Thanksgiving Day 2023: What restaurants are open to serve holiday meals?
Many restaurants on the Treasure Coast are offering delicious dishes for Thanksgiving Day.
Most of them require reservations in advance. Check back to see if more restaurants will be added to this list as they solidify their menus closer to the holiday.
Here’s a list of some restaurants in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties that are open to serve Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, Nov. 23.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
Cobalt Restaurant
The Vero Beach waterfront restaurant will have two Thanksgiving Day meals, and reservations are encouraged for both. The brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. is $110 for adults and $35 for kids. The menu features a raw bar, carving stations, live-action stations and holiday favorites. The dinner from 5:30-8 p.m. featuring a full menu with holiday specials is a la carte pricing.
Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel & Spa, 3500 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach; 772-469-1060; cobaltrestaurant.com
The Wave Kitchen & Bar
Gloria Estefan’s Vero Beach waterfront restaurant will have a brunch buffet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and reservation are required. Offerings include a seafood display, cheese and charcuterie, made-to-order omelets, hot buffet selections and assorted desserts. The cost is $95 for adults and $32 for ages 4-12, plus taxes and tips.
Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa, 3244 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach; 772-410-0100; facebook.com/Costadestebeachresort
Pepper & Salt BBQ
The Vero Beach barbecue joint is taking Thanksgiving dinner pre-orders. The meats are sold whole, not by the pound, and the sides and dessert are sold in a half-size catering pan for 10-15 people. The menu includes a whole turkey breast for $26 per pound, a whole brisket for $28 per pound, a rack of pork spare ribs for $35, mashed potatoes for $50, homemade stuffing for $50, green bean casserole for $50, smoked pecan pie for $30 and bread pudding with a pecan maple praline sauce for $50. Individual Thanksgiving dinners for $25 per plate include sliced turkey breast, homemade stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, a dinner roll and a slice of pumpkin pie.
308 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach; 772-257-5726; pepperandsaltbbq.com
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Swift Grill
The Fort Pierce restaurant’s Thanksgiving feast features a special Mediterranean-American menu served a la carte. Reservations are required. Appetizers include stuffed mushrooms, creamy hummus, deviled eggs, tabbouleh, grilled eggplant and butternut squash soup. Entrees include olive-herb roasted turkey with homemade cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes; sarmale with polenta; and olive stew with mashed potatoes. Desserts include baklava cheesecake, pumpkin pie and maple sweet potato cheesecake.
901 N. U.S. 1, Fort Pierce; 772-448-8699; facebook.com/TheSwiftGrill
Shuckers & Island Beach Resort
The Hutchinson Island restaurant’s Thanksgiving buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. is $49.95 for adults and $16.95 for children younger than 10, plus taxes and tips. It features a cold station with salads; a carving station with turkey, ham and prime rib; a hot station with pumpkin bisque, stuffed shells, salmon, butternut squash, green bean casserole, candied yams, mashed potatoes, vegetables and stuffing; and a dessert station with chocolate cake, cheesecake, pumpkin pie, apple pie and cobbler with vanilla ice cream. Call for reservations.
9800 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach; 772-229-1224; facebook.com/islandbeachresortfl
2nd Street Bistro
The downtown Fort Pierce restaurant is open during regular hours on Thanksgiving Day with food and drink specials, as well as turkey dinners with all the fixings. Call to make reservations.
122 N. Second St., Fort Pierce; 772-293-9191; facebook.com/2ndstreetbistrofortpierce
Kyle G’s Prime Seafood
The Hutchinson Island restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with its prime menu and traditional Thanksgiving meals. Reservations are recommended.
10900 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach; 772-237-5461; facebook.com/KyleGPrimeSeafood
Archie’s Seabreeze
The all-inclusive Thanksgiving dinner for $35 is first come, first serve. The menu includes turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, green bean almondine, cranberry sauce, Hawaiian roll with butter, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and a beverage. A limited menu also is available. Reservations are recommended.
401 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce; 772-460-3888; facebook.com/archiesftpierce
MARTIN COUNTY
The Sailor’s Return
The Stuart riverfront restaurant has a Thanksgiving Day menu from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It includes a long list of appetizers, such as the eggplant stack for $17 or the deep-fried stuffing for $16. It has butternut squash bisque for $6 per cup or $9 per bowl. It also includes a long list of entrees, such as roasted turkey for $40 with white and dark meat, garlic mashed potatoes, sage chestnut stuffing, asparagus, roasted carrots, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce; and pumpkin paste for $42 for three jumbo scallops, asparagus, pumpkin, sausage and fresh grated nutmeg. Add a cold water lobster tail for $26.
625 S.W. Anchorage Way, Stuart; 772-872-7250; thesailorsreturn.com
Manero’s
The Palm City restaurant has takeout service from noon to 1:30 p.m., followed by dine-in service from 2-6:30 p.m. The limited Thanksgiving menu features carved light and dark turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry for $30.99; grilled filet mignon with bearnaise sauce, mashed potatoes and green beans for $42.99-$54.99; broiled salmon with lemon-butter sauce, mashed potatoes and green beans for $31.99; roasted root vegetables mashed potatoes and green beans for $25.99; all served with harvest salad, rolls with butter and holiday pie. Children’s meals are also available. Call for reservations. Order takeout in advance.
2851 S.W. High Meadow Ave. Palm City; 772-220-3011; maneros.com
Nonna’s
The Hutchinson Island restaurant’s Thanksgiving feast to-go is $160 and serves four people. It includes a citrus-herb-brined turkey dinner with wild mushroom andouille cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sauteed haricot vert and carrot medley and fresh cranberry-orange compote, topped with sherry cider brown gravy. It’s served cold and ready to heat, along with eight dinner rolls. Pre-order by Nov. 17.
10867 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach; 772-807-1404; nonnasitalianeatery.com
Oak & Ember Steakhouse
The downtown Stuart restaurant’s Thanksgiving feast to-go is $160 and serves four people. It includes a citrus-herb-brined turkey dinner with wild mushroom andouille cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sauteed haricot vert and carrot medley and fresh cranberry-orange compote, topped with sherry cider brown gravy. It’s served cold and ready to heat, along with eight dinner rolls. Pre-order by Nov. 17.
301 S. Colorado Blvd., Stuart; 772-444-6299; oakandembersteakhouse.com
Nostalgia Greek Italian Kouzina
The Stuart restaurant’s Thanksgiving feast to-go is $160 and serves four people. It includes a citrus-herb-brined turkey dinner with wild mushroom andouille cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sauteed haricot vert and carrot medley and fresh cranberry-orange compote, topped with sherry cider brown gravy. It’s served cold and ready to heat, along with eight dinner rolls. Pre-order by Nov. 17.
1624 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart; 772-210-7199; nostalgiakouzina.com
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