made gluten-free.
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
60 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Half the table wants the full Thanksgiving, the other half wants stone crab. Joe's handles both: turkey breast with leg-and-thigh confit, the usual sides and pumpkin chiffon pie, with the regular menu available too. Details: $79.95 adult holiday dinner, $39.95 children. 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ask which children's rate applies to a five-year-old.
Shaw's Crab House
21 E Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
A $42 turkey plate with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry relish, and that's the whole commitment. Add oysters if the day calls for it. Suits couples, small families and groups with different appetites. Details: $42 turkey plate, otherwise a la carte. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Appetizers, dessert and drinks are extra.
River Roast
315 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Thanksgiving with the Chicago River in the window. The 2026 meal is a set menu with a choice of starter, main and dessert plus shared breads and sides; mains run from smoked turkey to short rib, halibut and mushroom pot pie. Details: $95 adult plus 20% service ($114 before tax and drinks), $35 children 12 and under plus service. The $40 booking payment is a deposit credited to the bill. Two-hour seatings.
The Smith
400 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Turkey three ways: roasted breast, turkey pot pie and a turkey-leg osso buco, with salmon, short rib and squash risotto for everyone else. One of the more flexible set menus downtown. Details: $88 per person for starter, main, dessert and shared fixings. Noon to 9 p.m. Raw-bar platters priced separately.
Prime & Provisions Steakhouse
222 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
The downtown buffet to book when prime rib and shellfish matter as much as turkey: a carving station, raw bar, classic sides and holiday desserts in a Loop steakhouse. Children six and under eat free. Details: $105 adult, $35 ages 7-12, 6 and under free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parties of six or more have 18% gratuity added.
La Serre
307 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
La Serre's first Thanksgiving buffet is a generous one: turkey, prime rib and ham, a raw bar, French-leaning starters, sides and desserts. Undercuts most downtown buffets while keeping the variety, and children under six eat free. Details: $85 adult, $29 ages 7-12, 6 and under free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parties of six or more have an 18% service charge added.
Neighborhood Thanksgiving dinners in Andersonville, Bucktown and Lincoln Square
These give the holiday more of the restaurant's own personality, from Southern cooking on Clark Street to mole turkey in Bucktown. Also announced in Logan Square: Longman & Eagle has a family-style, whole-bird prix fixe on Resy for November 26, 1 to 5:30 p.m.; no price was posted when we checked.
Big Jones
5347 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
Southern cooking in Andersonville, served as three ticketed seatings. Solo diners are seated together at a communal table, the most useful detail in this guide if you're spending the holiday on your own. Details: noon $80, 3 p.m. $90, 6 p.m. $85. Noon and 3 p.m. tickets include tax and gratuity; the 6 p.m. ticket includes gratuity, ask about tax. Drinks extra.
Replay
5358 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
Forty dollars buys a full three-course Thanksgiving, which nothing else on this list matches. Turkey with the usual accompaniments or a mushroom risotto with asparagus and sage stuffing, same seasonal dessert either way, in an arcade bar with some noise in it. Details: $40 for one, $70 for two. Doors 11:30 a.m., kitchen closes 6 p.m. Family hours start at noon, so book noon or later with children.
Manchamanteles
2009 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA
Chef Geno Bahena's mole turkey special is the most distinctive turkey in the guide, served alongside the regular menu with its vegetarian and vegan dishes. For groups that love Mexican cooking or want to build their own meal. Details: a la carte; turkey special price not yet posted. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ask about the special and vegan dishes when reserving.
Artango Bar & Steakhouse
4767 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, USA
Live jazz is the reason to head to Lincoln Square. Artango's Argentine steakhouse room is built for music, and the three-course Thanksgiving dinner runs with it all day. Details: $95 adult, $25 children's menu. November 26 only. Holiday menu wasn't posted when we checked; ask about dishes and the children's age cutoff.
Bistronomic
840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
A French Thanksgiving for a couple or a small group. Turkey with chestnut stuffing, plus fish, short ribs and a vegetarian homemade tortellini that counts as a proper main. Pick a starter and dessert, with an optional cheese course. Details: $89 per person, prepaid. Three-course holiday menu replaces the regular menu. Check seating times.
Set menus, a la carte dinners and Italian feasts in River North, the Loop and the West Loop
From a $59 three-course Italian dinner to a prime rib roast shared across the table, these restaurants give you several ways to shape the meal.
La Bella Trattoria Loop
120 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
The useful middle between a turkey plate and a $100 feast. Three courses with a turkey platter, salmon or squash ravioli for the main and pie to finish. Book this one for a day built around downtown. Details: $59 per person, limited a la carte also available. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. New York strip carries a $15 supplement.
La Bella Trattoria on Rush
101 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Same $59 three-course Thanksgiving as the Loop location, in the Erie Street room. Book here if River North is where you're staying. Details: $59 per person, limited a la carte also available. Check River North holiday hours when booking. New York strip carries a $15 supplement.
Woven + Bound Restaurant
2121 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Staying near McCormick Place? The Marriott Marquis restaurant has a roasted turkey dinner with sweet potato mash, maple-glazed Brussels sprouts, sage stuffing, cranberry chutney and gravy at a clear plate price. Details: $42 turkey dinner. Confirm holiday service hours when booking; the hotel's listing shows an odd window.
The Bellevue Chicago
1031 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
A daytime Thanksgiving on Rush Street. The turkey special pairs breast with confit dark meat and a chorizo stuffing, and there's a pumpkin cheesecake; anyone who'd rather have steak or pasta orders from the regular menu. Details: a la carte, holiday specials priced separately. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., so treat it as lunch.
Hawksmoor Chicago
500 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
The case for a turkey-free Thanksgiving: a prime rib roast cooked over open fire and carved thick for the middle of the table, with beef-dripping potatoes, giant Yorkshire puddings, buttered greens, cauliflower cheese, bone marrow gravy and horseradish. Full a la carte all day. Details: sharing roast priced per board (the regular Sunday version is $120 for two or more; ask for the holiday price). 11:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
RPM Seafood
317 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
A riverfront dinner where everyone orders their own plate. The turkey special combines roasted breast and fried thigh with gravy and cranberry sauce; pecan pie or pumpkin cheesecake to finish. Details: $38 turkey entree, holiday desserts $15 each. Noon to 7 p.m. Starters, sides and drinks are on top.
RPM Italian
52 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Pasta belongs at Thanksgiving here. Shared plates, then squash agnolotti or Parmesan risotto, then turkey, branzino or short rib, then sides and desserts for the table. Come hungry. Details: $115 per person set feast. 4 to 9:30 p.m. Only the Thanksgiving menu is served; premium additions cost more.
Tre Dita
The St Regis Hotel, 401 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
The St. Regis restaurant serves its full a la carte menu on Thanksgiving with a turkey special added, so you shape the meal dish by dish. Choose it over the hotel buffets when you'd rather order than graze. Details: a la carte. 2 to 9:30 p.m. Use the dedicated Thanksgiving reservation link; bookings are already open.
Fioretta
318 N Sangamon St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Thanksgiving as a steakhouse night out. Four courses with choices throughout and turkey, filet, prime rib or pasta as the main. Sides are $12 each and not included, so order a few for the table. Details: $98 adult, $29 ages 7-12. Noon to 8 p.m. Regular menu not available; parties of six or more have 18% gratuity added.
Grill on 21
208 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60604, USA
On the 21st floor of The LaSalle Chicago, a hotel setting without making everyone take the set meal. The prix fixe covers a starter, entree, two sides and dessert, with turkey, beef tenderloin, salmon and mushroom risotto among the mains. Details: $110 per person, limited a la carte also available. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; live music 1 to 5 p.m.
Hotel Thanksgiving feasts in Chicago worth making a day of
Choose one of these when the meal is the main event. They differ most on price, children's rates and which room you'll actually sit in.
Torali
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
The hotel feast for people who want the whole production without the $285 to $295 price tag. Brunch runs from pastries through a sushi and raw bar to the Thanksgiving table and dessert, with a glass of Champagne for adults and a separate children's selection. Details: $175 adult, $85 children 12 and under. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. No complimentary toddler category listed; ask about infants.
Adorn Bar & Restaurant
120 E Delaware Pl, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
For dressing up. Four Seasons' Grand Feast lays out gourmet stations, savory dishes and desserts, with a glass of Champagne for adults. Children five and under eat free, but choose this for the occasion rather than the cost per plate. Details: $285 adult, $95 ages 6-12, 5 and under free. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Larger groups are seated in the Lakeview ballroom; ask which room you'll be in.
Travelle at The Langham, Chicago
330 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
The most extravagant table in the guide: seafood, a carving station, charcuterie, cheeses and desserts, with a jazz duo and a balloon artist working the room. Settle in for the afternoon. Details: $295 adult, $95 children. Seatings between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The hotel's pages disagree on where the children's rate starts; ask about children under five.
Dim sum and duck: Thanksgiving alternatives in Chinatown and Uptown
MingHin and Sun Wah both state holiday opening on their own sites. Their standing policies cover Thanksgiving; call for this year's hours and seating.
MingHin Cuisine - Chinatown
2168 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
A table of dim sum and shared dishes is a Thanksgiving tradition for plenty of Chicago families, and this is the MingHin to start with: open 365 days with dim sum all day, and local diners mention coming back for the holiday year after year. Details: a la carte. Standing year-round policy covers Thanksgiving; call ahead for holiday seating and hours.
Sun Wah BBQ
5039 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
Sun Wah's Beijing Duck Dinner, carved tableside, gives a group a shared centerpiece with no turkey involved. The restaurant makes Thanksgiving an exception to its usual Thursday closure. Details: regular-menu pricing. Reserve by phone at 773-769-1254, mention the duck dinner and give the full party size. Confirm the holiday service window.
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