Best Denver Christmas Eve and Christmas Restaurant Dinners

Give yourself the gift of good food, good times and no cleaning up this Christmas. From multi-course prime rib dinners to traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes Christmas Eve specials, there’s somewhere for everyone to celebrate — plus to-go options if you’d rather dine in your own home this year.

Restaurants open for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:

Apple Blossom
822 18th Street
303-301-8999
Chef Paul Reilly’s new restaurant at the Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver will be open on December 24 and 25, serving a prime rib dinner complete with a 16-ounce Painted Hills Ranch beef prime rib with potato soufflé, glazed root vegetables, roasted garlic head and bone marrow jus plus chocolate-chestnut cake for dessert. The meal is $74 per person; a limited à la carte menu will also be available.
Make a reservation: On Tock; walk-ins are also welcome

Centro Mexican Kitchen
950 Pearl Street, Boulder
303-442-7771
This Mexican eatery is offering a lineup of specials for its Navidad Celebration available December 24 and 26, including a seafood chile relleno, grilled bone-in pork chop, White Christmas margarita, Mistletoe margarita, and a selection of warm drinks and spiked hot chocolates.
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Citizen Rail
1899 16th Street
303-323-0017
This restaurant in the Hotel Born at Union Station will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Christmas, serving a $75 prix fixe menu that includes three courses with multiple choices for each — including Dungeness crab and salsify gratin to start, a 48-hour short rib entree and raspberry cheesecake for dessert.
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Coperta
400 East 20th Avenue
720-749-4666
The Feast of the Seven Fishes returns to chef Paul Reilly’s Italian eatery December 22-24. The restaurant’s take on this traditional Italian-American feast includes three-course meals featuring multiple seafood dishes like frutti de mare salad with shrimp, mussels, squid, Calabrian chili, orange and radicchio, and tagliolini with local butter, bottarga and arugula. The meal is $69 per person and will be available for dinner alongside Coperta’s regular menu. Coperta opens at 5 p.m. for dinner and 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Make a reservation: On Tock

Humboldt Kitchen + Bar
1700 Humboldt Street
303-813-1700
In Uptown, Humboldt will be open on Christmas Eve with its normal lunch menu from noon to 3 p.m. and a dinner prime rib special available from 3 to 9 p.m., which includes sides for $25 (8-ounce portion) or $30 (12-ounce portion).
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Jax Fish House
LoDo, Glendale and Boulder
This seafood spot is an old pro at the Feast of the Seven Fishes. This year, the five-course meal for $85 per person includes frutti de mare, clams and white beans, whole roasted striped bass and more. It is only available 5 p.m. to close on Christmas Eve.
Make a reservation: Via jaxfishhouse.com
Le Bilboquet
299 St. Paul Street
303-835-9999
This French restaurant in Cherry Creek is offering a three-course, prix-fixe menu from noon to 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Starter selections include a trio of Chef Creek oysters, foie gras torchon or a parsnip soup; entrée selections are Cajun chicken, wild boar tenderloin, Alaskan halibut or Teres Major bistro filet; and dessert options are Bûche de Noël, a cheese plate, petit fours or a classic crème brûlée. The meal is $105 per person, with optional wine pairings for $75. A special kids menu will also be available for $30 per child.
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Pizzeria Locale
1730 Pearl Street, Boulder
303-442-3003
Christmas Eve at Nonna’s is an annual tradition at Pizzeria Locale’s original location, with a lineup of Italian American classics — plus pizza — on the menu from 4 to 9 p.m.
Make a reservation: On Tock; a $10 deposit is required

The Post Chicken & Beer
Multiple locations
This popular spot for fried chicken is stepping it up for Christmas Eve with specials like warm crab dip, Backyard Saison beer-steamed mussels and chicken-fried duck à l’orange. There will also be great deals on bubbles, including $65 bottles of NV Taittinger Brut La Francaise.
Make a reservation: On postchickenandbeer.com

Rioja
1431 Larimer Street
303-820-2282
This Larimer Square restaurant will be serving its full menu on Christmas Eve along with three chef’s specials: a seven-minute egg with smoked salmon sabayon and caviar; truffled chicken with salt-baked rutabaga and wild mushrooms; and gingerbread cake with cream cheese mousse, orange meringue and frosted cranberries.
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Urban Farmer
1659 Wazee Street
303-262-6070
This steakhouse at the Oxford Hotel will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Christmas Day, serving a prix fixe menu that includes options like roasted leg of lamb, roast prime rib with blackened foie gras butter and family-style sides for $80 per adult and $30 for kids under twelve.
Make a reservation: On OpenTable

Woodie Fisher
1999 Chestnut Place
720-643-1909
Woodie Fisher will be open for brunch on December 24 and 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., serving its full brunch menu along with two specials: a classic Benedict with River Bear ham and steak & eggs. It’s also offering a prime rib meal to-go that serves two for $150.
Make a reservation or place an order: Visit woodiefisher.com

Restaurants offering to-go specials for Christmas:

Olivia
290 South Downing Street
303-999-0395
Sweet and savory holiday pies are now available for pre-order from one of Denver’s best Italian restaurants. Pickup is available December 22 and 23, and pie options include ham, turkey and beef bourguignon as well as brown butter pumpkin, chocolate pecan and caramel apple crispy for $35 each. You can also opt for packages that include wine, al a carte wine and cocktail add-ons, as well as take-and-bake lasagna dinners.
Place an order: Via Tock

Smok
3330 Brighton Boulevard #202
720-452-2487
Bring home a holiday meal package from this barbecue joint at the Source. Offered chilled with reheating instructions, packages include one whole beef brisket (5-5.5 pounds), two family-style sides of garlic roasted Brussels sprouts and cheesy truffle potato gratin, and a housemade chocolate cheesecake (serves six). The full package is $200, or you can opt for a brisket and sides for $180 or a cheesecake a la carte for $20.
Place an order: Call 720-452-2487

Sullivan Scrap Kitchen
1740 East 17th Avenue
303-489-9642
This Uptown restaurant — which was featured as one of Bon Appetit‘s 2021 “Heads of the Table” — is offering pre-cooked Christmas meal kits via its catering company, TBD Foods, that include your choice of brisket or gnocchi, dips and chips appetizer, three sides, cornbread and bread pudding for $75 per person. There is also a sides and dessert-only option for $45 per person, and you can add mixed sixpacks of local beer and bottles of wine.
How to order: Reserve your kit online before noon on December 21 for pickup on December 22, 23 or 24.

West End Tavern
926 Pearl Street, Boulder
303-444-3535
House-cured and smoked holiday hams and turkeys, house-made eggnog with optional bourbon add-on, hand-crafted fudge and peppermint bark, and canned cocktails are all available for pre-order from this Boulder eatery.
How to order: Reserve your items online via Tock before December 18 at 5 p.m. for pickup on December 23 between noon and 8 p.m.

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