The ultimate guide to Thanksgiving in Rome
Whether you are an American trying to continue traditions while living in Italy, or an Italian looking to celebrate new festivities, Thanksgiving is the perfect day to gather with friends and family, eat comfort food, and remind ourselves of all the things in life that we are grateful for. Plenty of restaurants and venues are ready to welcome you and your loved ones on this special day with the classic Thanksgiving dinner in the Eternal City, so you won’t feel like you are missing out one bit! Rome has a lot to offer to begin with, and it can cater to this tradition, too, so you can spend the 27th of November this year in a cosy environment and reminisce on the things you are thankful for.
What to Cook/Eat?
If you are having a massive family get together, or just inviting a few friends over, you need to have a general idea of who is attending your feast to delegate certain meals to different people. Is grandma an expert with turkey? Does your partner have a family pie recipe? You need to figure out a menu and perhaps even get others involved. Want to try something new or incorporate Italian classics into the meal? It is important to make a list of who will cook what – this way you can avoid having people show up with mashed potatoes. But if you prefer to make your Thanksgiving less hectic, you can always take a look at our selection of restaurants and bars ready to serve a full three-course deliciously festive meal for you on the day of this beautiful holiday.
Hunting for Holiday Essentials
Supermarkets like Conad or Coop sell pastry dough and cinnamon, but certain ingredients are much more tricky to find. In Italy, it is rare – if not impossible – to walk into the average grocery store and buy pumpkin pie filling, brown sugar, cranberry sauce, or a whole turkey.
Drogheria Innocenzi in Trastevere (Via Natale del Grande, 31) sells just about anything and everything you can imagine: Bisquick mix, canned Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, brown sugar, and Libby’s pumpkin pie filling.
While fresh cranberries do not grow in Italy, sour, red ribes (currants) are a decent substitution. If you are looking to make a fresh simple cranberry (currant) sauce, boil these berries with sugar, cinnamon, and orange juice, and in about 10 minutes, you’ll have a lovely sauce.
Castroni (Via Cola di Rienzo, 196 and other locations throughout Rome) also sells a variety of imported goods that compose the perfect Thanksgiving meal, including baking mixes, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, canned sweet potatoes, marshmallow fluff, and pumpkin filling.
Sweet potatoes (patate dolci) can be found at various bio/organic grocery stores around the city, though it is often a hit or miss situation. That being said, the Latin American stalls around Piazza Vittorio usually have them.
As for the turkey, many macellerie should be able to provide you with a turkey, but you will have to pre-order a few days ahead of time. Bio Eno on Via Labicana, 112, Eataly in Ostiense and the Testaccio market are some excellent options. Bear in mind that your Roman oven is probably much smaller than ovens in the United States, so be specific about the size of your turkey!
If this all sounds like way too much work for you, there are still a few alternatives!
Restaurants, Pubs, and Clubs Celebrating Thanksgiving in Rome
It is finally possible to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant, pub or club this year, and we have collected the best and tastiest offers out there in Rome for you to choose from, and perhaps try out if you don’t feel like setting up a whole table and spending the day near the oven.
Rome Edition
Salita di S. Nicola da Tolentino, 14
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You can now celebrate Thanksgiving in the heart of Rome with a curated dinner at Anima. Chef Antonio Gentile sets the holiday table with Italian flair, from pumpkin and chestnut tartlets to stuffed turkey with seasonal sides and a decadent pecan pie. A refined evening designed for connection, tradition, and unforgettable flavors on November 27, 2025 from 7:00 PM. Cost is 100€ per person including 1 glass of wine, water and coffee. Here is the MENU.
Vivi – Piazza Navona & Vivi – Le Serre
Piazza Navona, 2 (Palazzo Braschi) & Via Decio Filipponi, 1
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Vivi Bistrot, a popular organic restaurant with various locations in Rome, among which Le Serre found in Monte Mario, and Vivi – Piazza Navona at Palazzo Braschi, is offering a Thanksgiving feast at 8pm on November 27th to share in great company and a lovely environment.
At both of these locations, Le Serre by VIVI and VIVI – Piazza Navona, you’ll have the opportunity to taste American classics with an Italian touch for a nuanced Thanksgiving dinner experience – all for €45 per person, excluding drinks.
The evening features a full menu inspired by Thanksgiving classics, including – among other courses – organic pumpkin soup with goat cheese and croutons, stuffed turkey with gravy, and a Pumpkin Pie.
For those who prefer a plant-based option, there will also be a dedicated vegan menu, with dishes such as stuffed pumpkin with hazelnut veggie loaf and a dark chocolate dessert
Hotel Hassler
Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 6
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At Hotel Hassler visitors can celebrate the iconic American holiday in the enchanting space of the hotel’s Eva Salone on November 27th. Marcelo Romano, Eva Salone’s executive chef, has curated a menu for a buffet dinner beginning at 7pm. There will be delicious baked pasta casserole with pumpkin and taleggio cheese, and the pumpkin cream soup with wholemeal bread croutons.
Obviously, the unmissable baked turkey stuffed with walnuts and honey, the most traditional dish of this important occasion, which will also be reinterpreted in an Italian key with turkey meatballs in sauce with raisins and pine nuts. Accompanying the main courses will be pumpkin, fried with chilli pepper or grilled with apple cider vinegar, and Brussels sprouts with butter, as well as the inevitable sweet potato purée.
The cost of dinner is 125 euros per person, drinks not included. Info and reservations at fboffice@hotelhassler.it or 06 699 34 527.
Aleph Rome Hotel
Via di S. Basilio, 15
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The Aleph Rome Hotel invites visitors to join them for Thanksgiving brunch on the 27th of November at the Sky Blu Restaurant. To mark the occasion, the Chef has crafted a menu that seamlessly blends the authentic essence of American tradition with the warmth of a special brunch.
A “Chef’s Welcome” opens the evening with delicate pumpkin and rosemary tartlets, followed by a refined warm kale salad with pecans, cranberries and pomegranate vinaigrette. The menu continues with chestnut and sheep’s ricotta ravioli in brown butter with crispy sage, before the star of the night: roast turkey stuffed with rustic bread, apples and chestnuts, served with white wine gravy and cranberry compote, alongside mashed potatoes, roasted pumpkin and green beans with toasted almonds. To finish, a Thanksgiving-style dessert trio: pumpkin pie with vanilla whipped cream, apple cider and cinnamon cheesecake, and pecan pie with a buttery crust.
Price: €69.00 with drinks excluded, for info and reservations contact: FCOAH_FB@hilton.com
Adelaide Restaurant at the Hotel Vilon
Via dell’Arancio, 68/69
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Vilon Hotel will host a Thanksgiving meal on November 28th at the Adelaide Restaurant. The setting will be intimate and vibrant in a wing of Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the table will be chic and warm at Adelaide, and Gabriele Muro’s cuisine will bring the holiday to life.
An amuse bouche “millefoglie” of sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and pecorino will be served alongside parmesan, pumpkin, and hazelnut ravioli. And for the main course, of course there will be traditionally stuffed turkey, green beans with bacon, brussel sprouts, and mashed potatoes. To finish off the meal pecan pie and pumpkin pie will be offered for dessert. The cost will be 100 euro with drinks excluded.
Hard Rock Cafe Rome
Via Vittorio Veneto 62A/B
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Celebrate Thanksgiving at the Hard Rock Cafe in Rome with a traditional turkey meal and live music! The menu includes slow-roasted turkey breast, roasted fresh vegetables, homestyle stuffing, sweet potato mash, cranberry sauce, and a traditional turkey gravy. For dessert, attendees can enjoy a slice of classic pumpkin pie with caramel sauce and house-made whipped cream. Additionally, a kid’s menu will be offered with a small thanksgiving plate.
For the adult menu, the cost is €31 per person excluding drinks, while the kids’ menu is €12. For more information, you can email rome_social@hardrock.com or call +39 06 4203 051. The Thanksgiving dinner will be organised into two seatings: the first from 18:30 to 20:30, after which guests will be kindly asked to leave their tables to make room for the second seating, which runs from 21:00 to 23:00.
Bakery House
Corso Trieste (Piazza Istria), Via Riano (Ponte Milvio)
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The Bakery House presents a Thanksgiving meal to be enjoyed at the restaurant or from the comfort of your Roman home! With vegetarian and takeaway options offered, Bakery House has a thanksgiving meal for everyone. The standard menu cost 30 euros per person.
For the traditional menu, the meal will begin with pumpkin soup and savory brioche bread stuffed with roast beef and a coleslaw salad. Turkey will be traditionally served with gravy, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes. Roasted brussel sprouts, potatoes and a raddichio salad will be served for the vegetables and attendees are offered the choice between pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie with ice cream, or an American cupcake for dessert. The vegetarian menu substitutes American potato flun and portobello mushrooms au gratin for the turkey.
To reserve your spot or schedule a time to pick up your takeaway order, visit the Bakery House Website.
Book by November 25th. This even includes table service, water, one glass of wine, and coffee.
Highlander Pub
Vicolo di San Biagio, 9 (centro storico)
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Highlander Pub is hosting an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet on November 27, 2025. Dinner will be served from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. After 8:00 PM, access to the bar is free once the buffet has ended.
This is your chance to enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving meal with friends and family while watching American football – a true home away from home experience, specially curated for you.
The ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET features all the traditional dishes and appetizers: roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, mac & cheese, green bean casserole, seasonal veggies, sweet potato pie, cranberry sauce and more, followed by pumpkin pie and apple crumble to finish.
The price for this homemade feast is €70, and it includes one drink of your choice (or one bottle of wine shared between two tickets). Book your spot here: https://www.highlanderome.com/108-thanksgiving-in-rome
Most importantly…
Don’t get too caught up in finding the perfect foods or the perfect restaurant. Friends and family and remembering to be Thankful are the essence of the holiday. Make sure to share what you are thankful for during your Thanksgiving meal.
There will be Thanksgiving Day Mass at St Patrick’s – America’s Catholic church in Rome – on Via Boncompagni 31 (near Via Veneto) at 10am on the 27th of November.
I wish i can be in Rome for Thanksgiving, everything sounds so delicious xo
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With our new home, I look forward to someday actually hosting a Thanksgiving party with family and friends. Thanksgiving in Rome looks like so much fun.
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia but I think any time you invite friends and family over to share a meal is a good time
You did a marvelous job to pull together such a great Thanksgiving abroad