Where to Enjoy American-style Thanksgiving in Tokyo

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (well…almost), and one of the best parts about it is gathering around a table with friends and family to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal. But sometimes, finding a place to dine out for this special occasion can be difficult in Tokyo. Alternatively, perhaps you’ve decided to tackle the job of hosting loved ones at your place, but you don’t actually want to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal. Where can you buy a roasted turkey? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with some great options that will surely satisfy your cravings for traditional Thanksgiving. From cozy and intimate restaurants to the convenience of pick-up or delivery, read on to find out more about where you can get your turkey fix in Tokyo.

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Dine-In Thanksgiving Options in Tokyo

Down Home Restaurant

T.Y. Harbor Shinagawa

Smoke House

Ivy Place

Bistro Vino Roppongi

Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Soul Food House

The Oak Door

Take-Out Thanks Giving Meal Option

Kyle’s Good Eats

Luca Deli

Bond St. Kitchen

Conclusion

Dine-In Thanksgiving Options in Tokyo

Down Home Restaurant

Starting off with the most affordable place, we have the Down Home Restaurant in Setagaya. For only 4,400 yen per person, you can enjoy a plate full of Thanksgiving goodness including a plate of turkey and dressing with gravy, cranberry sauce, Japanese sweet potatoes, string beans with carrots, and baby cabbage. Then it will be topped off with coffee or tea and your choice of pumpkin, pecan or apple pie. The meal will be served on November 23-26 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and also from 5:00-7:30 pm just on Saturday and Sunday.

Note that the meal is by reservation only. You can call the restaurant directly at 03-6432-3905, email [email protected] or DM @downhome_restaurant_tokyo on Instagram to reserve your spot!

T.Y. Harbor Shinagawa

The next place is T.Y. Harbor Shinagawa. The lovely dock-side restaurant will be serving their special dinner only on November 23 from 4:30-11:00 pm. The meal starts with parsnip cream soup with crispy prosciutto and parsnip chips. The main dish will be roasted turkey, mushroom gravy, and cranberry relish. To finish the meal, there will be classic pumpkin tart, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream for dessert.

The price is 6,500 yen per person and reservations can be made here

Smokehouse

The Smokehouse in Shibuya will be serving a more down-to-earth type of meal starting with creamy roasted buckwheat soup as an appetizer. The entree will be BBQ turkey breast plate with cornbread, green beans, whipped yams, and cranberry relish with a side of chestnut mac and cheese. Dessert will be pumpkin pecan pie with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.  Thanksgiving will take place just on November 23 from 4:00-9:15 pm. The cost is 6,800 yen per person and you can make a reservation at the following link: https://www.tablecheck.com/en/shops/smokehouse/reserve.

Ivy Place

Ivy Place in Daikanyama will be serving a delicious meal of soup, salad, an entree, and a dessert. The soup will be a potage of annou sweet potato and molasses followed by smoked scallops, butternut, and orange with a maple mustard dressing. The main dish will consist of turkey breast and grilled thigh meat, mushroom gravy, mushroom gravy, and cranberry relish. Dessert will be pumpkin pie, whipped cream, and almond tuile.

The price per person is 7,500 yen and Thanksgiving dinner will only be served on November 23 from 5:30-9:30 pm. Reservations can be made using the following link: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/ivyplace/reserve.

Bistro Vino Roppongi

The fifth restaurant on the list is Bistro Vino Roppongi. This lively place will be serving salad with apples, endives, and crab, pumpkin soup, a main plate of turkey, stuffing with gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, butter corn, cranberry sauce, and then apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.  They will be serving Thanksgiving dinner from November 17 to November 26. On weekdays falling within those dates, dinner will start from 4:00 pm on. On weekends, Thanksgiving food will be served from 10:00 am on. The cost is 7,980 yen per person and you can get a refill of your main plate included in that price!!

You can reserve your spot here: https://www.tablecheck.com/en/shops/bistro-vino-roppongi/reserve?utm_source=hp.

Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Trader Vic’s is located in the New Otani Hotel. They will be will be serving their Thanksgiving menu from November 21 to November 26 from 5:00 to 10:00 pm (last order is at 8:30 pm). To start, they’ll be serving a creamy mushroom soup in a bread bowl. The salad will be butternut squash and seasonal greens tossed in balsamic vinaigrette. The main plate will have roasted turkey, potato puree, honey-glazed carrots and green beans, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, and chestnut dressing. To finish, the dessert will be apple pie with vanilla ice cream with spiced caramel sauce.

The price is 8,000 yen (plus a service charge) per person. Alternatively, you can also order takeout, but you have to get a minimum of two orders, so the price would be at least 16,000 yen. You can make reservations for both the restaurant and the take-out meal here.

Soul Food House

Soul Food House will be having an all-out extravaganza for Thanksgiving. The meal begins with pumpkin soup and apple feta salad. Moving on, the main course is honey smoked turkey, cornbread stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce, your choice of BBQ spare rib or roast beef, green bean mushroom casserole, mac and cheese and cream corn casserole. Carrot cake will be served for dessert. They will be serving Thanksgiving dinner on November 22 to November 24 at 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. The cost is 8,800 yen and you can make a reservation on their website.

The Oak Door

If you’re looking to splurge, the priciest restaurant on this list is The Oak Door at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. The upscale place will have a luxurious feast that includes a salad of chicory, pecans, La France pears, and goat cheese. The main plate will be roast turkey, whipped potatoes, pork sausage stuffing, gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, and cranberry jam. The side dishes will be green beans with chestnuts and bacon, creamy spinach, and roasted carrots. For dessert, they will have pumpkin pie and vanilla ice cream as well as coffee or tea. 

They will have Thanksgiving on November 23 at 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm, and 8:30 pm, and on November 24 and 25 from 6:00-8:30 pm. The price is 9,900 yen per person, and the minimum reservation is two people. Reservations can be made using this link.

Take-Out Thanksgiving Meal Options

Kyle’s Good Finds

If you don’t have time for a sit-down lunch or dinner, Kyle’s Good Finds in Nakano will be serving to-go plates, but you’ll have to pick it up yourself as there’s no delivery.

The restaurant/bakery will be serving turkey with stuffing, mac and cheese, collard greens, cranberry sauce, cornbread and pie.  You can pick up your meal on November 23 from 12 to 6 pm. The cost is 3,500 yen, and orders must be made by 11/20.  You can email Kyle at: [email protected] or DM @kylesgoodfinds.

Luca Deli

Luca Deli Organic Kitchen has a wonderful holiday meal set that can easily feed 2-4 people. They started selling it on October 1 and will continue all the way until December 26. The box includes a roasted chicken or turkey, and you can opt for sides as well. The most affordable box costs 22,330 yen and includes a two-kilogram roasted chicken with sides of chestnut and mushroom stuffing, rosemary mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green veggies and carrot cheesy casserole, gravy sauce, cranberry sauce, green veggies with bacon and maple syrup, homemade cornbread, and two slices of classic pumpkin pie with Chantilly Brandy sauce. 

You can order your holiday meal here.

Bond St. Kitchen

If you’re hosting a bigger party or want leftovers for a few days, Bond St. Kitchen might be the way to go. Their Thanksgiving package can feed up to 8 people and includes a seven-kilogram roasted turkey, 600 g of mushroom gravy, 320 g of cranberry relish, eight pieces of cornbread stuffing, 500 g of sautéed green beans, 400 g of mashed potatoes. Boxes will be delivered between November 23 to 26, and from 12:00 to 7:00 pm. The box costs 38,000 yen, and depending on what area of Tokyo you live in, you may have to pay a delivery fee. The set meal doesn’t come with dessert. But you can order a whole pumpkin tart for 4,000 yen. 

Read more information or order your set meal here.

Conclusion

Whether you’re looking for a traditional or modern Thanksgiving meal, Tokyo has plenty of options to satisfy your cravings. So gather your loved ones and give thanks for togetherness over a delicious dinner at one of these restaurants. If you want to have Friendsgiving at home, pick up your meals or get them delivered. And don’t forget to snap some photos to capture the memories and share with loved ones who couldn’t join you!


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