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Thanksgiving 2026 Across Miami's Fine Dining Scene

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Thanksgiving in South Florida provides residents and visitors with varied dining options, from traditional American holiday plates to Latin-infused tasting menus and Italian interpretations of the classic feast. This year, restaurants across the region open their doors on Thursday, November 26, to serve structured prix fixe menus, buffet feasts, and exclusive seasonal items in place of the standard home-cooked turkey dinner.


Photo: Courtesy of JARANA


This guide outlines several dine-in specials and takeout packages available across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and nearby areas, including a tropical destination getaway. We organized the options by location to help you secure a reservation near your home or hotel. Restaurants experience high demand during the holiday weekend, making advance reservations highly recommended.


AVENTURA


Jarana


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JARANA offers a Peruvian approach to holiday classics. The restaurant serves a special menu available Monday, November 23, through Wednesday, November 25. The kitchen prepares prawn cebiche, pastel de choclo, and a turkey locro de zapallo featuring confit and seared turkey leg served over kabocha squash stew.



BRICKELL & DOWNTOWN MIAMI


Elcielo Miami


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Elcielo Miami presents a six-course "Friendsgiving" tasting menu that merges Thanksgiving traditions with Colombian culinary techniques. The Michelin-starred kitchen structures the meal around communal dining, serving a primary centerpiece intended for sharing among the table. The progression includes ceviche, signature snacks, and a concluding pecan pie.



Felice


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Felice serves a four-course holiday menu focused on fall flavors like pumpkin, porcini, chestnuts, and black truffle. The meal begins with a roasted pumpkin soup and moves to a fresh pasta tortello stuffed with turkey. The main dish features roasted stuffed turkey breast served with chestnuts and mashed sweet potatoes, concluding with a traditional Italian chocolate salami dessert.



Hutong Miami


Photo: Courtesy of Carlos Salazar


Hutong Miami brings back its Flaming Peking Turkey for the holiday. The kitchen prepares the whole turkey using the same techniques applied to its signature Flaming Peking Duck. The culinary team air-dries the turkey for 36 hours, roasts it, and finishes it with a flame at the table. The dish arrives with spiced cranberry sauce, house-made pancakes, scallions, and cucumbers. Hutong at Home also provides deluxe takeout packages for groups.   


Maple & Ash Miami


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Located in Miami Worldcenter, Maple & Ash Miami serves its signature à la carte menu alongside a specialized holiday plate. Guests can order a black truffle turkey plate featuring Brussels sprouts, chanterelles, pomme purée, and black truffle jus. The kitchen also offers a roasted chestnut stuffing with apple butter and pork sausage. The bar mixes festive cocktails to complement the award-winning wine program.   



Toro Toro


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Toro Toro, located inside the InterContinental in Downtown Miami, serves a pan-Latin steakhouse menu with seasonal modifications for the holiday. Guests can finalize their meal with autumn flavors by ordering the spiced pumpkin cheesecake. The bar also prepares seasonal specialty cocktails, including a pumpkin spice espresso martini available throughout the holiday evening.



COCONUT GROVE & CORAL GABLES


Daniel's Miami


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Daniel's Miami opens at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, offering guests a festive à la carte menu alongside the full regular steakhouse selections. The kitchen prepares special holiday dishes, including prime rib, Green Circle turkey, and pumpkin cheesecake. The father and daughter team of Thomas and Kassidy Angelo lead the restaurant, providing premium steaks and an award-winning wine program.   



Isabelle's Coconut Grove


Photo: Courtesy of Isabelle's Coconut Grove at The Ritz-Carlton


Isabelle's Coconut Grove at The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove hosts "Harvest in the Grove," a four-course Thanksgiving dinner accompanied by live music. The meal features Florida pumpkin bisque and an autumn garden salad. Guests choose between ember-roasted heritage turkey and wood-fired honeynut squash for the main course, finishing with burnt pumpkin Basque cheesecake or orchard bread pudding.   



DORAL


Kings Doral


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Kings Doral provides entertainment and dining throughout November with its Friendsgiving package, which includes two hours of bowling, pizza, wings, fries, and drinks for groups of four or more. The venue remains open on Thanksgiving Day. Guests who bowl three consecutive strikes between November 1 and 21 will trigger a turkey donation to Feeding America through the "Bowl a Turkey" program.   



FORT LAUDERDALE & HALLANDALE BEACH


Burlock Coast


Photo: Courtesy of Burlock Coast at The Ritz-Carlton


Burlock Coast at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, prepares a three-course, family-style oceanfront Thanksgiving feast. The menu features butternut squash soup, fall greens, and roasted turkey breast with cornbread-sausage stuffing. The culinary team also offers a complete Thanksgiving feast to-go for groups of six to eight guests who prefer to dine at home.



Daniel's , A Florida Steakhouse


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Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale opens at 3:30 p.m. for the holiday, offering an à la carte menu. Guests can order prime rib, Green Circle turkey, and pumpkin cheesecake along with fresh seafood and premium steaks. The MICHELIN Guide-recognized restaurant features an elegant atmosphere and a thoughtful wine program.   



The Four Seasons Hotel And Residences Fort Lauderdale


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The Four Seasons hosts a Thanksgiving Day Feast in its ballrooms, featuring coastal seafood displays, carving stations with Joyce Farms heritage turkey, and a pasta action station. Evelyn's, the property's signature restaurant, serves an intimate three-course menu. The hotel also provides a comprehensive to-go meal package containing a roasted whole turkey and traditional sides.   



Ten Palms at Gulfstream Park


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Ten Palms at Gulfstream Park combines a traditional Thanksgiving meal with live horse racing on the Opening Day of the Championship Meet. The buffet includes a salad bar, a carving station with sous vide tri-tip and honey ham, and main courses like herb-roasted turkey breast and pomegranate-glazed salmon. The venue offers sweeping views of the race track.   



Vitolo


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Located within the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach, Vitolo offers a New York Italian dining experience for the holiday. Executive Chef Anthony Vitolo prepares Thanksgiving specials, including pumpkin ravioli, meat lasagna, and a classic turkey dinner complete with sweet potatoes and stuffing. The restaurant emphasizes comforting, family-style dining.



KEY BISCAYNE


Luma


Photo: Courtesy of Luma at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne


Luma at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne celebrates its first Thanksgiving since reopening with an Italian-inspired holiday feast. The spread includes roasted turkey, herb-marinated prime rib, seared diver scallops, and a chilled seafood bar with Key West shrimp and Maine lobster tails. The restaurant serves this extensive meal from early afternoon through the evening.   



MIAMI BEACH


CATCH Miami Beach


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CATCH Miami Beach offers an elevated holiday meal that blends traditional flavors with the restaurant's signature modern approach. Exclusively available on Thanksgiving, the kitchen serves a short rib croquette followed by a roasted heritage turkey with herbed stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. The meal concludes with a seasonal pumpkin creme brulee.   



MIAMI RIVER


Kiki on the River


Photo: Courtesy of Cristian Gonzalez


Kiki on the River hosts a waterfront Thanksgiving dining experience along the Miami River. Chef Wladimir prepares a holiday menu featuring slow-roasted herb turkey, truffle brioche stuffing, whipped butternut squash, and green beans almondine. The meal ends with a spiced pumpkin cheesecake topped with pistachio crumble and salted caramel.



MULTIPLE LOCATIONS


Michelle Bernstein Catering


Photo: Courtesy of Chef Michelle Bernstein


Chef Michelle Bernstein and her team provide a comprehensive Thanksgiving dinner delivery service designed to feed up to 12 guests. The prepared meal features a whole roast herb-marinated turkey, brioche stuffing, roasted butternut squash salad, classic sides, and assorted holiday pies. The team delivers directly to residences across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.   


By ML Staff. Photos: Courtesy of each venue listed.

 
 
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