Anne BralyThis story is from 2015. For the 2017 list of restaurants that will be open on Christmas, click here:
While Dec. 25 may not be the busiest day for restaurants, the trend of dining out on Christmas Day is growing.
“It’s becoming an increasingly attractive day for families to get out of the house to celebrate by breaking bread together in a relaxed environment,” says Adam Roe, executive chef at The Chattanoogan. “Our reservation numbers have been steadily increasing year over year.”
And, while he says he would love to attribute the rise to the ability of restaurants to recreate the flavors and smells of being home for the holidays, he believes it has “just as much to do with the option of sharing a great meal with the ones you hold dear without the chores of cooking and cleaning up following the celebration.”
Despite the growth of Christmas Day traffic, there are still just a handful of eateries that will be open, and a couple will have their kitchen elves busy preparing foods beyond their regular menus. They are: