I've started a list of restaurants that will be open on Christmas*. This is definitely not a complete list, so if you know of any additions, please let me know (christian@holycitysinner.com)!
Last update – 12/13/25
*Information is subject to change at anytime
Looking for restaurants that are offering holiday meals to-go? Click here for that list.
Beautiful South
- Open on Christmas Eve and offering a custom family-style banquet for you and your loved ones
- All menus will include steamed bok choy and jasmine rice
- Guests are invited to add additional items like our Cantonese-style Roast Duck, and a la carte gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan items for your family member with dietary needs
- Reservations + tickets: Available through Resy
The Dunlin
- Linnette’s will be open on Christmas Day at noon
- Offering Three Course Prix Fixe Menu - $120/adults, $35/children under 12
- Reservations
Edmund's Oast
- Offering a chef-curated holiday buffet on Christmas Eve (11 a.m.-7 p.m.)
- Click here for reservations
Gabrielle (in Hotel Bennett)
- Open for dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 5–9 p.m.
- A prix fixe Christmas dinner featuring a caviar amuse-bouche and a three-course menu designed for a refined, celebratory evening overlooking Marion Square.
- Click here for more info
Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse
- Open on Christmas Eve: noon – 9 p.m.
- Christmas Day: 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Serving its signature rodizio experience with 18 selections from the grill, carved tableside by gaucho chefs, along with a gourmet salad bar featuring more than 45 items and signature sides such as garlic mashed potatoes and caramelized bananas.
- Click here for reservations
Hank's Seafood
- Open on Christmas Eve - Hank’s will serve familiar favorites such as she-crab soup and bouillabaisse, along with festive specials including a jumbo lump crabcake–stuffed flounder with bacon and olives, served with red rice and beurre blanc.
- Closed on Christmas Day
Indaco
- Open on Christmas Eve from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Closed on Christmas Day
Iron Rose Bar & Restaurant (in The Mills House)
- Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- Offering a prix fixe dinner menu both days
- Offerings include Seared Scallops, Beef Tenderloin, and Ricotta Cavatelli, followed by desserts such as Spiced Date Cake and Citrus Meringue Tart.
- Guests can enhance the experience with one of Iron Rose’s 12 Cocktails of Christmas.
- The menu is $90 per adult and $35 per child
- Reservations are available via Resy.
- They will also offer brunch service on Dec. 24, 25, 26, 30, and 31, and Jan. 1. Menu highlights include Surf & Turf Eggs Benedict, Brioche French Toast, and Chicken & Waffles. Reservations can be made online.
Kwei Fei
- Hosting their annual Christmas Eve banquet on 12/24
- Choose one/two items from each menu category to create a custom family-style banquet for you and your loved ones
- All menus will include steamed jasmine rice
- Guests are invited to add additional a la carte gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan items for your family member with dietary needs, and cravings
- Reservations + tickets: Available through Resy
Le Chambertin
- Open on Christmas Eve and Day at 9:30 a.m.
Lost Isle
- Will be open on Christmas Eve and Day from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Melvin's BBQ
- Open on Christmas Eve - 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Closed on Christmas Day
Muse Restaurant & Wine Bar
- Open on Christmas Eve from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Park & Grove
- Offering brunch service on Christmas Eve from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pelato
- Open on Christmas Eve from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Specials include Seafood Salad with squid, mussels, shrimp, scallops, potatoes, lemon & oregano ($18), Baccala, a whipped salt cod and crispy polenta ($16) and Lobster Ravioli alla Vodka ($25)
- Pelato will also feature new festive cocktail specials throughout the week, including a Frozen Christmas Cosmo ($16) and a Tiramisu White Russian ($17).
- Reservations are recommended and can be made on OpenTable.
Revival
- Open on Christmas Eve from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Open on Christmas Day from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Offering a special three-course dinner each day
- $95 per person | Wine Pairing +$40 per person
- Get more info here
The Watch (at The Restoration Hotel)
- Hosting a Christmas Eve Dinner
- The evening’s featured dish is a 10-oz. Prime Rib served with Roasted Garlic and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Honey-Glazed Carrots, and Black Pepper Horseradish Cream for $46.
- Click here for more info