Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with family this Thanksgiving by making reservations for dinner. There are plenty of restaurants serving up gourmet feasts in Miami Beach.
Bird & Bone at the Confidante
Head to the Confidante’s spot for a Texas toast open-faced turkey sandwich ($16). Available only on Black Friday, the sandwich is a mix of Thanksgiving favorites, including turkey breast, stuffing, gravy, and Brussels sprouts, topped with cranberry sauce. 4041 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-424-1234
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211
Cecconi’s at Soho Beach House
Start your Thanksgiving feast early with a buffet-style Thanksgiving meal by chef Sergio. From 12p.m. to 4 p.m., the buffet will include traditional Thanksgiving plates, including roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pies. The buffet is $55 per person.
The Dutch at the W South Beach
Chef Andrew Carmellini’s modern American bistro will serve dishes such as cider-brined turkey, whipped Yukon potatoes, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts and rutabaga, turkey leg stuffing, and cranberry sauce with gravy. Desserts include cinnamon apple pie with vanilla ice cream, sweet potato doughnuts with marshmallow compote, and pecan pie with cranberry compote and maple ice cream. The regular à la carte menu will also be available. Reservations are encouraged. Dinner is served from 1 to 9 p.m. W South Beach Hotel, 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-938-3112;
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211
LT at the Betsy Hotel
Chef Laurent Tourondel will be preparing a three course prix fixe menu. There are several delicious starters and main dishes to choose from. Dessert includes pumpkin spice mascarpone dome mousse, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, cranberry-granny smith apple crostata. Dinner costs $85 per person. 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Lure Fishbar at the Loews Miami Beach
Thanksgiving dinner includes roasted organic turkey accompanied by Spanish sausage and chestnut stuffing, purple cabbage cranberry slaw, and whipped Yukon Gold potatoes with gravy. Desserts include butternut squash turmeric pie with pecan brittle, and eggnog whiskey ice cream. Dinner costs $68 per person and is available from 5 to 9 p.m. 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-4550; lurefishbar.com.
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211
Nautilus Cabana Club
This Mediterranean-inspired Thanksgiving buffet includes seafood ceviche, meze, and antipasti such as hummus, eggplant dip, tzatziki, pickled vegetables, roasted sweet peppers, cold cuts, and assorted cheeses. The carving station will feature roast turkey with wild mushroom stuffing, cranberry preserves, and rosemary au jus. Desserts include pumpkin pie, sticky toffee pudding cake, dark chocolate walnut caramel pie, cranberry and blueberry tart, tres leches, tiramisu, and assorted mini fruit tarts. Dinner costs $55 per person and is available from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1825 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305- 503-5700; nautiluscabanaclub.com.
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211
StripSteak by Michael Mina at the Fontainebleau
An American turkey dinner, served family-style, features rosemary-roasted turkey breast and Beaujolais-braised turkey legs with country stuffing; hunter-style gravy made with mushrooms, tomato, and garlic; butter-whipped golden potatoes; crisp Brussels sprouts with Florida orange; and roasted coriander-scented carrots. Dinner costs $75 per person and is available from 5 to 11 p.m. 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 800-548-8886; fontainebleau.com.
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211
Tamara’s Bistro at the National Hotel
Thanksgiving Temptation is a three course dinner that will include Savory White and Dark Turkey Meat, Giblet Gravy, Rustic Mash, Cranberry Relish, Fig Stuffing and Green Bean Almandine. Dinner costs $39.95 for adults and $19.95 for children. 1677 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Vida at the Fontainebleau
A Thanksgiving buffet includes carved roast turkey breast and stuffed turkey roulade, fall vegetables, maple butter, truffled Parmesan creamed spinach, crispy artichokes, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole, buttermilk mashed potatoes, corn bread and chicken sausage stuffing, traditional gravy, cranberry and Grand Marnier compote, port wine jus, and wild mushroom horseradish cream. For dessert, try bourbon pecan/pumpkin orange cranberry cheesecake and spiced carrot cake. Dinner costs $59 for adults and $29.50 for children aged 12 or younger and is available from 1 to 9 p.m. 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 800-548-8886; fontainebleau.com.
Miami New Times Thanksgiving 2017: Miami Restaurant Guide by Alona Abbady Martinez http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/miami-thanksgiving-restaurant-guide-9817211