ASHEVILLE – For Thanksgiving Day, select Asheville area restaurants will remain open, welcoming guests to spend time with their loved ones around the table without the stress of preparing the meal themselves.
Here are restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, as well as restaurants and catering services where you can place preorders for custom and prepared dishes to go. Plus, local farms and butcheries offering meats for home preparation.
Make reservations soon, before seats fill up. And place preorders before the deadlines.
This list will be updated leading up to Thanksgiving Day. Submit your business’s holiday dining and ordering details to [email protected].
Hickory Nut Gap Meats pasture-raised turkeys are available for preordering. The Fairview farm invites customers to purchase a turkey to be donated to those impacted by Tropical Storm Helene.
Where can I buy a turkey? Turkey and other local meat suppliers
Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Preorder a Hickory Nut Gap pasture-raised, sustainably farmed turkey or ham and pick up between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 19-Nov. 23 at 57 Sugar Hollow Road in Fairview. Reserve a bird or ham for $20 at hickorynutgap.com. Size selection is first-come, first-served at the time of pickup.
Chop Shop Butchery
Preorder Chop Shop Butchery’s meats at chopshopbutchery.com, with a deposit, and pick up between Nov. 22-26 at 100 Charlotte St. The Asheville butchery offers an assortment of choices, including D’Artagnan turkey (regular, smoked and bone-in turkey breast), Rohan duck, Verlassa salmon, smoked ham and oysters.
ASAP Farmers Markets guide
View the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s guide for details on nearly 100 farmers markets and farms across Western North Carolina to find more locally grown and produced ingredients and goods to add to your holiday spread at asapconnections.org.
What restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day?
Bargello
Bargello will serve an Italian-and-Mediterranean-inspired, four-course family style prix fixe menu featuring Thanksgiving classics, including turkey, stuffing and potatoes from Noon- 8 p.m. Nov. 27 at Bargello at Kimpton Hotel Arras, 7 Patton Ave. downtown. View the menu at bargelloavl.com. The cost is $89 for adults and $49 for children (plus tax and gratuity); RSVP at OpenTable.
Blue Mountain Pizza
Blue Mountain Pizza will host its 20th annual free community Thanksgiving dinner from Noon-3 p.m. at 55 N. Main St. in Weaverville. All are welcome, whether alone, in need, or simply wishing to celebrate with friends. The menu will feature turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and desserts. Limited home deliveries are available by request by calling the restaurant at (828) 658-8778 between 9 a.m.-Noon on Nov. 10. Meal pickups are also available for individuals and small families by emailing [email protected]. Turkey, other food, and cash donations, as well as volunteer help on Thanksgiving Day, are welcome. For more, visit bluemountainpizza.com.
Capella on 9
Capella on 9 will serve classic Thanksgiving fare and soulful Southern favorites, with seatings at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 27. The restaurant is on the ninth floor of the AC Hotel Asheville Downtown, 10 Broadway St. View the menu at capellaon9.com. The cost is $70 per person and $40 for children under 12; one drink ticket is included with your ticket for those over 21. RSVP on OpenTable for 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites Asheville Downtown
Embassy Suites Asheville Downtown will offer a community-minded Thanksgiving buffet from Noon-5 p.m. Nov. 27 at 192 Haywood St. Admission is $62 per person, kids ages 5-12 are $25, kids ages 4 and under are free. A portion of ticket proceeds will benefit Eblen Charities, and all leftovers will be donated to Asheville Poverty Initiative’s 12 Baskets Café. RSVP via Eventbrite. Walk-ins will be accepted as space allows. For reservations for parties of nine or more diners, contact the hotel directly at (828) 407-0422 or email [email protected] to arrange a private dining room.
The Horse Shoe Farm
The Horse Shoe Farm will host a Thanksgiving feast at The Silo Cookhouse, 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive in Hendersonville. The family-style prix fixe traditional Thanksgiving meal, including roasted turkey, buttermilk mashed potatoes, chili-roasted squash and assorted seasonal pies. The communal dining experience will celebrate farm harvests and offer views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The cost is $115 for adults and $75 for children ages 12 and under (ages 2 and under are free). Reservation times are between 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 27 via OpenTable. For more, visit thehorseshoefarm.com.
Moose Café
Moose Café will serve an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving feast for $18.99 and a traditional Thanksgiving platter for $15.99 at 570 Brevard Road. The restaurant’s holiday hours will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more, visit eatatthemoosecafe.com.
Pack’s Tavern
Pack’s Tavern’s all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet will return, with dishes including herb-roasted turkey, maple and brown sugar-glazed ham, Pack’s mashed potatoes ad Granny Smith apple crisp. The cost is $49.99 for adults and $24.99 for children ages 10 and under. Limited times are available. View the menu and join the waitlist at packstavern.com.
Post 25
Post 25’s Thanksgiving three-course menu features butternut chai bisque, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner plate, prime rib, flourless chocolate torte and more at 2155 Hendersonville Road in Arden. View the menu at post25avl.com/thanksgiving. Reserve a seat by calling (828) 676-2577.
RendezVous
Reservations are open for RendezVous’s Thanksgiving service with seatings between Noon and 5:45 p.m. Nov. 27 at 184 New Haw Creek Road. The French-inspired menu features coquilles d’automne (scallops), la dinde traditionnelle (traditional turkey dinner), saumon en crout (salmon in puff pastry) and pumpkin trifle (pumpkin and chestnut trifle). The cost is $75 per diner. Reserve a table by emailing [email protected], providing the number in the dining party, preferred seating time, name and number. View the menu at ashevillerendezvous.com.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Ruth’s Chris Steak House will offer a three-course Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 27 at 26 All Souls Crescent. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner menu features oven-roasted turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, honey-glazed baby carrots and more. The cost is $52.95 for adults and $16.95 for children 12 and under. RSVP via OpenTable or ruthschrisphg.com/asheville.
Wildwood Still
Wildwood Still will serve a four-course festive, family-style holiday feast with a crafted signature touch, from Noon-8 p.m. Nov. 27. The rooftop restaurant is located at Moxy Asheville, 61 Biltmore Ave. downtown. View the menu at wildwoodstill.com. Tickets are $89 per adult and $49 per child (plus tax and gratuity). RSVP via OpenTable.
A homemade turkey Thanksgiving dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing and corn.
Where can I preorder Thanksgiving dishes and meals?
Black Bear BBQ
Black Bear BBQ’s holiday catering menu featured smoked meats, including smoked turkey, chicken, sausage, turkey breast, vegetarian barbecue, as well as a Chinese five-spice spiral ham. The sides, which serve six to eight diners, include a cranberry-chipotle goat cheese ball and smoked sausage and egg cornbread. Desserts include a berry cobbler and sweet potato pie. View the menu at blackbearbbqavl.com, preorder at familymeal.com/4bqavl by Nov. 22 and pick up on Nov. 25-26 at 800 Fairview Road.
City Bakery
Preorder City Bakery’s Thanksgiving bread and pies by Nov. 22, with pickup on Nov. 26 at citybakery.net. The menu features rolls (cranberry sage, sourdough, potato rosemary, yeast), 10-inch pies (apple streusel, salted caramel, apple, cherry almond oat, pumpkin and pecan) and stuffing bread made with French sandwich bread loaded with herbs. Items will be sold, first-come, first-served, on 11/26 until supplies last.
Moose Café
Moose Café is accepting preorders for Thanksgiving holiday meals at eatatthemoosecafe.com. Pick-up times are between 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 26 and 8-11 a.m. Nov. 27 at 570 Brevard Road. The package meal, which serves four to six people, includes roast turkey, cornbread dressing, turkey gravy, green beans and sweet potato soufflé for $99.99. Quart-sized sides are available à la carte for $14.99, and desserts are priced differently.
New Stock Pantry
Preorder from New Stock Pantry’s holiday catering menu, which features overstuffed stuffing made with torn and toasted Heater House Bakery wood-fired bread, Creasman Farm roasted apples, dried fruits, house sausage and fresh herbs, as well as other main and side dishes, salads, rolls and desserts. Place orders at new-stock.square.site/holiday for pick-ups from Nov. 24-26 at 148 Weaverville Road in Woodfin.
Post 25
Post 25’s holiday catering menu is available for preorders until Nov. 21. The menu features a sliced turkey or ham platter with two sides for $79 and a combo platter for $90. Sides and desserts are available at additional fees. View the menu at post25avl.com/thanksgiving. Place orders by calling (828) 676-2577.
Red Fiddle Vittles
Red Fiddle Vittles, a catering service and market, is offering a take-home Thanksgiving dinner, featuring main and side dishes prepared with ingredients from local farmers and purveyors, including Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Looking Glass Creamery and Black Trumpet Farm. Meals are portioned for two to three people, with options for larger quantities or amendments for dietary restrictions. Menu highlights include roasted Joyce Farms turkey with gravy and fresh cranberry sauce, sorghum-glazed Hickory Nut Gap Farms ham with apricot chutney, and roasted quail with cornbread stuffing and cider glaze. Turkeys are expected to sell out by the second week of November. Orders may be picked up between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 26. For more, visit redfiddlevittles.com.
Tiana Kennell is the food and dining reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Tips, comments, questions? Email [email protected] or follow @PrincessOfPage on Instagram. Sign up for AVL Bites and Brews, our weekly food and drink newsletter here.
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