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If you are not interested in this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, you don’t have to give up indulgent food

Whether you are booking a family feast or a quiet table for two, you can enjoy Thanksgiving in one of your favorite restaurants, full of gratitude-without any hassle. Let the experts cook (and dishes) this year so you can relax. The following is the content on the menu around Mile High this year:

This health-conscious restaurant offers creative dishes on South Broadway, using a plant-based Thanksgiving method. Menu highlights: roasted Brussels sprouts with maple wood, pickled Fresnos and pecans; sweet potato casserole; mushroom pie, celery and caramelized onions. Mushroom gravy and cranberry sauce fill the "condiments" list, while dessert is pumpkin cake with white chocolate, dates, and anise. Booking.

Serving Thanksgiving dinner from 2pm to 9pm, this Cherry Creek hotspot offers a full à la carte menu and turkey specialties. The exclusive holiday menu includes roasted birds in rosemary gravy, Italian sweet sausage and grilled mushroom fillings, and glazed cabochon squash with candied pumpkin seeds. 52 USD/person. Booking.

Note: The restaurant will offer white Alba truffle specials throughout the holiday weekend.

In the Rally Hotel across from the Coors Field, this restaurant-style restaurant opened this year and offers a fixed-price holiday menu with a large amount of comfort food from noon to 8 pm. Main dishes include turkey breast and thigh, grilled honey-glazed ham, and standard Thanksgiving side dishes. 49 USD/adult, 25 USD/child. Booking.

Choose your own wood-burning adventure in this perch in Union Station, and enjoy a variety of appetizers, main dishes and desserts at Citizen Rail for your holiday feast. Think about it: Wagyu beef tartare, bubbling bone marrow boat, pork tenderloin stuffed with apples and fennel, grilled white bass, and sweets such as pumpkin and white chocolate mousse. 75 USD/person. 10% of all Thanksgiving takeaway orders will be donated to No Kid Hungry. Booking.

In this spacious modern townhouse in LoDo, thank you and dine outside. Highlights of the holiday menu include roasted free-range turkey with cornbread and sage filling, thighs sealed in green onion and thyme oil, and roasted sweet potatoes with maple. Leave room for the spiced pumpkin pie to end this special meal. 59 USD/adult, 29 USD/child (12 years old and below). Booking.

This modern American restaurant in a residential area hosts three Thanksgiving dinners from 2pm to 6pm. Guests can choose soup or salad; a main course, from traditional herb roasted turkey to grilled salmon and butternut squash risotto; and various side dishes, sauces and starches. End the celebration with a slice of pie. 70 USD/person. Booking.

Note: Guests are urged to limit the meal time to no more than 2 hours.

Reduce the burden and let Perry arrange your vacation from 11 am to 9 pm. The menu starts with honey-crunchy apple salad or butternut squash, then enjoys smoked turkey breast, mashed potatoes, mung bean almandin, sausage and sage sauce, and finally rounds the food with pumpkin cheesecake. 45 USD/person. Booking.

This Westminster suburban steakhouse is owned and operated by locals and has a piano lounge and terrace. It usually serves ribs, seafood and a full bar. For turkey day dinners, try grilling the upper portion of the loin and serve it with several of the signature dishes on the menu. Booking.

This garden-to-table American bistro in downtown Denver and Boulder offers appetizers, main dishes and desserts for Thanksgiving this year, from tender milk rolls, roasted leeks and mushroom sauce to eye-catching Pumpkin pie with gingerbread crust. 75 USD/person, 35 USD/child (12 years old and below). Booking.

Let this LoDo restaurant cook between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., enjoy a three-course fixed-price experience, offering products such as sweet potato gnocchi with mushrooms, peppers and pumpkin oil; grilled with blackened foie gras Fine ribs, and finally the finale-Urban Farmer's beloved carrot cake and homemade goat cheese frosting. 80 USD/person, 30 USD/children under 12 years old. Booking.

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