Thanksgiving in Greater Fort Lauderdale: A Foodies Guide

Celebrate Thanksgiving at Truluck’s with a three-course prix fixe menu. Start your feast with cauliflower and brown butter soup and your choice of salad, then enjoy herb-roasted turkey breast with Parmesan mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, broccoli-rice casserole and cranberry-apple compote. Save room for carrot cake or warm bourbon apple-spiced butter cake. Kick things up a notch with a family-size order of king crab mac and cheese.

Las Olas Boulevard’s swanky hotspot for fresh seafood, premium steaks and sushi is rolling out the red carpet with two ways to dine this Thanksgiving. Enjoy a traditional holiday meal with your choice of stone crab chowder or chop chop salad, followed by turkey and dessert. The Catch & Cut Thanksgiving dinner offers a selection of elevated appetizers, including snow crab escargot and spicy tuna crispy rice, followed by entrees ranging from Maine lobster and jumbo lump crab cakes to a prime New York strip steak, complete with sides and dessert.

The high-end steakhouse Fleming’s on Las Olas is offering a prix fixe menu featuring your choice of filet mignon, bone-in ribeye, or roasted turkey breast. Start with a salad or lobster bisque before enjoying your main course with shareable sides. Prefer to celebrate from your hotel suite? Opt for a full Thanksgiving spread for six, featuring traditional favorites and your choice of roasted turkey breast or a sliced steak board.

Chima Steakhouse on Las Olas Boulevard is an upscale Brazilian churrascaria known for its gauchos and tableside meat service. This year, Chima is offering two holiday dining experiences: Friendsgiving on Nov. 25 and Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 26. Both feature a gourmet salad bar, specialty rodízio selections, traditional Thanksgiving favorites such as roasted turkey breast, stuffing, green bean casserole and cornbread, plus an assortment of desserts.

At Wild Thyme inside The Atlantic Hotel & Spa on Fort Lauderdale Beach, savor a family-style Thanksgiving menu featuring butternut squash ravioli with sage butter, breadcrumb-stuffed mushrooms and salad. Choose from entrees ranging from classic turkey with gravy to New York strip steak with porcini demi-glace, accompanied by family-style sides and desserts.

Shooters Waterfront in Fort Lauderdale brings seasonal flavors to your table, wherever you choose to celebrate. Order the Thanksgiving to-go bundle, serving six to eight guests and featuring a 15-pound whole turkey, seven sides, including cornbread stuffing, macaroni and cheese, green beans almondine and dinner rolls with honey butter, plus two pies. Pro tip: Place your order by 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Diplomat Prime, inside the newly renovated Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, is serving a festive feast with an elevated twist on holiday favorites. Start with roasted pumpkin bisque with brown butter and hazelnuts or king crab and roasted root vegetables, then dig into heritage turkey roulade with foraged mushroom duxelles, rutabaga purée, truffle potato pavé and Calvados turkey jus. Steak lovers can also opt for a different entree. Save room for pumpkin cheesecake with candied pepita caramel glaze.

Choose between two festive Thanksgiving dining experiences at Oceanic, Pompano Beach’s oceanfront restaurant. A rooftop buffet from noon to 6 p.m. features carving stations with roasted turkey and prime rib, seafood favorites such as grilled salmon, shrimp cocktail and seared tuna, along with traditional sides and seasonal desserts. Prefer a sit-down meal? Head to the main dining room or oceanfront terrace for a three-course Thanksgiving menu, holiday specials such as prime rib and turkey dinner, or selections from the regular dinner menu.

With locations in Dania Beach and Pompano Beach, Lucky Fish Beach Bar & Grill lets you enjoy a truly relaxed, tiki-inspired beachfront Thanksgiving. Its menu has all the classics: roasted turkey with mashed potatoes, green beans, herb stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. Or choose an open-faced turkey sandwich piled high on challah toast with all the fixings. Don’t forget a slice of pumpkin pie.