Ellington/Somers Area Restaurants Open On Thanksgiving Day 2023

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — For those in the Ellington and Somers area who don’t want to spend hours or even days cooking and cleaning up from a big turkey dinner, several restaurants within a short driving distance are open Thanksgiving Day.

Restaurants open for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23 offer a range of dining experiences, from fine dining to fast casual to fast food. In some cases, you’ll need to make a reservation, so plan as much as possible.

In the region, several fine dining establishments have indicated they are already fully booked for the holiday, including Mill On the River in South Windsor, Millwright's in Simsbury and Tosca in Suffield. However, a number of others are still advertising holiday seating availability:

• Abigail's Grille and Wine Bar (Simsbury)
• Cafe Aura (Manchester)
• Capital Grille (Hartford)
• Figaro Restaurant (Enfield)
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse (West Hartford)
• Nutmeg Restaurant (East Windsor)
• Tucker's Restaurant (Southwick, MA)
• Villa Napoletana (East Longmeadow, MA)

As always, Patch encourages you to call any restaurant on this list in advance to double-check hours on Thanksgiving Day, as many vary by location.

Some more casual and fast food eateries are also open on Thanksgiving Day, according to lists curated by The Pioneer Woman, Delish, Good Housekeeping and Woman’s Day. They include:

• Applebee’s
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Burger King
• Cracker Barrel
• Denny’s
• Domino’s
• IHOP
• McDonald’s
• Popeye’s
• Red Lobster
• Ruby Tuesday
• Sonic
• Subway
• T.G.I. Fridays
• Vernon Diner
• Wendy’s

Hours and services may vary by location, so be sure to call ahead.

Restaurants or eateries not on this list but wanting to be included should send an email with the appropriate link information, including name, address and Thanksgiving Day hours to tim.jensen@patch.com.