
Not cooking this year for Thanksgiving? Same. Let’s stop pretending you have the time or patience. Stick to what you do best. For some of you, that means playing host and leaving the cooking to the Miami professionals.
Here are the best local options, including Pumpkin Brioche Cinnamon Rolls, fancy butters, Pecan Pies, wine that will have others saying, “damn, that’s a good wine”, sliced turkey, or the whole thing.
FLOUR & WEIRDOUGHS
Neighborhood: Key Biscayne
Address: 19 Harbor Dr
Good for: biscuits, homemade butter, bread, the best pumpkin cinnamon rolls & pies
Order: before 2 PM Sunday, November 23, HERE
Pickup on Wednesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 27, 8 AM – 1 PM
Our favorite sourdough bakery in Key Biscayne is back with an even bigger Thanksgiving lineup. Think pies, flaky biscuits, homemade whipped butters, and the pumpkin cinnamon rolls we dream about all year long. We recommend them blindly, so do not overthink your dessert or salty carb. You truly cannot go wrong. And of course, do not leave without one of their iconic sourdough loaves for the table.
Thanksgiving Menu:
Pies:
Bourbon Pecan Pie (9”)
Baked in a buttery flaky crust and finished with gold dusting.
Apple Cider Cream Pie (9”)
Apple compote and apple cider cream baked in a buttery, flaky crust, finished with cinnamon.
Honey and Citrus Custard Pie (9”)
Buttery flaky crust with honey citrus custard, topped with fresh mission figs and a honey drizzle.
Spiced Pumpkin Pie (9”)
Pumpkin custard baked in a flaky crust with whipped cream on top and toasted pepitas.
Cinnamon Rolls:
Pumpkin Brioche Cinnamon Rolls (half dozen)
Pumpkin brioche dough with maple spread and pecans.
Biscuits and Rolls:
Southern Buttermilk Biscuits (half dozen)
Flaky, buttery, and perfect with their pecorino sage butter.
Pumpkin Brioche Dinner Rolls (half dozen)
Soft, fluffy rolls with a hint of pumpkin.
Whipped Butters:
Aged Pecorino and Fresh Sage Whipped Butter (8 oz)
Savory and herby. Made for the buttermilk biscuits.
Salted Brown Butter and Maple Whipped Butter (8 oz)
Sweet and salty. Made for the pumpkin brioche rolls.
THE SALTY
Neighborhood: Various locations
Good for: desserts with a Stranger Things twist
Order: from Monday, November 24 until Sunday, November 30, HERE
If you love a theme, The Salty is celebrating Thanksgiving with a Stranger Things twist and two limited-edition donuts inspired by the show’s final season. The Demogorgon Flan comes filled with sweet potato flan custard inside a 24-hour brioche donut, dipped in molten caramel, and topped with torched meringue “petals” that look like those demodogs. The Upside Down Pecan Pie has a maple pecan Bavarian cream filling, a pecan butter glaze, candied pecan crumble, and a glowing maple reduction center.

TRUE LOAF
Neighborhood: South Beach
Address: 1894 Bay Rd
Good for: pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, and dinner rolls
Order: HERE
Pickup on Wednesday, November 26 or Thursday, November 27
The long-standing and most delicious bakery in Miami Beach has a short menu of Thanksgiving dishes that will add a lot of flavor to your table. Options include a Dutch Apple Pie, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, and Dinner Rolls.
GARCIA NEVETT
Neighborhood: South Miami
Address: 7312 SW 57th Ave
Good for: dessert
Order: HERE
Need to bring a gift to a Thanksgiving gathering? How about chocolate? Our local chocolatier, Garcia Nevett, has some of the best chocolates in town. Get your host a box and they will love you forever. Each confection is made using 100% single-origin, and fair-trade Venezuelan chocolate with local and seasonal ingredients when available.
This year’s Thanksgiving offerings include their Signature Chocolate Cake, Mini Chocolate Cake, and the Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Bomb. They also have a Pack of 10 Favor Boxes with 2 chocolates per box (great if you’re attending lots of holiday events) and a Luxury Chocolate Chest available for gifting or sharing at the table.
EDAN BISTRO
Neighborhood: North Miami
Address: 650 NE 125th St
Good for: the best Basque cheesecake in Miami with cranberry sauce on the side (for a festive touch)
Order: with a minimum of 24 hrs by calling +1 305 517 6801
Pickup on Thursday, November 27, 10 AM – 12 PM
Spanish restaurant Edan Bistro will offer a whole Basque cheesecake (12-15 portions) with cranberry sauce on the side for $75.
JOE’S STONE CRAB
Neighborhood: South Beach
Address: 11 Washington Ave
Good for: signature pies
Order: HERE
Delivery available until Sunday, November 22
Joe’s Stone Crab is Miami’s most iconic seafood and steakhouse restaurant, open since 1913. For Thanksgiving, they are offering a pack of two pies that includes one pumpkin pie and your choice of Joe’s Signature Key Lime Pie, Joe’s Chocolate Pecan Pie, Homemade Apple Pie, or a second pumpkin pie. The Key Lime Pie is baked fresh daily. The Chocolate Pecan Pie combines rich chocolate with pecans in a buttery crust. The Homemade Apple Pie has cinnamon apples and a pecan streusel crumb topping. Available for a limited time only from November 19 to November 26.
THE LAZY OYSTER
Good for: oysters, crab dip, lobster rolls, and more
Order: HERE
The Lazy Oyster launched in 2020 as Miami’s first oyster delivery service and has since grown into a full raw bar catering experience. Founded by lifelong friends Alex Gilardi and Brandon Mesa, the company focuses on bringing high-quality, responsibly sourced oysters to events and pop-ups across the city.
For Thanksgiving, they are offering their regular menu along with two seafood platters. The Prefeast Platter Oyster feeds 4 to 6 and includes one dozen oysters from the East and West Coast, a bluefin tuna tataki platter, twelve jumbo shrimp cocktail, two pounds of large stone crabs with tangy mustard sauce, and four lobster roll sliders. The Full Shell Spread serves 8 to 10 and comes with two dozen oysters, jumbo lump hot crab dip, twenty-four jumbo shrimp cocktail, a bluefin tuna tataki platter, five pounds of large stone crabs with tangy mustard sauce, and ten lobster roll sliders.
APOCALYPSE BBQ
Neighborhood: Kendall
Address: 8695 SW 124th Ave
Good for: Thanksgiving smoked turkey, sides, and all the fixings
Order: before Monday, November 24, HERE
Pickup on Thursday, November 27, until 2 PM
Apocalypse BBQ is a Miami spot known for slow-smoked meats with Latin and Caribbean influences. What started in 2020 as a pandemic project has become one of South Florida’s most popular barbecue restaurants.
For Thanksgiving, they are offering two take-home packs. The Family Dinner serves 4 to 6 and includes 4 lbs of smoked turkey, one quart of mac and cheese, one quart of baked beans, one quart of coleslaw, half a dozen cornbreads, and half a dozen cookies. The Family Feast serves 8 to 12 and comes with 8 lbs of smoked turkey breast, a half tray of mac and cheese, a half tray of baked beans, a half tray of coleslaw, a dozen cornbreads, and a dozen cookies.
WHISK GOURMET FOOD & CATERING
Neighborhood: South Miami
Address: 7382 SW 56th Ave
Good for: full Thanksgiving dinner with
Order: HERE or call +1 754 345 8821
Pickup on Wednesday, November 26, 3 PM – 4 PM
Looking for a Southern comfort Thanksgiving meal, our go-to would be Whisk in South Miami. They are offering a Thanksgiving package for $425 that serves 8 to 10 guests.
Turkey:
Oven roasted herbed turkey breast (5 lbs, sliced) with a 24-hour sweet tea brine and bourbon apple butter injection
Whole turkey (12 to 14 lbs) with the same brine and injection
Sides:
Homemade gravy
Orange cranberry sauce
Sweet potato bisque
Cornbread stuffing
Fall greens salad with roasted pumpkin, pepita seeds, roasted beets, crumbled feta, crispy bacon, mixed greens, arugula and frisée, cranberry vinaigrette.
Roasted Brussels sprouts with green goddess dressing
Mac and cheese
Desserts:
Choose two
Key lime pie
Bourbon pumpkin pie
Chocolate pecan pie
Pickup Information:
Limited orders available. Food is packaged in oven-ready containers and par-baked to finish at home. Heating instructions included. No substitutions. Whisk Gourmet will be closed on Thursday, November 27.
HOMETOWN BBQ
Neighborhood: Allapattah
Address: 1200 NW 22nd St #100
Good for: Thanksgiving meats & sides
Order: HERE
Pickup on Thursday, November 27, 11 AM – 4:30 PM
You know who’s got the meats?! Hometown BBQ. They are offering two Thanksgiving packages this year, centered around their oak-smoked turkey breast.
Thanksgiving Feast (serves 4 to 6):
Includes one smoked turkey breast (about 4 lbs), mashed potatoes, stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts, cornbread with honey butter, and gravy.
Thanksgiving Feast (serves 8 to 12):
Comes with two smoked turkey breasts and larger portions of the same sides: mashed potatoes, stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts, cornbread with honey butter, and gravy.
If you need extras or want to build your own spread, they also offer whole smoked meats and half or full trays of sides like mac and cheese, pit beans, cornbread, and banana pudding.
BLUE COLLAR
Neighborhood: MiMo
Address: 6789 Biscayne Blvd
Good for: full Thanksgiving dinner
Order: before 10 PM on Wednesday, November 19, HERE
Pickup on Thursday, November 27, 10 AM – 1 PM
Blue Collar, the MiMo neighborhood spot known for its comfort-food classics and generous portions, is offering a Thanksgiving dinner for $479 that serves 10 to 14 guests.
The menu includes one whole brined, roasted, and carved all-natural turkey with one quart of gravy, shrimp and grits with Nueske bacon and New Orleans BBQ sauce, brioche and sausage stuffing, caramelized brussels sprouts, sweet corn with herbed butter, charred sweet potatoes with brown butter and maple syrup, mashed Yukon gold potatoes, and one loaf of sliced multigrain bread.
All orders must be placed by 10 pm on November 19. Pickup is on Thanksgiving Day between 10 AM and 1 PM.
MICHELLE BERNSTEIN
Good for: full Thanksgiving dinner
Order: before 12 PM on Friday, November 21, HERE
Pickup or delivery on Wednesday, November 26 (time will be confirmed on or before Friday, November 21)
Michelle Bernstein Catering is the chef-driven catering company from Miami’s James Beard Award–winning chef Michelle Bernstein. Thanksgiving menu is $850 and serves up to 12 guests:
Salad:
White wine–poached pears and mixed greens with goat cheese and candied walnuts
Turkey:
Whole roast cider and sage–marinated turkey with traditional gravy
Stuffing (choose one):
Turkey sausage cornbread stuffing
Vegetarian stuffing
Sides:
Purée of sweet potatoes with charred marshmallows
Mashed potatoes with chives
Roasted Brussels sprouts with lemon and Parmesan
Desserts:
Pumpkin pie
Apple cobbler with brown-butter crumble
Pecan bread pudding with whipped cream
RED ROOSTER OVERTOWN
Neighborhood: Overtown
Address: 920 NW 2nd Ave
Good for: full Thanksgiving dinner
Order: before 5 PM on Saturday, November 22, HERE
Pickup on Wednesday, November 26, 4 PM – 8 PM or Thursday, November 27, 9 AM – 12:30 PM
Red Rooster Overtown is Marcus Samuelsson’s neighborhood restaurant, celebrating Black American comfort food with Miami and Caribbean influences.
Thanksgiving Catering Menu
All starters and sides are sold as half pans that feed 8 to 10 people.
Starters:
M’s Cornbread with seasonal jam and jalapeño honey butter $72
Rooster Caesar Salad with gem lettuce, harissa dressing, garlic crumbs and Parmesan $55
Green Goddess Salad with artisan greens, cucumber, carrot, spiced pepitas and pickled onion $50
Mains:
All orders come with 1 quart of cranberry sauce.
Whole jerk turkey with gravy $90
Grilled snapper with lemon butter sauce $95
Fried yard bird with hot honey $72
Sides:
Braised collard greens with pot likker and crispy garlic $40
Mac and cheese $60
Cornbread dressing $55
Garlic mashed potatoes $55
Roasted carrots $50
Desserts (9″):
Sweet potato pie $40
Key lime pie $45
Spiced rum apple pie $40
FINKA TABLE & TAP
Neighborhood: Kendall
Address: 14690 SW 26th St
Good for: full turkey or chicken Thanksgiving dinner
Order: before Monday, November 24 by calling +1 305 227 8818
Pickup on Thursday, November 27, until 4 PM
Finka Table & Tap is Eileen Andrade’s restaurant, known for Cuban, Korean, and Peruvian-inspired flavors. is offering two Thanksgiving menus. Please note: sides are not interchangeable.
Turkey Thanksgiving
$325 serves 8
Whole roasted turkey with stuffing and gravy
Butternut squash soup
Sweet potato mash
Korean style brussels sprouts
Pumpkin flan
Pumpkin bread pudding
Chicken Thanksgiving
$85 serves 2
Whole roasted chicken with stuffing and gravy
Butternut squash soup
Sweet potato mash
Korean-style Brussels sprouts
Sweet potato muffins
MACCHIALINA & BAR BUCCE
Neighborhood: Miami Beach | Little River
Address: 820 Alton Road | 7220 N Miami Ave
Good for: everything but the turkey spread including a Lasagna Genovese with short rib & taleggio fonduta | wine
Order: before 5 PM on Sunday, November 23, HERE
Pickup at Macchiliana or Bar Bucce on Wednesday, November 26, 4 PM – 6 PM or delivery on Wednesday, November 26, 12 PM – 5 PM
Macchialina is a rustic Italian spot in South Beach known for handmade pastas and cozy neighborhood dining on Alton Road. Bar Bucce, their Little River wine bar, focuses on Italian snacks, pastas, and a strong wine list. This year, both spots are offering the same “Everything but the Turkey” Thanksgiving spread for $250, which feeds 4 to 6 guests.
Menu:
Creamy Parmigiana polenta
Lasagna Genovese with short rib and taleggio fonduta
Meatballs with veal cheek and beef
Roasted mushrooms with shallots, guanciale, and parsley
Classic giblet gravy
Wine Pairings:
2 bottle wine pairing $65
4 bottle wine pairing $130
Choice of red, white, rosé, skin contact, or sparkling
MAGIE WINE GARDEN
Neighborhood: Coconut Grove | Little River
Address: 3540 Main Hwy | 8281 NE 2nd Ave
Good for: wine
If you need wine for Thanksgiving, Magie is a great spot to pick up interesting bottles. It’s an elevated yet playful wine bar—think Lagniappe but mostly indoors—with a curated list focused on biodynamic, organic, and small-batch wines from Spain and Portugal. The space is casual and cozy, inspired by the Mediterranean “tin-to-table” lifestyle, with locations in Little River and Coconut Grove.

OTTO & PEPE
Neighborhood: Wynwood
Address: 126 NW 27th St
Good for: wine
If you need wine for Thanksgiving, Otto & Pepe in Wynwood is another solid stop. The Italian restaurant known for its traditional pasta dishes also has an excellent wine shop, and their team is genuinely knowledgeable when it comes to recommendations. They’ll be closed on Thanksgiving Day, so make sure to swing by beforehand for your bottles.
EL BAGEL
Neighborhood: MiMo | Coconut Grove
Address: 6910 Biscayne Blvd | 3015 Grand Ave #122
Good for: pre or post Thanksgiving meals when you don’t want to cook anymore
Order: HERE
Everyone is busy during the holiday week. They’re worrying about all the things they need to prepare for Thanksgiving that they almost always forget to eat before or after. If you are hosting your family, we want you to be prepared. And there’s no better way than with El Bagel, our fav local spot for bagels with locations in Coconut Grove and MiMo. Order 48 hours before if you are feeding 10 to 12 guests for breakfast or brunch. Bagel platters may include a dozen bagels mixed, 3x containers of cream cheese (8oz each), assorted vegetable tray, and 1lb of locally-smoked sliced lox.
All orders for the weekend or Monday pickup must be placed by 12 PM on the Friday before.
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