Serving Thanksgiving dishes next week? It’s worth knowing that, if you want them, teams of New Haven chefs and bakers now stand at the ready, waiting to shoulder all or part of the load via pre-order entrees, sides, desserts and more.
But it turns out it’s heavy lifting just to figure out what your options are. So here’s a menu of all the special holiday pre-order menus I could find, with light summaries, helpful links and crucial deadlines:
Anthony’s Ocean View
On the menu: Full 8-course meal with a few choose-your-own options ($285, serves 9-10). Order by Nov. 19 (today).
Atticus Market
On the menu: Pumpkin and apple pies ($37.50) and “pull apart” rolls ($9). Order by Nov. 24.
Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ
On the menu: Full 6-course meal ($210, serves 6-8) plus dozens of a la carte choices. Order by Nov. 22.
BLDG (Hotel Marcel)
On the menu: Full 5-course meal ($95, serves 1-2; $175, serves 3-4; $240, serves 5-6) with add-on sides and desserts available. Order by Nov. 22.
Caffe Bravo
On the menu: “Cozy Italian classics to complete your holiday feast” ($25-65, serves 8-10). Order by Nov. 24.
Claire’s Corner Copia
On the menu: Pumpkin and, topped with crumb or crust, apple pies ($30-35). Order by Nov. 22.
Downright Breads
On the menu: Breads from classic sourdough to rosemary sea salt foccacia to pumpkin sage sourdough ($9-12), chocolate chip cookies ($25/dozen) and cinnamon rolls ($25/four). Order by Nov. 23.
East Rock Breads
On the menu: Apple and pumpkin pies ($40), sourdough breads ($10), cookie variety packs ($18/six), cinnamon rolls ($30/six) and toffee pecan panettone ($50). Order by Nov. 22.
Edge of the Woods Market
On the menu: Cherry crumb, cranberry pear, pecan, pumpkin, blueberry crumb and apple crumb pies ($15.95, vegan options available) alongside a savory-leaning catering menu. Order by Nov. 19 (today).
The Farm Belly
On the menu: Apple, blueberry, mixed berry, peach and pumpkin pies ($31.90) and a half-dozen sides ($8-30). Order by Nov. 23 or, if buying 5 or more pies, Nov. 21.
G Café Bakery
On the menu: “Classic and European” pies ($35-40) and cakes ($35-54). Order by Nov. 24.
Gioia
On the menu: Bourbon pecan, brown butter pumpkin and apple crumble pies ($32-45), “Thanksgiving wines we love” ($16-20), sides ($65-75, serves 10-15) and focaccia ($10). Order by Nov. 24.
Libby’s
On the menu: Chocolate lemon, apple crumb and pumpkin pies ($14). Order by Nov. 22.
Lucibello’s
On the menu: Italian cream, ricotta, wheat and rice pies ($26). Order by Nov. 24.
Malby
On the menu: Pumpkin pie ($32), pecan/apple tart ($36), sourdough apple cake ($38) and butter dinner rolls ($7-12). Order by Nov. 23.
Marjolaine
On the menu: Frangipane, custard, pecan, chocolate pecan, chocolate cream, coconut cream, pumpkin cream, pumpkin fig, pumpkin, apple and blueberry pies ($36+, 8-12”), carrot and cheese cakes ($38+, 6-10”) and tea breads in 6 varieties ($12.95). Order by Nov. 24.
Sandra’s Next Generation
On the menu: 23 cakes ($45-65), 5 pies ($25), pudding ($50) and cobbler ($50). Order by Nov. 20.
Sherkaan
On the menu: “Desi-style” meal ($200, 5 courses, serves 4; $360, 9 courses, serves 8) and a la carte sides ($20-51). Order by Nov. 22.
And with that, let us all give thanks for the option, if we want it, to make our Thanksgivings a little (or a lot) easier—and hopefully even tastier, too.
Written by Dan Mims. Image features G Café Bakery’s Thanksgiving Linzer Torte. Readers are encouraged to verify availability and pricing before purchasing—and to place any orders ASAP.
