Where to go for Thanksgiving 2026 – part 1

Thanksgiving is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 26. Whether you’re dining out or looking for an at-home feast, check out the following options:

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

October 28, 20263 min read

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Zippy's is offering a variety of Thanksgiving packages. Photo courtesy Zippy's Restaurants

Thanksgiving is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 26. Whether you’re dining out or looking for an at-home feast, check out the following options:

100 Sails Restaurant & Bar

Where: Prince Waikīkī, 100 Holomoana St. third floor, Honolulu
What: The Thanksgiving dinner buffet costs $109 per adult ($54.50 per child ages 6 to 10 years old). Highlights include kiawe-smoked prime rib that’s carved to order, kiawe smoked brisket, ‘ahi poke, assorted sashimi, snow crab legs, salt and pepper shrimp, caramelized mushroom linguini, roasted turkey leg and turkey breast, holiday stuffing, temaki sushi, Prince bread pudding, pumpkin crunch haupia crunch pie and more.

The brunch buffet costs $111 per adult ($55.50 per child ages 6 to 10 years old). It includes many of the featured dinner buffet offerings — including kiawe-smoked prime rib, kiawe smoked brisket, roasted turkey leg and turkey breast — but also includes breakfast offerings like Prince fried rice, a waffle station and an omelet station.

When: Dinner buffet 5 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 26-29; brunch buffet 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Call 808-944-4494.

53 By the Sea

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53 By the Sea features standard and deluxe Thanksgiving packages to-go. Photo courtesy 53 By the Sea (53 By the Sea)

Where: 53 Ahui St., Honolulu
What: 53 By the Sea’s Thanksgiving take home packages are available for pre-order online and via phone.

The standard Thanksgiving dinner set ($250) is designed to feed four people and includes:

  • Half turkey, Duchess roasted garlic potatoes
  • Small Kine Farm mushroom and vegetable casserole
  • Ma‘o Greens salad, roasted carrots, cucumber, almond, creamy pomegranate vinaigrette
  • Pineapple-cranberry sauce, gravy
  • Mountain View ham and apple bread pudding
  • Pumpkin crème caramel

The deluxe Thanksgiving dinner set ($750) is designed to feed eight people and includes:

  • Full turkey, prime rib with green peppercorn sauce
  • Duchess roasted garlic potatoes, honey roasted ‘ulu and ‘uala
  • Small Kine Farm mushroom and vegetable casserole
  • Ma‘o Greens salad, roasted carrots, cucumber, almond, creamy pomegranate vinaigrette
  • Pineapple-cranberry sauce, gravy
  • Mountain View ham and apple bread pudding
  • Pumpkin crème caramel
  • Spiced apple tarte tatin

When: In-person pick-ups from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 26
Contact: Call 808-536-5353

C4 Table by Colin Hazama

Where: fishcake Honolulu, 307C Kamani St., Honolulu
What: C4 Table’s Thanksgiving holiday menu ($370) is designed to serve four to six people. It includes:

  • Lavender sage roasted free-range Diestel turkey breast
  • Slow-cooked turkey leg confit
  • ‘Ewa sweet cornbread stuffing with Aliʻi mushrooms, house-smoked meat, bacon, and Portuguese sausage
  • Cabnernet foie gras turkey gravy
  • Kumquat cranberry chutney
  • Roasted garlic cheesy Yukon mash
  • Selection of autumn vegetables, blistered kale, roasted eggplant, Ho Farms tomatoes and baby carrots
  • Spiced candied yams with marshmallow Biscoff mac crunch by Food Start  


When: Pick-up from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at fishcake Honolulu
Contact: Email pre-order with name (first and last), telephone contact number, number of meals/additional sides, and preferred pick-up time slot to chefcolinhazama@c4table.com

Chart House Waikīkī

Where: 1765 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu
What: Chart House Waikīkī’s traditional turkey dinner ($65) includes butter and sage roasted turkey, savory cornbread stuffing, mashed or baked sweet potato with rum butter, pan gravy, creamed spinach and cranberry relish.
When: Nov. 26
Contact: Visit chart-house.com

Hy’s Steak House

Where: 2440 Kūhiō Ave., Honolulu
What: This Thanksgiving ‘ohana feast to-go ($585) is designed to serve eight to 10 people. It includes:

  • Starters: Corn bread, roasted beet salad
  • Entrees: 10-12 pound roasted turkey with cranberry sauce and giblet gravy, 4-5 pound slow-roasted prime rib with au just and creamed horseradish
  • Accompaniments: Traditional stuffing, country mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower mornay
  • Desserts: Pumpkin pie, apple crisp


When: Nov. 26
Contact: Visit hyswaikiki.com

Lulu’s Waikīkī

Where: 2586 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: This special Thanksgiving dinner ($40) includes butter herb roasted turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, green bean casserole, candied yams with toasted marshmallow, grilled corn on the cob and a dinner roll.
When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Reservations accepted via OpenTable

Merriman’s Honolulu

Where: Ward Village, 1108 Auahi St. No. 170, Honolulu
What: This Thanksgiving prix fixe menu costs $140 per person ($45 for children ages 12 years and younger). It includes:

  • Amuse: Kabocha pumpkin and butternut squash soup (crème fraiche, biscuit)
  • Starter (choose one): Peter’s original Caesar (boquerones, green tomato croutons); Hirabara beet and fennel salad (mixed greens, Sweetland Farm goat cheese, orange, orange ginger vinaigrette); hapa poke (local fish, shoyu, sesame, inamona, jalapeno, avocado, Molokai sweet potato chips); shrimp and avocado salad (Hau‘ula tomato, pickled jalapenos, ogo, lemon vinaigrette); tako escargot (parsley cognac butter, country bread)
  • Entrée (choose one): Slow-roasted organic turkey (garlic whipped potato, chorizo stuffing, Otani Farm green beans, turkey gravy, buttered yams and cranberry-pineapple relish); roasted strip loin (garlic whipped potatoes, Pukalani green beans, Hau‘ula tomato chimichurri); crispy chickpea and taro fritters (coconut cream luau, marinated Ho Farm tomato); macadamia nut crusted mahi (sake mushroom butter sauce, garlic rice, Pukalani green beans, Ho Farm tomato); red Thai curry (lemongrass ‘ahi and shrimp, lobster dumpling, purple potato, bok choy, carrot, garlic chili nam pla, Thai basil)
  • Dessert (choose one): Traditional pumpkin pie (Tahitian vanilla bean whipped cream); pineapple mac nut bread pudding (candied macadamia nuts, whipped cream); flourless chocolate cake (housemade vanilla ice cream, salted caramel)

When: Nov. 26
Contact: Visit merrimanshawaii.com

MW Restaurant

Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd. Ste. 201, Honolulu
What: This Thanksgiving family feast ($725) is designed to feed six to eight people. It includes:

  • Brandt Brand prime grade prime rib
  • Organic free-range turkey breast and leg meat
  • Smoked Kurobuta pork
  • Miso honey glazed butterfish with taegu salad
  • Truffle smashed potatoes
  • Arabiki sausage stuffing
  • Yuzu kosho cranberry sauce
  • Farmer salad
  • Eight-inch pumpkin crunch cheesecake

Pre-orders must be placed by Tuesday, Nov. 24.
When: Pick-up from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Visit mwrestaurant.com

Plumeria Beach House

Where: The Kāhala Hotel & Resort, 5000 Kāhala Ave., Honolulu
What: The all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffets will include a carving station, chef specialties and a variety of desserts. They cost $145 per adult ($55 per child ages 6 to 12 years).
When: Nov. 26, brunch buffet 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; dinner buffet 3 to 8 p.m.
Contact: Visit kahalaresort.com

Tanioka’s Seafoods and Catering

Where: 94-903 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu
What: This Thanksgiving package ($285.95) is designed to feed four to six people. It includes sliced roast turkey, turkey gravy, housemade stuffing, pineapple-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes, spicy ‘ahi on sushi rice, fresh cranberry sauce, and pumpkin crunch squares.
When: Pick-up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Visit taniokas.com

The Buffet at Hyatt

Where: Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort & Spa, 2424 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: This Island-inspired Thanksgiving buffet costs $110 per person (50% off for children ages 6 to 12 years, $5.99 for children ages 5 years and under).

Buffet highlights include:

  • Chef’s Thanksgiving carving station: Herb-roasted turkey (giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls); rosemary and Hawaiian salt crusted prime rib (au jus, horseradish cream); crispy five-spice roasted lechon; Harissa spice roasted salmon with preserved lemon pistachio chimichurri
  • Seafood and sushi station: Assorted sashimi, Alaskan snow crab legs, made to order temaki hand rolls
  • Harvest dinner table: Garlic whipped mashed potatoes, sourdough stuffing with roasted butternut squash and sage, roasted Molokai sweet potatoes, garlic shrimp and bay scallop scampi, maple glazed brussels sprouts, roasted Hawaiian kampachi, truffled honey butter Korean fried chicken, kalbi short ribs
  • Seasonal cold buffet: Harvest strawberry panzanella with shiso and yuzu, autumn Caesar salad, pipikaula poke and more
  • Dessert table: Chocolate fountain with assorted fruits, brownies and sponge cake; autumn chocolate bark with pepitas, walnuts, candy corn, dried cranberry and coconut; pumpkin pie tarts; spiced pear and pecan cobbler; mini crème brulee; cinnamon dusted apple roll cake

There is a 90-minute dining time limit; kamaʻāina discount is not valid for holiday menus.
When: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 or 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Visit buffetathyatt.com/menu/thanksgiving-2026

The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikīkī

Where: 2259 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: This Thanksgiving takeout feast ($595) is designed to serve eight to 10 people.

It includes:

  • ‘Ulu focaccia with tomato and asparagus
  • Fall harvest kale Caesar salad with butternut squash, Parmesan Reggiano and croutons
  • Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce
  • Accompaniments: Granny Smith apple sweet bread stuffing, garlic country smashed potatoes, long bean casserole
  • Herb-roasted turkey with giblet gravy and port wine cranberry sauce
  • Hawaiian rosemary-crusted prime rib with au jus and horseradish cream
  • Desserts: Cardamom pumpkin pie, mango cobbler

When: Pick-up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 26.

Upon arrival, guests should pull into The Royal Hawaiian porte cochere (valet) and check in with the team; staff members will bring your Thanksgiving feast directly to you.
Contact: Pre-order online

Umi by Vikram Garg

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Glory Bay king salmon is one of the featured entrees. Photo courtesy Umi by Vikram Garg (Umi by Vikram Garg)

Where: Halepuna Waikīkī by Halekūlani, 2233 Helumoa Road, Honolulu
What: This special Thanksgiving dinner features a three-course ($110 per person) or four-course ($150 per person) menu.

The three-course menu features a soup or pasta (premium upgrade optional), main course and dessert; an optional wine pairing ($50) is available. The four-course menu includes an appetizer (premium upgrade available), soup or pasta (premium upgrade available), main course and dessert; an optional wine pairing ($70) is available.

Featured dishes include:

  • Appetizer (included in the four-course menu): Lobster salad (arugula, potato, tarragon-mustard dressing) or caviar and lobster salad ($60 supplement)
  • Soup or pasta: Dungeness crab chowder (Kahuku corn, espelette pepper, bacon) or truffle mac and cheese with Parmesan and shaved white truffles from Alba ($200 supplement)
  • Main course (choose one): Glory Bay king salmon (wild mushroom risotto, pumpkin ginger mostarda), organic roast turkey (giblet gravy, cranberry chutney, apple and sage stuffing) or braised lamb shank (Rogan Josh spice, red wine jus, saffron raisin pilaf)
  • Dessert: Pecan pie (bourbon crème Chantilly, matcha sugar)


When: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 26
Contact: Call 808-744-4244

Zippy’s Restaurants

Where: Various locations
What: Zippy’s is offering a variety of Thanksgiving packages to choose from:

Whole turkey package, $214.95; serves eight to 10 people

  • 10-12 pound turkey
  • Three pounds of stuffing
  • 4 pounds of real mashed potatoes
  • 4 pounds of poultry gravy
  • 1 pound of cranberry/pineapple relish
  • 12 King’s Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls

Half turkey package, $124.95; serves four people

  • 5-6 pound turkey
  • 1.5 pounds stuffing
  • 2 pounds real mashed potatoes
  • 2 pounds poultry gravy
  • Half pound cranberry/pineapple relish
  • Six King’s Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls

Whole turkey only, $95.95; serves eight to 10 people

  • This includes a 10-12 pound turkey

When: Pick-up Wednesday Nov. 25 or Thursday, Nov. 26
Contact: Visit zippys.com

Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta is a Food & Dining Reporter for Aloha State Daily.