These Triangle restaurants will be open and serving Christmas feasts this year
Whether your holiday feast is for dine-in or carry-out, Triangle restaurants have you covered.
Like much of the last year, this holiday season can feel like a hybrid, which some pieces of normal life trickling back from the pandemic and others kept at a distance.
That’s the tone many Triangle restaurants are taking with their Christmas Day offerings. Some popular dining rooms will be open and serving holiday meals in-person, while many are featuring take-home feasts for a couple or a crowd.
No matter the setting, all the holiday classics are accounted for: ham, rib roast, goose and figgy pudding appear on special menus at local restaurants.
Here is this year’s roundup of Christmas meals, some with pre-orders already underway and deadlines looming. Others have reservations filling up fast.
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Accordion Club
316 W. Geer St., Durham. theaccordionclub.com
Open regular hours Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Acme
110 E. Main St., Carrboro. 919-929-2263 or acmecarrboro.com
Serving a four-course meal for two, including apps like summer sausage with tart cherry mustard, classic shrimp cocktail and spicy cheese crisps, choice of salmon or beef, sides and coffee cake for dessert. The cost is $100 and orders can be picked up on Dec. 24.
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. 919-781-2444 or angusbarn.com.
Offering a take and bake prime rib meal for six people, including pre-seasoned beef, sauces, sides, cheese spread and a whole pie. The cost is $279, with pickup available Thursday, Dec. 23.
Benchwarmers Bagels
500 E. Davie St., Raleigh in the Transfer Co. Food Hall. benchwarmersbagels.com.
Pre-orders for holiday bagel packages are available, including assorted bagels and spreads like holiday butter, batch chai concentrate and house-cured lox. Orders can be picked up Dec. 23 and 24.
Bob Evans
Locations in Durham and Brier Creek in Raleigh. bobevans.com
Open regular hours Christmas Eve, but closed Christmas Day.
Boston Market
Three locations in the Triangle, offering holiday meal packages, including a prime rib dinner, plus a la carte options. bostonmarket.com.
Boulted Bread
614 W. South St. #2, Raleigh. 919-999-3984 or boultedbread.com.
Christmas Eve pre-orders are now being accepted, including pies, breads, pastries, cookies and scones. Orders must be placed by Dec. 18 and can be picked up Friday, Dec. 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Counting House
111 Corcoran St., Durham. 919-956-6760 or countinghousenc.com.
Offering an Italian-style Christmas Eve dinner, with options like buratta and roasted squash, eggplant parm arancini, mussels and shrimp scampi and grilled pork chops.
Crossroads Chapel Hill
211 Pittsboro St., in The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. 919-918-2777 or carolinainn.com
Serving one of the Triangle’s most lavish brunch buffets on Christmas Day from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The buffet will include carving stations with beef and ham, a seafood display with shrimp and crab claws, antipasti, salads and holiday sides. The cost is $80. A take-home version is also available for $225, feeding four and can be picked up on Dec. 24. The deadline to order is Dec. 18.
Denny’s
Three locations in the Triangle will be open Christmas Day serving a regular menu. dennys.com
Fearrington House
2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro. 919-542-2121 or fearringtonhouse.com
Serving a four-course menu for $150 on Christmas Day, with featured dishes including a mushroom soup with king trumpet mushrooms and short rib, butter poached lobster with white chocolate and mandarin orange, Beef Wellington and chocolate soufflé.
Fine Folk
2409 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 100, Raleigh. finefolkraleigh.com
Offering three kinds of sausages to take and bake, kofta, bratwurst and chevalatta. The sausages are $10 per pound, and come fully cooked and ready to reheat. The deadline to order is Dec. 19, with pickup Dec. 23 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Union Special bakery.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
4325 Glenwood Ave., No. 5004, Raleigh. 919-571-6200 or flemingssteakhouse.com
The restaurant is open Christmas Eve and is offering a four-course dinner for $105 per person, including wine pairings. The meal includes seafood salad, mushroom polenta cake, surf and turf and dessert. The restaurant is closed Christmas Day.
Gravy
135 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh. 919-896-8513 or gravyraleigh.com.
Offering take and bake meals for two or four people, including wild mushroom spinach dip, charcuterie spread, salad, roaster butternut squash, short ribs and pumpkin brownies. The cost is $80 for two people and $150 for four. The deadline to order is Dec. 21, with pickup Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Guglhupf
2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham. 919-401-2600 or guglhupf.com.
Now taking holiday orders for pastries, cakes and stollen. Featured items include tarts like chestnut chocolate and poached pear, plus rolls and a variety of guglhupf. The last day to purchase is Christmas Eve.
IHOP
Nine Triangle locations. ihop.com
Open regular hours Christmas Day with a menu of holiday specials.
Il Palio
1505 E. Franklin St., in the Siena Hotel, Chapel Hill. 919-918-2545 or ilpalio.com
This fine dining Italian restaurant in Chapel Hill will be open Christmas Eve serving its regular menu, but closed Christmas Day.
Irregardless Café
901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh. 919-833-8898 or irregardless.com
Serving take and bake holiday dinner options, including beef and vegan Wellington, family-style sides like burgundy mushrooms and garlic mashed potatos, plus gravy by the pint. Orders are a la carte and pickup is Dec. 24 from 12 to 5 p.m.
James Joyce Irish Pub
912 W. Main St., Durham. 919-683-3022 or jamesjoyceirishpub.com
The kitchen is open Christmas Day starting at 5 p.m. and the bar will stay open until 2 a.m.
Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
420 Fayetteville St., in the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh. 919-256-1451 or jimmyvsraleigh.com.
Open Christmas Day from 1 to 8 p.m.
Kababish Cafe
201 W. Chatham St., Suite 103, Cary. 919-377-8794 or kababishcafe.com
Open Christmas Day from 12 to 9 p.m., serving the regular menu of dishes from Pakistan and India.
Locals Oyster Bar
530 Foster St., Durham in the Durham Food Hall
500 E. Davie St., Raleigh in the Transfer Co. Food Hall. localsoysterbar.com.
Taking pre-orders for Christmas dishes and seafood, including in-shell oysters and clams, roasted oyster kits, oyster stuffing, shrimp cocktail, smoked fish and other items. Pickup is Dec. 22 and Dec. 23.
Longleaf Swine
300 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 910-330-0702 or longleafswine.com.
Holiday pre-orders are available, with options like smoked prime rib, pulled pork and brisket. Sides include collard greens, pimento mac and cheese, whiskey baked beans and sausage balls. The deadline to order is Monday, Dec. 20 with pickups available Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mac’s Tavern
1014 Ryan Road, Cary. 919-467-4114 or macstavern.net
Open from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Christmas Day.
Plates Kitchen
301 Glenwood Ave. Suite 100, Raleigh. 919-828-0018 or plateskitchen.com
Open Christmas Day from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m serving a special menu with dishes like prime rib, roast goose and figgy pudding. A take-home meal is also available for pickup, with the $159 package feeding six to eight people, and including turkey, sides and dessert. The deadline to order is Dec. 19, with pickup Dec. 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Plum
501 Washington St., Suite C, Durham. 919-351-6446 or plumdurham.com
Serving a pick-up dinner for two, including a whole smoked and roasted chicken, Swedish meatballs, gem lettuce salad and sides. The meal is $75, with desserts available as add-ons. Pick-up is Dec. 24 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Poppyseed Market
8801 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh. 919-870-4997 or poppyseedmkt.com.
The restaurant is serving a take-home meal for six to eight, including prime rib, potato gratin, roasted Brussels sprouts and rolls for $225. Quiche, other dishes and desserts are available to order a la carte. Orders must be in by 8 p.m. Dec. 18 and can be picked up Dec. 24 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Refectory Cafe
2726 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham. 919-949-8623 or therefectorycafe.com.
Offering a menu of a la carte take-home options, like maple-glazed ham by the pound, turkey, herb stuffing, mac and cheese a variety of beads and pastries and brunch items for the morning. The deadline to order is Dec. 19 with pick-up by 3 p.m. Dec. 24.
Time-Out Restaurant
201 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill. 919-929-2425 or timeout247.com.
Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and every other day of the year.
Union Special Bread
2409 Crabtree Blvd., #102, Raleigh. 984-200-3094 or unionspecialbread.com.
Holiday pre-orders are accepted, including turtle pie and key lime pie, blue corn cookies, peppermint cookies, pimento cheese straws and sausage balls with stone fruit mustard. The deadline to order is Dec. 20, with pickup available Dec. 23 and Dec. 24.
Waffle House
Located throughout the Triangle, Waffle House is open 24 hours 365 a year, including Christmas.
Chinese restaurants
Many of the Triangle’s Chinese restaurants are open on Christmas Day, but some are keeping special hours or offering takeout only.
Banana Leaf
1026 Ryan Road, Cary. 919-468-9958 or carybananaleaf.com/.
Open 11 a.m to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
C&T Wok
130 Morrisville Square Way, Morrisville. 919-467-8860 or ctwokrestaurant.com.
Open 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and 4:30 to 9:45 p.m.
China Palace
5210 Garrett Road, Durham. 919-493-3088 or mychinapalace.com.
Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 to 9 p.m.
Gourmet Kingdom
301 E. Main St., Carrboro. 919-932-7222 or thegourmetkingdom.com.
Open on Christmas Eve, but closed on Christmas Day this year.
Happy China
2505 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham. 919-237-2021 or myhappychina.com..
Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Neo-China
4015 University Drive, Durham. 919-489-2828 or neochinarestaurant.com
Open 3 to 8:30 p.m., to-go only.
Orient Garden
202 N.C. 54, No. 401, Durham. 919-806-3333.
Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Peace China
802 Smart Drive, Raleigh. 919-833-8668.
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Red Lotus
239 S. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill. 919-968-7778 or redlotusch.com.
Open 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 9:30 p.m.
Shanghai
3433 Hillsborough Road, Durham. 919-383-7581 or shanghaidurham.com.
Open from 4 to 10 p.m.
Super Wok
1401-L SE Maynard Road, Cary. 919-388-8338 or superwok.wikidot.com.
Open 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Szechuan Garden
10285-300 Chapel Hill Road, Morrisville. 919-468-6878 or szechuangardennc.com.
Open 3 to 9 p.m for takeout only.
Taipei 101
121 E. Chatham St., Cary. 919-388-5885 or carytaipei101nc.com/.
Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This story was originally published December 18, 2021 at 10:00 AM.
