Park Chalet Garden Restaurant

Park Chalet’s biggest draw may be its expansive dog-friendly lawn where one can often find live music, but the hand-crafted ales and lagers are all plenty of reason for a visit to the beach. The beers are pretty traditional: honey wheat, West Coast IPA, Kolsch, etc., but that just means there’s something for almost every kind of beer drinker. You can’t get the beers anywhere else, but you can take them home in a growler. (And fine, you can also find them at their sister restaurant, Beach Chalet, which is the beer’s namesake, but those in the know understand that Beach Chalet is for tourists and Park Chalet is for the rest of us.)

What could be better than Thanksgiving in Golden Gate Park? Work up an appetite by exploring the park and then settle in next to the fireplace in Park Chalet’s glass atrium dining room for a three-course prix-fixe meal, with options like Butternut Squash Soup, Roasted Turkey with all of the sides, and Pumpkin Pie for dessert. There will also be the option to add appetizers like oysters and fried calamari, plus plenty of delicious holiday cocktails.
Cost: $85 per person.
How to reserve: Reserve a table on Yelp.