Want to hand Thanksgiving prep over to the pros? We don't blame you. This year, spend the holiday scarfing down a festive feast at one of these top Miami restaurants.
The Forge's pumpkin cheesecake.
Thanksgiving Dinner at The Forge
Executive Chef Christopher Lee is making his first Florida Thanksgiving one for the books with a four-course feast. After an autumn salad and the starter dish of your choice—like the crispy Jonah crab cake with Granny Smith apple, frisee, black garlic, and lemon-horseradish aioli—you'll be ready for the main event: herb-roasted turkey breast and 24-hour braised dark meat with fennel sausage stuffing, potato puree, and orange-cranberry sauce. Save room for the pumpkin cheesecake or chocolate and orange mousse bombe. 432 W. 41st St., Miami Beach, 305-538-8533
All-Day Thanksgiving Menu at SUGARCANE raw bar grill
Turkey and stuffing take on a different form this Thanksgiving at SUGARCANE. Executive Chef Timon Balloo brings the traditional meal to a whole new level with oven-roasted and fried turkey served alongside chorizo bread pudding and drizzled with mojo cranberry pan dripping. And this is just one entrée on the three-course holiday menu available 11:30 a.m.-midnight. What else can you look forward to? Roasted pumpkin soup with truffled manchego croutons to start, and a pumpkin praline tart for dessert. 3252 N.E. First Ave., Miami, 786-369-0353
Four-Course Dinner at The Restaurant at The Setai
Executive Chef Mathias Gervais puts his French spin on Thanksgiving dinner for the four-course prix fixe from 6-11 p.m. To the sounds of a classical guitarist, feast on a decadent dish like poached Maine lobster with bisque poivre rose and Sauterne wine fricassée of fall vegetables, or roasted ballotine turkey breast and legs stuffed with chestnut and mortadella and served with sweet potato dauphine and honey-cranberry jus. 2001 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-520-6400
Yardbird's signature deviled eggs.
Thanksgiving Supper at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
From noon-8:30 p.m., Yardbird presents a special turkey dinner—the spotlight's on roasted turkey with gravy and cranberry port sauce—with a spread of Southern favorites, including house-made buttermilk biscuits, cornbread and sage stuffing, deviled eggs topped with "redneck caviar," and gourmet green bean casserole. The toughest decision you'll have to make is picking caramel apple bread pudding or spiced pumpkin pie for dessert. 1600 Lenox Ave., Miami Beach, 305-538-5220
Family-Style Spread at The Bazaar by José Andrés
Andrés is doing Thanksgiving his way at SLS South Beach with family-style specials added to the regular dinner menu from 6-9 p.m. Come for Latin and South Florida-inspired fare like butifarra cornbread stuffing with guindilla and piquillo peppers and pork sausage, caramelized plantains with crispy pork belly and onions, and for dessert, deconstructed pumpkin pie with toasted graham, meringue, and cinnamon air. 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-455-5000
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