Celebrating Christmas day in the big apple? Then you'll need to check out our list of restaurants open on Christmas day in NYC!
While you won't have the run of every restaurant in town, with a little planning you can still feast out with family or friends in an eclectic selection of restaurants and soak up some festive spirit.
From Michelin starred dining to casual eateries, here are the best NYC restaurants open for Christmas. Take your pick of dishes, from spaghetti to dim sum and caviar to fried chicken.
Restaurants Open on Christmas Day in NYC
Ai Fiori
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Find French and Italian influence food inside the swanky Langham Hotel overlooking 5th Avenue. There's a four-course prix fixe menu for $150 or tasting menu for $250 with no turkey!
Ai Fiori
400 5th Avenue 2nd Level, The Langham NYC, New York City, NY 10018
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Red Farm
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For Chinese fine dining head to Red Farm for a dim sum lunch in the convivial dining area seated at farmhouse style banquet tables.
Red Farm
2170 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
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Benoit
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Dine on European style French fare at Alain Ducasse's New York re-incarnation. The Christmas menu boasts firm favourites like lobster salad, seared scallops and softly spiced duck breast for $95 a head.
Benoit
New York 60 West 55thstreet New York, NY 10019
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Jungsik
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Really splashing out? Try dining in two Michelin star style at this sophisticated urban restaurant where the menu focuses on Korean cooking technique with locally sourced ingredients.
Jungsik
2 Harrison Street, New York, NY 10013
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ABC Kitchen
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Go green with Georges Vongerichten’s carefully sourced haute cuisine and enjoy a guilt-free Christmas.
ABC Kitchen
35 east 18th street new york, NY 10003
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Red Rooster
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For hearty comfort fare with flair check out Samuelsson's Harlem eatery and let the good times roll.
Red Rooster
310 Lenox Avenue (between 125th and 126th) Harlem, NY 10027
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Reynard
Discover what chef Christina Lecki has created on the special four-course prix-fixe Christmas day menu for $105 a head.
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
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The Breslin Bar and Dining Room

Soak up the festive spirit in this cosy gastropub preparing a special Christmas menu for the occasion.
The Breslin Bar and Dining Room
16 west 29th street new york, new york 10001
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Roberta's
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For a relaxed neighbourhood vibe head to this Brooklyn institute which has been serving up locally sourced food, pizzas and beers since it first opened in 2008.
Roberta's
261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
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