Thanksgiving Planner

Updated: March 12, 2009

Make reservations for Thanksgiving dinner, or host your own no-stress holiday with caterers and gourmet takeout for Turkey Day.

On this page:Takeout Turkey, Gourmet Stores, Catering Options, Open Restaurants.

Takeout Turkey

  1. 1 4 Star Rating: Recommended Boston Market
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    1397 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511 (map)

    Turkey, ham and all the fixings are pre-prepared and ready to be heated up on the big day.

  2. 2 3.5 Star Rating: Average Oliver Twist
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    8111-137 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 (map)

    Grub on takeout turkey and all the trimmings on Thanksgiving and throughout the holidays.

  3. 3 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Whole Foods Market
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    3540 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607 (map)

    Place your order in advance and pick up dinner in time Thanksgiving. Just heat and serve.

  4. 4 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Weaver Street Market
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    101 E Weaver St, Carrboro, NC 27510 (map)

    Head to this market and cafe for your vegetarian Thanksgiving meal and save your self time out of the kitchen.

Gourmet Stores

  1. 5 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Neomonde Mediterranean Deli
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    3817 Beryl Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 (map)

    Go non-traditional and pick up tasty Mediterranean treats at this Raleigh deli.

  2. 6 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended The Wine Merchant
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    4240 NW Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC 27513 (map)

    Stop by this stop and pick up a bottle of wine to accompany your Thanksgiving meal.

  3. 7 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended A Southern Season
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    Hwy 15-501, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

    If you're going gourmet, Chapel Hill's famous store is the perfect place to pick up spices, coffee, wine and dessert.

Catering Options

  1. 8 4 Star Rating: Recommended Mad Hatter's Bake Shop
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    1802 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

    An entire Thanksgiving meal--including soups, turkey and desserts--will be ready for you to pick up before your guests arrive.

  2. 9 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Fowlers Fine Food & Wine Store
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    112 S Duke St, Durham, NC 27701 (map)

    Durham's beloved caterer creates a special Thanksgiving menu every year, complete with Bates Farm turkeys.

  3. 10 3.5 Star Rating: Average Irregardless Cafe & Catering
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    901 W Morgan St, Raleigh, NC 27603 (map)

    Serve traditional holiday fare without lifting a finger with the help of this Raleigh restaurant. Each meal serves six to eight guests.

  4. 11 4 Star Rating: Recommended Foster's Market
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    2694 Chapel Hill-Durham Rd, Durham, NC 27707 (map)

    Select from a special holiday menu and have the Thanksgiving meal cooked for you, thanks to this gourmet market in Durham.

Open Restaurants

  1. 12 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Margaux's Restaurant
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    8111 Creedmoor Rd Ste 111, Raleigh, NC 27613 (map)

    This fine-dining pioneer offers one of the most popular Thanksgiving buffets in Raleigh.

  2. 13 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Fearrington Restaurant
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    2000 Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC 27312 (map)

    Stay out of the kitchen this year and enjoy old fashioned hospitality as you dine on your Thanksgiving feast.

  3. 14 4 Star Rating: Recommended I L Palio Ristorante
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    1505 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

    Spend your Thanksgiving holiday at this refined Italian restaurant in an upscale setting at the Siena Hotel.

  4. 15 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Carolina Crossroads Rstrnt-Bar
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    211 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)

    This Chapel Hill restaurant at the Carolina Inn is known for its decadent Thanksgiving menu; reserve a table for a midday meal.

  5. 16 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Fairview
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    3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

    Reservations fill up fast at the Washington Duke Inn's restaurant, but the Thanksgiving meal here is worth planning for in advance.

  6. 17 4 Star Rating: Recommended Four Square Restaurant
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    2701 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707 (map)

    This Thanksgiving head to Durham's lovely Victorian restaurant that serves a scrumptious holiday prix-fixe traditional dinner.

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