Thanksgiving is about gathering with family and friends and expressing gratitude. But let’s be honest, it’s mainly about the food. Sure, the main event on Thanksgiving Day is important, but what about the leftover sandwiches? Arguably, they’re even better. Whether you’re in the mood to make your own Thanksgiving Gobbler–style sandwich or prefer to let a restaurant handle it, we’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find vegan restaurants offering Thanksgiving sandwiches, followed by some of our favorite plant-based recipes.
Where to buy a vegan Thanksgiving sandwich
Thanksgiving is already a day full of cooking and hosting for many people, so let someone else make the perfect Gobbler-style sandwich for you to enjoy. Here are five eateries offering irresistible vegan Thanksgiving sandwiches this year.
1 HipCityVeg
Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, PA
The Stuffer, HipCityVeg’s take on the famous Wawa Gobbler sandwich, has become a fan-favorite of the season. Filled with vegan grilled chicken, onion gravy, cranberry sauce, garlic aioli, and stuffing, the sandwich is festive, hearty, and full of flavor. “We wanted to recreate everything people love about a Thanksgiving leftover sandwich with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mayo, and gravy, but make it entirely plant-based,” Michelle LaVigne, Chief Operating Officer of HipCityVeg, told VegNews. “The Stuffer keeps the indulgence and nostalgia without the use of animal products.”
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Veggie Galaxy
2 Veggie Galaxy
Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts vegan hotspot Veggie Galaxy announced that its signature Thanksgiving sandwich is back. Called the Moist Maker (If you’ve seen Friends, you’ll get the reference), this sandwich is made with toasted sourdough, garlic mayonnaise, seitan turkey, mashed potatoes, more gravy-soaked bread, stuffing, and a cranberry fennel slaw. “Our Thanksgiving sandwich is so popular, it’s one of the only blue plates we keep around for a whole month,” the restaurant shared.
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Greens and Grains
3 Greens and Grains
Multiple locations
Green and Grains, which has several restaurants across New Jersey, as well as one spot in Boca Raton, FL, and another in Philadelphia, PA, is also serving up a vegan take on the Gobbler this year. Aptly named the Vegan Gobbler, it features a toasted bun, crispy vegan turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce. The sandwich is so popular, it’s been a returning favorite on the Green and Grains menu for a whole decade.
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Next Level Veggie Grill
4Next Level Veggie Grill
Multiple locations
Next Level Veggie Grill never disappoints when it comes to indulgent, satisfying plant-based food. This year, the chain is bringing back its Gobbler sandwich all the way through New Year’s Eve. The hearty sandwich features housemade herbed stuffing, a crispy vegan turkey cutlet, organic cranberry sauce, savory gravy, and a toasted brioche bun. Get even more festive with a side of mac and cheese, and for dessert, don’t miss the organic holiday apple crumble and pumpkin spice cake.
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Providence Vegan Deli
5 Providence Vegan Deli
Providence, RI
If you’re in Rhode Island, head to Providence Vegan Deli for its vegan Thanksgiving sandwich, featuring the deli’s housemade Fauxturkey seitan, mashed sweet potatoes, mashed white potatoes, cranberry sauce, brown gravy, horseradish, and crispy onions. The sandwich is available the weekend after Thanksgiving.
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How to make your own vegan Thanksgiving sandwich
If you’d rather stay in your cozy holiday bubble, you don’t have to leave the house after Thanksgiving to enjoy a delicious festive sandwich. You can always make your own from scratch using the leftovers you have on hand. Need some inspiration to make your sandwich perfect? Check out a few of our favorite recipes below.
Thee Burger Dude
6 Vegan Moist Maker Thanksgiving Sandwich
Thee Burger Dude has perfected the Moist Maker Thanksgiving Sandwich (again, for context on that reference, stream the Friends episode “The One With Ross’s Sandwich”). Recipe developer Brian Watson notes it’s “by far one of the most indulgent and over-the-top sandwiches there is.” It features the mandatory gravy-soaked bread slice in the middle (just like Monica Geller’s signature recipe), as well as layers of vegan mayonnaise, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegan turkey slices, and cranberry sauce.
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Yummy Mummy Kitchen
7 Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad Thanksgiving Sandwich
Thanksgiving sandwiches don’t have to be heavy or loaded with gravy and mashed potatoes to be delicious. This recipe from Yummy Mummy Kitchen combines smashed chickpeas and avocados with leftover fresh cranberry sauce to create a light, flavorful sandwich that’s creamy, nutritious, and full of that slightly sweet, tart cranberry kick. “This lighter Thanksgiving sandwich will be a refreshing change from the heavy traditional dishes of Thanksgiving,” notes Yummy Mummy Kitchen.
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Beyond Meat
8 Beyond Thanksgiving Leftover Breakfast Sandwich
Not into vegan turkey? Try combining your leftover cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy with vegan breakfast sausage patties and vegan cream cheese to make a delicious breakfast sandwich, just like in this recipe from Beyond Meat. It’s so tasty, you’ll want to make it all season long.
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This Savory Vegan
9 Vegan Thanksgiving Leftover Waffle Sandwich
Classic bread is swapped out for mashed potato waffles in this unique, flavor-packed Thanksgiving leftover sandwich from This Savory Vegan, and it works like a dream. Cranberry sauce, vegan turkey, and garlicky kale are stuffed between the potato waffles with plenty of gravy. What could be better? The recipe developer promises this sandwich will make you “dance around your house, [and] sing a happy song between each bite”—it’s that good.
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Plant Perks
10 Vegan Thanksgiving Leftovers Grilled Cheese Recipe
If you’ve never turned your Thanksgiving leftovers into a grilled cheese, let this be your sign to do exactly that. You can use whatever ingredients you have left from the big day, but this particular recipe combines vegan cheese with cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, vegan mac and cheese, roasted vegetables, and sweet potato casserole. Is your mouth watering, too?
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Charlotte is a VegNews editor and writer based in sunny Southsea on England's southern coast.
