The Resy Guide to Holiday Desserts and Pastries in Austin

Order one of Kalimotxo’s famous Basque cheesecakes, done up for Thanksgiving in pumpkin flavor. Please note: Thanksgiving pick up for Kalimotxo is at Emmer & Rye, but order here, or get it shipped anywhere in the country as a gift.

In addition to a complete to-go Thanksgiving menu, Buenos Aires Cafe is selling a gorgeous apple pie that serves six as well as housemade brioche a la carte (perfect for those day-after turkey sandwiches). Order here.

Just the classics: Carpenters Hall has whole carrot cakes and whole pecan pies available for pre-order before Thanksgiving. (You can also grab a couple or a couple dozen of their chocolate chip cookies while you’re at it.) Order here.

As a collaboration with Austin-based kitchenware company Made In, Lenoir is offering a savory slab pie filled with curried greens, onions, spices and coconut milk that can function as a Thanksgiving side or a vegetarian entree. Includes a Made In quarter-sheet pan. Keep an eye out here for ordering options.

Digging deep into their bakery roots, Texas French Bread has tons of special baked goods on offer for pre-order through the holidays. Highlights include tins of assorted cookies, stollen, sour cream coffee cake, breakfast breads like cranberry walnut bread and pumpkin bread, and several different pie options. Thanksgiving orders are closed but they have some limited items for pickup, and keep an eye here for more holiday offerings.

Start your Thanksgiving off with apple butter kolaches and finish it with either chocolate smoked pecan pie or pumpkin cream pie with a sorghum cookie crust, all available for pre-order. In between? Pig cheek-stuffed parker house rolls. Order here.

Feeling a little bit Italian this holiday season? Andiamo is serving sweet apple and cream filled fried ravioli called bocconotti, tiramisu, and pumpkin cheese cake, available by the serving. Call 512-719-3377 to order.

Sold by the serving (as opposed to full pies), Estancia has slices of New York cheesecake and pumpkin pie available. Order here.