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December 9, 2022
Dining out in Charlotte this Christmas Eve and Christmas
Dine-out spots to enjoy a good dinner before or after Santa comes down the chimney
By TM Petaccia
Whether you are looking for a special fine dining experience or just want to grab a bite out before the Christmas Day crunch, the below Charlotte-area restaurants will be offering dinner service on Christmas Eve. We’ve also gathered a select list of restaurants serving on Christmas Day.
Note: seating times are as of this writing. Certain available slots may be fully booked by the time you reserve.
Christmas Eve
Aria Tuscan Grill, Uptown
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 6:30 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Calle Sol Latin Cafe & Cevicheria, Plaza Midwood
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 7:30 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
Church & Union, Uptown
Hosting a three-course prix-fixe Christmas Eve menu. $75/person. Regular menu also available. Multiple seatings until 9 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Customshop, Elizabeth
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 8:30 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Dogwood: A Southern Table, SouthPark
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 8 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Eddie V’s, Uptown
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 8:15 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Good Food on Montford, Montford
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 8:30 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
The Jimmy, Myers Park
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 8:30 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
La Belle Helene, Uptown
Hosting a three-course prix-fixe Christmas Eve menu. $80/person. Regular menu also available. Multiple seatings until 6:30 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Mama Ricotta’s, Cherry-Midtown
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 7:30 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
Mariposa, Uptown
Hosting a special five-course Christmas Eve feast, wine pairings included. Featured dishes include West African peanut stew, octopus carpaccio, braised short ribs,. and grouper bouillabaisse. No regular menu. Seating until 8 p.m. $135/person. Reserve via OpenTable.
MICO / Grand Bohemian Hotel, Uptown
Hosting three-course prix-fixe menu. $99/person. Last seating: 8:30 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Midwood Smokehouse, Ballantyne / Birkdale / Montford / Plaza Midwood
Regular menu available until 8 p.m. No reservations needed.
Osteria LuCa, Montford
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 9:30 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
Para, South End
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: midnight. Reserve via Resy.
Steak 48, SouthPark
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Opening early at 1 p.m. Last seating: 10:00 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Christmas Day
Angeline’s / Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel, Uptown
Angeline’s Christmas. A selection regular menu items plus holiday features. Multiple seatings: 2 – 8 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
The Ballantyne Hotel, Ballantyne-South Charlotte
Christmas Day Ballantyne Ballroom Buffet. A full array of holiday savory and sweet dishes accompanied by live music. Multiple seatings: 10:30 a.m. through 4 p.m. $95/adult. $45/children 12 and under. Reserve via OpenTable.
Christmas Evening at the Gallery Restaurant. A specialty five-course curated menu with holiday libations. Multiple seatings: noon through 9:30 p.m. $95/person. Also available Christmas Eve. Reserve via OpenTable.
Fiamma Ristorante, Dilworth
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings: 5 – 8 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
MICO / Grand Bohemian Hotel, Uptown
Christmas at MICO. A three-course prix-fixe menu with live music. $99/person. Multiple seatings: noon through 9 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Osteria LuCa, Montford
Regular menu available. Multiple seatings. Last seating: 9:30 p.m. Reserve via Resy.
Red Salt by David Burke / Le Méridien Charlotte, Uptown
A three-course prix-fixe dinner, featuring salt-aged, bone-in prime rib. $75/person. Limited a la carte menu also available. Multiple seatings: 2-8 p.m. Reserve via OpenTable.
Last, but not least
Waffle House, multiple locations
Unless there’s a hurricane, these folks will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas to soothe those jingle-jangle nerves with a good dose of scattered, smothered, and covered. No reservations needed.
