Thanksgiving Guide: Options Outside the City

By Meesha Halm

We’ve already presented you with our SF Thanksgiving Day Guide. Now, as promised, here are our top picks for enjoying the Thanksgiving meal on the town in the East, North and South Bays. All of these restaurants are offering special holiday meals and most still have spots. Call or check their website for more details and reservations.

East Bay

Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill (Oakland) 

Artisan Bistro (Lafayette)

Blackhawk Grill (Danville)

Claremont Hotel (Berkeley)

Corners Tavern (Walnut Creek)

Five (Berkeley)

Lark Creek Walnut Creek (Walnut Creek)

Montclair Bistro (Montclair)

Meritage (Berkeley) 

Paragon (Berkeley)

Pican (Oakland)

Yankee Pier (Lafayette)

Marin

Balboa Café (Mill Valley)

El Paseo (Mill Valley)

Hilltop 1892 (Novato)

Insalata’s (San Anselmo)

Left Bank (Larkspur)

Murray Circle (Sausalito)

Nick’s Cove (Marshall) 

Poggio (Sausalito)

Rickey’s (Novato)

The Tavern at Lark Creek (Larkspur)

The Trident (Sausalito)

Wine Country

Ad Hoc (Yountville)

Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford)

Boon Fly Café (Sonoma)

Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar (Sonoma)

Celadon (Napa)

Depot Hotel (Sonoma)

Dry Creek Kitchen (Healsburg)

Farm at The Carneros (Sonoma)

Fish Story (Napa)

Hurley’s (Yountville)

La Toque (Napa)

Spoonbar (Healdsburg)

Silverado Resort (Napa)

Uva Trattoria (Napa)

South Bay and Coast

Arcadia (San Jose) 

Grill on the Alley (San Jose)

LB Steak (Menlo Park)

Left Bank (San Jose)

Madera (Menlo Park)

Parcel 104 (Santa Clara)

Navio at the Ritz Carlton (Half Moon Bay) 

231 Ellsworth (San Mateo) 

Quattro at the Four Seasons (Palo Alto)

Viognier (San Mateo)