Spend Thanksgiving in the Smokies, and let someone else do the cooking! Stay in a private, comfy cabin rental and go out for Thanksgiving dinner at one of these Gatlinburg restaurants.
Cherokee Grill
The beautiful interior evokes a high-end mountain lodge, with elegant touches of wood and granite. Dine on steaks, hearty salads, and entrees including herb-crusted trout, pork chops, and rotisserie chicken.
Calhoun’s Restaurant
Southern home cooking, with a focus on tender meats, is the specialty here. Try hickory-smoked pork, chicken, or brisket, plus steaks, chops, burgers, and char-grilled salmon or shrimp.
The Peddler Steakhouse
Known for its huge salad bar loaded with side dishes, The Peddler is a Gatlinburg tradition for special occasions, dishing up steaks, fish, shrimp, and chicken. The extensive dessert menu features 10 treats like hot blackberry cobbler and chocolate-peanut butter “mud pie.”
Howard’s Restaurant
Gatlinburg’s oldest restaurant perches over a picturesque creek, so arrive early to snag a table with a waterside view. The menu spotlights steaks (look for the “Steak for Two”), plus river trout, roast beef, smoked pork ribs, and more/. Sandwich lovers can’t miss the zesty Nashville hot chicken sandwich or the French dip.
Smith & Son Corner Kitchen
Smith & Son is conveniently close to the national park, ideal for a scenic drive after dinner. Classic American cuisine includes meatloaf, fried chicken, chicken fried steak, hamburgers and hot dogs, plus tacos and fajitas. Toast the holiday with a signature cocktail.
Cliff Top Restaurant
Dine on a mountaintop, at this restaurant inside Anakeesta theme park. Specialties include bourbon-glazed salmon, shrimp and grits, pasta primavera, and the award-winning “Flame Thrower” spicy burger. Try a local craft beer to quench the fire!
Bennett’s Pit BBQ
This casual eatery is all about Tennessee BBQ. Feast on pulled pork, pork ribs, pulled chicken, and beef brisket, plus burgers and down-home appetizers including fried pickle chips and deep fried deviled eggs.
No Way Jose’s Cantina
Trade turkey for tacos this year! This lively Mexican spot has all your favorites–burritos, tacos, tamales, enchiladas and more. Dip into salsa that’s made fresh daily, and finish with fried ice cream instead of pumpkin pie.
Reserve a Gatlinburg cabin now, and get ready for the most relaxing Thanksgiving in years.
