Our Favorite Thanksgiving Serving Platters

By Southern Living Editors Updated July 13, 2021

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Thanksgiving is a generous holiday. You're giving thanks and spending time with those you love, and it's the one day you're allowed to unabashedly stuff yourself full of juicy turkey, flavorful dressing, and as many casseroles as you can handle. You don't save room for pie, per se—but you definitely eat some anyway. Besides the once-a-year dishes we look forward to for months, another exciting part about Thanksgiving for Southerners is the decor. We get to create stunning seasonal tablescapes, break out our favorite china, and meticulously plan how we're going to display all that food we've been stowed away in the kitchen cooking for the past two days. Most Southern families have their china and their silver, but another very important facet of the Thanksgiving meal is the many casseroles dishes, serving platters, and gravy boats that must accommodate our menu, and must do so in style. This is where you can mix and match, throw in color, stick with your china pattern, or use anything else you might have picked up throughout the year. It's up to you and what type of table you're setting. Serving platters tend to steal the show at the Thanksgiving table because they hold the precious goods: that turkey. You can use serving platters for a variety of sides, as well, which help to make a table not quite as stuffed with just casserole dishes. If you're in the market for a new serving platter or two (or three), there are so many different ones to choose from depending on your taste. Whether you want neutral or bright, classic or modern, you can undoubtedly find what you want. Here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving serving platters to have on the table this year.

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Spode 'Woodland' Turkey Platter

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We can't imagine a more fitting platter to serve your Thanksgiving turkey on.

BUY IT: $220; macys.com

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Juliska 'Jardins du Monde' Platter

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Sometimes a pretty, elegant white platter does just the trick for your Thanksgiving feast centerpiece.

BUY IT: $125; neimanmarcus.com

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Provence Hand Painted Serving Platter

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The unique design on this platter will add a pop of color and serve as a fun conversation piece for your dining table.

BUY IT: from $119.95; williams-sonoma.com

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Gibson Home Stoneware Royal Abbey Embossed Serving Platter

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With all the festive colors from Thanksgiving side dishes – cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and green beans, just to name a few – simple elegance is all you need in this platter.

BUY IT: $24.49; target.com

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Amina Oval Platter

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Mix your typical china patterns with this abstract platter for a contemporary and timeless table setting.

BUY IT: $34.95; crateandbarrel.com

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Lenox 'French Perle' Oval Platter

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We love the Fleur-de-Lis detailing on this French Perle platter.

BUY IT: $116.96; amazon.com

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Charlotte Oval Platter

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Just imagine your turkey taking center stage accented by rosemary and cranberry sprigs on this gorgeous platter.

BUY IT: $49.50; potterybarn.com

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Spode Woodland Pheasant Octagonal Platter

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The turkey isn't the only bird on Thanksgiving that can be festive. This Spode Woodland Pheasant china pattern has all the right autumnal elements for a dinner shared with family.

BUY IT: $260; macys.com