thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for gathering around the table and celebrating with family. But if you aren’t one to spend hours in the kitchen, Washington has you covered. There are plenty of Thanksgiving dinner offerings in the city if slaving over a turkey isn’t for you. Here are some of the options around the city for Thanksgiving dinner:

1. 701 Restaurant

701 Restaurant has rich Thanksgiving flavors throughout its $49-per-person menu, which includes a first course, an entree and a dessert. For a traditional pick, choose the Turkey Duo, which comes with sweet potato puree, stuffing, cranberry jam and gravy. For a more unique choice (maybe turkey and stuffing does get old), try the cauliflower showarma, with sesame hummus, yogurt and lavash. Finish the meal with a classic pumpkin or pecan pie, or instead go for the chocolate cremeux with a mango whipped cream and fresh berries.

701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004

2. Nage

Nage’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner Buffet brings traditional Thanksgiving tastes with a Southern twist. For $45 per person, try a few or all of these Southern-infused classics, including Cajun deep-fried turkey, brown sugar-glazed ham, cornbread-andouille stuffing, buttermilk mashed potatoes and, of course, braised collard greens, among others. Top it off with banana pudding or a rich maple bourbon pecan pie.

1600 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20036

3. Blue Duck Tavern

The Blue Duck Tavern will craft a Thanksgiving meal using local fresh, seasonal ingredients this year for $110 per person. Enjoy warm roasted pumpkin cavatelli with brown butter, roasted pear and sage or an apple cider-glazed roasted Turkey with brown gravy, among other seasonal selections. Indulge in rich sides such as corn bread stuffing, crispy brussel sprouts and potato puree. They also have flavorful mocktails, such as the pumpkin cobbler, which comes with pumpkin syrup and cream.

1201 24th St., NW Washington, D.C. 20037

4. Rasika

Rasika will bring their traditional Indian flavors to Thanksgiving this year with a specialty turkey salli — a turkey cooked with apricots, straw potatoes and basmati rice. The turkey dish is $16, and the complete a la carte menu is also available on Thanksgiving Day. Switch up your Thanksgiving palette and enjoy Rasika classics such as lucknowi bhuna lamb with black cardamom, nutmeg and cloves or the duck vindaloo with a peri-peri masala, pearl onions and coconut rice. Skip the mashed potatoes and instead opt for warm, crusty naan. There is no pecan pie here; instead, try the avocado banana chaat with cumin, red chili powder, tamarind and a date chutney.

Penn Quarter: 633 D St., NW Washington, D.C. 20004 and West End: 1190 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20037

5. 2941 Restaurant

2941 Restaurant gives vegetarians something to cheer about this Thanksgiving with their butternut squash velouté with apple compote, lemongrass and ginger and their Thanksgiving vegetarian mushroom tart with roasted winter roots and black truffle. But omnivores need not steer clear. They also have two unique turkey dishes including the maple lawn farm’s turkey breast with mushroom stuffing, sweet potato, vegetable fricassee, cranberry marmalade and gravy, as well as the “Earth & Ocean,” a roasted turkey and butter poached lobster with a lobster emulsion, sautéed spinach and celery root. For dessert, don’t forget to try their Pear Pavlova, with a brown sugar meringue, red wine-poached pear, candied ginger ice cream and hazelnut.

2941 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042

6. Bibiana Osteria Enoteca

To add an Italian flair to your Thanksgiving, head to Bibiana Osteria Enoteca for their Italian-inspired three-course Thanksgiving menu for $50. Start with their warm Sicilian squash vine soup, with caciocavallo cheese, spaghetti spezzati, tomato and ginger. For dinner, you can choose the more traditional, but still unique tacchino alla porchetta, a roasted herbs- and spice-stuffed turkey accompanied by a fennel pollen mustard and Italian plum jam, or the panzotti, a butternut squash-filled ravioli, among other Italian specialties.

1100 New York Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20005

7. Farmers Fishers Bakers

Head to your favorite farm-to-table once again for their $35 Thanksgiving three-course prix-fixe, which features staples such as butternut squash soup and roasted turkey with gravy, accompanied by all the Thanksgiving sides you could ever need, including double-whipped mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, sweet potatoes with sticky pecan dried fig streusel, roasted autumn vegetables, cornbread stuffing and more. To switch it up, try the honey pot fried chicken with maple and brown butter.

3000 K St., NW Washington Harbour Washington, D.C. 20007

8. Ardeo + Bardeo

Ardeo + Bardeo brings a modern American twist to Thanksgiving with their $45 three-course prix-fixe which includes savory first courses such as the warm savoy spinach and frisee salad with olive oil croutons, poached hen egg and a lardon-craisin vinaigrette, as well as two turkey dishes to dive into. For the first course, try the Smoked Turkey Rillette with a cranberry-fig compote and rustic bread. For the main course, try the roasted turkey with a grain mustard-potato puree, leg confit, farro-oyster mushroom “stuffing” and sage jus.

3311 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20008

9. Firefly

Firefly’s $65 Thanksgiving prix-fixe menu not only delivers great flavors on Thanksgiving day, but the day after as well. Stop by on Thanksgiving for its Turkey Pot Pie Fritters, made with confit turkey, sauce volute and cranberry preserves, or try its turkey supper, which comes with its cheddar and chive potato gratin, mushroom-sausage stuffing, cranberry preserves and country sage gravy. For a less meaty fare, try their its grain risotto that bursts with fall flavors, made with roasted carrots and parsnip, pumpkin seed oil and a chantrelle mushroom butter. The day after, while avoiding Black Friday shoppers, stop in for Firefly’s Black Friday special: The open-faced turkey “Hot Brown,” with cranberry preserves, sausage-sage gravy, roasted turkey breast and stuffing.

1310 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington D.C., 20036

10. Teddy & the Bully Bar

At Teddy and the Bully Bar’s Thanksgiving Dinner, although the turkey is hand-carved tableside, the sides are what will steal the show. Sides include apple glazed heirloom carrots, market green beans, charred cauliflower, Gorman Farms creamed spinach, spaghetti squash gratin, caramelized yams, “Teddy” mac and cheese, spiced apple and raisin kugel, whipped potatoes and a traditional brioche and herb stuffing. Try one of each with a bite of your turkey for a delicious taste of the holidays. Prix-Fixe is $58 per person.

1200 19th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036