Making Thanksgiving Easy In The Melrose Arts District: Where To Get Food, Drinks, Host Gifts, And More For The Holiday

Making Thanksgiving Easy In The Melrose Arts District: Where To Get Food, Drinks, Host Gifts, And More For The Holiday

You might be making your plans for Thanksgiving, which is just a couple of weeks away. Are you having people over for dinner? Or maybe you’re a guest elsewhere? Or is it a pizza and Netflix night? All good. The Melrose Arts District has everything you need to make the entire day simpler, convenient, and tasty no matter what you’re doing.

BLU JAM CAFÉ

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. At Blu Jam, it’s also the most delicious. If you need the energy for the full day of cooking ahead or want to prime your tummy for even more food, get your first meal on Melrose.

BLU JAM CAFÉ
7371 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90046
323.951.9191
blujamcafe.com

DOMAINE LA

Orange wines are a fresh trend (they’re basically whites made the same way as reds). At Domaine LA, pick up the 2018 Jolie Laide Pinot Gris. It’s an organic California orange wine that will go perfectly with the flavors of Thanksgiving (or that pizza).

DOMAINE LA
6801 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90038
323.932.0280
domainela.com

M CAFÉ

Don’t feel like cooking at all but want a healthy, organic, and massive meal without the hassle? Order meals for 2 or 4 people in advance from M Café for pickup on the 27th. Soups, salad, vegan entrees, all the good sides and dessert will be ready for you.

M CAFÉ
7119 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90046
323.525.0588
mcafedechaya.com

MILK BAR

We’ll just list the ingredients; it’s sells itself: cinnamon cake studded with butterscotch chips, layered with milk crumbs, rich dulce de leche, pumpkin ganache and roasted pepitas. Nothing else on your table matters.

MILK BAR
7150 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90046
347.577.9504 x15
milkbarstore.com

SPITFIRE GIRL

Here’s a sweet little gift for your dinner host. This soy-blend candle from Spitfire Girl smells like bitter orange, bergamot, orange blossom, petitgrain, and violet leaves. As it burns down, it becomes a lantern illuminating the cherry wood artwork. What a bounty!
SPITFIRE GIRL
7401 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90046
323.424.7340
spitfiregirl.com

SAL’S ON MELROSE

And finally, if you’re thankful just to do the pizza-and-chill, make sure to place that pizza order with Sal’s On Melrose. The whole dang pizza menu is up for grabs, and they’re serving ‘em hot until 4p on Thanksgiving day.

SAL’S ON MELROSE
7356 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90046
323.651.3822
salvatoreshollywood.com

About Deborah Brosseau

Deborah Brosseau provides audience development services to arts & entertainment, lifestyle, and non-profit clients. She is a freelance writer, providing anything from local listicles to corporate profiles for various online publications. Having first experienced Melrose in the '80s, she enjoys writing about the old school creatives as well as the progressive new ones.