It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — even if it’s a Christmas like no other. If you’ve got your hands full with home-schooling and Zoom meetings and trying to create some much needed 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 where you can book a table in a spacious and appropriately-spaced dining room or where to get take-out so you can have a perfectly catered Christmas from the comfort of your very own house. Be sure to keep checking back — this is just the beginning.
Open for On-Site Dining
Pop over to Alcove on Lovejoy Wharf for Christmas Day dinner. Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli's New England Farm Coast-inspired spot will be serving an a la carte menu with a few festive holiday specials that'll help to keep the spirit bright and the belly full.
Availability: 12:00-8:00pm
Price: A la Carte
50 Lovejoy Wharf
Boston, MA 02114
617-248-0050
Open for On-Site Dining
Keeping it low key for Christmas? Head for Five Horses in Davis Square where it's basically business as usual. The Somerville spot will be serving its regular dinner menu throughout the evening so you can duck out for a gathering with friends for the holiday, or pretend like it's not happening.
Availability: 5:00pm-close
Price: A la Carte
400 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02155
617-764-1655
Open for On-Site Dining
How about a mini trip to Paris for Christmas? Skip the hassle of Logan and book a table at Miel to enjoy classic brasserie fare for the holiday. The three-course prix fixe includes items like Wild Mushroom Bisque, Honey Balsamic Duck Magret and Cinnamon White Chocolate Rum Bread Pudding.
Availability: 12:00-6:00pm
Price: $80 per person
510 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
617-217-5151
Open for On-Site Dining
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in the comfortable and cozy dining room at Town Meeting Bistro at the Inn at Hastings Park. The culinary team at the award-winning hotel will be serving a three-course menu full of holiday cheer (and good things to eat including a local shellfish platter, buttermilk pancakes and beef brisket hash & farm fresh eggs.
Availability: Seatings at 11:30am, 2:00pm and 4:30pm
Price: $65 per adult; $30 per child ages 4-12; free for children 3 and under
2027 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
781-301-6655
