Let your season of gratitude begin right now with these Thanksgiving meals to go. Whether you’re welcoming a crowd and need a whole meal or showing up with a survey of sides is more your style, this collection of North Shore caterers and restaurants has all your bases covered. Each establishment is ready to lighten your load this holiday season, and you can add them to the list of people to be thankful for this year.
Ledger, Salem
Dinner for two or four? No problem here. Ledger’s Thanksgiving take-out meals cater to smaller parties. Chef Daniel Gursha, nominated for his culinary work at Ledger in 2022 for “Best Chef Northeast” by the James Beard Foundation, brings a sense of elegance to the holiday meal by offering a sliced turkey breast and leg confit alongside maple glazed sweet potatoes, green bean almondine, whipped potatoes, fresh herb stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Additional options include wine pairings, rolls with honey garlic, a pumpkin cinnamon swirl loaf, and pies like chai pumpkin or espresso pecan.
Order online at order.toasttab.com/online/ledger.
Plat du Jour, Peabody
A catering and private chef company, Plat du Jour specializes in upscale comfort food and has a bistro at the Wenham Tea House. On Thanksgiving they keep it classic with pick-up menus including oven roasted turkey breast, savory sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with buttery garlic, butternut squash with brown sugar and cinnamon, cranberry sauce, giblet pan gravy, and dinner rolls with whipped butter. You can choose either a full (for eight to ten people) or a half (for four people) dinner order, and you can add on appetizers like stuffed mushrooms or mini crab cakes.
Order online at platdujourcatering.com/online-ordering.
Settler, Salem
The scratch kitchen-based cuisine at Settler effortlessly combines the puritanical sensibilities of straightforward fare with French technique to elevate every offering. Doesn’t that sound like the best ethos to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? Their takeout Thanksgiving dinner this year feeds six to eight guests and includes a brined, ready-to-cook turkey, whipped potatoes, turkey sausage sourdough stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts with pancetta, roasted squash, fresh cranberry sauce, a loaf of sourdough, and your choice of pumpkin or pecan pie.
Visit settlersalem.com to order.
Feast & Fettle, Providence RI
Granted, Providence is not remotely categorized as the “North Shore” unless you’re looking at the Eastern seaboard as a whole, but the Feast & Fettle meal delivery service will deliver your Thanksgiving dinner directly to your door clear up through Salisbury. Their model of personally delivering — not shipping — your prepared meal sets them apart from other meal delivery services. Offering four distinct entree options of roasted turkey, brown sugar glazed ham, turkey meatballs, or pumpkin gnocchi with kale and butternut squash, Feast & Fettle has one of the only holiday to-go packages with a vegetarian main course option. They have plenty of side and dessert options, too, and you can specify exactly how may servings you need of each food item. Additionally, you can give back to the local community by donating a full holiday meal to The Pine Street Inn right through their online ordering service.
View the full menu and order at feastandfettle.com/order/thanksgiving24.
Seasons 52, Burlington
Bring home Seasons 52’s warm-and-serve family Thanksgiving Green Box and you’ll get a dinner of roasted turkey, savory pan gravy, Yukon mashed potatoes, brioche and sage stuffing, green beans, mashed butternut squash, and cranberry relish that serves six to eight guests. It also comes with a fresh field greens salad to start and six pumpkin pie mini indulgences for dessert.
Order your feast online at seasons52.com/events/traditional-thanksgiving-dinner.
Spinelli’s, Lynnfield
Whether you’re hosting a Friendsgiving for twenty or you just need individual dinners for one or two people, Spinelli’s has you covered. They do a full turkey dinner that serves fourteen to sixteen people and includes stuffing, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, gravy, cornbread, and cranberry sauce, while their individual Thanksgiving dinners include all the same plus a slice of pumpkin pie. Pick up your home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving Day between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to really cut down on your to-do list leading up to the big day.
See the menu online at spinellis.com/happening-now/lynnfield and order by calling 781-592-5552.
Maggie’s Farm, Middleton
For the first time this year, three of Serenitee Restaurant Group’s spots — Maggie’s Farm, Alchemy, and Casey J’s — are offering pick-up Thanksgiving dinners. Maggie’s Farm’s Thanksgiving meal feeds four to six and includes your choice of turkey or spiral ham along with sides like butternut squash soup, cornbread stuffing, Brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes. You can choose to order everything but the turkey if you already have your main taken care of, and add-ons include apple pie, pumpkin pie, and a blueberry sage spritz for making cocktails.
Order online at maggiesfarmmiddleton.com/orders/thanksgiving/order.
Alchemy, Lynnfield
Alchemy’s full Thanksgiving dinner also feeds four to six people, and comes with your choice of turkey or duck stuffed with apricot and cornbread stuffing. You can also expect mashed potatoes, butternut squash with brown sugar pecans, cheesy corn casserole, and appetizers like shrimp cocktail and cheese and charcuterie. They have some fun dessert options, too, like Boston cream pie and Thanksgiving tiramisu.
Order online at alchemy-lynnfield.com/orders/thanksgiving/order.
Casey J’s Tavern, Rowley
Casey J’s version of Thanksgiving dinner comes with your choice of a roasted turkey or a cherry bourbon glazed ham along with a spinach artichoke dip appetizer and sides like mashed potatoes, maple roasted heirloom carrots, green bean casserole, herb and apple stuffing, spiced cranberry sauce, gravy, and rolls. The meal serves four to six folks, and you can also opt for everything but the bird. Optional desserts include classics like apple pie, pumpkin pie, and peach cobbler, and they’re also offering a harvest punch you can serve on its own or with liquor.
Order online at caseyjs.com/orders/thanksgiving/order.
The Capital Grille, Burlington
If you’re feeling up to cooking your own main course and able to travel slightly further afield to secure your stuffing and sides, make a trip down to Burlington where you can order up all of your meal’s accessories. The Capital Grille’s menu of Thanksgiving sides serves four people and includes brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with ginger butter, cranberry pear chutney, mashed potatoes, seeded rolls, and gravy, and you can choose to add on pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey or a pumpkin cheesecake. Note that the meal doesn’t come with a turkey!
Order online at thecapitalgrille.com/events/thanksgiving-dinner-menu.
Davio’s, Lynnfield
They might be your go-to for an Italian night out, but this November you can count on Davio’s for your complete take-away Thanksgiving meal. For $85 per person, Davio’s is packing up all the traditional dishes for your table, like organic free-range Vermont turkey, butternut squash, asparagus, challah bread herb stuffing, and gravy. Orders are due by Tuesday, November 26 at 5 p.m.
View the menu online at davios.com/lynnfield/events/thanksgiving-dinner then call 781-944-4810 to order.