Whether you’re a bonafide yank who celebrates Thanksgiving every single year or an Americana fanatic who just loves a roast turkey, there are plenty of Thanksgiving feasts to get stuck into right here in London. Here are the places to go for turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.
Sunday in Brooklyn
Given that Notting Hill spot Sunday in Brooklyn is a genuine American import, it’d be madness if they didn’t honour their roots and celebrate Thanksgiving. And celebrating they are, with a special menu featuring turkey ballotine with pistachios & lardo, cornbread, brussels sprouts, long island potatoes, cranberry chutney and gravy, available for three days, so you’ve got plenty of time to feast.
Weds 24th – Fri 26th November 2021
98 Westbourne Grove, London W2 5RU
sundayinbk.co.uk
Riding House Cafe & Rail House Cafe
Sister sites Riding House Cafe and Rail House Cafe will be hosting a Thanksgiving feast of ginormous proportions. They say everything is bigger in America and that’s the attitude here, with the restaurants serving up a gargantuan portion of slow-roasted Norfolk Bronze turkey cooked in herb butter with cornbread & sausage stuffing, maple-buttered sweet potatoes, truffled mac & cheese, creamed corn casserole, glazed sprouts & bacon, green beans & praline with Calvados gravy and a cranberry & confit orange relish on the side. Corr, these lot are putting Aunt Bessie to shame.
Thurs 25th – Fri 26th November 2021
Rail House Café | 8 Sir Simon Milton Square, London, SW1E 5DJ | railhouse.cafe
Riding House Café | 43-51 Great Titchfield St, London, W1W 7PQ | ridinghouse.cafe
The Pem
Chefs Sally Abé and Laetizia Keating are putting together a one-off Thanksgiving menu at The Pem, the new fine-dining joint that sits inside boujee Westminster hotel the Conrad London St James. The menu is a mash-up of American and British grub with a maple roast Bronze turkey served with all the trimmings – yams with brown butter & savoury marshmallow, brussel sprouts with smoked chestnuts & pork belly, and duck fat hasselback potatoes. If you think you’ve got room, there’s pumpkin pie ice cream served with hazelnuts and shortbread for dessert and sommelier James Shaw’s will be on hand to make sure your wine glass is never empty.
Thurs 25th November 2021
22-28 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BH
thepemrestaurant.com
Joe Allen
Joe Allen is invoking the spirit of the Big Apple for Thanksgiving this year with a menu that includes beetroot, feta & orange dandelion salad topped with pecan granola; sweetcorn soup with warm cornbread muffins; steak tartare; roast turkey with French beans in bacon & burnt onion butter, sesame & honey roast carrots and cauliflower cheese; and a New York strip steak with chips & bearnaise. For dessert, of course, there’s a traditional New York cheesecake; a peanut butter and jelly ice-cream sandwich that’s bound to trigger some childhood nostalgia, whichever side of the pond you grew up on; and the mandatory pumpkin, this time in a pumpkin creme brulee.
Thurs 25th November 2021
2 Burleigh St, London, WC2E 7PX
joeallen.co.uk
Sussex
If you know the Gladwin Brothers, you’ll know they own four restaurants around London: The Shed in Notting Hill, Rabbit in Chelsea, Nutbourne in Battersea and Sussex in Soho, each of them bringing a bit of the British countryside to the smog-laden streets of London. This time, they’ll be bringing a XL helping of America to Sussex, with a Thanksgiving menu featuring cornbread & smoked whipped butter; Maldon rock oysters; duck liver macaroons; herbed cheese croquettes; roast organic turkey with garden herb stuffing & cranberry jus served with creamed leeks, salt baked potatoes, parsnip chips, brussel sprouts, and an apple, cheddar & walnut salad. Dessert gives you the choice of sweet or savoury with either a British cheese board or Nutbourne pumpkin & ginger pie. Bosh.
Thurs 25th October 2021
63-64 Frith St, London W1D 3JW
sussex-restaurant.com
Davies and Brook
If you feel like pushing the boat out this Thanksgiving, Davies and Brook is the place to do it – it’s from Daniel Humm of NYC’s three star Eleven Madison Park after all. You can choose three courses from decadent options like foie gras with black truffle, scallop with clementine & tarragon, roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, beef fillet with hen of the wood mushrooms (with trimmings including sprouts, potato mousseline & cranberry sauce), and two classic American pies – pumpkin with maple ice cream or pecan with malt ice cream.
Thurs 25th November 2021
Claridge’s, Brook St, London W1K 4HR
daviesandbrook.co.uk
Duck & Waffle
Enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with some epic views over London by heading to Duck & Waffle. The sky high restaurant is doing a Friendsgiving dinner this year featuring pumpkin soup, maple glazed cornbread, roasted bronze turkey with stuffing, roasted carrots, green bean casserole, roasted sprouts, sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, and pecan pie. It’s served family-style, just like a traditional Thanksgiving dinner would be, so roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.
Thurs 25th November 2021
110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
duckandwaffle.com
Sette
Sette is the London sister to NYC’s Scarpetta and as Thanksgiving is big for them across the pond, they’re hoping to recreate some of that magic here in the capital. Sette’s menu puts an Italian twist on Thanksgiving with dishes like chestnut & porcini soup with truffle, pumpkin& foie gras ravioli, traditional roasted turkey with seasonal trimmings, cinnamon sugar bombolini with pecan cream & gooseberry sorbet.
Thurs 25th November 2021
4 Knightsbridge Green, London, SW1X 7QA
settelondon.co.uk
Plaquemine Lock
It’s Thanksgiving Bayou-style at Jacob Kenedy’s Plaquemine Lock in Islington. The menu features the likes of duck, goose & oyster jambalaya; roasted pecan-stuffed squash with sweetcorn gravy & caramelised chicory; shrimp & grits with bacon gravy; turkey & shrimp tail gumbo with dark roux & okra; collard greens in bacon gravy; and candy yams, with classic American cocktails and live music from New Orleans-style jazz band Ten Bells Rag completing the experience.
Thurs 25th November 2021
139 Graham St, London N1 8LB
plaqlock.com
HotBox
HotBox may be celebrating a day early but they’re still going big for Thanksgiving with a menu featuring suckling pig & chestnut tacos, buttered turkey with all the trimmings, smoked wagyu brisket, char-roast pumpkin, skillet corn bread and mac & cheese, all washed down with exclusive Wild Turkey Thanksgiving Pumpkin Spiced Old Fashioned cocktails.
Weds 24th November 2021
46-48 Commercial St, London E1 6LT
hotboxlondon.co.uk
The Stafford
The Stafford London in St James’s is home to one of the longest lasting American bars in London so of course the hotel is celebrating Thanksgiving. Served in both The American Bar and the Game Bird restaurant, the three-course menu included sweet potato soup with bacon, rye croutons & sour cream; maple glazed roast turkey with roasted squash, creamed sprouts, green bean casserole & garlic mash; and pumpkin pie with buttermilk ice cream.
Thurs 25th November 2021
16-18 St James’s Place, London SW1A 1NJ
thestaffordlondon.com
