Whether you're after a taste of Americana or an ex-pat looking for a slice of home (and pumpkin pie), here's our pick of the Thanksgiving events happening in London on Thursday 28 November.
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Clapham, Camden, Kensington, Piccadilly, Stoke Newington
Whole Foods Market catering has everything you need to create an unforgettable Thanksgiving feast. Let them take care of the details, so you can enjoy every bite. From Animal Welfare-certified turkeys and chef-inspired meals to show-stealing desserts and celebration-worthy wines, it’s time to gather deliciously. Delivery and collection is now available from all five stores.
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Sola Soho
Soho - 64 Dean St, London W1D 4QQ
As the only American Michelin-starred restaurant in the UK, Sola is definitely the place to book if you'd like to celebrate Thanksgiving in style this year. They're putting on an amazing 12-course feast including pheasant croquettes with cranberry escabeche and truffled seafood chawanmushi with caviar and sea vegetables, along with Copas turkey served three ways with all the trimmings. Best of all, they're open all day so you can have your feast whenever you want.
How much: It's £189 for the menu, £149 for the wine pairing and if both are booked together there's a 10% discount on the meal.
Brasserie Max
Covent Garden - 10 Monmouth St, London WC2H 9LF
For a Thanksgiving feast that's as stylish as its surroundings, you want to book Brasserie Max at the Covent Garden Hotel. Their four-course offering starts with appetisers like Whipped pumpkin with blue cheese and pecans and New England clam and sweetcorn chowder while the mains are a choice of roast bronze turkey with stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce, or risotto stuffed pumpkin with sage and Parmesan. And of course, there's Pumpkin pie with crème fraiche and pear and pecan tarte tatin with maple ice cream to finish
How much: £75
The Cadogan Arms, The George and The Hound
Chelsea, Fitzrovia and Chiswick
If you fancy a more informal place to spend this year's Thanksgiving then the JKS group of pubs - The Cadogan Arms in Chelsea, The George in Fitzrovia and The Hound in Chiswick are a good alternative. Each of them will be serving up a menu that includes prawn cocktail, spiced pumpkin soup and cheddar popovers to start, followed by a Bronze Turkey and pomegranate molasses roast ham that comes with all the trimmings. The feast ends with a choice of Oreo Cheesecake and Pecan Pie.
How much: £85
Ottolenghi
Hampstead, Islington, Spitalfields, Chelsea, Marylebone and Notting Hill
For those who prefer to celebrate Thanksgiving at home (but don't much like doing the actual cooking) Ottolenghi is doing a series of at home dishes for collection or delivery. There's a herb-butter turkey that you can get either ready-cooked or ready to cook, along with sides like pomegranate Brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potatoes with maple and both pecan or pumpkin pies with star anise mascarpone cream.
How much: From £55 per person.
Sunday in Brooklyn
Notting Hill and Marylebone
The Notting Hill US import is putting on a four-day celebration for Thanksgiving. The menu runs from 27-30 November. They're also holding a one-off supper at their new Marylebone location on the day itself. Menu highlights include a double-baked soufflé, turkey with all the trimmings and pecan tart.
How much: £55
Drake and Morgan
Across London
Not only is this bar and restaurant group doing a good value Thanksgiving feast at £49.95 for sweetcorn chowder, turkey and a toffee apple and marshmallow kebab, but they're also serving up Thanksgiving in cocktail form. From 18 November to 1 December you can try their limited-edition pie dessert cocktails. Pumpkin Pie is a blend of Absolut vanilla vodka and winter spice syrup while Cherry Crumble is made with Jameson Irish whiskey and berry brandy and there's Key Lime Pie with limoncello and speculoos syrup.
How much: £49.95 for the dinner.
108 Brasserie
Marylebone - 108 Marylebone Ln, London W1U 2QE
If you're looking for a Thanksgiving feast with the perfect ending, this Marylebone restaurant is the one to go for. They're going to have a special pie room, filled to the brim with golden-crusted, homemade pies. At the end of your four-course meal you can peruse the selection at your leisure before choosing between pumpkin, mississippi mud, pecan, key lime or banoffee pie.
How much: £65
Saison by Mauro Colagreco
Whitehall - 57 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BX
Michelin-starred chef Mauro's brasserie at Raffles London at The OWO has a fabulous dinner planned for Thanksgiving where the vegetarian offering, in particular, is very strong. Begin with a glass of Laurent-Perrier Heritage followed by butternut Squash Risotto, then pumpkin ravioli with ricotta and truffle and a bourbon and pecan pie for dessert. Of course, there's also the trad turkey route too.
How much: £99
Panzer's Deli
St John's Wood - 13-19 Circus Rd, London NW8 6PB
One of the best value Thanksgiving offerings in London can be found at this St Johhn's Wood deli. On 27 and 28 November, they're serving a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings on the terrace for just £16.50 (you can also get it to go). Head into the bakery section if you fancy a slice of their signature pumpkin or pecan pie for a fiver.
How much: £16.50
Cheneston's at The Milestone
Kensington - 1-3 Kensington Ct, London W8 5DL
Set in the heart of Kensington, Cheneston's is putting on an incredible multi-course feast for Thanksgiving. Treats include homemade cornbread muffins, maple roast sweet potatoes, a crown of Norfolk bronze turkey and, of course, pumpkin and pecan pies.
How much: £145
The Northall
Whitehall - 10a Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5AE
The lovely main dining room in the Corinthia London has a very enticing Thanksgiving menu this year. There's an amuse bouche of miso custard with roasted squash cream, and a truffle & pumpkin seed crumble. The buttered Norfolk bronze turkey comes with a ballotine of leg with sausage stuffing and the meal ends with marshmallows and mini apple pies to share.
How much: £95
Cut at 45 Park Lane
Mayfair - 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at 45 Park Lane is the place to go if you're looking for a high-end Thanksgiving feast. The three-course dinner features options like Dorset crab & lobster ‘Louis’ cocktail with avocado and horseradish panna cotta and a Norfolk bronze turkey with cornbread stuffing. Sides include traditional sweet potato with torched marshmallows and all the pies are represented in the dessert options - key lime, pumpkin and pecan.
How much: £195.
The Colony Grill Room
Mayfair - 22-28 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH
Just a few steps from Oxford Street, inside The Beaumont, The Colony's Thanksgiving dinner starts with a spiced pumpkin velouté with clementine, smoked ricotta, followed by the Thanksgiving turkey and then concludes with a Pecan pie served with brown butter Bourbon ice cream.
How much: £70 (£25 for children)
Duck & Waffle
City of London - 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
If you need a view to go with your Thanksgiving dinner, you won't find much better than Duck & Waffle. Their Thanksgiving feast is served family-style and kicks off with brioche rolls and whipped honey butter and pigs in blankets moving on to the turkey with all the trimmings (or a mushroom and brie Wellington) and concludes with a bourbon pecan pie.
How much: Lunch is £55 (£27.50 kids under 10), dinner is £90 (£45 kids under 10).
The Pem
St James - 22-28 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH
Sally Abe's The Pem's first Thanksgiving dinner last year was such a hit, they're doing it again this year. It starts with a sweetcorn and clam chowder served with dressed white crab meat and Exmoor caviar, then there's buttermilk & jalapeño cornbread with maple syrup butter. The Cumbrian maple roast turkey comes with everything from duck fat hasselback potatoes to creamed green beans. There are two dessert courses - pumpkin pie ice cream with shortbread and hazelnut, then a pecan tartlet
How much: £105
Fowl
St James - 3 Norris Street, St James's Market, London SW1Y 4RJ
Fallow's chicken spin-off Fowl is putting on its first Thanksgiving dinner this year. Their dishes-with-a-twist include a malted waffle topped with fried chicken and maple syrup, a turkey ballotine served with candied yams, brussels sprouts, mashed potato, cornbread, chestnut & bacon stuffing and an amazing-looking pumpkin pie to finish.
How much: £95 each.
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Over in East London The Hoxton Grill sees their Mississippi-born chef Slade Rushing putting on a £50 set menu with dishes including roasted pumpkin arancini and a herb-bined and roasted turkey.
Chutney Mary is throwing a Thanksgiving with an Indian twist. Their three-course set dinner runs from 28 November – 1 December. It's £90 including a cocktail (like a Spiced Old Fashioned) and the menu includes Kerala Roast Duck, a tandoor spiced pumpkin and Hill Station sticky ginger toffee pudding with candied pecans.
Honey & Co Daily is having its manager Bridget Fojcik return with her sell-out Thanksgiving Supper Club. On the menu, they're promising Waldorf salad, buttermilk mash, traditional turkey, Bridget’s special stuffing, and pumpkin cheesecake. Tickets are £55 for three courses.
New York-style bistro, NYnLON is serving up a Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, on 28 and 29 November. For £99 for two persons there's a main or either Turkey Crown, or Gruyere and Pumpkin Pie, a selection of sides and homemade apple pie to finish.
Motcombs Belgravia, has recently launched their second site in St John’s Wood and to kick start their arrival, Motcombs are serving a delicious four-course Thanksgiving menu for lunch and dinner on 28th November at £65 per person.
Claridge's Restaurant has a fine dining feast planned for Thanksgiving. For £90 the menu includes Maple glazed ham hock, creamed leek, parsley sauce and a celeriac, mushroom, and truffle Wellington while the Blueberry tart paired with cream cheese ice cream sounds unmissable.
Julie's in Holland Park has a four-course sharing menu for Thanksgiving (£75) which in addition to the classic dishes includes a pre-dessert cheese course with baked brie and cranberry croute.
For a Thanksgiving dinner with a special American wine pairing, consider Dovetale in Mayfair where wine director Tara has curated some amazing wine pairings to go with dishes that include turkey with sweetcorn stuffing and green bean casserole (£110, £210 with wine).
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