Here's where to go in Vancouver if you don't want to cook this Thanksgiving
There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to cooking a standout Thanksgiving dinner, so we get it if you’d rather skip all the work (and, more importantly, not have to worry about dishes) and eat out this Thanksgiving.
Thankfully, there are plenty of tasty options to try in and around the city. We rounded up some of our favourites for you to check out.
Whether you’re looking for your standard turkey dinner with all the fixings, a Thanksgiving brunch buffet complete with a candy and sundae bar, or want to skip the turkey altogether and enjoy a seafood boil, there’s something here we think you’ll love.
Belgard Kitchen
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Belgard Kitchen’s popular Family Dinner is returning this Thanksgiving, with a dine-in turkey dinner available on the evening of Oct. 12. Coming in at $50 per person, you’ll enjoy turkey two ways (stuffed and rolled breast and confit legs with turkey gravy and cranberry sauce), twice-baked rosemary and goat cheese bread pudding, mashed potatoes with confit garlic, roasted Brussels sprouts (with crispy pancetta, caramelized apples, and toasted hazelnuts), and Basque cheesecake for dessert.
Address: 55 Dunlevy Ave., Vancouver
Provence Marinaside
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Enjoy a three-course menu at $69 per person this Thanksgiving over at the wonderful Yaletown restaurant Provence Marinaside. You’ll start your meal with pissaladière (caramelized onions, black olives, anchovies, and arugula on pizza crust) before moving on to roasted turkey breast and roulade of leg (with organic carrots, mashed potatoes, turkey jus, and cranberry sauce). Then for dessert, you’ll dig into a pumpkin and pecan cake. This multi-course menu is available from Oct. 7 to 12.
Address: 1177 Marinaside Cres., Vancouver
Violeté
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Not feeling turkey? Violeté is cooking up roasted poussin chicken this year on Oct. 11 and 12. At $75 per person, you’ll also enjoy house sourdough with carbonara butter, jamón croquetas, carrot and marigold, purple potatoes with bagna cauda, roasted seasonal vegetables, stuffing, and pumpkin tart.
Address: 1380 Commercial Dr., Vancouver
Time Out Market Vancouver
For a less traditional sit-down Thanksgiving dinner, you can head to Time Out Market Vancouver, where over a dozen of the kitchens will be offering their own special Thanksgiving dishes. Think of options like The Holiday Sando from DownLow Chicken (crispy fried chicken with a roast chicken dinner spice blend, stuffing patty, Brussels sprout slaw, and gravy mayo on a potato bun), Cambodian Congee with BBQ turkey, egg, and chili oil from Mee Bar, Lam Kofta in Fenugreek Masala from Vikram Vij’s Peacock, Mochi Pumpkin Pie from Beaucoup Bakery, and a Pumpkin Spice Latt-ini from the Time Out Market Bars. These dishes will be available from Oct. 8 to 12.
Address: Inside Oakridge Park — 650 W. 41st Ave., Vancouver
Bar Bravo
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Bar Bravo is offering a special non-traditional take-home dinner this Thanksgiving that ditches the turkey for a seafood boil. The meal is built for two (or more in multiples of two) and features a full Dungeness crab, king prawns, half a pound each of PEI mussels and clams, corn, baby potatoes, green beans, compound butter, and Livia potato buns. There will also be a homemade pumpkin pie to round things out, and an optional mystery bottle of red or white wine for $40 to make it extra special. The order cutoff for this is Wednesday, Oct. 7, and the meal comes in at $75 per person.
Address: 4194 Fraser St, Vancouver
Honey Salt
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From Oct. 10 to 12, Honey Salt is offering a three-course festive dinner that includes a choice of for-the-table appetizers (like skillet cornbread with thyme, honey butter, and sea salt or Brussels sprouts and kale salad with gala apple, pumpkin seeds, crispy bacon, and maple-Dijon dressing), an entrée of Rossdown Farms herb-roasted turkey (with sourdough stuffing, broccolini, roasted carrots, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pan gravy) and a dessert of pumpkin pie. This meal comes in at $48 per person.
Address: Located in Parq Casino — 39 Smithe St., Vancouver
The Victor
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If you’re looking to make a whole day out of your visit to Parq Casino, you can enjoy a special Grand Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet on Oct. 11 at The Victor, starting at 9:30 a.m. for $90 per person (or $45 per child). You’ll find everything from fresh sushi and seafood to carving stations with free-range turkey and prime rib, to its famous candy and Sundae Bars.
Additionally, the restaurant will be offering a nightly à-la-carte fresh sheet with dishes like butternut squash cannelloni, Rossdown Farms free-range turkey, 12 oz Northern Gold Prime Rib, and more from Oct. 10 to 12.
Address: Located in Parq Casione — 39 Smithe St., Vancouver
Showcase Restaurant & Bar
Showcase Restaurant and Bar
On Oct. 11 and 12, Showcase Restaurant is serving a three-course Thanksgiving dinner. Here you’ll enjoy warm, house-made sourdough, seasonal starters like Hokkaido scallops with cauliflower purée and brown butter emulsion, and corn velouté, choice of entrees between a traditional roast turkey, slow-braised flat iron beef, or squash and mushroom wellington, and a dessert like its cranberry apple pie and pumpkin spiced cheesecake.
Address: 1122 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
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Still want that tasty Thanksgiving meal at home without all the cooking? Thankfully, the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is once again offering Thanksgiving Feast To-Go. For $109 for two people, you’ll enjoy rosemary- and sage-brined and roasted turkey breast, buttermilk mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts with candied walnuts, maple roasted baby carrots, herb stuffing with cranberries, traditional turkey gravy, orange-whiskey cranberry sauce, and two 4-inch pumpkin pies with chantilly cream. Pre-orders are available before 3 p.m. on Oct. 9.
Address: Pick up at PICA’s Blue Hat Bakery-Cafe — 1505 W. 2nd Ave., Vancouver)
Glowbal
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Glowbal’s Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go Kit is a meal that serves four and includes classics like a slow-roasted Fraser Valley Turkey, Fall Harvest Salad, House-Made Brioche Cinnamon rolls, dessert, and all kinds of sides. Each kit is $145 and is available for pickup between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 11. Thanksgiving kits are also available at its sister restaurants Black+Blue and Coast.
The team is also preparing its show-stopping 100+ item Sunday brunch buffet on Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For $95 per person (and $35 per child 12 and under), this all-you-can-eat feast will offer a wide selection of brunch items like its chilled seafood buffet, chef’s omelette and carving stations, Thanksgiving turkey, Eggs Benedict, and so much more.
Address: 590 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
H Tasting Lounge
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At the heart of H Tasting Lounge’s take-home turkey dinner is a herb-marinated whole roasted turkey, served with all the trimmings. Think Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, apple brioche stuffing with dried apricots and cranberries, rosemary and maple-glazed root veggies, and honey-roasted Brussels sprouts with cranberries. The meal also includes a mushroom bisque to start, house-made cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, and freshly baked rosemary brioche rolls and butter alongside a pumpkin butterscotch tart. The meal is available with a full turkey for $409 or for $60 per person, and is available for pickup on Oct. 11.
Address: 1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver
Cloudstreet
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Cloudstreet, one of Vancouver’s newest restaurants, is offering a special three-course menu for $75 on Oct. 11 and 12. The first course consists of a choice between roasted butternut squash soup or baby kale and arugula salad, while for your main you can choose between a roasted Fraser Valley turkey breast or B.C. steelhead salmon and tiger prawns. Then for dessert, you have the option between sticky toffee pudding or pumpkin panna cotta.
Address: 655 Burrard St., Vancouver
Fable Diner and Bar
Fable Diner and Bar
On Oct. 11, Fable Diner and Bar is serving up a classic Thanksgiving dinner for $45 per person. The menu consists of a choice of harvest salad, Caesar salad, or tomato soup, followed by a traditional turkey dinner (complete with stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and mixed vegetables), and a choice of sticky toffee pudding, tiramisu bites, or fudge brownies for dessert.
Address: 755 Richards St., Vancouver
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