Christmas Day Boston 2021

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. If you’ve got your hands full making merry and drumming up some holiday cheer (not to mention gift getting and gift giving), let the professionals handle the cooking for you.

Get ready to get comfy over a wonderful Christmas Day meal from local chefs who are rolling out festive fare for you to enjoy on-site or at-home. Just scroll down to see which restaurants are open for Christmas and where you can book a table for on-site dining. Or, if you’re looking to pre-order your Christmas takeout in Boston and get Christmas dinner to-go so you can have a perfectly catered holiday right from the comfort of your very own house. Be sure to keep checking back — this is just the beginning.

For Boston restaurants that are open for Christmas Eve or offering take-out, click here.

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On-Site Dining & Take-Out

Get Christmas dinner at Alcove. The West End spot will be offering an a la carte menu with festive specials for on-site diners, as well as a whole take-out menu's worth of treats available for take-out. Book a table or place your order as you see fit.

Availability: On-Site Dining: 12:00-8:00pm; Take-Out: Order by 4:00pm on Monday,December 2oth for pick-up between 12:00 and 8:00pm on Saturday, December 25th

Price: A la Carte; See Christmas Take-Out Menu for packages and pricing

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Alcove

50 Lovejoy Wharf
Boston, MA 02114
617-248-0050

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Let cookbook author and James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schlow take care of your Christmas Eve or Day dinner. He and his Alta Strada crew are prepping and packing-up meals-for-four for you and yours to enjoy at home.

Availability: Order by 5:00pm on Monday, December 20th for pick-up on Friday, December 24th from 12:00-3:00pm.

Price: $275 for four people

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Alta Strada

92 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
781-237-6100

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Get ready to get cozy at home for the holidays with a tasty take-out meal from the team at Bianca. They've put together festive holiday spreads for four as well as a la carte options so all you have to do is swing by The Street in Chestnut Hill to pick up your take-out package, pop open some wine and enjoy.

Availability: Order by Sunday, December 19th for pick-up on Friday, December 24th

Price: See menu for packages and pricing

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Bianca

55 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
857-576-8300

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Place your order for holiday fare from your friends at Branch Line. The Watertown go-to is offering a menu full of festive eats (shrimp cocktail, charcuterie and cheese platters, rotisserie chicken and prime rib roast) for you (and your 2-3 guests) to enjoy at home on Christmas Eve or Day. They're got wine and flowers, too so you'll barely have to lift a finger.

Availability: Order by Sunday, December 19th for pick-up on Friday, December 24th from 11:00am-5:00pm

Price: A la Carte

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Branch Line

321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
617-420-1900

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Get your Christmas Eve or Day dinner from the folks at Capo and leave the cooking to the pros. The South Boston go-to for Italian is offering two packages for pre-order and pick-up with a slew of a la carte add-ons including cocktails, desserts and bake-at-home breakfast treats.

Availability: Order before Tuesday, December 21st for pick-up on Friday, December 24th from 12:00-3:00pm.

Price: $175 for half package (for four people); $325 for full package (for eight people); A la Carte Add-Ons

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Capo Restaurant

443 W Broadway
Boston, MA 02127
617-993-8080

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Have the talented team at Catalyst take care of all your culinary needs this holiday season. With an extensive menu of festive eats (smoked salmon pâtè, prime rib roast, rack of lamb, baked stuffed lobster and more), chef-owner William Kovel and Co. will prep you a feast you’ll never forget.

Availability: Order by 12:00pm on Sunday, December 19th for pick-up on Friday, December 24th.

Price: See menu for packages and pricing

Email orders and inquiries to robyn.yee@catalystrestaurant.com

Catalyst

300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-576-3000

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On-Site Dining

CLINK, the elegant second floor restaurant at The Liberty Hotel, will be welcoming Christmas Day diners with a special holiday brunch menu followed by a festive dinner menu for the remainder of the evening.

Availability: Brunch: 7:00am-3:00pm; Dinner: 3:00-8:00pm

Clink

215 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-224-4004

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Leave your holiday eats in the capable hands of Joanne Chang & her team at Flour. They've put together a whole menu of oven-ready entrees, sides and baked goods with which to start your day (cinnamon rolls, sticky buns and banana bread) or finish your meal (buche de noels, rum coconut cheesecake, Boston cream pies).

Availability: Order by 4:00pm on Monday, December 20th for pick up at any Flour location on Thursday, December 23rd or Friday, December 24th. 

Price: A la Carte

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Flour Bakery + Cafe Breadquarters

19 Drydock Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
857-449-0315

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Have a cozy Christmas at home with the take-home holiday menu from either il Casale Belmont or Lexington. Both locations are offering take-out menus so you can create your ideal holiday menu from savories like baked stuffed clams, calamari salad and gnocchi with capon ragu, and sweets like zeppole, mostaccioli and ricotta pie.

Availability: Order by Sunday, December 19th for pickup on Friday, December 24th.

Price: A la Carte Place your order online here by Sunday, December 19th for pickup on Friday, December 24th.

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il Casale Lexington

1727 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-538-5846

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Have a cozy Christmas at home with the take-home holiday menu from either il Casale Belmont or Lexington. Both locations are offering take-out menus so you can create your ideal holiday menu from savories like baked stuffed clams, calamari salad and gnocchi with capon ragu, and sweets like zeppole, mostaccioli and ricotta pie.

Availability: Order by Sunday, December 19th for pickup on Friday, December 24th.

Price: A la Carte

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il Casale Belmont

50 Leonard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
617-209-4942

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Taking his cue from the season's most well-loved grump, chef Nick Dixon has created a Grinch-themed menu for dinner on Christmas Eve or Day. Reserve your meal of Roast Beast, Who Stuffing and Grinch Greens (available in packages for four or eight people) for a heart-warming, belly-filling at-home feast.

Availability: Order asap for pick-up on Friday, December 24th from 12:00-3:00pm.

Price: $175 for half order (feeds 4); $325 for full order (feeds 8); A la Carte Add-Ons

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Lincoln Tavern

425 W Broadway
Boston, MA 02127
617-765-8636

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On-Site Dining

Miel at the Intercontinental invites holiday diners to join them for Christmas dinner in their elegant, Fort Point Channel-facing dining room. They'll be serving a three course prix fixe with everything from French Onion Soup to Bûche de Noël.

Availability: 12:00-6:00pm

Price: $80 per person

Miel Brasserie

510 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
617-217-5151

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