Thanksgiving Dining & Carry Out In San Francisco

With Thanksgiving almost a week away you may need some ideas for Dining or Carry out options in San Francisco. Below you’ll find a few I recommend.

For those in the South Bay or Monterey you’ll find some options here, North Bay options here and Tomales Bay options here.…. Happy Thanksgiving I hope you have a happy and safe holiday with your Friends & Family!

Carry-Out Options:

Luke’s Local: Local food delivery company Luke’s Local offers a plethora of tasty, house-made dishes prepared by executive chef Nick Rappoport (The French Laundry, Serpentine, Outerlands) and his culinary team, supplemented by goods sourced from their food maker partners: smoked turkeys from BN Ranch, artisan bread from Josey Baker, and pecan sticky buns from Black Jet Baking Co.

For those looking to outsource Thanksgiving entirely, Luke’s has you covered. Order a complete, ready to serve meal that includes a whole smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, sage sausage stuffing, brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, and a pumpkin pie form Black Jet Baking Co (serves up to 11 people, $215). They’re accepting orders up to 11/25 and they deliver to the East Bay, SF, and the Peninsula on Tues 11/24 and Wed 11/25 (or customers can pick up their orders from Luke’s Dogpatch kitchen from Tues 11/24 –Thurs 11/26).

Menu Highlights: Fully cooked (smoked) BN Ranch turkey (serves 8-10) for $115 . Llano Seco herb crusted pork roast with vadouvan apple chutney (serves 6-8) for $50. Sides include sage sausage and spinach stuffing, gluten-free vegan stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts and candied almonds, kale and delicate squash salad, three cheese baked mac and cheese. Bread and cheese options include Josey Baker country loaf, Bread SRSLY gluten free rolls, Marin french triple cream brie. Desserts: Black Jet Bakery’s apple crumb / pecan / pumpkin pies and Scratch Bakery’s gluten free salted caramel apple tart.

Presidio Social Club – Dreaming of serving delicious Thanksgiving desserts this year, but just don’t have the time to make them yourself? Pastry Chef Rene Cruz will be offering his famous pies and cakes for pick up this Thanksgiving and Christmas. Available for pre-order now, Thanksgiving options include a Classic Pumpkin Pie and aBourbon Pecan Pie (both $40); a Pumpkin Cheesecake and Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie (both $45); and a three layer 8” Spiced Apple Layer Cake with Brown Sugar Swiss Meringue ($80).

Orders may be placed through the Presidio Social Club website; Stop in this fall to sample Chef Rene’s rotating pie specials on the dessert menu (especially delicious paired with the hot Drunken Earl cocktail), then place your order for the holidays online or call (415) 885-1888.

Salumeria – Salumeria is offering their popular take-out Thanksgiving meal for those we want to enjoy a meal at home without worrying about all the preparations. Leave the heavy-lifting to Ne Timeas Restaurant Group this year by ordering a prepared dinner by their chefs. This entire feast will feed 4 to 6 people for $295. All food (with the exception of the pre-brined turkey) will be fully cooked and packaged in disposable containers with reheating instructions.

In-Restaurant Options:

Bluestem Brasserie – For Thanksgiving this year, Bluestem Brasserie is offering a four course menu for the whole family. Start with nuts, olives, and two kinds of canapés for the table followed by an autumn chicory salad with compressed persimmon, pomegranate, spiced quince paste, and honey and black pepper walnuts. Warm up your appetite with Musque de Provence pumpkin soup with a chestnut budino, pain d’epices, and Villa Manadori Balsamic. For the star of the show, choose: cornbread stuffed turkey roulade with brussels sprout and turkey leg hash, brûléed sweet potato, cranberry gastrique, and giblet gravy; sun choke agnolotti with wild mushrooms, parmesan fonduta, and baby kale; seared scallops withcelery root puree, green apple and celery salad, brown butter, and caviar; or pan roasted New York steak with short rib croutons, creamed Swiss chard, charred cippolini onions, and bordelaise sauce. Round out your experience with your choice of chocolate pecan pie with bourbon ice cream or pumpkin cheesecake with eggnog crème anglaise and huckleberries. A Thanksgiving meal at Bluestem Brasserie is sure to quell all your fall cravings and leave you feeling happily satisfied. One Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco.

Top of the Mark at InterContinental Mark Hopkins – Enjoy a Thanksgiving brunch and dinner feast at Top of the Mark. Presented by Chef Nenad Stefanovic, the buffet will take place on Thursday, November 26from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will feature breakfast selections, antipastos, raw bar, salads, soups, desserts, and more. Seasonal specials include Smoked duck breast with grilled persimmons, toasted pumpkin seeds and fig compote,Sherry-molasses Roast Beets with allspice crème fraiche, candied walnuts and tondo, pickled butternut squash and pancetta jam, and Roasted Free Range Turkey with orange-cranberry sauce and giblet gravy. Desserts will include traditional holiday delights along with Pumpkin foster martinis with diced pumpkin, apple brandy, cinnamon sugar and graham cracker cookie ice cream. In addition to the feast, guests enjoy live piano entertainment and a “Little Explorer” petting zoo will be in the lobby from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Top of the Mark’s Thanksgiving brunch and Thanksgiving dinner is $129 per adult and $59 per child (ages 4 — 12). Reservations are required. Please call 415-616-6941. InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. 999 California St, San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 392-3434

The spectacular San Francisco city views from the Top of The Mark

Luce at InterContinental San Francisco – Enjoy an award-winning Thanksgiving under the direction of Michelin-star Chef Daniel Corey at Luce. The 3-course menu features items like Winter Squash with Whipped Ricotta, Butternut Marmalade, and Pomegranate; Turkey Breast, Slowly Cooked with Sage & Rosemary, Brussels Sprouts, Potato Puree; and Diver Scallops, Celery Root & Navel Orange Confit, Green Olive. Dessert includes Bread Pudding, Sticky Toffee Pudding or Chocolate Cheesecake. $85 per person; $45 for kids (4 – 12 years) Pricing excludes tax and gratuity. Visit www.lucewinerestaurant.com to make reservations. InterContinental San Francisco, 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 616-6566.

Presidio Social Club – Presidio Social Club will be offering a prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner from 11am-5pmfor $60/person. This year’s menu will include Kale Salad with Pomegranates, Apple, & Pumpkin Seeds and Cauliflower Soup with Roasted Chestnuts; a Turkey Dinnerwith Wild Mushroom & Sage Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce, Blue Lake Beans, Smoked Ham Hock Gravy, and Pea Ham Salad; and desserts of Classic Pumpkin Pie with Crème Chantilly or Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie with Whipped Crème Fraiche. Please call 415-885-1888 or email info@presidiosocialclub.com for reservations. 563 Ruger St, San Francisco, CA 94129. (415) 885-1888

One Market – This Thanksgiving, One Market, the standard for sophisticated dining in San Francisco, features the farm-to-table cuisine of award-winning Chef Mark Dommen and Pastry Chef Patti Dellamonica-Bauler. Amongst the selection of seasonal flavors, Chef Mark Dommen will feature a Roasted Willy Bird Turkey with cornbread sausage stuffing, root vegetables, and shallot thyme gravy (non-sausage stuffing available) as one of four main course options. Chef Patti will feature a Sonoma Apple Tart with brandy cinnamon sabayon, apple cider, and Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream as one of three dessert options to cap off the delectable four-course prix fixe menu. For this destination Thanksgiving, tickets are $74 per adult, and $39 for children under 10. Thanksgiving Hours are from 1pm until 8pm. To reserve a table, please call the restaurant at (415) 777-5577. 1 Market Street, San Francisco.