XMW Presents: Your Best Bets for Thanksgiving On Xiamen

November 23rd, 2010 at 4:35 am by Chaz

Blog, Dining Out, Events, Xiamen Guides

To save you, our dear reader, time and effort searching for the best Thanksgiving dinners the island has to offer this year, I have put together a quick list (in no particular order) of the best Thanksgiving dinners and deals around town. So loosen up your belts and dig in!

Le Meridien’s Latest Recipe

The above picture pretty much says it all. I have never in my life tasted a turkey so delicious, so juicy, so incredible as I did this last Saturday when Chef Lee invited me for a preview tasting of his pork sausage stuffed turkey.

Chef Lee began by telling me that back when he owned his restaurant in Taipei, his turkey became so famous throughout the city that he was forced to sleep in his restaurant all during Thanksgiving week and churn out over 50 turkeys with only two ovens! The demand was so great that he also had to hire taxi drivers to deliver these prize birds to hungry foodies all over town. As soon as I tasted this bird, I knew exactly why.

Being an American from the Midwest region, I was always used to the family bird being stuffed inside with toast, celery, onion and whatever else my Mom and Aunt were adding to the mix. Chef Lee, to borrow an overused Emeril Lagasse catchphrase, really kicked it up a notch by stuffing freshly made pork sausage in between the skin at the breast of the turkey as opposed to the traditional method. The result being an incredibly flavorful, juicy fowl sure to please even the most discerning of turkey connoisseurs.

In addition to the turkey, Latest Recipe is also serving up all the traditional fixin’s we have come to know and love. Freshly made cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, mashed potatoes and whatever else you can think of, all for the standard Latest Recipe buffet price of RMB 198 plus 15% service charge Sundays through Thursdays or RMB 238 plus 15% service charge Fridays and Saturdays.


Also, be sure not to miss the open-faced turkey sandwiches Chef Lee prepares. Literally out of this world. Latest Recipe will be serving up these scrumptious turkey dinners all the way up to Christmas Day. For more information or to make a reservation, please call: 0592-7709179 or 0592-7709178

JJ Bar and Grill


JJ Bar and Grill is holding their 2nd annual JJ Thanksgiving Dinner on the evening of November 26th. Their buffet-style dinner will include the Southern favorite deep-fried turkey, Honeybaked ham (straight from the States), homemade stuffing, country style mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, Texas chili and everything else you would expect Grandma to make.



Just imagine, all-you-can-eat home cooked Thanksgiving goodness for only 180 RMB per person. For more information or to RSVP, please call: 0592-2034988.



Tutto Bene

In case you miss out on Thursday or Friday, Tutto Bene will be providing traditional Thanksgiving dinners from Nov. 25th – Nov. 28th. For more information or to make a reservation, please call: 0592-5046026.

Coyote Cafe and Cantina

As Coyote Ron has assured me, Coyote will be featuring a real home cooked style Thanksgiving featuring roast turkey and recipes that his Mother did when he was growing up. As Coyote Ron says, “…do not settle for what others call a Turkey with fixings for Thanksgiving….get the real thing at Coyote.”

The buffet style dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2010 and begins at 6:00pm. The menu includes: roasted turkey with apple chutney, homemade turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes with homemade gravy, green beans, smoked chile scalloped sweet potatoes, fresh rolls, and pumpkin cheesecake for desert.

The prices are set at 218 RMB per person for adults and 148 RMB for children under the age of 12. Coyote Ron also asks that anyone planning on attending RSVP. For more information or to RSVP, please call Coyote at 0592-5046623.

Article: Chaz Madrid