This article was published in November 2022. Please check with the individual restaurants to find up-to-date offerings — and find our 2024 guide here.
Cordelia
Thanksgiving celebration is coming early to this new East 4th Street haven home to the tastes of the Midwest. Come by for the Cleveland Homecoming on Thanksgiving Eve from 4-10 p.m. for dinner and stay until 1 a.m. to enjoy the DJ and the company. This festive gathering benefits Cleveland Family Meal, so you get to eat for a cause. There will be late-night snacks until midnight. Enjoy fried chicken, burgers and more so that you can fill up on great food before your big Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. 2058 E. 4th St., Cleveland, 216-230-2355, cordeliacle.com
Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant & Club
This traditionally entertaining spot typically stages comedy shows, burlesque acts and dinner theaters, making it a fun alternative to the conventional Thanksgiving celebration. Open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pickwick & Frolic has something for the whole family. This downtown restaurant will be serving entrees such as a 10-ounce Herb Roasted Turkey Breast ($34), a Center Cut Filet Mignon ($45) and a Stuffed Pork Chop ($33). For those who are not meat eaters, there’s a gluten-free Vegan Spaghetti & Meatless Balls ($24). Other gluten-free menu items include the Stone Oven Roasted Wester Ross Salmon ($31) and the Blue Cornmeal Crusted Walleye ($31). All dishes are served with sides, too. We’re talking mashed potatoes, onion straws, green beans, stuffing — the stuff you’ve come to expect on Turkey Day. Pickwick & Frolic has an exclusive kids menu, as well, which includes an Herb Roasted Turkey Dinner ($15) accompanied by traditional stuffing, Yukon mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and cranberry relish. 2035 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com
These options not making you hungry? The following spots are also offering dine-in options.
Downtown
Mallorca
216-687-9494, mallorcacle.com
>> Click here to read more about Mallorca's take-out and dine-in options.
Morton’s The Steakhouse
216-621-6200, mortons.com
1890 Lounge at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland
216-776-4576, hyatt.com
East
Table 45
216-707-4045, iccleveland.com
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
216-707-4045, chwinery.com
Mitchell’s Fish Market
216-765-3474, mitchellsfishmarket.com
The Capital Grille
216-382-5093, thecapitalgrille.com
Welshfield Inn
440-834-0190, thedriftwoodgroup.com
South
LockKeepers
216-524-9404, lockkeepers.com
Inn Walden
330-562-5508, yourwalden.com
Don't see your restaurant? Email stewart@clevelandmagazine.com to be included.