1 Melrose Diner
1501 Snyder Ave., 215-467-6644

This South Philly staple has been dishing up Thanksgiving feasts at Depression-era prices since 1935. Eleven bucks buys lonely-heart diners an entree, two vegetable sides and a dinner roll. Pair the veal cutlet with a side of snapped green beans and Melrose's famous sweet potato boat.

2 Whole Foods Market
2001 Pennsylvania Ave., 215-557-0015 and
929 South St., 215-733-9788

Thanksgiving means only one thing to veg-heads and vegans: Tofurkey time! Whole Foods is offering a three-and-a-half pound faux bird for $19.99, but if soybeans molded into a festive mound isn't your thing, try the herbed-mascarpone polenta with wild mushroom ragout ($6.99/lb.) instead.

If you abhor cooking but don't have the bankroll for a caterer, go the just-like-mom-never-made fast food route. Boston Market's turkey breast banquet serves six hungry mouths and comes with a three-pound carved breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, cornbread and your choice of apple or pumpkin pie—all for just $51.99.

For takeout with a little more spunk, Picnic offers Spanish-seasoned turkey breasts and drumsticks, spicy chorizo stuffing, maple mashed sweet potatoes and gingered cranberry apple chutney. All items are sold a la carte.

Here's to the host hoping to present a gourmet feast without breaking a sweat. Pair farm-raised turkey or honey-roasted ham ($20 per person) with traditional, wild mushroom or sweet-and-spicy sausage stuffing, herb-roasted fingerling potatoes and autumn root vegetable hash ($10/quart). Cap off with a decadent slice of pumpkin cheesecake.