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Best Fort Worth restaurants for a Thanksgiving Day feast in 2026

A glimpse at Blue Mesa's Southwestern Thanksgiving buffet lineup.

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Each year, it seems more restaurants are opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day, giving diners the opportunity to forgo the kitchen chaos at home for a holiday meal prepared by trained professionals - with no cleanup required.

This year, Thanksgiving falls on November 26, and every restaurant on this list will have turkey on the menu. Some are offering a la carte holiday specials, while others are going all out with elaborate buffets.

All are open for dine-in on Thanksgiving, with hours noted below. Check back as we add more restaurants in the days leading up to the big feast.

Blue Mesa
The Southwest grill and bar will host its annual Thanksgiving buffet with a carving station of roasted turkey, smoked brisket, red chile-glazed ham, and grilled salmon. Sides will include cranberry-jalapeño relish, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cinnamon-roasted butternut squash, green beans, and holiday pies. Brunch specialties include made-to-order egg and omelet station, build-your-own tacos, and Belgian waffles with fried chicken. 9 am-4 pm. $50 per adult (includes apple cider mimosas and traditional mimosas), $20 for children 6-11. Also offering family packs that feed 4-6 starting at $175.

Bricks and Horses
The upscale steakhouse inside the Bowie House hotel will host a three-course family-style Thanksgiving feast that includes a complimentary glass of wine. Menu highlights include cider-brined turkey, beef tenderloin wellington, lobster and crab pot pie, and pumpkin torte. Current available seating times are 7:30-9 pm. $120 per adult, a la carte menu available for children 12 and under.

The Capital Grille
A plated feature will include turkey with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with Marcona almonds, cranberry-pear chutney, and mashed potatoes. Optional additions are pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey and pumpkin cheesecake. 10:30 am-9 pm. $52 per adult, $20 for children. Side bundle that feeds four available for takeout for $140.

Chef Point
The Colleyville destination for gourmet Southern fine dining will feature a Cajun smoked turkey dinner ($29) with cornbread sage dressing, mashed potatoes, garlic green beans, brown gravy, cranberry sauce and a roll along with other a la carte specials. 11 am-8 pm.

Cru Wine Bar and Bistro
The Clearfork wine bar will serve a three-course prix-fixe menu with choice of starter, entrée, and dessert. Menu highlights include butternut squash bisque, roasted turkey with sage stuffing, brussels sprouts, and whipped Yukon gold potatoes, and pumpkin cheesecake. 12-9 pm. $60 per adult.

Cut and Bourbon
Located inside Live! by Loews Arlington, this gourmet steakhouse will host Thanksgiving dinner featuring brined and roasted turkey breast and turkey leg ballotine with citrus-spice cranberry sauce, golden whipped potatoes, braised green beans with garlic-parmesan bechamel sauce, jalapeno-cheddar stuffing, Parker rolls, candied sweet potatoes and bourbon-pumpkin pie. 5-10 pm. $75 per adult. A la carte menu also available. Complimentary valet parking.

Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet
The all-you-can-eat Mediterranean buffet will add turkey and dressing to its menu alongside classic Dimassi’s dishes like hummus, stuffed grape leaves, falafel, Greek salad, kabobs, baklava, and more. 11 am-9 pm. $24.99 per adult.

Eddie V’s
A Thanksgiving special will include sliced turkey, brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with sundried tomatoes, roasted butternut squash, cranberry chutney, mashed potatoes, and a bread basket. 11 am-9 pm. $52 per adult, $20 for children.

Emilia’s
The Crescent Hotel’s signature restaurant will offer a Thanksgiving brunch buffet by new executive chef Sean Malek. The menu includes brunch specialties like pumpkin pie French toast, cinnamon apple pancakes, and house-made artisan focaccia in roasted pumpkin and herb along with a chef’s egg station, carving stations, traditional sides, and a build-your-own-pie station with cinnamon marshmallow meringue torched to order. Seatings at 10 am, 12 pm, and 2 pm. $150 per adult, $75 for children ages 2-12.

Farena
The signature Italian restaurant inside Loews Arlington Hotel will start Thanksgiving with its early morning breakfast buffet featuring traditional breakfast and brunch dishes. 7 am-12 pm, $42 per adult, $22 for children 6-12. Then beginning at noon, the restaurant will feature chef Tony France’s roasted turkey plate featuring whipped potatoes, 10-year balsamic green bean almondine, traditional stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie with chai spiced whipped cream ($47). 12-10 pm. A la carte menu also available all day.

Live! by Loews Arlington
The Arlington entertainment district hotel will host a “Thanksgiving Grand Brunch Buffet” in the second floor foyer (overlooking AT&T Stadium) with carved turkey and prime rib, seasonal dishes, interactive stations and an array of desserts. 10 am-4:30 pm. $108 per adult, $38 for children ages 6-12.

Lucille’s Stateside Bistro
The West Fort Worth dining institution will serve an a la carte menu with highlights including lobster bisque, prime rib, lobster, roasted turkey, and pumpkin pie. 11 am-4 pm.

Mercury Chophouse
The Arlington steakhouse will serve a three-course dinner with choice of soup or salad, choice of entrée including traditional turkey, prime rib, a duo of both, or barramundi, and choice of pumpkin pie or bourbon pecan pie. 11 am-9 pm. $75 per adult.

Ol' South Pancake House
Both locations (Fort Worth and Burleson) will offer a Thanksgiving plate special with sliced turkey, giblet gravy, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, dinner roll and choice of two sides. Fort Worth open 24 hours. Burleson 6 am-3 pm. $19.

Omni Fort Worth Hotel
The downtown hotel’s elaborate annual brunch buffet will include an array of appetizers, salads, soups, artisan breads, seafood display, sushi and dim sum bar, egg to order, pancake bar, and carving station with angus prime rib, turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce, applewood smoked brown sugar ham, sides galore, ice cream sundae bar, and much more. 11 am-2:30 pm. $90 per adult, $46 for children 6-12.

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille
The Grapevine steakhouse will serve a Thanksgiving special featuring honey crisp apple salad or butternut squash soup, turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish, and house-made bread. Regular menu also available. 11 am-9 pm. $59 per adult. A la carte menu available, as well as Perry’s Thursday caramelized prime rib special for $59.

Rex’s Bar & Grill
Dine in for a traditional Thanksgiving special including garlic roasted turkey, gravy, Yukon gold whipped potatoes, cornbread and sage dressing, cranberry orange relish, and green bean and mushroom casserole with crispy onions. Full menu available. 10 am-12 am. $28.99 per adult. Takeout meals that feed four start at $99.99.

Ruth's Chris Steak House
The steakhouse chain will offer a three-course special with choice of salad, sliced turkey with sausage and herb stuffing, gravy, and cranberry relish, choice of side from garlic mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, sweet potato casserole, or green beans with garlic, and pumpkin cheesecake and vanilla ice cream. 11 am-8 pm. $49 per adult, $20 for children.

The Sicilian Butcher
The Italian chain founded by celeb chef Joey Maggiore has a location in Alliance, and it’ll open for Thanksgiving to serve a four-course, family-style meal featuring Italian-inspired twists on holiday favorites. The menu includes Nonna’s signature garlic bread, Tuscan apple salad, baked anelletti pasta with braised short ribs, peas and mozzarella, hand-carved turkey with marsala demi-glace, Italian sausage stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes with candied walnuts, and a mini pecan pie cannoli. $55 per adult. A special children's meal is available for $20 for ages 10 and under.

Silver Fox
The South University Drive steakhouse will serve slow-roasted turkey with Grandma’s gravy, cornbread dressing, whipped potatoes, candied yams, sugar snap peas, and spiced cranberry sauce with featured desserts to include Kentucky bourbon pecan pie and pumpkin pie. 12-6 pm. $45 per adult, $20 for children 12 and under. A family meal pack with the same menu is also available for takeout, with prices varying by group size.

Wicked Butcher
The Sinclair Hotel subterranean steakhouse will serve holiday favorites including turkey roulade and slow-roasted prime rib with a la carte pricing. 11:30 am-8:30 pm.

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Pasta News

Ambitious Italian restaurant Little Dutch makes big debut in Grapevine

Photo courtesy of Little Dutch

Pasta at Little Dutch in Grapevine.

A new Italian restaurant from a savvy DFW veteran has debuted in Grapevine: Called Little Dutch, it's an upscale spot with steak, pastas, and a full bar, newly open at 1285 S. Main St., in a space that was previously home to a location of the now-closed Fireside Pies chain.

Little Dutch is from Noti Krasniqi, a name that will be familiar to Italian food aficionados, since he's been involved in the DFW Italian food scene for more than a decade.

In 2014, he opened his own concept, Mio Nonna Trattoria in Allen, then opened a second location in Flower Mound in 2017. A native of Kosovo (formerly Yugoslavia), he owned a restaurant in the Hamptons called Andrra prior to moving to the DFW area.

He describes Little Dutch as his next-level, more ambitious concept, and it certainly occupies a larger, more gloriously-appointed space. The restaurant has been in the works for more than a year, and the build-out is impressive, featuring multiple chandeliers, beautiful ceramic tile, a terrazzo floor lobby, and a built-in glass atrium patio with a classic black-and-white checkerboard tile floor.

Among the "no expenses spared" acquisitions is a high-end Josper combination indoor charcoal oven and grill to roast meats and other entrees. According to lore, when something is "cooked in the Josper" or "Josper-grilled," it means the food has been seared at high heat inside an enclosed chamber, which creates a juicy center and a discernible smoky crust.

Glass atrium patio at Little Dutch.Photo courtesy of Albulena Konjuhi

The menu features some of the dishes found at Mio Nonna, but tilts more high-end with Wagyu beef skewers and steaks from famed purveyor Allen Brothers such as New York strip and filet mignon.

Highlights:

Starters include calamari, oysters, steak tartare, focaccia, meatballs, wedge salad, and Caesar salad.
Entrees include branzino, veal Milanese, lamb lollipops, and a roasted half chicken.
There's a burger served with fries cooked in trendy beef tallow, and a gourmet focaccia sandwich with deli meats and pistachio pesto.
Pastas include pasta Bolognese, rigatoni a la vodka which can be ordered vegetarian, cacio e pepe, and short rib capelletti with a lemon ricotta filling.

Desserts include cheesecake and tiramisu. A full bar includes cocktails such as a negroni, frozen peach bellini, and a Mata Hari with brandy, pomegranate, and chai vermouth, priced from $16 to $19, as well as an extensive wine list with labels from the West Coast, France, Italy, and Spain.

According to the city of Grapevine, the restaurant's name is a tribute to Krasniqi's childhood nickname, which was "Reagan" — for President Ronald Reagan. Reagan's nickname was "Dutch," and the name represents Krasniqi's journey to the American dream.

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