The Best Disposable Dishes For Your Holiday Dinner

Spend less time cleaning and more time celebrating.

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Hosting for the holidays is stressful enough as it is. And the worst part is also the least glamorous: all the dirty dishes. If you're making a main, plenty of sides, and at least a few desserts, your sink is going to be piled high with pots, pans, and plenty of utensils.

If you're hosting a big meal, you can ease your stress by using disposable tableware. But let's be honest: a lot of the standard options flimsy, ugly, or both. Why go through all this effort to make an elaborate dinner and put up festive decor just to serve your meal on subpar plates?

Thankfully, there are plenty of disposable dinnerware options that look just as pretty as real porcelain—and require zero clean-up. We rounded up some of our favorite options in a variety of styles. So whether you want something understated or bold and festive, there's a disposable dish for you.

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These bamboo plates are sturdy, compostable, and a gorgeous addition to any holiday table.

Want your meal to have a little glitz and glamour? These gold rimmed plates feel oh-so-luxe.

This whimsical design is a lot more chic than the generic flourishes on the average paper plate.

Not only is this fluted plate gorgeous, but the deep wells means there are plenty of places for gravy puddles. Score!

Even the most simple compostable plate is more stylish than your average paper alternative.

These bamboo plates have a warm, natural material but with the added fun of the fluted edges.

Plain white plates can get boring, so why not switch it up with this forest green set?

The holiday season is the best time to break out the warm jewel tones. This deep red adds a moody touch to your table.

If you want to celebrate in style, this retro starburst pattern is perfect for your holiday meal.

Bows! Metallic rims! Festive vibes! This is the fun holiday plate of your dreams.

If you want a printed plate that still feels understated, this neutral plaid rim is the perfect middle ground.

Hear us out: a glitter plate makes a slice of pumpkin pie feel that much more special.

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About Me: As an associate editor at Delish, Gabby works on everything from features to recipes to content on our social media channels. Before joining the team, she wrote for StarChefs Rising Stars Magazine, Mashed, and Food52. When she’s not developing cocktail recipes, she’s making cocktail-inspired dishes like Dirty Martini Pasta and Aperol Spritz Trifle. Her features cover online trends like the Millennial Shopping Cart, rank everything from hard seltzers to frozen French fries, and answer some of your most pressing food safety questions. You can also find her posting content on Delish’s TikTok, including her three-part series about cooking like influencer Nara Smith that garnered over 3M combined views. She loves eating spicy food, collecting cookbooks, and adding a mountain of Parmesan to any dish she can.

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